ew； m…ew。
great minds think alike
Blair poked at the gelatinous duck confit on her plate。 She couldn’t wait until Chuck got back to New York tomorrow。 It was torture being at her mom’s dinner party without a date—especially now that she had to witness Nate and Jenny together。 Not like she was jealous； it was just… nauseating。
“Meow？” Blair felt someone’s breath tickle her ear。 She turned to see Serena； her fingers curved toward Blair like claws。
“Hey； Meow Meow；” Blair reciprocated； giggling。 At least she had someone else to talk to besides Dick Cashman； the cowboy hat–wearing associate of her stepfather’s seated on her right。 Blair watched as Nate； hovering over Jenny； took a forkful of asparagus from her plate and popped it in her mouth； making little choo…choo noises as if she were a baby。 “Are they for real？” Blair shook her head in disbelief。
Serena wrinkled her nose。 “What would you do if Chuck started feeding you in public？”
“Stab him with a fork？” Blair guessed。 She was all for being pampered by her boyfriend； but that meant him opening doors or massaging her shoulders； not treating her like an infant or demented prisoner who couldn’t be trusted with utensils。
Serena giggled as Nate fed Jenny another bite。 “Well； she’s young。”
“She’s not that young；” Blair scoffed。 After all； Jenny Humphrey was a freshman in college。 When Blair had been a freshman； she’d practically turned down a marriage proposal。
“Well； whatever； she has time；” Serena said loyally； draining her glass of wine。 She put her knife and fork to the side of her plate。 It was nice that she and Blair were talking like normal people。 In fact； it was just nice to be talking to someone who wasn’t Dan。 Every Thursday after her Madness and Liter