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best　of　shape。”　Dan　said　flatly；　hating　the　truth　of　the　statement。

They　all　peered　out　at　the　swirling　snow。　“Damn；　dude；”　Nate　swore　sympathetically。　Dan　just　glared　at　him　in　the　rearview　mirror。　Helpful。　Really　helpful。

“We　could　stay　at　a　hotel！”　Jenny　offered　happily。　She　loved　hotels。　They　could　get　two　rooms：　one　for　Dan　and　Serena　and　one　for　her　and　Nate。

“I　have　an　idea…”　Serena　offered。　“Blair’s　Newport　house　isn’t　far　from　here。　It’s　empty。　Her　mom’s　in　California　and　her　dad’s　in　France。　And　I　still　remember　the　security　code。”

Dan　shook　his　head。　That　was　the　thing　about　Serena。　Everything　always　worked　out　for　her；　so　it　never　occurred　to　her　that　breaking　into　someone’s　house　could　be　a　bad　idea。　“I　don’t　think—”　he　began。

“Perfect；”　Nate　enthused。　“Man；　I　used　to　love　that　house。　Remember　how　we　always　used　to　play　croquet　on　the　lawn　and　talk　in　British　accents？”

“Oh　my　God；　yes！　And　Blair　would　always　get　so　petitive？”　Serena　rolled　her　eyes。　“I’m　going　to　drive。　I　know　where　it　is；”　she　announced；　already　unbuckling　her　seat　belt　and　climbing　up　front。

Wordlessly；　Dan　slid　out　of　the　driver’s　seat　and　walked　through　the　falling　snow　to　the　passenger　door。

Buckle　up！　The　road　ahead　sounds　seriously　bumpy。

the　more　the　merrier

“More　wine；　Blair…Bear？　After　all；　you’ve　been　legal　in　England　for　months！”　Harold　Waldorf　held　up　a　bottle　of　his　vineyard’s　C？tes　du　Rhone。　Blair　sighed　in　contentment。　It　was　the　perfect　winter　break：　no　drama；　no　one　protesting　her　movie　choices；　and　plenty　of　cozy　time　with　her　family　and　her　fabulous　boyfriend。

And　who　might　that　be？

“Thanks；　Daddy；”　she　cooed；　holding　out　her　glass。　Harold　wore　a　red　cashmere　sweater　and　tight　jeans　t