Chuck Bass is just a
horny； harmless jerk…off； and we love him for it。？
？I？m not worried；？ Nate told her。 ？It？s not like that。？
？It？s not？？ asked Serena。 She knew Nate； and she definitely knew better than to believe him
when it came to girls。 He basically always got it wrong。
She？s an actress； remember？ She onlyplays stupid。
？I thought it was； but I was wrong；？ Nate admitted。 ？Hey； where are they going？？ Tawny had
taken Chuck by the hand and the two slipped behind a nearby door。
？That？s the bathroom；？ Serena observed。
Double ew。
？Whatever。？ Nate shrugged。 He？d passed the point in his life where he was interested in girls
who slipped into the bathroom at parties with guys they barely knew。 He didn？t care what was
going on behind that door right now。 Then； on the dance floor； barefoot and beaming； he spotted
Blair； firmly in the embrace of a much…taller guy in a conservative gray suit。 Their lips met and
Nate had to shut his eyes。
？I？m taking off；？ he muttered。 He？d had enough of this party。 Nate shot his familiar； disarming；
lopsided grin in Serena？s direction。 Then he hopped off the countertop and disappeared into the
crowd。
cue music； roll credits
Serena remained on the counter and pulled out the cigarette she？d wisely tucked behind her left
ear。 She smoothed out the wrinkles in her ？borrowed？ black Bailey Winter dress； turned on one of
the stove？s burners； and bent to light her cigarette in the flame。 She took a long drag； turned the
stove off； and turned her attention back to the still…pulsating dance floor。
？Where did Nate go？？ Blair stormed into the kitchen。
？Who knows？？ laughed Serena； helping Blair