intrinsically linked： She would go to
England and she would e back engaged to Lord Marcus。
Even though she was only seventeen and her mom had never even met him。 Not that she ever
planned to purposely introduce her mother to Marcus。 They could meet at the wedding。 Or maybe
they？d elope to some remote South Pacific island and have an intimate nighttime wedding on a
beach with only the natives as their witnesses。 They？d eat fire…roasted goat and dance barefoot in
the sand。
Remember； anything can happen on the Island of Blair。
She？d kept her summer open； thinking she would need all two and a half months just to shop and
pack for Yale。 She？d even considered going over to Europe to see her dad？but mostly to shop；
because the stores in New York never put out any fall fashions until September； and she had to be
in New Haven for orientation at the end of August。 How on earth would she arrive at Yale with the
right cashmere sweaters； ankle boots； and fitted jackets unless she bought them directly from
Prada in Milan or Burberry in London？
Now her summer was more defined。 She would shop； get engaged； and then shop some more。
？I can？t bear to think this is our last night together；？ Marcus lamented； kissing her behind the
ear。 ？It would do my heart good to know you？re going to e over in a couple of weeks。？
Blair would have closed her eyes and kissed him and then whispered something about how she
really； really needed to lie down so would he please walk her to her suite so she could rip his
clothes off and they could consummate their marriage a little early； but then Serena and Nate
wandered into the party behind a group of L？？cole girls who we