？No　shit！？　Anthony　laughed；　turning　down　the　stereo；　which　was　blaring　the　latest　Reigning

Sound　album。　？This　I　have　to　fucking　hear。？

？Nothing　to　hear；？　Nate　mumbled；　grinning　despite　him…self。　？Believe　me；　it？ll　give　you

nightmares　for　fucking　weeks。？

Nate　stared　out　the　window　at　the　landscape　whizzing　by：　the　fields　of　green　grass；　the　rich　blue

sky；　the　weather…beaten；　enormous　shingled　houses；　all　of　it　blurred　together；　a　rush　of　images　he

couldn？t　separate　into　their　various　parts；　almost　the　same　way　that　the　summer　had　been　nothing

but　a　stream　of　various　moments　he　couldn？t　separate　into　distinct　events。　He　sighed。　There　was

just　something　incredibly　depressing　about　realizing　that　the　only　memorable　moments　of　the

summer　had　been　a　total　bust　of　a　party　in　the　city　where　he？d　been　abandoned　by　his　date；　and

yesterday；　when　he？d　caught　Blair　and　Serena　skinny…dipping　or　whatever　the　hell　they　were

doing。

？I　saw　Blair　Waldorf　and　Serena　van　der　Woodsen　naked　yesterday；？　Nate　announced　suddenly；

reaching　for　the　joint　he　had　prerolled　and　stashed　in　somebody？s　leftover　pack　of　Marlboros　that

morning。　He　rolled　down　the　window　and　lit　it　up。

？Threesome？？　Anthony　asked；　nodding　at　Nate　to　hand　him　one　of　the　cigarettes。　？You　are　one

lucky　fucker。？

Nate　shook　one　loose　and　passed　it　to　his　left。　？Nah；？　he　explained；　though　a　very　intriguing

mental　picture　was　starting　to　take　shape　in　his　head。

Oh；　really？

？They　were；　like；　skinny…dipping　in　my　neighbor？s　yard；？　he　continued；　exhaling　a　cloud　of　pot

smoke　out　the　window。　？It　was　so　weird。？

？Skinny…dipping？？　repeated　Anthony；　deftly　lighting　his　cigarette　and