Jealous? She sighed noisily and turned around to yank her powder blue parka from the hook by the door. ?I'll see you downstairs,? she mumbled6, as she hurled7 herself out the door. ?Don't worry,? Blair called after her. ?I'm moving back home when we get back!? ?Aren't you cold?? Nate took off his well-worn, navy blue Brown sweatshirt and offered it to Georgie. He slept in the sweatshirt for luck sometimes. As if the Brown admissions office was going to overlook the fact that he'd been busted8 by the cops for buying weed just because he liked to sleep in their sweatshirt. Georgie was walking around in her orange sorbet La Perla panty-and-bra set while Chuck Bass9, Josef, Sven, Ulrich, and Gan played mah-jongg on Xbox.Maybe they areall gay , Nate thought hopefully. Even so, he didn't like it when Georgie walked around in her underwear. She was too ? too ?naked , and her nakedness was supposed to be reserved for herself andhim , After all, she was his girlfriend. Well ? wasn't she? ?Why don't we go upstairs?? he whispered suggestively in her ear. He'd imagined that he and Georgie would spend the majority of their time in Sun Valley in bed having lots of sex. But he'd never even taken his pants off in her presence. Not once. And it wasn't that Georgie was actually a serious prude under all that flaunting11 and nakedness. She was just too busy being crazy and guzzling12 mood enhancers to lie still for a second and let him kiss her. ?What's upstairs?? Georgie asked, lighting13 a cigarette. Her long silky brown hair was pulled over one pale shoulder and her long pale legs were crossed,twice . Only seriously skinny girls can do that. Nate shrugged14. ?I just thought we could ? you know ? hang out.? Any normal girl would have looked into his emerald green eyes and gone all prickly and faint at such an invitation. But Georgie was too screwed up even to notice how cute and irresistible15 he was. In other words, she was an idiot. She cocked a suspicious eyebrow16 at Nate. ?You didn't smuggle17 in weed without telling me, did you?? she asked hopefully. ?Nah.? He reached out and touched her hair, smoothing it over her bony shoulder. ?I just thought we could use the privacy,? he said, his cheeks turning adorably pink at the suggestion in his voice. Georgie swung her legs over the arm of the wooden chair she was sitting on. It had been carved by Shoshone Indians out of birch trees and then painted orange. Butt18-ugly, but probably worth a fortune. There was a honk19 outside. Georgie swung her feet to the floor and swiped Nate's sweatshirt out of his hand. ?Guess I should put something on,? she mumbled, yanking the thing over her head as she headed for the front door. Her white butt cheeks peeked20 out from under the navy blue sweatshirt, somehow making her look even more naked than before. ?Thank God you're here,? she told the bemused delivery guy. She pulled a bottle of Stoli out of the crate21 on his dolly and cracked it open. Then she grabbed the remote control for the ten-disc CD player and clicked it on. An old Blondie song came on??The Tide Is High.? ?You can set up the coolers out by the hot tub.? Georgie pointed22 at Nate with the bottle of Stoli. ?He'll show you where it is.? Down in the lobby of the Sun Valley Lodge23, Erik was talking to a bunch of ski patrol guys about the day's big rescue. Some dude had been showing his girlfriend how to ski backward and had skied right into a tree. A branch had impaled24 him right in the ass10. ?It was pretty gnarly,? Serena heard one of the ski patrol guys say. ?What was?? she asked, climbing into Erik's lap. He draped his long arms around her, and she burrowed25 her cheek into his chest, hungry for attention. ?Mmm. You smell nice and clean.? The ski patrol dudes sipped26 their beers and looked on enviously27. If only they each had their own model-gorgeous blond sister to snuggle with. ?Hey, where's your friend? The one with the cute little ? haircut?? one of them asked. Serena sat up and perched on Erik's knee, her baby-blue-Ugg-bedecked feet just grazing the carpet. She tugged28 on the legs of her Habitual29 jeans. Usually people were too busy looking ather to ask about Blair. But Blair did put a hell of a lot more effort into her appearance than Serena did, so maybe Blair deserved the attention. ?She's upstairs, getting ready.? She elbowed Erik in the belly30. ?You want to go up and check on her?? Erik kind of liked that the ski patrol guys had noticed Blair, since he and Blair were so clearly going to be getting it on very soon. He elbowed Serena back. ?Ow!? The two siblings31 exchanged fierce glances. ?I didn't say anything bad,? Serena insisted sulkily. Erik's fierce look turned into an amused grin. ?What?? ?I think someone's here to see you,? he whispered. Serena looked up to find Jan, future dentist and blond Dutch Olympic snowboarder, gazing at her soulfully. ?I was hoping to escort you to the party.? The ski patrol guys stepped back to make room for him. Serena slid off her brother's knee. This wasn't exactly the kind of attention she'd been hoping for. ?Um, we're waiting for Blair.? Erik gave her a little push from behind. ?Why don't you two run along?? He gestured to the ski patrol guys. ?I invited these guys to the party. Blair and I can get a lift with them.? Just then the elevator doorsbinged and slid open. Ladies and gentlemen ? Queen of the Mountain! Blair had fastened a little gold heart barrette in her hair and was wearing the jade32 chandelier earrings33 Les Best had given Serena after she'd modeled in his runway show. She was also wearing Serena's light blue cashmere pullover, which was fine because Serena had been planning on giving it to her, anyway. It was a little tight in the chest, which was also fine. Blair liked it like that. So did the Sun Valley Ski Patrol. They nudged one another and shifted their feet and mumbled noisily, like animals in a barnyard. ?Hey. You look fantastic,? Erik said, liking34 the way the other guys were ogling35 her. He held out his hand possessively. ?Ready to go?? Blair was glad she had taken her time getting ready. She was even wearing the plain white cotton Hanro underwear that Serena always made fun of, calling them her ?grannypants.? But the truth was, Blair was always more comfortable in her granny undies than in all the fussy36, lacy panties and thongs37 she owned. And she looked better in them, too. They were what she imagined herself wearing when she was being undressed. And someone was definitely going to be undressing her tonight. Still life with toothbrushes Jenny was so confused by what had happened with Leo earlier that evening that she stayed up late, painting a still life and sorting out her thoughts. As usual, there were no fruit or vegetables in the fridge except for a thousand-year-old moldy38 orange, so she painted toothbrushes and a bar of Dove soap instead. It seemed entirely39 possible that Leo did not own a dog and did not live in that stunning40 apartment on Park Avenue. Maybe he's just a normal, everyday person, she thought to herself as she carefully touched up the blue bristles41 on Dan's toothbrush.Just like me . Actually, she still didn't know what he was. Why didn't he just make it clear instead of playing games? She glared down at her canvas. ?This is dumb,? she grumbled42, and tossed it into the trash can under her desk. Everything was dumb. All of a sudden she just felt so ?dumb . And dumb people need company. ?Oh, so now you have time to talk to me?? Elise said when she picked up the phone. ?I'm sorry,? Jenny allowed. ?I've been acting43 stupid.? ?That's okay.? Elise's voice softened44. ?Anyway, I don't see why you're making such a big deal out of this. I mean, if he was so rich and his mom was this crazy person who dressed up her dog, he probably wouldn't be such a good boyfriend to have. Right?? Jenny thought about this. ?How would you know?? she asked suspiciously. ?How many boyfriends have you had?? Elise didn't answer right away. Jenny had touched on a sore subject. ?Actually, I thought your brother was going to be my first boyfriend, but I guess not.? Jenny snorted. ?Like that would ever work. You don't smoke, and you don't even like coffee.? She could feel Elise smiling on the other end, and it felt good that she'd made her friend smile. ?Anyway, I think you should stop thinking of Leo as something he's not and just see if you like who he actually is.? Jenny crouched45 down and pulled the smudged, wet still life out of her wastepaper basket. Maybe if she didn't think of the toothbrush painting as a still life but as a painting with toothbrushes in it, it would work better. She might even add something not so still to it, like Marx the cat. She lay down on her stomach and pulled up the corner of her pink bedspread, looking for him. ?So ?? Elise said. ?Are you going to call him or what?? Marx wasn't there. Jenny stood up and went over to her computer. ?No. He likes e-mail better.? She sat down, an idea forming in her head. She was going to invite herself over to Leo's house?at least, she was pretty sure that basement apartment on East Eighty-first Street was his house. This e-mail was her warning signal. She was going to find out once and for all who he was and what he was all about?whether he liked it or not. The phone still pressed to her ear, she went online and started to type. ?So you really don't think Dan and I could have worked?? Elise persisted. ?He was writing a poem about me, I think.? Jenny could have told her all about how Dan was still in love with Vanessa and how all the poems he wrote were really about Vanessa and him, even when he pretended they were about someone else. Also, she'd bet anything Elise would get bored with his ?I'm a tortured, miserable46 soul? bullshit after about ten minutes. ?No way,? she answered distractedly. ?Sorry, let me just finish this.? ?That's okay. I think I'm going to e-mail your brother right now and tell him what a jerk he is.? ?Good idea,? Jenny agreed. Now both girls were typing away at their keyboards as they breathed ferociously47 into their phones. When you have a tough message to get across, it's always good to have backup. E-mailing boys is so much easier than talking to them face to face Dear Leo, I know this seems like a strange thing to say, but I really feel like you've been hiding something from me and I don't know. I really like you a lot, and I think you like me. So how come you've never invited me to your house? The thing is, I know where you live now. So I'm coming over tomorrow at six, which is when you're usually finished walking Daphne, I think. Okay. See you then. Jenny Dear Daniel, First of all, I think you are a real jerk for leading me on, because you know I'm younger than you and less experienced, and you should watch out whose heart you break, because it could come back and bite you in the ass. Also, it's so obvious you are still hung up on the first and only girl who would be stupid enough to be your girlfriend. Your sister didn't even have to tell me that?you are just so transparent48, it's like you're writing on tracing paper. There, I can be poetic49, too. Write that, asshole! Your nonfriend and best critic, Elise The only unbaked boy on the lax team ?Got it!? Nate Archibald twirled his lacrosse stick over his head, scooped50 up the ball, and tossed it expertly to Charlie Dern. His flushed cheeks were smudged with dirt, and his golden-brown curls were matted with sweat and bits of dried Central Park grass, causing him to look even hotter than the hottest Abercrombie & Fitch model in the entire catalog. He lifted his shirt to wipe the sweat from his glittering green eyes, and even the pigeons roosting in the trees nearby cooed with pleasure at the sight. The group of junior girls from Seaton Arms watching on the sidelines tittered with excitement. ?Whoa. He must have worked out a lot in prison,? breathed one girl. ?I heard his parents are sending him out to Alaska after graduation to work in a tuna-fish cannery,? said her friend. ?They're worried he'll go back to dealing51 drugs if he goes to college.? ?I heard he's got this heart condition that's really rare. He has to smoke pot so he won't have attacks,? said another. ?It's actually kind of cool.? Nate flashed them an oblivious52 grin, and the girls simultaneously53 closed their eyes to keep from falling over backward.God , he was perfect. It was the beginning of the season and no team captain had yet been appointed, so each boy was on his best behavior. After their usual scrimmage, Coach Michaels had asked them to free-throw for a while. Nate was throwing with his friend Jeremy Scott Tomkinson when he heard his cell phone ring in the pile of coats. He signaled to Jeremy and then sprinted54 over to answer it. Georgina Spark, Nate's girlfriend of several weeks, was currently residing in an exclusive drug-and-alcohol-rehabilitation facility in her hometown of Greenwich, Connecticut, and was only allowed to make supervised phone calls at certain times of the day. The last time Nate had missed her call, she'd been so bummed55 out, she'd gone on a bender and had later been found on the roof of the clinic, chewing Nicorette gum and sniffing56 a bottle of nail polish remover, both of which she'd stolen from a nurse's purse. ?You're panting,? Georgie observed coyly when Nate answered. ?Were you thinking about me?? ?I'm at lax practice,? he explained. Coach Michaels spat57 noisily into the grass only a few feet away. ?I think it's just about over, though. Are you okay?? As usual, Georgie ignored the question. ?I love how you're all athletic58 and healthy and chem-free, and I'm sitting in this jail, pining for you. Just like a princess in a fairy tale.?
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