sympathetic。 ？That？s too bad。？
？It？s just life in fashion。 Where are you； anyway？？
？East Hampton。 My parents？ place。 I？m doing some work for my coach down here； helping him
with his house。？
？I wish I could get away；？ Blair replied dreamily。 ？Just for a minute。 But you know what it？s
like。。。。？
？Yeah；？ Nate agreed。 ？If you？re working； that？s how it goes。？
？Did I mention I？m doing wardrobe on that new movie？Breakfast at Fred？s ？？
？Cool；？ Nate intoned。 Why hadn？t she said anything about her engagement？ ？So； you？re back
from London； I guess。？
？Oh； yes。？ Blair sighed deeply； ？I had to get back to New York。 I decided this was the best way
to build up my r？sum？ before we start Yale； you know； get some real； professional experience
under my belt。？
？That sounds like a good plan；？ Nate agreed； suddenly wishing he？d rolled a joint before making
the call。 ？Especially now that you？re； you know； making plans for the future。？
？Aren？t you？？ asked Blair。 ？You？ve got to think about what lies ahead； you know that； Nate；
right？？
？Right；？ Nate agreed； even though he rarely thought farther ahead than whether to get a burrito
or pizza for dinner。 ？So； anyway； I guess I was just calling to say congratulations； you know。？
？Oh； it？s nothing。 Just a little summer job with one of the best designers in America。？
？I was talking about the engagement。 I heard everything。？
？Engagement？？ Blair echoed。 ？Who have you been talking to？？
？Chuck told me；？ Nate admitted； pulling a pillow over his head。
？Chuck told you I was engaged？？ Blair barked。 ？As usual； he？s got the story all wrong。？
？What do you mean？？ Nate pulled the pillow off and sat