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The doorbell rang。 Blair dropped her hairbrush； and it clattered into
the sink。
“Hold on！” she called out。 She took a deep breath and closed her
eyes to say a little prayer； although she wasn’t exactly the praying
type。
I hope it goes well。 It was the best she could do。
Serena let Chuck kiss her for a while because he was heavy and she
couldn’t get him off her。 As he explored the inside of her mouth with
his tongue； she watched Jennifer Grey splash around in a lake with
Patrick Swayze。 Finally； Serena turned her head away and closed
her eyes。
“Chuck； I really don’t feel so well；” she said； pretending she was
about to be sick。 “Do you mind if I just lie here for a little while？”
Chuck sat up and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand。 “Sure；
that’s cool；” he said。 He stood up。 “I’ll go get you some water。”
Chuck went over to the wet bar and filled up a glass with ice；
pouring in a bottle of Poland Spring water。
When he turned to take the water back to Serena； she was already
asleep。 Her head had fallen back against the cushions； and her long
legs twitched。 Chuck sank onto the couch beside her； grabbed the
clicker； and changed the channel。
“Hi；” Blair said； opening the door a crack and poking her face
through it。
“Hi；” Nate said； holding the rose。 His hair was wet and his cheeks
were pink。
“I’m naked；” Blair told him。
“Really？” Nate said； barely absorbing the information。 “Can I e
in？”
“Sure；” Blair said； opening the door wide。
Nate stared at her； frozen in the doorway。
Blair blushed； hugging her arms around herself。 “I told you I was
naked。” She reached her hand out to take the flower。
Nate pressed it into her hand。 “I got that for you；” he said gruffly。
Then he cleared his throat and looked at the floor。 “Should I take off
my shoes？”
Blair laughed and opened the door wider。 Nate was nervous； even
more nervous than she was。 He was so sweet。
“Just hurry up and take your clothes off；” she said。 She took his
hand。 “It’s okay。 e on。”
Nate followed her into her bedroom； not doing any of the things a
boy should normally have done under the circumstances。 Like check
out Blair’s bare ass； or worry about condoms； or bad breath； or try
to say the right thing。 He was barely thinking at all。
Blair’s room was a blaze of candles。 A bottle of red wine was open
on the floor； with two glasses beside it。 Blair knelt down and poured
each of them a glass like a little geisha。 She felt more fortable
naked in the darkness of her room。
“What kind of music do you want to listen to？” she asked Nate；
handing him a glass。
Nate gulped the wine； swallowing noisily。 “Music？ Anything you
want。 Whatever；” he said。
Of course； Blair had her CD mix all cued up。 The first song was
Coldplay； because she knew Nate liked them。
Slow and sexy； rocker boy。
Blair had made and remade the movie of this moment in her head
so many times she felt like an actress who was finally getting her
big break； playing the role of her career。
She reached up and put her hands on Nate’s shoulders。 He tried not
to look at her； but he couldn’t help it。 She was naked； and she was
beautiful。 She was a girl and he was a boy。
There have been plenty of songs written about this。
“Take off your clothes； Nate；” Blair whispered。
Maybe after we do it； I’ll tell her； Nate thought。
That didn’t seem pletely fair； but still； he kissed her。 And once
he started； he couldn’t stop。
When Serena woke up a little while later； Chuck had changed the
channel to MTV2 and was singing along loudly to Jay…Z。 Serena’s
Pucci dress had ridden up above her waist； and her lacy blue
underwear was showing。
Serena propped herself up on her elbows and wiped the lip…gloss
scum out of the corners of her mouth。 She pulled down her dress。
“What time is it？” she said。
Chuck glanced at her。 “Time for us to take off our clothes and get in
bed；” he said impatiently。 He’d been waiting long enough。
Serena’s head felt thick； and she was dying for a glass of water。 “I
feel awful；” she said； sitting up and rubbing her forehead。 “I want to
go home。”
“e on；” Chuck said； flicking off the TV。 “We could take a hot tub
first。 That’ll make you feel better。”
“No；” Serena insisted。
“Fine；” Chuck said angrily。 He stood up。 “There’s water on the table。
Put your boots on； I’ll help you get a cab。”
Serena pulled on her boots and stared at the cold rain falling
outside the hotel room window。
“It’s raining；” she said； taking a sip of the water。
Chuck handed her a scarf； his trademark blue cashmere；
monogrammed with the letters C。B。 “Wrap it around your head；” he
said。 “e on； let’s go。”
Serena took the scarf and followed Chuck out to the elevator。 They
rode down in silence。 Serena knew Chuck was disappointed that she
was leaving； but she didn’t care。 She couldn’t wait to get out into
the fresh air and into her own bed。
A cab pulled up； the Remi brothers’ poster in the box on the cab’s
roof。 Serena thought it looked like a close…up photograph of lips
puckered into a kiss。
“What’s that？ Mars？” Chuck joked； pointing to it。 He glanced at
Serena without a trace of humor in his eyes。 “No； it’s your anus！”
Serena blinked at him。 She couldn’t tell if Chuck trying to be funny
or if that’s what he actually thought the picture was。
Chuck held the cab door open for her； and she slid into the back
seat。
“Thanks； Chuck；” she said sweetly； “I’ll see you soon； okay？”
“Whatever；” Chuck said。 He leaned into the cab and pressed Serena
against the seat。 “What’s your problem anyway？” he hissed。
“You’ve been fucking Nate Archibald since tenth grade； and I’m sure
you did just about every guy at boarding school； and in France； too。
What； are you like； too good to give me some？”
Serena stared directly into Chuck’s eyes； seeing him as he really
was for the first time。 He’d always been hard to like； but she’d
never actually hated him before。
“That’s okay； I wouldn’t want to do it with you anyway；” Chuck
sneered。 “I hear you have diseases。”
“Get away from me；” Serena hissed； putting her hands on his chest
and shoving him away。 She slammed the cab door shut in his face；
and gave the driver her address。
As the cab pulled away； Serena hugged herself； staring straight
ahead through the rain…spattered windshield。 When the taxi stopped
at a light on the corner of Broadway and Spring； she opened the
door； leaned out； and threw up into the gutter。
That will teach her not to drink on an empty stomach。
Chuck’s scarf swung from her neck and dangled in the puddle of
pink vomit on the pavement。 Serena pulled the scarf off； wiped her
mouth on it； and stuffed it into her bag。
“Gross；” she said； slamming the cab door closed again。
“Tissue； miss？” the cab driver offered； passing a box of Kleenex
back to her。
Serena pulled one from the box and wiped her mouth with it。
“Thanks；” she said。
Then she sat back in the seat and closed her eyes； grateful； as
always； for the kindness of strangers。
“What about a condom or something？” Blair murmured； gaping at
Nate’s hard…on。 It looked like it was going to take over the world。
She had managed to get all of his clothes off； and now they were
lying down on her bed on top of the covers。 They’d been fooling
around for almost an hour。 On the stereo； the Jennifer Lopez song
“Love Don’t Cost a Thing” was playing； and Blair was getting hotter
and hotter。 She reached for Nate’s hand and licked his fingers；
sucking greedily on the tip of each one。 She had a feeling sex was
going to be even better than food。
Nate rolled onto his back while Blair sucked his fingers。 He had been
so uptight about seeing Blair that he hadn’t eaten dinner； and now
he was feeling hungry。 Maybe when he went home he’d pick up a
burrito from the Mexican place on Lexington Avenue。 That’s what he
wanted； a chicken and black bean burrito with extra guacamole。
Blair bit down hard on his pinky。
“Ow；” Nate said； his hard…on deflating as if it