in her chest； she wouldn？t have been surprised if
it were visible through her nearly transparent cream…colored camisole。
Nate pulled the thing out from under his arm？a navy blue paper Gap shopping bag； folded in half。
Blair was slightly appalled。 He？d bought her a gift at the Gap？
？Here；？ he murmured； yanking something out of the bag and handing it to her。 Blair recognized it
at once： the moss green cashmere V…neck sweater she？d given him over a year ago。
？But you love this sweater；？ she plained； feeling for the gold heart she？d sewn into the left
sleeve before she gave it to him so he would always be wearing her heart on his sleeve。 It wasn？t
there。 Blair felt inside the right sleeve； although she was absolutely positive she？d sewn it into the
left。 Nope。 Where the fuck was it？
？I just don？t think it？d be right to keep it；？ Nate replied solemnly。 He blinked hard； willing the
tears not to fall。 He wondered if Blair even remembered the gold heart； which was now sitting in a
sailboat…shaped blue…and…green sea glass ashtray beside his bed； a constant reminder of their failed
relationship。
Hey； maybe he should talk to Les Best about a new men？s cologne？Nate？s Tears！
？It？s just a sweater；？ Blair insisted； feeling pletely confused。 Why couldn？t Nate just be
normal and give her a boring Tiffany chain…link bracelet or something to congratulate her on
graduating？ Was this his way of saying sorry； or that he wanted her back？ Well； it was a little late
for that。 ？Please； keep it。？
？I can？t；？ Nate gasped； choking up。 He wished he could confide in Blair； tell her all about how
he？d screwed up graduating； how he？d screwed up in general。 But Nate