Serena reached for Nate？s hand and gave it an excited squeeze； barely able to keep the secret to
herself。 ？Let？s go get silly。？
？Hear； hear！？ Lord Marcus agreed。
Blair didn？t even flinch at the sight of Serena and Nate holding hands。 She？d always wanted to
be a foursome； she？d just always thought it would be her and Nate and Serena and someone else。
She looked up into Lord Marcus？s handsome golf…course…green eyes and he swooped down and
kissed her tenderly on the tip of her nose。
Nate had never been that into public displays of affection。 And anyway； what had ever been so
special about Nate？
Boys will be boys and girls will be girls
？I heard about you。 You？re the kid who？s to take my place on the Yale lacrosse team。 Excuse me；
ladies。？ Lord Marcus reached across Blair and Serena to clasp Nate？s hand in the cramped
backseat of the cab as it raced down the hot Park Avenue blacktop。 ？Coach said you were a maniac
with a stick。？
That？s one way of putting it。
Nate hoped Lord Marcus wouldn？t guess that he？d been crying。 Now would？ve been a good time
to take another Viagra； just to give him an ego boost and keep the tears from flowing。 If it hadn？t
been for those annoying side effects； he？d have taken it every day。
What； like the major hard…ons？ But that？s not a side effect； that？s the whole point！
？So is Yale； like； seriously tough or what？？ Nate asked； because it was the only thing he could
think of to say。 Blair had her head on Lord Marcus？s shoulder； and she looked so fortable； it
was sort of unsettling and nice to see at the same time。 Her dark hair was growing out and it
looked so soft and shiny； Nate could almost