?Whoa;? Serena and Nate responded in unison。
?He just sounded so 。 。 。 slimy;? Blair wailed through her fingers。
Serena knew this might be even grosser; but she just had to get it out there。 ?Well; maybe he was
just having phone sex with your mom。? ?Sure;? Nate agreed。 ?My parents do that all the time;? he
added; feeling a little sick as he said it。 His navy admiral dad was so uptight he probably wouldn?t
have phone sex for fear of being court…marshaled。
Blair grimaced。 The idea of her tennis…toned…but…still…plump; St。 Barts…tanned;
gold…jewelry…loving mom having any kind of sex; let alone cabernet phone sex; with her skinny;
preppy; argyle…socks…wearing dad; was so unlikely and so pletely icky she refused to even
think about it。
?No;? she insisted; wolfing down the uneaten half of Serena?s Pop…Tart。 ?It was definitely
another woman。 I mean; face it;? she said; still chewing; ?Dad is totally hot and dresses really well;
and he?s an important lawyer and everything。 And my mom is totally insane and doesn?t really do
anything and she has varicose veins and a flabby ass。 Of course he?s having an affair。? Serena and
Nate nodded their glossy golden heads like that made plete sense。 Then Serena grabbed Blair
and hugged her hard。 Blair was the sister she?d never had。 In fourth grade they?d pretended they
were fraternal twins for an entire month。 Their Constance Billard gym teacher; Ms。 Etro; who?d
gotten fired midyear for inappropriate touching?which she called ?spotting??during tumbling
classes; had even believed them。 They?d worn matching pink Izod shirts and cut their hair exactly
the same length。 They even wore matching gold Cartier hoop earrings; until they decided they
were tacky and switched to Tiffany diamond studs。
Blair pressed her face into Serena?s perfectly defined collarbone and heaved an exhausted;
trembling sigh。 ?It?s just so fucked up it makes me feel sick。? Serena patted Blair?s back and met
Nate?s gaze over Blair?s Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salon…glossed brown head。 No way was she
going to bring up the whole being…sent…away…to…boarding…school problem?not when her best
friend was so upset。 And she didn?t want Nate to mention it either。 ?e on; let?s go mix
martinis and watch a stupid movie or something。? Nate jumped off the counter; feeling pletely
confused。 Suddenly all he really wanted to do was hug Blair and kiss away her tears。Was he hot
for her now; too?
It?s hard to keep a clear head when you?re surrounded by beautiful girls who are in love with
you。
?All we have is vodka and champagne。 My parents keep all the good wine and whiskey locked
up in the cabinet for when they have pany;? he apologized。
Serena slid open the bread pantry; where most families would actually keep bread; but where