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while drinking entirely too much black coffee。V strolling through the NYU campus near
Washington Square Park in the early afternoon； manically filming everything。 Something tells me
thatV will attempt to document every moment of her college existence。 Those tapes will probably
be worth a fortune someday。N 。 。 。 nowhere in sight。 And finally； three new sightings：
AfterB left her apartment this morning； headed for Yale； three gorgeous new faces arrived for a
quickie tour： I have it on good authority they？re theC triplets； set to move intoB ？s pad any day
now。 There？s blondA ； looking every inch the Upper East Side bombshell sheisn？t 。 Her adorable
brother；O； whose chiseled features and white…blond hair are like a who？s who of hotness。 And
then there？s the ？ber bohemian chicB； which I？ve heard stands for ？Baby。？ Her real name？or just
what guys call out to her on the street？ Because yes； she？s really that beautiful。
Well； my darlings； that kind of wraps it up 。 。 。 for now。 If you？re wondering why I？m so chipper
whenB； S； N； D； andV； and all their wild friends have left； it？s because it looks like next year
might be even more fun than this year； and I？m not going anywhere。 That？s right； you heard me；
I？m here to stay。 Why leave when there？s going to beso much more to talk about？
Whatever I do； you know you？llalways love me。
gossip girl
s takes the wind out of b？s sail
Blair？s pretty blue eyes narrowed； catlike； as she looked at Serena in her cutoff Sevens skirt and
white Imitation of Christ tank。 The light poured in through the enormous living room windows
and bounced off Serena？s angelic blond wisps of hair。 She looked predictably； infuriatingly
stunning。 Even though it was obvious that Serena hadn？t put any effort into her outfit； she was as
gorgeous as fucking ever。 It wouldn？t matter if she were wearing saggy…butt shorts and a stained
wifebeater？she？d probably still get stopped on the street by Patrick Demarchelier on her way
home and get put on the cover of September？sVogue 。 It wasn？t fucking fair。
Yes； but look who has the boy； honey。
Blair willed herself to smile and maintain her posure as Serena slithered her lithe arms
around Nate？s neck。 Wasn？t it bad enough that Serena had planted that stupid； three…page love
letter in Nate？s car when she couldobviously see that Blair and Nate were totally back together？
Did she have to show up in Blair？s living room the second they got back to the city； like some
scary stalker？
Or like your best friend？
Blair seethed； watching as Serena leaned in even closer to Nate？s body； and Nate gripped her
tightly； closing his eyes like he was reallyenjoying it。 Serena nestled in Nate？s arms like she
belonged there； like she hadalways belonged there。 Any more of this and Blair was going to
scream。 She shifted from one foot to another； angrily twirling her ruby ring around her finger and
silently shouting at them to let go of one another and notice her standing there。
？Blair； honey！？ Blair whipped around as her mother practically pounced on her； while a skinny；
bored…looking bleached…blond woman stood behind her scribbling in a fuchsia leather organizer。
Eleanor wrapped her arms around Blair； enveloping her in a cloud of Chanel No。 5。 Blair squeezed
her eyes shut tight and dug her short buffed fingernails into the palms of her hands； tolerating the
embrace。 ？Wele home！？ Eleanor finally stepped back and gestured to the blond woman； who
had now taken a seat on the couch。 ？Ooh； and I？m so glad you get to meet my new friend； Davita
Fjorde！？ Blair offered the orange…lipstick…wearing blond woman a limp hand； all the while looking
over her shoulder as Nate laughed at one of Serena？s annoying little jokes。
？Charmed； Blair；？ Davita drawled； tapping one pewter…colored Jimmy Choo slingback against
the caramel…and…burgundy Bokhara rug。 She didn？t seem to have any patience for family
reunions。Well； good。 Neither did Blair。
？Now； Blair；？ Eleanor began； speaking rapidly？the way she always did when she was worried
about something； sweat breaking out in small； jewel…like beads on her brow。 She practically
pushed Blair onto the sofa。 ？Davita is here because 。 。 。 because 。 。 。 well； I？m glad you？re sitting
down； because I have big； big； big news！？ Blairreally didn？t like the sound of that？what could be
bigger than Serena manhandling Nate right in front of her？ They had finally stopped hugging； but
were now paired off in the corner of the room； whispering。 Serena？s delicate； bell…like laugh
grated in Blair？s ears like the whine of a chainsaw。
？I？ve invited Davita and Serena to help plan a going…away party for you and Aaron at the Met the
night before you leave for college！？ Eleanor grabbed Blair？s arm； squeezing tight with excitement；
her eyes glassy and bright。 ？That？s just nine days away！？ Davita grabbed a clipboard from off the
coffee table。 ？Let？s see 。 。 。 so far we？ve got fabulous gift bags full of Kiehls and Fr？d？ric Fekkai
products； and of course flower arrangements by Robert Isabell？I was thinking stargazer and
Casablanca lilies； but that may be too bridey for your taste 。 。 。 truffles from La Maison du
Chocolat； a tower of cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery。 And I thought it might be really cute to run
a red carpet outside and down those fabulous Met steps。 。 。 。 Blair？ What doyou think？？ Davita
frowned； her leathery skin crinkling。 Her face looked like it was about to peel off in layers； like a
withered onion。
Blair couldn？t concentrate。 She continued to stare at Serena and Nate； willing Nate to turn
around and notice her。Hello！ Remember me？ Your girlfriend？ The girl you just spent a month
alone with on a boat in the middle of the Atlantic？ The girl you said you loved about eighty
thousand times？ What the fucking fuck was going on？
？。 。 。 and it？s all for you； sweetie！ Well； you and Aaron and 。 。 。 the rest of the family too！
Because 。 。 。 we？re moving to Los Angeles！？ Blair？s head whipped around to face her
mother。？What？？ She suddenly felt like she was choking。 ？What are youtalking about？？ Eleanor？s
smile wavered for a moment and she reached up； patting her sleek； golden bob to pose herself；
her six…carat Harry Winston diamond wedding ring sending glittering reflections across the room。
？Cyrus？s real estate pany just landed a huge contract in L。A。？they？re building a luxury resort
in Malibu！ Isn？t that fabulous？？ Eleanor waved her hands excitedly in front of Blair？s stunned
face。 ？And with you and Aaron off to college； it？ll be a fresh start for baby Yale 。 。 。 who really
should be raisedproperly ？with a real backyard she can play in。？ Eleanor grabbed a stack of
blueprints from the coffee table and shoved them on Blair？s lap。 ？Look at these plans for the new
house！ Your bedroom will be here； with its own terrace； and Yale？s is going to have a sleeping loft
for the nanny and？？ ？Jesus Christ； Mom！？ Blair yelled； swatting away the blueprints。 ？Los
Angeles？ Where people die from earthquakes like every day？ You raisedme in
Manhattan？withouta backyard！ What？s wrong with Central Park？ This is ourhome ！？ Davita
stiffened at Blair？s little outburst and stalked out of the room； clutching her jewel…encrusted cell
phone。 She was paid to plan parties； not navigate family drama。 Serena and Nate were still
chattering away obliviously in the corner； staring deep into each other？s eyes。 The greatest
catastrophe of Blair？s life； and they didn？t evennotice ？
？Yes； dear； I？m well aware we raised you in Manhattan； but we were innocent new parents；？
Eleanor answered； distractedly surveying the plans for the new house。 ？We just didn？tknow any
better！？ She tried to make her voice a bit more soothing。 ？Please be happy for your family。 I
promise you？re going to love it。 If you？ll just look at these blueprints； you？ll see we？re going to
have a swimming pool and everything。 And oh！？ She jumped up and grabbed a photo from the
coffee table。 ？I forgot the other surprise？even your father is ing over from France to celebrate！？
she exclaimed； shoving a photo under Blair？s nose。 ？With thesedarling Cambodian twins he？s
adopted with that sweet Giles。？ Blair looked down and tried to focus on the photograph。 Her tan；
handsome father sat smiling happily； a pink bandana tied around his neck； two decidedly
Asian…looking babies cradled in his overly worked…out arms。 Blair stared down at the photograph
unprehendingly； feeling nauseous。Babies？ Her father had adoptedbabies from Cambodia？
What； was one beautiful； Yale…bound daughter not enough？ Was she not enough
foranyone ？ ？Really； Blair；？ Eleanor continued； ？I think Giles is just about the best boyfriend your
father？s ever had！？ Blair jumped to her feet。 For the first time in her life she couldn？t think of a
single thing to say。 Los Angeles？ Cambodiantwins ？ She couldn？t fuckingbelieve her family
would do this to her。 This was supposed to be the happiest time in her life！ It was supposed to be
all about her and Nate； heading off to Yale with no more distractions； just smooth sailing all the
way from now until they climbed into her brand new bisque…colored BMW an