have a swimming pool and everything。 And oh!? She jumped up and grabbed a photo from the
coffee table。 ?I forgot the other surprise?even your father is ing over from France to celebrate!?
she exclaimed; shoving a photo under Blair?s nose。 ?With thesedarling Cambodian twins he?s
adopted with that sweet Giles。? Blair looked down and tried to focus on the photograph。 Her tan;
handsome father sat smiling happily; a pink bandana tied around his neck; two decidedly
Asian…looking babies cradled in his overly worked…out arms。 Blair stared down at the photograph
unprehendingly; feeling nauseous。Babies? Her father had adoptedbabies from Cambodia?
What; was one beautiful; Yale…bound daughter not enough? Was she not enough
foranyone ? ?Really; Blair;? Eleanor continued; ?I think Giles is just about the best boyfriend your
father?s ever had!? Blair jumped to her feet。 For the first time in her life she couldn?t think of a
single thing to say。 Los Angeles? Cambodiantwins ? She couldn?t fuckingbelieve her family
would do this to her。 This was supposed to be the happiest time in her life! It was supposed to be
all about her and Nate; heading off to Yale with no more distractions; just smooth sailing all the
way from now until they climbed into her brand new bisque…colored BMW and drove away;
leaving her crazy family behind。
In the corner; Serena laughed again; and Nate ran his hands through his wavy; salty hair。 Clearly
they were in their own little world; with no clue what the hell was happening to her。 Blair clutched
her stomach。 Projectile vomiting was a distinct possibility。 Her family was seriously moving?
What would it be like on Thanksgiving or Christmas break? She?d be in L。A。 with her stupid
family; hiding out in their bomb shelter or wherever the fuck people went during earthquakes and
Nate would be 。 。 。 here。With Serena。
She heard her mother calling after her as she clutched her stomach and ran down the hall to her
old bedroom。 Baby Yale was lying in her white wooden crib; her head topped with a Mohawk of
strawberry blond peach fuzz。 She smiled delightedly at her big sister as if to say; ?What?s all the
fuss about?? Blair went over and picked her up; glad to see her chubby little friend after almost a
month away。 Then she noticed that Yale was wearing a tie…dyed onesie with the words
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN? stenciled on the front of it。
Without a moment?s hesitation; Blair whisked her tiny sister over to the changing table; yanked
off the offending article; and replaced it with the adorable pink DKNY onesie she had bought for
her at the DKNY flagship store on Madison Avenue。 Yale giggled as Blair tickled her in all her
favorite spots。
?There。? She dropped the tie…dyed onesie into the airtight Diaper Genie; where it would be lost
forever。 ?Much better!? Yale clung to Blair?s shoulder as Blair carried her over to the