a　long　time。　Moxie　would　be　talking　in　full　sentences　by　then。　What　if　she　didn’t　even　remember　Vanessa？

“Should　I　go？”　she　asked　in　a　small　voice　she　didn’t　quite　recognize　as　her　own。

Ruby　pursed　her　lips　together　as　she　sat　down　next　to　Piotr。　“Well；　I　met　Piotr　when　I　left　for　that　SugarDaddy　foreign　tour。　I　was　scared　too；　but　it　all　worked　out　so　totally　well。”

“Same　for　me；”　Piotr　said　in　his　still　heavily　accented　English。　“I　came　to　the　U。S。　because　I　fell　in　love。”

“Like　that’s　the　only　reason？　You　also　said　you　couldn’t　wait　to　try　New　York　City　pizza。”　Ruby　shot　Piotr　a　skeptical　look。　“Vanessa；　you’re　twenty…one。　You　need　to　get　out　and　see　the　world！”　Ruby　said　in　her　big…sister　voice。

Vanessa　nodded　slowly。　She’d　lived　in　New　York　for　the　past　seven　years　of　her　life。　A　change　would　be　good。　But　all　she　could　think　about　was　how　far　Indonesia　was　from　Iowa…。

Here　we　go　again。

on　the　street　where　b　lives

Blair　surveyed　the　brightly　colored　wooden　block　tower　she’d　built　in　the　center　of　Yale’s　nursery　and　nodded　in　satisfaction。　The　Waldorf…Rose　family　had　always　opened　presents　first　thing　in　the　morning；　and　right　now　Tyler　was　in　his　room；　setting　up　a　bunch　of　DJ　equipment　he’d　gotten；　Aaron　had　taken　the　train　to　Scarsdale　to　visit　his　mom　and　friends　from　high　school；　Cyrus　and　Eleanor　were　grossly　feeding　each　other　eggs　at　the　breakfast　table；　and　Blair　was　happy　to　be　hanging　out　with　Yale。

“Yale；　over　here！”　she　cajoled。　Her　sister　sat　in　the　corner；　setting　up　her　stuffed　animals　in　an　elaborate　pile。　She　had　determined　that　none　of　the　other　stuffed　toys　liked　the　giraffe；　so　she’d　relegated　it　to　the　far　corner　of　the　room。

It　starts　early。

Blair’s　cell　buzzed；　sk