ike it was about to peel off in layers； like a
withered onion。
Blair couldn？t concentrate。 She continued to stare at Serena and Nate； willing Nate to turn
around and notice her。Hello！ Remember me？ Your girlfriend？ The girl you just spent a month
alone with on a boat in the middle of the Atlantic？ The girl you said you loved about eighty
thousand times？ What the fucking fuck was going on？
？。 。 。 and it？s all for you； sweetie！ Well； you and Aaron and 。 。 。 the rest of the family too！
Because 。 。 。 we？re moving to Los Angeles！？ Blair？s head whipped around to face her
mother。？What？？ She suddenly felt like she was choking。 ？What are youtalking about？？ Eleanor？s
smile wavered for a moment and she reached up； patting her sleek； golden bob to pose herself；
her six…carat Harry Winston diamond wedding ring sending glittering reflections across the room。
？Cyrus？s real estate pany just landed a huge contract in L。A。？they？re building a luxury resort
in Malibu！ Isn？t that fabulous？？ Eleanor waved her hands excitedly in front of Blair？s stunned
face。 ？And with you and Aaron off to college； it？ll be a fresh start for baby Yale 。 。 。 who really
should be raisedproperly ？with a real backyard she can play in。？ Eleanor grabbed a stack of
blueprints from the coffee table and shoved them on Blair？s lap。 ？Look at these plans for the new
house！ Your bedroom will be here； with its own terrace； and Yale？s is going to have a sleeping loft
for the nanny and？？ ？Jesus Christ； Mom！？ Blair yelled； swatting away the blueprints。 ？Los
Angeles？ Where people die from earthquakes like every day？ You raisedme in
Manhattan？withouta backyard！ What？s wrong with Central Park？ This