pausing it to recite the lines and trying to convince Nate to go along with it。 He？d tried； because it
was easier to just keep her happy。 Now he was in the Hamptons and Blair was in New York and
their relationship was over？even the bedroom was gone； turned into Blair？s baby sister？s
luxurious pastel…colored nursery。
？I？ve decided that as a long…term career goal； working in fashion； behind the scenes； makes a lot
more sense；？ Blair explained。
？Yeah；？ Nate agreed。 ？Serena？s the one who？s really cut out to be a movie star anyway。？
Ouch。
Blair paused for a moment。 ？I should really get going； Nate。 I？ve got to run some samples
uptown to the set。？
？Okay。？ Nate was disappointed。 ？That sounds important。？
？It is important。 Have fun at the beach。？ Blair hung up。
Nate pressed end and dropped the receiver onto the floor； then turned over and stared at the
ceiling。Have fun？ Suddenly； the Hamptons didn？t seem fun at all。 His whole summer stretched
before him and he felt lonely and isolated。 He missed the city； he missed his friends； he missed
Blair。
And no island babe could ever make him forget that。
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Slamming the heavy door behind her； Vanessa stormed into the foyer of the Humphrey
homestead； dropping her battered army surplus knapsack onto the creaky parquet floor and
upsetting a stack of old newspapers in the process。