ep。 It was cute。” Pete pulled the woolen blanket off the floor and draped it over their legs。
“Oh。” Blair frowned。 She was growling？
In truth； she’d been having a lot of weird dreams lately。 Last night； she’d woken up and thought she was at a sleepover at her old best friend Serena van der Woodsen’s house； only to find herself all alone in the dark； regal guest bedroom of the Carlsons’ oversize colonial。
Maybe it was just homesickness。 After all； she didn’t have a home in New York anymore； she hadn’t seen Serena since August； and no one in her family was even in the U。S。 this week。 Her father； Harold； was celebrating Christmas in Provence with his boyfriend； Giles； and their adopted twins。 Her stepbrother； Aaron； was on a kibbutz in Israel。 Her mother； stepfather； brother； Tyler； and baby sister； Yale； had moved to LA back in August； to a gigantic； tacky Pacific Palisades mansion that they were making even bigger and tackier。 While the renovations were taking place； the four were traveling in the South Pacific； visiting the islands that Eleanor Rose； in a fit of pregnancy…induced mania last spring； had bought for each member of the family。 Blair had been somewhat tempted to tag along； if only to see her baby sister； the least fucked…up member of her tragically absurd family。
That was all before she’d received the holiday card her mother had sent out。 CELEBRATE THE WALDORF…ROSE FAMILY’S HOLIDAY MERGER had been written in gold script atop a photograph of her bald stepfather。 Cyrus Rose was dressed in a bright red velvet Santa suit； holding an elf…costumed infant Yale in one hand； a menorah in the other。 Celebrating the holiday merger suddenly seemed a whole lot less appealing。 And once she’d been invited to spend Christmas with the picture…perf