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cued　her；　making　an　excuse　to　the　representative　and　steering　Blair　discreetly　toward　the　bathroom。　She　looked　at　him　gratefully　now；　wondering　if　he　was　thinking　about　the　same　thing。　Nate　smiled　back；　and　then；　as　if　remembering　something；　tore　his　eyes　away。

“I　did　the　invitations　for　that　party！”　Jenny　piped　up　from　the　corner　of　the　table。　As　a　young；　ambitious　freshman；　she’d　wanted　to　be　invited　to　the　party　so　badly　that　she’d　offered　to　use　her　calligraphy　skills　to　address　the　invites。

Dan　stared　down　at　his　plate。　He　had　nothing　to　contribute　to　this　trip　down　memory　lane；　except　that　he　had　rescued　Jenny　from　the　bathroom；　where　she’d　been　cornered　by　a　date…raping　Chuck　at　the　same　party。　But　that　wasn’t　exactly　appropriate　for　the　dinner　table。

You　think？

He　couldn’t　believe　it　had　snowed　all　day　and　they　were　stuck　in　Newport　for　another　night。　All　he　wanted　was　to　be　back　in　his　apartment　with　Serena；　a　cup　of　coffee；　and　a　good　book。

“Oh　my　God；　Blair；　remember　when　we　were　Jenny’s　peer　counselors？”　Serena　laughed。　The　guidance　department　had　chosen　her　and　Blair　to　act　as　role　models　for　some　of　the　younger　Constance　girls。　They’d　been　assigned　a　group　of　freshman　with　whom　they　met　once　a　week　to　discuss　topics　like　peer　pressure；　teen　sex；　and　drinking。　Instead；　they’d　spent　most　of　their　time　talking　about　boys　and　sample　sales。　Serena　shot　a　sidelong　glance　at　Jenny。　She　seemed　to　have　turned　out　okay　anyway。

“We　were　great　role　models。　Unlike　Nate’s　role　model；　L’Wren。”　Blair　smirked；　naming　a　supremely　slutty　University　of　Virginia　freshman　who’d　almost　deflowered　Nate　when　he　was　fifteen。

“Oh　my　God；　L’Wren！　I’d　almost　forgotten　about　her！”　Serena　cried；　clapping　her　hands。

Nate　shook　his　h