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Waspoid rule #1： When things get intense； smoke a joint。
“All right；” Nate said； letting go of Blair’s hand。 “Here I go。”
“Hey；” Serena said。 She reached up and kissed Nate on the cheek。
He blushed。 He hadn’t expected her to touch him。 “You look mahvelous；
darling；” she said in a silly； hoity…toity accent。
“Thanks；” Nate said。 He tried to put his hands in his pockets； but his
tuxedo didn’t have any。 Stupid thing。 “So； what have you been up
to？” he asked。
“Well； I kind of blew off the party；” Serena explained。 “I’ve been out
dancing at this crazy place in Brooklyn。”
Nate raised his eyebrows in surprise。 But then again； nothing
Serena said should have surprised him anymore。
“So； you want to dance？” Serena asked。 She put her arms around
Nate’s neck before he answered； and began to swing her hips from
side to side。
Nate glanced at Blair； who was watching them carefully； and
collected himself。 “Look； Serena；” he said； taking a step back and
removing her arms。 “I really can’t 。 。 。 you know 。 。 。 be friends 。 。 。
not like the way we were before；” he began。
Serena gazed into his eyes searchingly； trying to read his true
thoughts。 “What did I do？” she said。 “Did I do something？”
“Blair is my girlfriend；” Nate continued。 “I have to 。 。 。 I have to be
loyal to her。 I can’t 。 。 。 I can’t really be 。 。 。” He swallowed。
Serena crossed her arms over her chest。 If only she could hate Nate
for being so cruel and so lame。 If only he weren’t so good…looking。
And if only she didn’t love him。
“Well； I guess we should stop talking then；” she said。 “Blair might
get mad。” She let her arms fall to h