？No shit！？ Anthony laughed； turning down the stereo； which was blaring the latest Reigning
Sound album。 ？This I have to fucking hear。？
？Nothing to hear；？ Nate mumbled； grinning despite him…self。 ？Believe me； it？ll give you
nightmares for fucking weeks。？
Nate stared out the window at the landscape whizzing by： the fields of green grass； the rich blue
sky； the weather…beaten； enormous shingled houses； all of it blurred together； a rush of images he
couldn？t separate into their various parts； almost the same way that the summer had been nothing
but a stream of various moments he couldn？t separate into distinct events。 He sighed。 There was
just something incredibly depressing about realizing that the only memorable moments of the
summer had been a total bust of a party in the city where he？d been abandoned by his date； and
yesterday； when he？d caught Blair and Serena skinny…dipping or whatever the hell they were
doing。
？I saw Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen naked yesterday；？ Nate announced suddenly；
reaching for the joint he had prerolled and stashed in somebody？s leftover pack of Marlboros that
morning。 He rolled down the window and lit it up。
？Threesome？？ Anthony asked； nodding at Nate to hand him one of the cigarettes。 ？You are one
lucky fucker。？
Nate shook one loose and passed it to his left。 ？Nah；？ he explained； though a very intriguing
mental picture was starting to take shape in his head。
Oh； really？
？They were； like； skinny…dipping in my neighbor？s yard；？ he continued； exhaling a cloud of pot
smoke out the window。 ？It was so weird。？
？Skinny…dipping？？ repeated Anthony； deftly lighting his cigarette and