king off for Costa Rica。 I was so excited and everything was going so well。 But then—”
Blair paused as a cute trio of twentysomething guys approached。 They stood at a distance of a few feet； shuffling nervously。 Guys always approached Blair and Serena whenever they were together； and of course it was flattering。 But right now； Blair wasn’t really in the mood。
“Are you Serena van der Woodsen？” a lanky blond guy asked in a British accent。
“I am。” Serena smiled； displaying her perfect white teeth。
“I knew it was her！” his red…haired friend exclaimed。 “Mind if I take a picture？” he pleaded； already removing a tiny Nikon digital camera from his khakis pocket。
“Only if my best friend is in it； too；” Serena said sweetly。 She threw her arms around Blair’s shoulders and stuck out her tongue。 Of course she still looked beautiful。
“Thanks； Serena！” the guys chorused as they walked away； crowding around the guy with the camera so they could check out the picture。
“How annoying；” Blair grumbled。
“It’s not so bad。 It happens a lot； ever since Breakfast at Fred’s opened。 It’s kind of cute。” Serena shrugged。 “So； anyway。 You were saying。 About your boyfriend？”
“He’s great；” Blair said quickly； taking another sip of coffee。 Suddenly； she didn’t want to tell Serena about what happened in Vermont。 After all； Serena was an internationally worshipped movie star。 How could she possibly understand？ “It’s amazing。 A real relationship。 Nothing like high school；” Blair added。 “We’re thinking of moving in together for spring semester。”
“You must really love Yale；” Serena said wistfully。 She’d chosen not to go to Yale with Blair； and mostly； she was happy with that decision。 But it was a little hard to hear about Blair’s per