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of utter coolness。 
The whole van der Woodsen family was like that。 They were all tall; 
blond; thin; and super…poised; and they never did anything—play 
tennis; hail a cab; eat spaghetti; go to the toilet—without 
maintaining their cool。 Serena especially。 She was gifted with the 
kind of coolness that you can’t acquire by buying the right handbag 
or the right pair of jeans。 She was the girl every boy wants and 
every girl wants to be。 
“Serena will be back at Constance tomorrow;” Mr。 van der Woodsen 
said; glancing at his daughter with steely blue eyes and an owl…like 
mixture of pride and disapproval that made him look scarier than he 
really was。 
“Well; Serena。 You look lovely; dear。 Blair will be thrilled to see you;” 
Blair’s mother trilled。 
“You’re one to talk;” Serena said; hugging her。 “Look how skinny 
you are! And the house looks so fantastic。 Wow。 You’ve got some 
awesome art!” 
Mrs。 Waldorf smiled; obviously pleased; and wrapped her arm 
around Serena’s long; slender waist。 “Darling; I’d like you to meet 
my special friend; Cyrus Rose;” she said。 “Cyrus; this is Serena。” 
“Stunning;” Cyrus Rose boomed。 He kissed Serena on both cheeks; 
and hugged her a little too tightly。 “She’s a good hugger; too;” 
Cyrus added; patting Serena on the hip。 
Serena giggled; but she didn’t flinch。 She’d spent a lot of time in 
Europe in the past two years; and she was used to being hugged by 
harmless; horny European gropers who found her pletely 
irresistible。 She was a full…on groper magnet。 
“Serena and Blair are best; best; best friends;” Eleanor Waldorf 
explained to Cyrus。 “But Serena went away to Hanover Academy in 
eleventh grade and spent this summer traveling。 It was so hard for 
poor Blair with you gone this past year; Serena;” Eleanor said; 
growing misty…eyed。 “Especially with the divorce。 But you’re back 
now。 Blair will be so pleased。” 


“Where is she?” Serena asked eagerly; her perfect; pale skin 
glowing pink with the prospect of seeing her old friend again。 She 
stood on tip…toe and craned her head to look for Blair; but she soon 
found herself surrounded by parents—the Archibalds; the Coateses; 
the Basses; and Mr。 Farkas—who each took turns kissing her and 
weling her back。 
Serena hugged them happily。 These people were home to her; and 
she’d been gone a long time。 She could hardly wait for life to return 
to the way it used to be。 She and Blair would walk to school 
together; spend Double Photography in Sheep Meadow in Central 
Park; lying on their backs; taking pictures of pigeons and clouds; 
smoking and drinking Coke and feeling like hard…core artistes。 They 
would have cocktails at the Star Lounge in the Tribeca Star Hotel 
again; which always turned into sleepover parties because they 
would get too drunk to get home; so they’d spend the night in the 
suite Chuck Bass’s family kept there。 They would sit on Blair’s four…
poster bed and watch Audrey Hepburn movies; wearing vintage 
lingerie and drinking gin and lime juice。 They would cheat on their 
Latin tests like they always did—amo; amas; amat was still tattooed 
on the inside of Serena’s elbow in permanent marker (thank God for 
three…quarter length sleeves!)。 They’d drive around Serena’s 
parents’ estate in Ridgefield; Connecticut; in the caretaker’s old 
Buick station wagon; singing the stupid hymns they sang in school 
and acting like crazy old ladies。 They’d pee in the downstairs 
entrances to their classmates’ brownstones and then ring the 
doorbells and run away。 They’d take Blair’s little brother; Tyler; to 
the Lower East Side and leave him there to see how long it took for 
him to find his way home—a work of charity; really; since Tyler was 
now the most street…wise boy at St。 George’s。 They’d go out 
dancing with a huge group and lose ten pounds just from sweating 
in their leather pants。 As if they needed to lose the weight。 
They would go back to being their regular old fabulous selves; just 
like always。 Serena couldn’t wait。 
“Got you a drink;” Chuck Bass said; elbowing the clusters of parents 
out of the way and handing Serena a tumbler of whiskey。 “Wele 
back;” he added; ducking down to kiss Serena’s cheek and missing 
it intentionally; so that his lips landed on her mouth。 
“You haven’t changed;” Serena said; accepting the drink。 She took a 
long sip。 “So; did you miss me?” 
“Miss you? The question is; did you miss me?” Chuck said。 “e 
on; babe; spill。 What are you doing back here? What happened? Do 
you have a boyfriend?” 
“Oh; e on; Chuck;” Serena said; squeezing his hand。 “You know I 
came back because I want you so badly。 I’ve always wanted you。” 


Chuck took a step back and cleared his throat; his face flushed。 
She’d caught him off guard; a rare feat。 
“Well; I’m all booked up for this month; but I can put you on the 
waiting list;” Chuck said huffily; trying to regain his posure。 
But Serena was barely listening to him anymore。 Her dark blue eyes 
scanned the room; looking for the two people she wanted to see 
most; Blair and Nate。 
Finally Serena found them。 Nate was standing by the doorway to 
the hall; and Blair was standing just behind him; her head bowed; 
fiddling with the buttons on her black cardigan。 Nate was looking 
directly at Serena; and when her gaze met his; he bit his bottom lip 
the way he always did when he was embarrassed。 And then he 
smiled。 
That smile。 Those eyes。 That face。 
“e here;” Serena mouthed at him; waving her hand。 Her heart 
sped up as Nate began walking toward her。 He looked better than 
she remembered; much better。 
Nate’s heart was beating even faster than hers。 
“Hey; you;” Serena breathed when Nate hugged her。 He smelled 
just like he always smelled。 Like the cleanest; most delicious boy 
alive。 Tears came to Serena’s eyes and she pressed her face into 
Nate’s chest。 Now she was really home。 
Nate’s cheeks turned pink。 Calm down; he told himself。 But he 
couldn’t calm down。 He felt like picking her up and twirling her 
around and kissing her face over and over。 “I love you!” he wanted 
to shout; but he didn’t。 He couldn’t。 
Nate was the only son of a navy captain and a French society 
hostess。 His father was a master sailor and extremely handsome; 
but a little lacking in the hugs department。 His mother was the 
plete opposite; always fawning over Nate and prone to 
emotional fits during which she would lock herself in her bedroom 
with a bottle of champagne and call her sister on her yacht in 
Monaco。 Poor Nate was always on the verge of saying how he really 
felt; but he didn’t want to make a scene or say something he might 
regret later。 Instead; he kept quiet and let other people steer the 
boat; while he laid back and enjoyed the steady rocking of the 
waves。 
He might look like a stud; but he was actually pretty weak。 
“So; what have you been up to?” Nate asked Serena; trying to 
breathe normally。 “We missed you。” 
Notice that he wasn’t even brave enough to say; “I missed you”? 
“What have I been up to?” Serena repeated。 She giggled。 “If you 
only knew; Nate。 I

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