ni didn？t respond。 Instead； he ran his fingers through Blair？s damp brown tresses。 ？Sucha
bee…ootiful ？air；？ he said wistfully as he picked up his scissors and gathered her hair in his fist。
Then； without further ado； he lopped the entire pony…tail off with one brutal snip。
Blair closed her eyes as the rope of hair fell to the floor。Please make me look pretty； she prayed
silently；and sophisticated and poised and elegant 。 She opened her eyes and stared in horror at her
reflection。 Her wet； blunt； ear…length mop was sticking out in all directions。
？Don？t worry；？ Gianni reassured her as he exchanged his big scissors for a small pair of
shears。 ？Now we shape。？
Blair took a deep breath； steeling herself。 It was too late to back out of it anyway。 Most of her
hair was on the floor。 ？Okay；？ she gasped。 Then her cell phone rang again and she lunged at
it。 ？Wait；？ she told Gianni。 ？Hello？？
？Yes； is this Blair Waldorf？ Harold？s daughter？？
Blair studied herself in the mirror。 She wasn？t exactly surewho she was anymore。 She looked
more like a new inmate getting her preprison crop than the daughter of notorious corporate lawyer
Harold Waldorf； who？d divorced Blair？s mother two years ago and now lived in a chateau in
France； where he ran a vineyard with his ？life partner；？ who just happened to be a man。
Considering the turbulent state of her present existence； Blair really wouldn？t have minded being
someone pletely different； which was part of the reason she？d decided to submit herself to
Gianni in the first place。 She？d even settle for Katherine instead of Audrey as long as the look was
totally new。
？Yes；？ Blair answered feebly。
？Good；？ t