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“Not that you’ll be using it or anything；” Blair said。
“How do you know？” Rain huffed。
“Blair？” Blair heard someone say in a tremulous voice。
Blair turned around to see little Jenny Humphrey standing behind
her； looking like a human Wonderbra in her black satin dress。
“Oh； hello；” Blair said coolly。 “Thanks again for doing those
invitations。 They really came out great。”
“Thanks for letting me do them；” Jenny said。 Her eyes darted
around the huge room； which was throbbing with people and music
and smoke。 Black three…foot…high candles in tall glass beakers
trimmed with peacock feathers and fragrant white orchids flickered
everywhere。 Jenny had never been to anything this cool in her life。
“God； I don’t know anyone here；” she said nervously。
“You don’t？” Blair said。 She wondered if Jenny thought she was
going to talk to her all night。
“No。 My brother Dan was supposed to e with me； but he didn’t
really want to； so I just let him drop me off。 Actually； I do know one
person；” Jenny said。
“Oh；” said Blair。 “And who is that？”
“Serena van der Woodsen；” Jenny chirped。 “We’re making a movie
together。 Did she tell you？”
Just then； a waitress brandished a platter of sushi under Blair’s
nose。 Blair grabbed a chunky tuna roll and shoved it into her mouth。
“Serena’s not here yet；” she said； chewing hungrily。 “But I’m sure
she’ll be thrilled to see you。”
“Okay。 I guess I’ll just wait for her here； then；” Jenny said； snagging
two flutes of champagne from a waiter’s tray。 She handed one to
Blair。 “Will you wait with me？”
Blair took the champagne； tilted her head back； and poured it down
the hatch。 The sickly sweet fizziness of it didn’t exactly jive with the
raw fish and seaweed she’d just eaten。 Blair burped queasily。
“I’ll be right back；” she told Jenny； practically running for the
powder room。
Jenny took a sip of her champagne and gazed up at the crystal
chandelier hanging from the ceiling； congratulating herself on
making it in there。 This was exactly what she’d always wanted。 She
closed her eyes and finished off her flute of champagne。 When she
opened her eyes again； she saw stars； but still no Serena。
Another waiter walked by with more champagne； and Jenny took
two more glasses。 She’d drunk a little beer and wine at home with
her dad； but she’d never had champagne before。 It tasted
wonderful。
Careful； it doesn’t taste so wonderful when you’re on your knees in
the bathroom； throwing it up。
Jenny looked around for Blair again； but couldn’t find her。 The party
was so crowded； and although she recognized a lot of faces； there
was no one she’d actually feel fortable going up and talking to。
But Serena would be there soon； she had to be。
Jenny walked over to the bottom step of a marble staircase and sat
down。 She could see everything from there； including the door。 She
waited； drinking both glasses of champagne and wishing her dress
wasn’t so tight。 It was starting to make her feel nauseous。
“Well； hello；” a deep voice said； hovering above her。
Jenny looked up。 Her eyes settled on Chuck Bass’s aftershave…
mercial face and she sucked in her breath。 He was the best…
looking boy she’d ever seen； and he was looking right at her。
“Aren’t you going to introduce me？” Chuck said； staring at Jenny’s
chest。
“To who？” Jenny said； frowning。
Chuck just laughed and held out his hand。 Blair had sent him over
there to talk to some chick； and he’d been skeptical。 But not
anymore。 The cleavage on her！ It was definitely his lucky night。
“I’m Chuck。 Would you like to dance？”
Jenny hesitated and glanced at the door。 Still no Serena。 Then she
shifted her gaze back to Chuck。 She couldn’t believe a handsome
and self…assured boy like him would want to dance with her。 But she
wasn’t wearing a sexy black dress just to sit on the steps all night。
She stood up； a little wobblier than she’d been before； after so
much champagne。
“Sure； let’s dance；” she slurred； falling against Chuck’s chest。
He slipped his arm around her waist and squeezed her tight。 “Good
girl；” he said； like he was talking to a dog。
As she stumbled out onto the dance floor with him Jenny realized
Chuck hadn’t even asked her her name。 But he was so handsome；
and the party was so amazing。 This would definitely go down as one
of the most memorable nights of her life。
Yes。 It would。
“I always drink rum and Coke；” Vanessa told Serena。 “Unless I’m
doing shots。 But you have whatever you want。 They have
everything here。”
Ruby was taking their drink order。 Because she was in the band； she
got them for free。
“I feel like something different；” Serena mused。 “Can I just get a
shot of Stoli and a Coke on the side？” she asked Ruby。
“Nice choice；” Ruby said approvingly。 Ruby had a cool black bob
with short bangs and was wearing dark green leather pants。 She
looked like the kind of girl who could take care of herself anywhere；
anytime。 Her band was called SugarDaddy； and she was the only
girl in it。 She played bass。
“And don’t forget my cherry！” Vanessa yelled after her as Ruby left
to get the drinks。
“Your sister’s awesome；” Serena said。
Vanessa shrugged。 “Yeah；” she said。 “It’s a pain in my ass； though。 I
mean； everyone’s always like； ‘Ruby’s so cool’ and I’m like；
‘Hello？’ ”
Serena laughed。 “I know what you mean。 My older brother—he goes
to Brown； and everybody loves him。 My parents are always so into
everything he does； and now that I’m back from boarding school it’s
like； ‘Oh； we have a daughter？’ ”
“Totally；” Vanessa agreed。 She couldn’t believe she was having such
a ridiculously normal conversation with Serena van der Woodsen。
Ruby brought them their drinks。 “Sorry guys； I gotta go set up；” she
said。
“Good luck；” Serena told her。
“Thanks； sweetie；” Ruby said。 She picked up her guitar case and
went to find her bandmates。
Vanessa couldn’t believe it。 Ruby never called anyone sweetie
except for Tofu； her parakeet。 Serena certainly had a way of melting
people’s hearts。 Vanessa was even starting to like her a little
herself。 She picked up her drink and clinked glasses with Serena。 “To
cool…ass chicks；” she said； knowing it sounded seriously gay； but not
really giving a shit。
Serena laughed and tossed back her shot of Stoli。 She wiped her
eyes and blinked a few times。 A scruffy…looking guy wearing an
oversized tuxedo was walking into the bar。 He stopped in the
doorway and stared at Serena as if he’d seen a ghost。
“Hey； isn’t that your friend Dan？” Serena asked Vanessa； pointing at
him。
Dan was wearing a tuxedo for the first time in his life。 He’d felt
pretty sharp when he first put it on； but he still couldn’t deal with
the Kiss on the Lips party。 So when Jenny let him blow the party off；
he’d e to The Five and Dime to apologize to Vanessa for being
such a dick over the Marjorie thing。
He’d tried to convince himself it didn’t matter that he’d probably
never see Serena van der Woodsen again in his life。 After all； he told
himself； life was fragile and absurd。
Life was absurd all right。 Because there Serena was。 In
Williamsburg； of all places。 His dream girl。
Dan felt like Cinderella。 He shoved his hands in his pockets to keep
them from shaking； and tried to plan his next move。 He would walk
over and suavely offer to buy Serena a drink。 Too bad the only
suave thing about him was his outfit。 Even it was only half as suave
as it could have been if he’d kept the Armani from Barneys。
“Hey；” Dan said when he reached their table； his voice cracking。
“What’re you doing here？” Vanessa said。 She couldn’t believe her
luck。 Did it have to be quite this bad？ Was she going to have to sit
there for the rest of the night watching Dan drool over Serena？
Sorry； honey。
“I blew off that Kiss on the Lips party。 It really wasn’t my thing；” Dan
said。
“Me too；” Serena said； smiling at Dan like he’d never been smiled at
before。
Dan clutched the back of Vanessa’s chair for balance。 “Hey；” he
said shyly。