hich　was　a　lot　of　the　time？it　had　made　her　feel　better　to

know　that　Blair　was　just　half　a　mile　away；　sleeping　in　the　room　Serena　knew　so　well。　What　would

Thanksgiving　or　Christmas　break　be　like　now　with　her　in　California？　Or　the　summers；　for　that

matter？　Serena　had　always　thought　they？d　be　together　forever；　and　now　she　wasn？t　so　sure。　She

looked　over　at　Blair；　who　was　deep　in　thought。

？So；　I　told　you　about　how　the　release　date　of　my　movie　got　pushed　up；　right？　I？m　totally　stressed

about　the　premiere；？　Serena　said；　deciding　to　change　the　subject　for　both　their　sakes。　She　pushed

her　mass　of　hair　over　her　shoulder。　？There？s　a　press　conference　at　the　Soho　House　on　Tuesday；

and　I？m　really　nervous。？　Blair　turned　to　her　friend　and　took　another　swig　of　cold　sweet　coffee。

Serena　certainlyhadn？t　told　her　the　release　date　had　been　moved　up；　but　that　explained　why　she？d

seen　her　face　and　the　words　？True　Love　Never　Lies？　pass　by　on　three　different　buses　since　they？d

sat　down。　Serena　was　staring　straight　ahead；　and　Blair　couldn？t　tear　her　gaze　away　from　her

perfect　profile。　Even　though　her　face　was　flushed　and　a　little　bit　sweaty　from　the　sun　overhead；　it

should？ve　been　etched　in　glass　and　then　minted　onto　a　fucking　coin。　But　however　jealous　she

might　be　of　the　fact　that　Serena　was　going　to　be　an　overnight　sensation；　she　had　to　admit　she　felt

kind　of　proud；　too。　The　only　thing　better　than　having　fame　and　fortune　happen　to　you　was　to　have

it　happen　to　your　best　friend。

Excuse　me；　but　what　happened　to　the　Blair　we　all　know　and　love？

？Don？t　worry。？　Blair　turned　and　gave　Serena？s　knee　a　squeeze。　？You？re　going　to　be

fine。？　？Thanks。　That　means　a　lot　to　me；？　S