he shrugged her needling fingers away； suddenly feeling
more like someone？s cute four…year…old brother than Vanessa？s stud…muffin boyfriend。
？So； the big news is Serena？s going to be a movie star； and I？m going to help make her cheesy
big…budget movie； because if we sell out； we？ll make selling out look cool；？ Vanessa told him with
drunken excitement。
Serena and Vanessa slapped each other five like old soccer teammates。 Then Serena refilled her
glass of Dom out of the magnum on the floor next to Vanessa？s chair and handed the overflowing
flute to Dan。 ？To Hollywood；？ she cried gleefully； waiting for Dan to chug it down。
Dan perched on Vanessa？s pale bare knee； trying not to spill his champagne。 He？d prepared a
Pablo Neruda love poem to recite； but maybe now wasn？t such a great time。
？Do you think I should tell them to turn the music up so we can dance？？ Serena burped loudly。
？Definitely。？ Vanessa bounced up and down on the chair cushion； causing Dan to tumble onto the
floor。 ？Dan will dance with us； won？t you； Dan？？
Dan clambered to his feet； eager for Serena to leave him alone with Vanessa。 ？Sure。？
Serena whirled away； a vision of yellow silk and golden hair。 The room was packed with people
and the air was thick with cigarette smoke and perfume。 Everyone had been celebrating since
morning； so it felt like fourA。M。 instead of tenP。M。 For old times？ sake； a group of girls from
Seaton Arms and Constance were playing Spin the Bottle with a group of boys from Riverside。
？Me first！？ Chuck Bass crowed； kneeling down to give the empty Stoli bottle an energetic spin。
Typical。
？Dad got pretty mad at me today；？ Dan confessed。 He perched on t