iedly； ？I？m sorry； okay？ I only bought a few things； and they？re all
for school。？
Yeah。 We all wear wedding gowns to freshman orientation。
It didn？t look like she was going to escape any time soon。 Blair picked up the new issue ofW
she？d left on the night table。 She？d bought the oversize magazine to keep her occupied on the long
flight； but the plimentary Maker？s Mark bourbon had ended up being a much more interesting
diversion。
？Blair。？ Eleanor sighed and squeezed Blair？s knee through the purplish…brown hemp…blend
bedspread。 ？I don？t mind you buying a few things？but a wedding dress？？ She paused。 ？Still； I bet
it？s quite a dress。？
？It is！？ Blair exclaimed。This was the mother she knew and sort of loved。
？Even so； I？ve talked it over with Cyrus； and I？m going to call your father this afternoon； but I
think he？ll agree that； since you？re home now； presumably to stay？？
？I？m definitelynot going back to London；？ Blair inter…jected； trying not to feel emotional about
her dramatic departure from Marcus？s hometown。 Had he even noticed she was gone？
？？this