ed　quietly　down　at　their　empty　plates。　They　were　inches　apart；　but　it　felt　like　miles。

There；　there。　A　reconciliation　might　be　closer　than　you　think。

love　is　blind…　and　embarrassing

Jenny　felt　like　a　movie　star　as　she　slid　out　of　the　leather　seat　of　the　Lincoln　Town　Car　and　onto　Seventy…second　and　Central　Park　West。　She　teetered　slightly　on　her　four…inch　heels。

“You　okay？”　Nate　asked；　catching　her　by　the　crook　of　her　elbow。　Jenny　nodded　gratefully　and　leaned　against　him　for　support。　He　smelled　like　Ralph　Lauren　Romance。　Jenny　had　always　wanted　a　boyfriend　who　used　that　cologne。

Which　was　exactly　why　she’d　given　him　a　bottle　for　his　birthday。

Nate　squeezed　her　shoulder。　“You　sure；　Meow？”　he　asked；　using　his　pet　name　for　her。　They’d　called　each　other　Meow　Meow　ever　since　an　orange　and　white　tabby　kitten　appeared　on　their　Providence　porch。　She’d　begged　Nate　to　let　her　bring　it　inside　the　house；　just　once。　But　Nate　refused。　He　hadn’t　wanted　to　be　an　asshole　about　it；　he　just　really　hated　cats。　They　were　so　creepy；　the　way　they　climbed　on　top　of　you　when　you　least　suspected　it；　the　way　they　couldn’t　play　fetch；　the　way　they　stared　at　you　while　you　were　naked。

Sort　of　like　girlfriends。

But　instead　of　sulking；　Jenny　made　a　joke　out　of　it。　She　began　acting　like　a　cat　at　the　most　random　times；　crawling　toward　him　on　her　hands　and　knees　in　bed　and　making　pleading　little　meows　that　made　him　laugh。　That　was　the　thing　about　Jenny。　She　was　sunny　and　sweet　and　unplicated。　It　made　him　feel　not　so　fucked　up；　not　so　confused。　And　he　needed　that　in　his　life；　especially　tonight。　He　was　pretty　sure　they　were　going　to　see　Blair　and　Serena　for　the　first　time　since　their　disastrous　Christmas　in　Newport　last　year。

“We’re　here　for　th