Serena　had　won　everyone　back；　Blair　included；　and　now　she　was　the　star　of　a　fucking　international

perfume　ad　campaign。　If　anyone　could　help　Blair　shimmy　her　way　back　to　the　top　and　make

everyone　fall　in　love　with　her　again；　Serena　could。

Blair　pushed　open　the　glass　doors　of　the　rehab　clinic　and　stood　at　the　top　of　the　marble　steps；

gasping　in　the　cold。　Quickly；　she　punched　Serena？s　number　into　her　cell　phone。

？Blair？？　Serena　shouted；　her　phone　cutting　in　and　out。　？I　thought　you　were　mad　at　me。？　She

coughed　loudly。　？God；　am　I　sick。？

？Where　are　you？？　Blair　demanded　in　response。　？Are　you　in　a　cab？？

？Right；？　Serena　answered。　？I？m　going　to　a　movie　premiere　with　some　people　I　met　at　the

perfume　shoot。　Want　to　e？？

？I　can？t；？　Blair　answered。　？Serena；　I　need　you　to　e　get　me。　Tell　the　cab　to　take　I…95　up　to

Greenwich。　Exit　3。　There？s　this　place　called　Breakaway　on　Lake　Avenue。　Get　him　to　stop　and　ask

someone　if　he　can？t　find　it。　Okay？？

？Greenwich？　But　that？s　going　to　cost　like　a　hundred　bucks！？　Serena　argued。　？What？s　going　on；

Blair？　Why　are　you　in　Greenwich？　This　doesn？t　have　anything　to　do　with　that　old　guy　I　saw　you

with　the　other　night；　does　it？？

？I？ll　pay　you　back；？　Blair　interrupted　impatiently。　？I？ll　tell　you　all　about　it　when　you　get　here。

Will　you　do　it；　S？？　she　asked；　using　the　endearment　she　hadn？t　used　since　they　were　little。

Serena　hesitated；　but　Blair　could　tell　she　was　intrigued　by　the　idea　of　an　adventure　with　her　old

friend。　The　phone　crackled　as　she　heard　Serena　give　the　driver　directions。

？I　have　to　hang　up　because　my　phone　is　running　out　of　juice；？　Serena　yelled。　？I？ll　be　there　soon；

Blair；　okay？　Oh；　and　by　t