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She always did。
The Archibalds？ vast bedroom had been decorated by Nate？s mother in the style of Louis XVI；
with a giant gilt mirror over the head of the enormous red…and…gold toile canopy bed； and heavy
gold curtains in the windows。 The walls were adorned with red…and…gold fleur…de…lis wallpaper
and renderings of Mrs。 Archibald？s family？s summer chateau near Nice。 On the floor was a red；
blue； and gold Persian rug rescued from theTitanic and bought at auction by Mrs。 Archibald for
her husband at Sotheby？s。
？Bus Stop？Some Like It Hot？ Or the digitally remastered version ofSome Like It Hot ？？ Serena
asked； flipping through Nate？s parents？ limited DVD collection。 Obviously Captain Archibald
liked Marilyn Monroe movies？a lot。Of course； Nate had his own collection of DVDs in his room；
including a play…by…play of the last twenty years of America？s Cup sailing races。 Thanks； but no
thanks。 His parents？ taste was far more girl…friendly。 ？Or we could just watch Nate play Nintendo；
which is always hot；？ she joked； although she kind of meant it。
？Only if he does it naked；？ Blair quipped hopefully。 She sat down and bounced up and down on
the end of the huge bed。
Nate blushed。 Blair loved to make him blush and he knew it。 ？Okay；？ he responded boldly； sitting
down next to her on the bed。
Blair snatched a Kleenex out of the silver tissue box on Nate？s mom？s bedside table and blew
her nose noisily。 Not that she really needed to blow her nose。 She just needed a distraction from
the overwhelming urge to throw Nate down on his parents？ bed and tackle him。 He was so
goddamned adorable it made her feel like she was going to explode。 God； she loved him。
There had never been a time when she didn？t love him。 She？d loved the stupid lobster shorts he
wore to the club in Newport when their dads played tennis together in the summer； back when
they were； what？five？ She？d loved the way he always had a Spider…Man Band…Aid on some part
of his body until he was at least twelve； not because he？d hurt himself but because he thought it
looked cool。 She loved the way his whole head reflected the sunlight； glowing gold。 She loved his
glittering green eyes？eyes that were almost too pretty for a boy。 She loved the way he so obviously
knew he was hot but didn？t quite know what to do about it。 She loved him。 Oh； how she loved
him。
Oh； oh；oh ！
She blew her nose with one last trumpeting snort and then grabbed a pink； tacky…looking DVD
case from off the floor。 She turned the case over； studying it。 ？Breakfast at Tiffany？s。 I？ve never
seen it； but she？s so beautiful。？ She held the DVD up so Serena could see Audrey Hepburn in her
long black dress and pearl choker。 ？Isn？t she？？ ？She is pretty；？ Serena agreed； still sorting through
the movies。
？She looks like you；？ Nate observed； cocking his head in such an adorable way that Blair had to
close her eyes to keep from falling off the bed。
？You think？？ Blair tossed her dirty tissue in the general direction of the Archibalds？ dainty white
porcelain waste paper basket and studied the picture on the DVD case again。 In the movie that
began to play in her head； shewas Audrey Hepburn？a fabulously dressed； thin； perfectly coiffed；
beautiful； mysterious megastar。 ？Maybe a little；？ she agreed； removing her black cashmere
cardigan so that her hot pink bra was clearly visible beneath her blouse。
Blair picked up the DVD case again。 Audrey Hepburn looked so fabulous in the pictures on the
back； but also sort of prim and proper； like she wore sexy underwear but wouldn？t let a guy see it
unless he was going to marry her。 Blair pulled her cardigan back on and buttoned the top button。
From now on； her life？s work would be to emulate Audrey Hepburn in every possible way。 Nate
could see her underwear； but only once she was sure that one day they？d be married。
That makes sense？to her。
？I watched that movie with my mom；？ Nate confessed； causing both girls？ hearts to drip into
sticky puddles on the floor。 ？It？s kind of bizarre； actually。 I think it？s supposed to be romantic； but
I？m not sure I even understood it。？ That was all the girls needed。 Blair stuck the DVD into the
player while Serena mixed martinis at the wet bar in the adjoining library。 This involved pouring
Bombay Sapphire into chilled martini glasses and stirring it with a silver letter opener。 It was only
11 A。M。？not exactly cocktail hour？but Blair was in crisis； and Nate tended to take off his shirt
when he got drunk。 Besides； it was Saturday。
？There；？ Serena announced； as if she？d just put the finishing touches on a very plicated
recipe。 She handed out the glasses。 ？To us。 Because we？re worth it。？ ？To us；？ Blair and Nate
chorused； glasses raised。
Bottoms up！
BeforeV filmed her first movie；
Dwrote his first poem； andJ bought her first bra。
BeforeB watched her first Audrey Hepburn movie；S left for boarding school； and beforeN came
between them。 。 。 。
it had to be you
the gossip girl prequel
ing October 2007
Contents
a new york state of mind
the devil wears dolce
a yabba…dabba…doo time； we？ll have a gay ol？ time！
s takes the wind out of b？s sail
s and n？s mission impossible
a very short engagement
can n weather this storm？
honesty is totally overrated
smile！ things can only get worse
things worth having are worth cheating for
b stakes out her best frenemies
all n needs now is a peg leg
v？s tea party for two
this would be really funny if it wasn？t happening to someone we know and love
don？t hate her because she？s perfect
to err is human； to forgive is against b？s rules
tangled up in s
breaking up isn？t all that hard to do
maybe a leopard can change her spots
the more things change； the more they stay the same
v gets in touch with her wild side
it？s a family affaaaaaair
s and b shop till they drop
who？s your daddy？
summertime； and the living？s easy 。 。 。
b can barely contain herself
speak your mind； and the rest will follow
chips ahoy！
the gift that keeps on giving
what goes around es around。 。 。 。
v is a femme fatale
hands off my lady； bob marley
nothing like a little father…son bonding
this is your life； b。 。 。 。
all aboard？or not
hello； goodbye
n picks up another girl
the long goodbye
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