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Museum of Art instead of doing chin…ups on the monkey bars in the gym。 Keep it up girls？
hooking up ismuch better exercise！
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Sightings
Jand a tall； freckled girl with an unfortunate haircut giggling during a dance class at Constance
Billard。 GuessJ has a new friend。N and his buddies ordering chai atStarbucks ； in the hopes that it
might be laced with something mood…altering。V at the NYU store buying an NYU mug； an NYU
sweatshirt；and an NYU baseball cap。 And she claims not to be a sucker for that sort of thing。D
bing his local newsstand for an advance issue ofThe New Yorker 。S andA enjoying a little
PDA as usual。 She？s never had a boyfriend for more than five minutes； so we？ll see how long this
lasts。 。 。 。
Okay； I admit it。 I？m cutting class as we speak。 Promise you won？t tell！
You know you love me。
gossip girl
sis in love
Standing in a drift of old snow outside the Constance Billard School for Girls on East
Ninety…third Street； Aaron Rose waited for Serena to e hurtling through the towering royal
blue school doors and into his arms。 Mookie； his brown…and…white boxer； sat panting beside him
on the sidewalk wearing the red…and…black plaid doggie jacket Serena had bought him yesterday at
Burberry。 In Aaron？s hands were two steaming cups from Starbucks。 Ever since they？d gotten
together at Serena？s wild New Year？s Eve party six weeks ago； this had bee their little ritual。
Aaron would meet Serena after school and they？d amble down Fifth Avenue arm in arm； drinking
soy lattes and stopping now and then to kiss。 New Year？s Eve had been a total
fuck…it…we？re…both…in…the…mood…so…why…not…hook…up？ spontaneous sort of thing； but over the past
month they？d spent every out…of…school moment together； and they were now known as the
best…looking and most adorable couple？well； threesome； if you included Mookie？on the Upper
East Side。
Suddenly a ray of bright winter sun flashed on Serena？s cool blond head as she pushed open the
school doors； skipped down the stairs in her Stephane Kelian brown suede boots and navy blue
Les Best pea coat； and stepped out onto the snowy sidewalk。 Her whole face glowed with angelic
excitement when she caught sight of Aaron and Mookie。
？Hi； pup！？ she squealed as Mookie wriggled up to her and nuzzled her cashmere…gloved hands。
She squatted down and let the dog lick her face as she stroked his head。 ？You lookso handsome
today。？
Aaron watched them with a lazy sense of pride。Yep； that？s my girlfriend。 Yep； isn？t she
gorgeous？
Serena stood up and threw her arms around his neck。 The air around them filled with the heady；
sandalwood…and…patchouli？based scent of the custom…blended essential oil mixture she always
wore。 ？You know what I？ve been thinking about all day？？ she gushed； planting a kiss on Aaron？s
thin； dark red lips with her full； peach…glossed ones。
Aaron splayed his feet to keep from stumbling backward and spilling the lattes。？Me？？ he guessed。
Serena was the type of girl who gave herselfentirely to whatever she was into at the moment； and
for the time being she just happened to be into Aaron。 It had kind of gone to his head。
She closed her eyes and they kissed again； deeply this time。 Behind them； girls in neat wool coats
and tall leather boots spilled out of the school doors； shouting giddily。 A few of them huddled
together to watch in awe as Serena and Aaron continued to kiss。
？Oh my God；？ whispered one eighth grader； swooning in the presence of such coolness。 ？Do you
see what I see？？
Mookie pawed at the snow and whined impatiently。 Serena rubbed her cheek against the scratchy
alpaca wool of the gray…and…purple sherpa hat she？d bought for Aaron last weekend at Kirna
Zabete in Soho。 She loved the way his cute dark brown dreadlocks poked out from beneath the
earflaps。
Everything about Aaron was so adorable； she just wanted to eat him up with a spoon！
？Of courseI was thinking about you；？ she said； taking her latte。 She cracked open the lid and
blew on the sweet； steaming liquid。 ？I was thinking we should get tattoos。？ She paused； waiting
for Aaron to respond； but his soft brown eyes looked puzzled； so she went on。 ？You know； like of
our names。 To show our mitment to each other。？ She took a sip of her coffee and licked her
lovely； luscious lips。 ？I？ve always wanted a tattoo that only I knew about。 You know；
somewhereprivate 。？
Aaron smiled hesitantly。 He liked Serena a lot。 She was intoxicatingly beautiful； a total
sweetheart； and pletely undemanding。 She was above and beyond any girl he？d ever met。 But
he wasn？t sure he wanted to tattoo her name all over his body。 In fact； he？d always thought tattoos
were kind of violent； like brands on cattle； and as a vegan and a Rastafarian； he was morally
opposed to any type of violence。
？Tattoos are against my religion；？ he stated； but when he saw Serena？s gorgeous face crumple in
dismay he took her hand and added quickly； ？But I？ll think about it； okay？？
Serena wasn？t one to hold grudges； certainly not against the cutest boy in the universe。 Already
over it； she tugged on his hand and they started walking toward Fifth Avenue。 The sky was a
sullen gray； and a chilly wind bit at their faces。 In an hour it would be dark。
？So what should we do？？ she asked。 ？I was thinking it might be kind of crazy to go up to the top
of the Empire State Building。 I？ve lived here my whole life and I？ve never even been up there。
And it？sso cold 。 I bet no one even thinks of going up there at this time of year。 It？ll be totally
empty and romantic； like in a old movie or something。？
Aaron laughed。 ？You？ve been hanging out with Blair too much。？ His stepsister always turned
everything into a romantic black…and…white movie from the fifties； trying to make her life even
more glamorous than it already was。 As they turned down Fifth； Mookie scampered ahead of them；
tugging on the leash looped loosely around Aaron？s wrist。 ？Hey； chill out； Mook。？
Serena tucked her free hand into Aaron？s black North Face parka pocket。 ？Blair was acting really
weird during peer group； that new thing we？re doing with the freshmen at lunchtime。 After that
she just disappeared。 She didn？t even show up for gym。？
Aaron shrugged and sipped his drink。 ？Maybe she had cramps or something。？
Serena shook her pretty head。 ？I？m worried she？s a little jealous。 You know； ofus 。？
Aaron didn？t say anything。 Over Christmas he？d developed a huge crush on Blair； even though
she was his stepsister。 Being with Serena had made him forget all about it； but it was still odd to
think that Blair might actually jealous ofthem ； when he？d been pining overher all those weeks。
？So； are we going to the Empire State Building？？ Serena asked； stopping at the next corner and
turning to peer back up Fifth Avenue。 A fleet of buses roared by。 ？If we are； we should grab a cab。？
Aaron looked at his watch。 It was ten after four。 ？I was kind of thinking I？d like to stop by my
house to check the mail。？ He grinned bashfully； embarrassed by how nerdy he sounded。 ？Early
acceptance letters were mailed this week。？
Serena？s long…lashed dark blue eyes opened wide。 ？Why didn？t you say so？？ She tossed her
paper cup in a nearby trash can and took off at a run。 ？e on； Mook！？ she shouted as the boxer
bounded happily after her。 ？Let？s go home and see if your smarty…pants daddy got into Harvard！？
bdoesj a little favor
Jenny had always been shy and had trouble making friends； but she had managed to make one in
peer group that day。
？You know； I never really noticed your； um 。 。 。 bra size；？ Elise murmured shyly as they were
packing up their book bags to go home。 On either side of them girls slammed their metal locker
doors closed and shouted to each other as they ran downstairs and out the school doors。
？Yeah； right；？ Jenny responded sarcastically； trying to wedge her geometry notebook into her
red…and…black…striped Le Sportsac bag in between her French textbook andAnna Karenina 。
Elise giggled as she wound a fuzzy pink scarf around her neck and buttoned the black velvet
buttons on her nerdy tweed coat。 She definitely looked like her mother still dressed her in the
mornings。 ？Okay； I noticed。 But I never thought it bothered you。？
Jenny tucked her curly dark brown hair behind her ears and squinted at Elise。 ？Itdoesn？t bother
me。？
Elise pulled her fuzzy pink hat down over her blond bob and hitched her backpack up on her
shoulder。 She was nearly a foot taller than Jenny。 ？Um； are you busy now？ Do you want to； like；
do something？？
？Like what？？ Jenny zipped up her puffy black parka。 Now that she no longer hung out with Nate
or her older brother； Dan； she really needed some new friends； and it might be kind of nice to hang
out with a girl for once； even though Elise seemed kind of prissy and immature。
？I don？t know。 Like go buy some new makeup at Bendel？s or something？？ Elise suggested。
Jenny cocked her head； pleasantly surprised。 For a minute there she？d thought Elise was going to
suggest buying an ice cream cone or visiting the zoo。 ？I？d love to；？ she agreed； slamming her
locker