you？re　going　to　try　to　crash　an　all…boy　party；　it　helps　immensely　if　you？ve　got　a　shaved　head　and

boring　unisex　outfit。　More　than　a　few　of　our　readers　spotted　you　slinking　home　in　your　Puccis

after　you　were　rejected　at　the　gate。　Sorry；　girls！

That？s　enough　for　now。　I？m　going　to　go　get　to　know　a　new　friend　of　mine？he？s　a　lifeguard　and

only　speaks　Dutch？and　you？ve　got　work　to　do；　anyway：　get　out　there　and　create　some　more　dirt

for　me　to　dish。　You　know　how　much　I　love　you　for　it。　And　of　course　。　。　。

You　know　you　love　me。

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before　sunrise

？Turn　it　up！？　Nate　cupped　the　flame　of　Serena？s　dainty　silver　lighter；　trying　to　light　a　cigarette　as

Serena　navigated　the　convertible　roadster　along　the　deserted　Long　Island　Expressway。

Best　way　to　beat　the　summer　traffic？　Set　out　in　the　middle　of　the　night。

His　cigarette　lit；　Nate　tossed　the　lighter　back　onto　the　empty　passenger　seat　in　front　of　him。

Serena　reached　over　and　cranked　up　the　volume　as　high　as　it　would　go；　but　even　that　loud；　Bob

Dylan？s　distinctive　warble　was　barely　audible　over　the　whoosh　of　wind。

？I？m　cold。　Can？t　we　put　the　top　up？？　Blair　wrapped　her　arms　around　herself　and　frowned。

？I　don？t　know　how　it　works；？　Nate　admitted。　？But　I　can　help　keep　you　warm　if　you　like。？　He

draped　his　left　arm　around　her　shoulder　protectively。

Just　like　old　times。

Blair　leaned　into　the　front　of　the　car　and　grabbed　the　cardigan　Serena　had　abandoned　there。　？And

I？mtired。　Whose　bright　idea　was　it　to　stop　for　dinner？？　She　pulled　the　sweater　on　and　leaned　back

into　the　caramel　leather　uphol…stery。

It　had　been　Blair？s　suggestion；　actually；　that　they　get　dinner。　She？d　wanted　to　stop