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even　thirty。　Of　course；　Serena　had　invited　Blair　along；　offering　to　“add　her　to　the　guest　list。”　Like　Blair　was　so　pathetic　she　needed　her　movie　star　best　friend　to　get　her　in　places。　She’d　demurred　and　opted　to　meet　Serena　here　instead。

Blair　sighed　in　frustration　as　she　tossed　her　phone　back　in　her　clutch　and　sauntered　out　of　the　bathroom。　She　couldn’t　believe　Serena　would　just　ditch　her　like　this。　They’d　always　spent　New　Year’s　Eve　together。　Blair　remembered　so　many　parties　in　this　very　suite；　splashing　around　in　the　raised　hot　tub　in　their　skimpiest　Calypso　bikinis；　trying　to　find　the　cutest　guy　in　the　room　to　make　out　with　when　the　clock　struck　midnight。

Of　course；　they　always　wound　up　kissing　each　other。

“I　heard　Blair　and　her　Yale　boyfriend　had　this　secret　wedding　in　Mexico；　but　then　they　had　to　have　it　annulled；”　Laura　Salmon　whispered　to　Rain　Hoffstetter　over　by　the　makeshift　bar　in　the　kitchen　annex。　She　wore　a　glittery　sheath　dress；　and　a　matching　Swarovski…studded　headband　was　perched　on　her　dark　roots。

“Really？　I　heard　Blair　found　out　she　was　pregnant　with　Nate’s　baby　and　now　she’s　trying　to　make　it　seem　like　the　Yale　guy　is　the　father。　Luckily；　she’s　not　really　showing；”　Rain　Hoffstetter　whispered　back。　A　diamond　stud　glittered　in　her　left　nostril；　drawing　attention　to　her　pug　nose。

Blair　strode　over　to　her　former　Constance　classmates；　aware　their　eyes　were　on　her。

“Hey；”　she　said　to　the　group。　She　grabbed　a　bottle　of　Ketel　One　and　liberally　poured　it　into　a　tumbler；　then　added　a　splash　of　tonic。　The　suite　was　pretty　empty。　In　the　corner；　a　group　of　flannel…clad　guys　were　playing　Xbox；　entranced　by　the　flat　screen　against　one　wall。　The　hot　tub；　constructed　in　an　anteroom　between　the　bedroom　and　the　main　suite；　was