un； and stuck a pencil through it to hold it up。
Of course now they all wished they hadn？t cut their hair。
？I？d really rather not talk about it；？ she added mysteriously。
Blair leaned across the table。 ？She and Aaron broke up during the shoot；？ she told the ninth
graders in a confidential whisper。 She sat up straight again。 ？End of subject。？
The waiter brought their hot chocolates； giant steaming mugs； loaded with Reddi…Wip。
？Can we talk about love now？？ Jenny asked tremulously。 She glanced around the crowded room。
If she was lucky； Leo might even show up so she could show him off。
？No！？ Serena and Blair cried in unison。 They？d specifically brought the group to Jackson Hole
so they wouldn？t have to talk about boys； food； parents； school；anything 。 All they wanted was to
sip their hot chocolates and enjoy each other？s pany。
Suddenly a hush fell over the restaurant as Chuck Bass waltzed in wearing a fox fur hat and a
baby blue pea coat； his monogrammed pinky ring flashing as he passed out pink flyers to everyone
inside。
？Be there or be square！？ he shouted； drifting out the door in a cloud of Serena？s Tears just as
suddenly as he had e in。
The flyer was an invitation to a party on Monday night； and within seconds the entire restaurant
was positively humming。
？Are you going？？
？Wait。 Do you think it？s really Chuck？sing out party？
？No。 It？s his birthday。 Can？t you read？？
？But we went to nursery school together。 His birthday is inSeptember 。 It？s not even his party。
It？s some girl？s。 He？s just handing out the flyers。？
？I still think he？s bi。 I saw him with a girl from L？？cole Fran？aise on Saturday； and they were