？Charmed； Blair；？ Davita drawled； tapping one pewter…colored Jimmy Choo slingback against
the caramel…and…burgundy Bokhara rug。 She didn？t seem to have any patience for family
reunions。Well； good。 Neither did Blair。
？Now； Blair；？ Eleanor began； speaking rapidly？the way she always did when she was worried
about something； sweat breaking out in small； jewel…like beads on her brow。 She practically
pushed Blair onto the sofa。 ？Davita is here because 。 。 。 because 。 。 。 well； I？m glad you？re sitting
down； because I have big； big； big news！？ Blairreally didn？t like the sound of that？what could be
bigger than Serena manhandling Nate right in front of her？ They had finally stopped hugging； but
were now paired off in the corner of the room； whispering。 Serena？s delicate； bell…like laugh
grated in Blair？s ears like the whine of a chainsaw。
？I？ve invited Davita and Serena to help plan a going…away party for you and Aaron at the Met the
night before you leave for college！？ Eleanor grabbed Blair？s arm； squeezing tight with excitement；
her eyes glassy and bright。 ？That？s just nine days away！？ Davita grabbed a clipboard from off the
coffee table。 ？Let？s see 。 。 。 so far we？ve got fabulous gift bags full of Kiehls and Fr？d？ric Fekkai
products； and of course flower arrangements by Robert Isabell？I was thinking stargazer and
Casablanca lilies； but that may be too bridey for your taste 。 。 。 truffles from La Maison du
Chocolat； a tower of cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery。 And I thought it might be really cute to run
a red carpet outside and down those fabulous Met steps。 。 。 。 Blair？ What doyou think？？ Davita
frowned； her leathery skin crinkling。 Her face looked l