w his Adam？s apple。
Ew？a hickey！
？It？s the one with the graffiti all over the door。 I？ll be downstairs in five minutes；？ Blair
instructed Chuck before hanging up。 She put her hands on her hips； trying to think of a nice way to
tell Vanessa that she was out of there。 It was amusing being friends with the shaven…headed girl
everyone in her class thought was so weird； and Blair genuinely liked Vanessa for her no…bullshit
approach to everything and her dark； sarcastic sense of humor。 But as graduation approached；
Vanessa had grown slightly manic？asking Blair to paint her toenails on an almost nightly basis and
even getting Blair to try that stupid brush…on hair…highlighting kit with her。 Thank God it had only
been temporary。 Vanessa seemed to crave pany； so if two…timing Blair？s stepbrother； Aaron；
with this straggly Dan guy made her happy； Blair honestly didn？t care。 She personally was
through with men。 In just a few short minutes； Vanessa would have the apartment all to herself
again？she could go ahead and have a full…fledged orgy if she wanted to。
？Someone？s ing to pick me up；？ she said in lieu of an explanation。
Vanessa had just been caught cheating on Blair？s stepbrother； Aaron； with Dan； who was
supposed to be history。 Most people would have acted at least slightly sheepish in such a situation。
Not Vanessa。 She blinked her big brown eyes accusingly at Blair。 ？You？re leaving？ How e？
Are you pissed at me？？ She cocked her shaved head and corrected herself。 ？I mean； more than
usual？？
To call Blair and Vanessa the Odd Couple was an under…statement。 Blair had been raised by a
team of nannies and had attended preschool at Park Avenue Pre