underwear to shreds。 His normally pale face was tan； and his dark； short dreadlocks were streaked
with copper； like he？d been living on a beach all summer。 Aaron was annoying； but at least he
didn？t look anything like his dad； Cyrus； who was the most revolting human specimen of a
stepfather Blair had ever encountered。
？Daddy； are you still there？？
？I？m here； Blair…Bear？and I？ll try。 But no promises； okay？ I want you to be realistic about the
situation。 If it？s meant to be； it？s meant to be。？ The babies started wailing again； and her dad
offered a quick ？Love you； see you in a few days！？ before signing off。
Oh； it was meant to be； all right；Blair thought as she tossed her phone down on the bed。 You
couldn？t stop destiny？and she and Nate weredestined to be together forever。
？Thanks for the friendly wele； Sis。？ Aaron grinned and leaned up against Mookie； throwing
his arm around the dog？s neck in a half nelson。 Good。 Maybe he？d strangle the thing by accident。
Mookie offered him a wet lick across his face。
？Oh； right。 Wele back；？ she said irritably。 ？And I told you to stop calling me that。 Just
because my mom married your dad doesn？t mean I？m your sister。？ ？Uh； no offense； Sis； but that？s
exactly what it means。？ Aaron smoothed down Mookie？s gross； slobbery fur with one hand and
chuckled。
？Whatever。？ Blair inspected her French manicure； which was now chipped。 As if she needed one
more fucked up thing in her life。
Poor baby！
？So； you getting psyched for Yale？？ Aaron asked； lying back on the floor。 Mookie promptly got
up and sat on his chest； obscuring his face so that all Blair could see was his dreadlocks； and
Mookie？s g