cashmere sweaters。 Was it just her； or was Serena acting a little jumpy？ She wondered if Nate had
told Serena about not graduating and not going to Yale and otherwise ruining Blair？s life。 ？You
sure？？ She pushed。
？Not since； um； we did the slide…show stuff that day you caught us。？ Serena laughed awkwardly
and turned to rifle through the colorful Missoni knit dresses behind her。
Blair squinted distrustfully at the back of Serena？s blond head； trying to read her possibly evil；
maybe lying； definitely…in…love with Nate thoughts。 ？Well； you missed Vanessa Abrams getting
one hot makeover yesterday。 You should really keep your phone on；？ she finally said to her
back。 ？I？m going back to look at the Prada dresses。？ Serena followed Blair； trying to match her
quick steps。 ？Vanessa got a makeover？ How e？？ Serena asked； grateful for the opportunity to
change the subject。 She stopped on the opposite side of the rack from Blair and started flipping
through the chocolate… and mocha…colored Prada bubble dresses Blair had already passed over。
？Her sister？s getting married this weekend。？ Blair lifted her eyes from the white silk Prada dress
she was fingering。 ？And； you know？sometimes people just need a change。？ Serena bent down and
tried to make eye contact through a gap in the dresses。 There was something else she was feeling
guilty about not telling Blair。 ？Speaking of changes？there？s