you　exclusively　in　my　designs；　just　like　Audrey

Hepburn　and　Givenchy！？　But　Serena　barely　heard　him；　distracted　by　the　sight　of　Nate　putting　his

T…shirt　back　on。　He　waved；　mouthing；　？I？ll　talk　to　you　later；？　as　he　backed　toward　the　exit。　She

sighed。　So　much　for　taking　advantage　of　her　hotel　suite。

That？s　okay？they　have　the　rest　of　their　lives　to　spend　together。　Don？t　they？

b　can　barely　contain　herself

Nate　rounded　the　corner　of　Nineteenth　Street　and　crossed　Sixth　Avenue；　without　waiting　for　the

walk　signal。　The　Container　Store　loomed　up　ahead；　its　huge　display　windows　and　royal　blue

awnings　a　little　too　showy　for　a　store　that　sold　plastic　storage　bins　and　shower　racks。　Nate　pushed

through　the　glass　doors　and　into　the　enormous　store；　taking　in　the　high　ceilings　and　fake

Romanesque　columns。　He　searched　for　a　familiar　chestnut…brown　head　of　hair　as　he　strode　down

the　wide　central　path；　glancing　down　endless　aisles　with　labels　like　SHELVING；　CLEANING；

HOME　OFFICE；　KITCHEN；　and　BATH。　The　store　was　heavily　air…conditioned；　and　he　could　feel

goose　bumps　forming　all　over　his　still…damp　body。　He？d　felt　bad　running　out　on　Serena　like　that；

but　he？d　been　so　relieved　when　Blair　had　called　and　invited　him　to　e　dorm…room　shopping。

She　sounded　almost　normal？a　thousand　times　calmer　than　she？d　been　when　he？d　last　seen　her？and

he　wanted　to　take　advantage　of　her　being　in　a　good　mood。　At　least　she　couldn？t　kill　him　in　such　a

public　place。

Don？t　be　so　sure？that　girl　loves　to　make　a　scene。

Finally　he　spotted　her；　looking　radiant　in　a　sea…green　cotton　sundress？not　the　most　practical　outfit

for　dorm　room　shopping；　but　then　Blair　was　never　practical。　Her　hai