I？m going to take off before the snow gets too fucking deep；？ she announced to Aaron。
？Yeah？？ Aaron jumped to his feet。 ？I？ll help you find a cab。？ Serena didn？t need him around。
She？d probably be so surrounded by admirers during the after…party； he wouldn？t even get a
chance to see her。 She wouldn？t mind if he just quietly took off。
Outside in Bryant Park the snow was already ankle deep。 The lion statues on the steps of the
public library looked even larger and more menacing blanketed in white。
？Think I？ll just hop a train up to Scarsdale；？ Aaron said； referring to the Westchester suburb
where he？d lived with his mom before deciding to move in with his dad？s new family in the city
last fall。 He flicked open his Zippo and lit an herbal cigarette。 ？My buddies and I always get
together out on the golf course when there？s a big storm like this。 It？s a good time。？
？Sounds like a fucking blast；？ Blair replied disinterestedly。
Fat； frozen flakes of snow landed on her mascara…coated lashes and she squinted her eyes；
burying her hands in her black cashmere Les Best evening coat pockets as she searched for a
cab。Fuck； it was freezing。
？Want to e with me？？ Aaron offered； even though Blair had been a total bitch lately。 They
were still stepbrother and stepsister？they could at least try to be friends。
Blair grimaced。 ？No； thanks。 I？m going to call this man I met。 See if he wants to meet me
somewhere for a drink or something。？ She loved how the wordman sounded so much more
sophisticated thanguy 。
？Whatman ？？ Aaron asked suspiciously。 ？Not that old dude from Yale you were with last night？？
Blair stamped her feet to keep her toes from getting fro