ike　it　was　about　to　peel　off　in　layers；　like　a

withered　onion。

Blair　couldn？t　concentrate。　She　continued　to　stare　at　Serena　and　Nate；　willing　Nate　to　turn

around　and　notice　her。Hello！　Remember　me？　Your　girlfriend？　The　girl　you　just　spent　a　month

alone　with　on　a　boat　in　the　middle　of　the　Atlantic？　The　girl　you　said　you　loved　about　eighty

thousand　times？　What　the　fucking　fuck　was　going　on？

？。　。　。　and　it？s　all　for　you；　sweetie！　Well；　you　and　Aaron　and　。　。　。　the　rest　of　the　family　too！

Because　。　。　。　we？re　moving　to　Los　Angeles！？　Blair？s　head　whipped　around　to　face　her

mother。？What？？　She　suddenly　felt　like　she　was　choking。　？What　are　youtalking　about？？　Eleanor？s

smile　wavered　for　a　moment　and　she　reached　up；　patting　her　sleek；　golden　bob　to　pose　herself；

her　six…carat　Harry　Winston　diamond　wedding　ring　sending　glittering　reflections　across　the　room。

？Cyrus？s　real　estate　pany　just　landed　a　huge　contract　in　L。A。？they？re　building　a　luxury　resort

in　Malibu！　Isn？t　that　fabulous？？　Eleanor　waved　her　hands　excitedly　in　front　of　Blair？s　stunned

face。　？And　with　you　and　Aaron　off　to　college；　it？ll　be　a　fresh　start　for　baby　Yale　。　。　。　who　really

should　be　raisedproperly　？with　a　real　backyard　she　can　play　in。？　Eleanor　grabbed　a　stack　of

blueprints　from　the　coffee　table　and　shoved　them　on　Blair？s　lap。　？Look　at　these　plans　for　the　new

house！　Your　bedroom　will　be　here；　with　its　own　terrace；　and　Yale？s　is　going　to　have　a　sleeping　loft

for　the　nanny　and？？　？Jesus　Christ；　Mom！？　Blair　yelled；　swatting　away　the　blueprints。　？Los

Angeles？　Where　people　die　from　earthquakes　like　every　day？　You　raisedme　in

Manhattan？withouta　backyard！　What？s　wrong　with　Central　Park？　This