绯闻女孩第三季插曲

1

第二集

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intothescandalouslives

ofmanhattan'lite.

topstoryonmyhomepage--

renavanderwoodn,

everybody'sfavorite"it"girl,

hasjustreturned

fromamysteriousabnce.

you'llneverbelieve

what'son"gossipgirl."

someonesawrenagettingoff

atrainatgrandcentral.

andeveryoneistalking.

blair,it'srena.

rena?

andb.'sboyfriendnate--

rumorhasit--

he'salwayshadathing

forrena.

butyou'rebacknow.

ididn'tcomebackforyou.

look,blair'smybestfriend,

andyou'reherboyfriend,

andshelovesyou.

whydidsheleave?

whydidshereturn?

mustbealotofrumors

whyyou'reback.

yeah,butnoneofthem

mentionyou.

hetriestotakehisownlife,

andyou'reworried

it'sgonnacostyou,mom?

youhavenoidea

whatit'sbeenlike.

thebestfriend

andtheboyfriend--

that'sprettyclassy,s.

andnate'sfriendchuck

won'tletrena

forgetaboutherpast.

i'mtryingtochange.

ilikedyoubetterbefore.

andthenthere'sdan,

theoutsider.

lookslikehischildhoodcrush

hasreturned.

shedoesn'tknowme.

'scool.

,no,no,no,no.

uh,rena,um,

doyouknowthisyoungman?

oh,fromlastnight.

yourememberme?

you'dreallygoout

withsomeguyyoudon'tknow?

well,hecan'tbewor

thantheguysidoknow.

guesswhodadiscool.

it'satrickquestion.

yeah,

'cauitcan'tbeours.

"toptenforgottenbands

ofthe'90s."

yeah,checkout

who'snumbernine.

he'sveryproud.

hey!hey,

waytobeforgotten.

whyismydaughter

goingtooneofyourconcerts?

well,ourkidswerebound

'sasmallisland.

areyousureit'snotsomeploy,

yourusingmydaughter

togettome

nowthatyourwifeleftyou?

renaandhermysteryman

madeasurpriappearance

atblair's

kissonthelipsparty.

rena'shere?

whatisshedoinghere?

shewasn'tinvited.

butrenawasn'ttheonlyone

whomadeanimpression...

who'sthenewbie?

2

jennymadeanimpression

onchuck.

let'sgoandtalk

somewherequieter.

getoff!stop!

hey!thatismylittlesister!

don'tyou

evertouchheragain!

hey,yourlifeisover,slut!

shebetter

notshowherfaceagain.

i'mactuallyhoping

shewill.

youthinkigotashot

ataconddate?

we'lltalkaboutit

inthecab.

,

willtheuppereastside

everbethesame?

we'realljustdying

toewhathappensnext.

andwhoami?

that'sacret

i'llnevertell.

youknowyouloveme.

x.o.x.o.,gossipgirl.

ibetyou'rewondering

whatgossipgirl

isdoingupsoearly.

truthis,ineverwenttobed.

whywasteprecioustime

dreaming

whenwakinglife

issomuchbetter?

*ididcauacommotion

*ican'thelp

butmakeascene*

*ooh

*iain'tlooking

istherereallyanythingbetter

thanalazysunday?

readingthepaperinbed,

sippingcoffee,

scramblinganeggortwo.

yeah,right.

weuppereastsiders

don'tdolazy.

breakfastisbrunch,

anditcomeswithchampagne,

adresscodeandahundred

ofourclostfriends...

andenemies.

*say,hey,

isitgonnabetonight?*

*comehitmeup,

comehitmeup*

chuck'sdad,bartbass,

ishostingtheannualbrunch

forhisfoundation.

everyoneisinvited.

well,noteveryone.

*heldmeright

,you'reup.

andyou're

checkinguponme.

i'mokay.

really,i'mokay.

youknow,iwasokay

whenyouaskedmeattheparty

andinthecab,

whenwegothome,

beforeandafter

ibrushedmyteeth.

look,ijustfeel

reallystupid.

imean,howcould

ihaveactuallythought

thatchuckbass

justwantedtotalktome?

becauyoutrustpeople,

whichisnormally

agoodthing.

yeah,except

whenitinvolveschuck.

yeah,prettymuch.

sotherealquestionis,

uh,howareyou?

3

me?

whywouldn'tibeokay?

youknow,attheend

ofthenight,withrena

andthe--the--the...

wasitreallythatbad?

thisisme.

so...goodnight.

yeah.

yeah.

um,yeah,goodnight.

go!walkher

!

okay.

oh!oh,god.

thathurtalot.

whoa,whoa,stop,stop.

sir,stop,stop,stop.

aah!

oh,ithink

ihavebraindamage.

youknowwhat,dan?

ifyouhadbraindamage,

youwouldn'tevenknow

ifyouhadbraindamage.

no,let'sgo,plea.

uh,wi--williamsburg.

no!

h-hi.

sohewaved?

**

no,hewasjusttrying

tobefunny.

maybehe'sshy.

orhehatesme.

noguyinthehistory

oftheworldhaverhatedyou.

sheprobablythinks

ihatehernow.

i'vewaitedmyentireadolescent

lifeforadatewiththisgirl,

youknow,

renavanddn...

andidecidetoclo

theeveningwithawave.

itwasanicewave.

attheendofadate?

comeon,there'snosuchthing.

andyouonlygetoneshot

withagirllikerena.

igotmine,andiblewit.

whichmeans

youhavenothingtolo.

no,nothingexcept

mylastshredofdignity.

oh,that'sgone.

you'reright.

youknowwhat?i'mjust--

i'mgonnagotalktoher.

i'mgonnaapologize

forthewave.

i'mgonnatellher

howmuchilikeher,

andi'mgonnaask

foracondshot.

no,i'mgonnaget

acondshot.

yeah,youare.

yeah.

wait,wait,wait.

ilovetheplan,

but,uh,youneed

abetteroutfit.

andmaybeashower.

whatever.

it'sprobablyforthebest.

thelastthingineed

inmylifeisanewguy.

hewasjustsosmart,

th

and--andfunny...

itsoundslike

youlikehim.

andreallynice.

god,blairwas

someantomelastnight.

idon'tevenknowwhy.

whatever.

4

i'msureifwetalkaboutit,

wecanworkitout.

hey,maybeishould

gooverthere.

-wenttopausbrunchat2wearpeale!

-renahadbetterjuststayaway.

thankyou,dorota.

(yeah,thanks.

welovesleepingatblair's.

idon'twant

toerenaatschool,

andshebetternotshow

atbrunchtoday.

you'rereallymadatrena.

yeah,ihopeyounever

getthatmadatus.

well,youwouldneverdo

whatrenadid.

no,never.

ofcournot.

iwonderifnate

rememberedbrunch.

itwouldbesowrong

formetoshowup

withoutmyboyfriend

whomilove,andwholovesme.

mm.

hello?

hi,sweetie.

didiwakeyou?

no,i'mup.

well,

getsomestrongcoffee

andjumpintheshower,

sleepyhead.

chuck'sdad'sbrunch

forhisfoundation

istodayatthepalace.

oh,.

nathaniel,keepitdown.

someofusaretrying

toregainourstrength.

yourdad'sbrunchistoday.

alarm'stfor9:00.

it's10:00.

ladies,double-time.

hmm?

oh,unless...nathaniel...

i'mgood.

actually,couldyoutwo

bringsomecoffee

whenyougetachance?

andsomewater...lotsofwater.

youwanticewiththat?

lookslike

youcouldusome.

that'nough,ladies.

andi'llbesure

totellmyfather

justhowcommittedyouare

tothehospitalityindustry.

thatkidpopped

youprettygood,huh?

nevermess

withaguy'ssister.

andifiknewhisname,

i'dhunthimdownandkillhim.

why,'cauyou

killpeoplenow?

yougonnastranglehim

withyourscarf?

don'tmockthescarf,nathaniel.

it'smysignature.

i'mjustsaying,

deathbyscarf--

notthatintimidating.

hesuckerpunchedme.

itoldyou.

besides,

betterabrokenno

thanabrokenheart.

what?ididn'teventalk

torenalastnight.

whosaidanything

aboutrena?

doilookokay?

definitely

cond-shotmaterial.

5

allright,

theni'mgonnago.

oh,um,

andaboutwhathappened,

youknow,with,uh,chuck?

ifyouwanna,

like,talktosomeone...

n-notyourbrother--

justletmeknow.

okay.

yeah,i'll...

allright.

hey,uh,wait.

actually,thereissomeone

iwannatalkto.

hey,hey,

whereyouguysgoing?

iwasgonnamakewaffles.

,dad.

yeah,can't.

butiwannahear

aboutyourdate.

later.

andyourparty.

whenwegetback.

youguysmisd

areallygreatshow,

andimake

reallygoodwaffles.

*myengine'sready

toexplode,explode,explode*

palacehotellobby.

,

uh,natearchibald

callingfromthebasssuite.

iknowyoudon'tnormally

giveoutthisinformation,

butcanyoutellmewhatroom

thevanderwoodns

arein,plea?

hey,'sme.

uh,iguess

you'restillsleeping,

buti'mgonnacomeover.

ithinkweneedtotalk.

,.

*soifyoufeelme,

letmeknow,know,know*

*comeonnow

itlookslike

thetable'sallt.

assoonastheguestsarrive,

wecanstartdishing.

here'swhat'sonthemenu...

*watchmego,go,go,go

*getyouwhereyouwannago,

ifyouknowwhatimean*

*baby,yougotthekeys

**

mymichelperrys?

ican'tfindanythinginhere!

well,itmighthelp

ifyouunpacked.

look,you'rehomenow.

it'syourlife.

youshouldstartlivingit.

thisisnotlife,

thisisahotel--

whichwe'relivinginbecau

youdecidedyoudidn'tlike

thecolorofthewalls

inourrealhome.

mom,isaid

i'dgotothisbrunch.

whatmoredoyouwantfromme?

sweetie,whyareyou

beinglikethis?

youloveparties.

thisisjustnotlikeyou.

ou

don'tknowwhati'mreallylike.

oh,okay,tellme.

(rooney's"whendidyourheart

gomissing?"playing)

sodidyouanddanhavefun

attheconcertlastnight?

we,um,nevermadeit.

weactuallyendedup

6

atthekissonthelipsparty.

,

thatmusthavepleadblair.

blair?actually,

no,notthatplead,

whichiswhyi'mgoing

totalktoher.

welljustbeback

intimeforbrunch,okay?

mom.

look,honey,iknowhowhard

itisforyoutobeback,

butthemore

youhideyourlfaway,

themorepeoplearegonnathink

youhavesomethingtohide.

comingfromsomeone

who'skeepingmybrother

inaninstitution.

that'sdifferent.

'tbelate.

*somisled,oh

wait!thanks.

*i'mwaiting,

waitinthing*

*you'releaving,

leavingmehanging*

*whendidyourheart

gomissing?*

*whendid

yourheartgomissing?*

(bach's"brandenburgconcerto

no.3"playing)

doing?

uh,i-iwasinyesterday

withrena.

howcouldiforget?

yeah,well,um,

isshein?

justmisdher,actually,

butyou'rewelcometowait.

okay,maybeiwill.

she--sheprobably

won'tbethatlong,right?

onceshewentoutanddidn't

comebackforsixmonths,

butfeelfreetosit.

overthere.

overthere

iswherei'llbe.

hi,nate.

it'sgreattoeyou.

hi,woodn.

goodtoeyou.

oh,i'mjustheadingout.

oh,isrenain?

oh,youjustmisdher,

buti'lltellheryoucameby.

i'msureshe'll

behappytohearit.

uh,idon'tknowautthat.

oh,what?

comeon,renalovesyou.

imean,ithinkshe'salways

hadalittlecrushonyou.

ofcour,youandblair

aretheperfectcouple.

nagonnabelong?

icouldjustwait.

oh,well,dexterhere

cantakecareofyou.

i'mjustgonnastepout

forawhile.

nate'sgonnawait

forrena.

etinline

behindthatguy.

ihadafeeling

you'dbeback.

dan,isit?

.

it'snicetoeyouagain,

woodn.

ihopeyou'vehad

apleasant,uh...

uh,21hours

sinceilastsawyou.

yes,ithas

7

beenverypleasant...

untilnow.

gentlemen.

hey.

hey.

blair?

hey.

rena.

hey,igottwobone-drycaps

andaudrey.

imust

havetotallyblanked

onthepart

whereiinvitedyouover.

i-icalledyou.

blair,it'ssundaymorning.

coffee,croissants,

"breakfastattiffany's."

it'sourtradition.

ihavenewtraditionsnow.

well,they'renottraditions

ifthey'renew.

look,blair,i'mreallytrying

tomakeanefforthere.

ithoughteverything

wasgoodbetweenus.

itwas...

beforeifoundout

youhadxwithmyboyfriend.

how'dyoufindout?

natetoldme.

atleasthefeltheowedit

tometotellthetruth.

idon'tknowwhattosay.

don'tbothersayinganything.

iwouldn'tbelieveyouanyway.

blair,itwas...

youknow...

ialwaysknew

youwereawhore.

inevertookyou

foraliar,too.

blair,howcanifixthis?

youdon't,rena.

youjuststayaway

fromme,

myboyfriend

andmyfriends.

you'redonehere.

rena'svisitwasshort

andapparentlynotverysweet.

butyouknowwhatis?

revenge.

wehearit'sbestrvedcold.

who'shungry?

dorota,itoldyou

ididn'twanttoeanyone.

hi,jenny.

hi.

whatdoyouwant?

uh...

irealizedthatistillhave

yourcalligraphypens

fromthepartyinvitations,

andthoughtyoumight

needthemforsomething.

thatisthelamestexcu

i'veeverheard.

youwannaknowwhatchuckbass

issayingaboutyou.

no.

ishe...sayingthings?

isanyone?

mm...no.

notyet,anyway.

chucklikestobragabout

hisconquests,nothisvictims.

helpme

getreadyforbrunch.

.

niceflowers.

they'rehydrangeas.

justcoffee.

i'mnotstayinglong.

i'dliketogetoutofhere

beforesomeonethrowsmedown

andtattoosme.

thisisbrooklyn,lil,

8

notthewarpedtour.

anddon'ttellmeyouhad

allyourtattoosremoved.

imean,eventhatone,

thatlittleheart-shapedone

betweenyour,uh...

uh,don'ttrytobecute,okay?

thodays

arewellbehindyou.

andhereithoughtiwasgetting

better-lookingeveryday.

sowhat'sthebigemergency?

danwentout

withrenalastnight.

andushumphreys

sureareproudofhim.

well,currently,

he'ssittinginthelobby

ofthehotel

wherewe'reliving.

lpyou?

twoamericanos...

onewithanextrashot?

mm-hmm.

youdon'tactuallythink

i'mgonnatellmykid

whohecanandcan'tdate.

imean,isthatreally

thereasonyoucamedownhere?

oh,well,iknow

whatyou'reimplying.

admitit.

you'refallingformeagain.

you'reright,you'reright.

it'sthelow-incometaxbracket,

thebadv-neckt-shirts,

theawfuljokes.

idon'tknow

whyyourwifeyou.

well,she'sgotbetter

tastethanyou.

.

imean,comeon.

whyelhaveienyou

moreinthelast2days

thaninthelast15years?

anunfortunatetwistoffate.

butfatenonetheless.

unlessyou,uh...

areyoueingsomeone?

no,notreally.

uh-huh,notrious...

orhe'smarried.

thatisyourtype.

that'nough,rufus.

what'shisname?

i'vereadabouthim

in"forbes"or"rollingstone"?

well,whoeverheis,i'msure

hecan'tkeepupwithyou.

well,i'mgonnatakethat

asacompliment,

buti'mrious.

i'mworriedaboutrena.

idon'tneedsomenewboy

influencingher,

distractingher

fromherneeds.

well,nooffen,lil,

buti'mguessingakidlikedan

ixactlywhatrenaneeds.

so,uh...

whatdoyouneed

totalktorenaabout?

nothing,

justintheneighborhood.

you?

i...

amnowherenear

theneighborhood,

buti'mworking

onabetterexcu.

youguys,like...

oh,uh...

i...idon'tknow.

yeah,well,

that'srena.

withher,

9

you'llneverknow.

nathaniel.

thereyouare.

whatareyoudoing?

nothing,waitingforyou.

him?

hey,whatareyou

doinghere?

why,whatisthis--

uh,yourhotel?

actually,itis.

yeah,sounlessyouhave

areasontobehere,

i'llhavetoaskyou

towaitonthecurb

withtherestofthetrash.

trash?look,man,

iliveinbrooklyn,allright?

nottheozarks...

nooffentotheozarks.

butdon'tyouthinkwe're

takingthisclasswarfarething

alittletoofar?

ihaven'tevenstarted,man.

okay,man,let'sjustgo.

don'ttellmeyou'restickingup

forrena'snewbitch.

ifanyone'sgotareason

tokickhisass,it'syou.

he'snotworthit.

nothere.

thisisn'tover.

hey,anytime,man.

thatoneblackeye

looksalittlelonely.

comeon,chillout.

,it's...

it'sbeautiful.

imean,youlook...

beautiful.

it'saverage.

thecolorislastason,

andbesides,

stellamccartneyhas

amuchbetterversion

atbergdorf's.

right.i...i'vebeenmeaning

togobybergdorf's.

wow,

thedollsaregreat.

oh,mygod.

youhaveacabbagepatch.

mybrotherudtohaveone

ewascedric.

yourbrother'sname

iscedric?

uh,nothatwas

hiscabbagepatchkid.

mybrother'snameisdan.

actually,youmightknowhim.

he,um,hewentout

withrenalastnight.

that'syourbrother?

sodoesthatmean

you'refriendswithrenanow?

imean,idon'thave

aproblemwithher,

butifsomeonedidhave

aproblemwithher,

iwouldn'thaveaproblem

withthateither.

youknow...

ifyoulikethatdress,

youcanhaveit.

what?no,no.

i'msureyou'll

findsomewaytorepayme.

oh,blair,thankyou.

imean,

forthedressand...

fortheotherthing

about,uh,aboutchuck.

ifyouwanttobe

partofthisworld,jenny,

peoplewilltalk...

eventually,

andyouneedtodecide

ifallthisisworthit.

10

(ferrabylionheart's"theballad

ofgusandsam"playing)

*i'manhonestguy

*i'vegotnoreasontolie

*you'reasuperstitiousgirl

.

i-i-iwas

intheneighborhood...

uh,giveortake70blocks.

*yeah,icantell

um,ijustwanted

totellyouinperson

that,uh,

theendoflastnight

mayhavenotbeen

myfinesthour.

therewasa,uh,awave.

i-i-isawthat,yeah.

yeah,yeah,andsincethen,

i'vejust

beenwondering,uh...

*yourposition'sgood

areyouhungry?

yes.

actually,i'vehad

rnin

well,you--youwanna--

youwannatalk?

andeat?notnecessarily

inthatorder.

yes,iwouldlovetodoboth,

butfoodfirst,

becaui'mstarving.

great.

justintimeforbrunch.

mom.

woodn.

dan...stillhere.

look,mom,

ireallydon'tthink

it'sagoodidea

formetogotothatbrunch.

youpromid.

yeah,butthatwasbef--

beforeiknewdan

washungry,too.

ican'tlettheboystarve.

itwouldbeinhumane.

he'snotinvited.

yeah,that'swhy

i'mgoingwithhim.

becauican'tgo

withher.

andwehaveplans

togotobrunchtogeth

wehadthoplans.

rena,you'rehome,

livingundermyroof,

myrules.

whatisitgonnatake

togetyoudresd

andthroughthatdoor?

(jossstone's"tellme'boutit"

playing)

*ineedalittleloving

atleasttwotimesaday*

*sowhenicallyou,boy,

youbetterrunhererightaway*

*let'shaveashowofhands

*who'saddictedtotheirman?

*ificandothethings

iwanttoyou*

??

uh,youknowwhat?may--

maybethiswasa-abadidea.

you'vegottobekidding.

yeah,thiswas--thiswasdefinitely

ouldbefun.

lookslikechuckandblair

showedup

withquiteanappetite...

fordestruction,thatis.

oh,tellme,baby

tellme,baby

hey,dad,

how'sthenewsonggoing?

oh,ithink

ineedmorecoffee.

11

whateverworks.

where'dyougetthedress?

oh,itwasathankyou-giftfromblair

fordoing

thepartyinvitations.

oh,anditlookslikea

veryexpensivethankyou-gift.

dad,shehasaclot

thesizeofthisapartment

justfullofthem.

e,hermomdesignedit.

andhermomisverytalented,

butthedressyoumade

foryourlfismuchnicer.

whichiswhy

youdon'tweardress.

uh,oneofacouple

ofreasons.

hey,youthink

thefarmersmarket'sstillopen?

,youwannago?

yeah.

ithoughtyouweregettingtoo

oldtogoplaceswithyourdad.

well,youudtobecool,

andthe'90s

arehavingacomeback.

youhavenoidea

howmuchthathurts.

well,ican'tsaymuch

forhischild-rearingskills,

butbartbass

knowsbrunch.

um,i,uh,i-ineedtou

theladiesroom.

uh,youthinkyou'llbeokay

byyourlfforawhile?

.

meand,uh,somebelugacaviar?

can'tgetenough

ofthestuff.

hey,how'sitgoing?

no,you're--you'reokay.

yeah,just,uh,goahead

anddoyourthing.

oh,no

hey

she'satthebottom

ofthatbottle

yeah

she'sonlyonemoreswallow

hey

charles.

wouldyouexcume?

father.

the,uh,

theinvitationsaid

"blacktie,"

not"blackeye."

areyouokay?

imean,ifyou're

insomekindoftrouble...

onlyofmyownmaking.

whydoyouthink

idoallthis,huh?

thispartyisforyou,

okay?

soyoucanmeetpeople,

youknow,

becomeapartofsomething,

makesomekindofchange.

really?

ithoughtitwas

anotherexcuforanopenbar

and,uh,rehiring

ofthenearlynudestatues.

domeafavor,willyou?

lothescotch.

it'sbarelynoon.

she'satthebottomofthatbottle

hey

rena,ireallyneed

totalktoyou.

actually,ineedtotalktoyou,

whichmeansyoucanlisten.

nate,youtoldblair.

whatwereyouthinking?

look,iwanttoexplain.

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excume.

sorry.

wecan'ttalkhere.

what,

whereblairmighteus?

meetmeinchuck'ssuite.

i'mnotsneakingaroundwithyou.

talk.

tenminutes.

i'llmeetyouupthere.

youlookbeautiful,

asalways.

where'syourlovelymother

today?

somedrama

attheatelier.

oh,nothingtoodramatic,

ihope.

herlineisdoingverywell.

iwasjusttellingmyfirmwhat

agreatinvestmentshe'dmake.

she'sreallygoingplaces.

hopefullyplaces

far,faraway.

justkidding.

etyouarefill.

i'llberightback.

i'llgowithyou.

excuus.

oh,no

blairemshappy.

itlookslike,uh,

you'retakingcare

ofbusiness,asdiscusd.

dad,noteverythinginlife's

abusinessdeal.

cometalktome

inthirtyyears.

iwanttointroduceyou

.

hisfirmhasgotsomereallyinteresting

meetyou.

she'sonlyonemoreswallow

hey

frombeingoh,sohollow

hey,hey

ican'tbelieverena

cametothisbrunch.

itoldhertostayaway.

youworriedaboutnate?

justashotinthedark.

ithinkyouknowwhatyouneed

todotogethisattention.

andwhat'sthat?

thekeytomysuite,

nate'sheart

andyourfuturehappiness.

i'mhonoredtobeplaying

evenasmallrole

inyourdeflowering.

you'redisgusting.

yes,iam,sowhybeshy?

justgrabnate

andfinishthis.

reportbackwithdetails.

oh,no

hey

she'satthebottom

.

hey,canigetyouadrink?

?

howaboutme?um...

what,youhave

abetterofferor...

no,ofcournot.

yeah?

uh,now?

.

swallow

hey,hey,hey,hey,hey

mmm.

wherearewegoing?

igotusthebestroom

inthewholeplace.

wait,thisischuck'ssuite.

nate.

rena?

blair.

13

.

hotandheavyinthehalls

ofthepalacehotel,

onlytofinds.

alreadywaiting.

sparkswereflyingforsure,

butwillitbea3-way

ord-day?

isshedoinghere?

iwasmeetingnate.

justtotalk,iswear.

yousaidyou'dneverspeaktoheragain.

yousaidthat?whywouldyousaythat?

becauyoucan'tbetrusted.

it'snotrena'sfault.

donotdefendher.

iaskedhertocome.

,soyoudowanttotalktoher.

yes,toexplain

whyi'mnottalkingtoher.

maybei'llleaveyoutwo

tofinishthatfascinating

conversation.

oh,no,no.i'

guysgetbacktoyourquickie.

itwasn'taquickie.

xisactuallykindof

abigdealtosomeofus.

oh,yeah,icanethat.

chuck'sbed?veryromantic.

classy,too.

oh,likeyou?

i'llbetyournewfrienddan

wouldlovetohear

allabouthowclassyyouare.

dan?what...

what,youreallythink

shewouldtellhim?it'sblair.

ican'tbelieveyoutoldher.

youjustexpectedmetokeepitacret?

yes,'snothingwrong

withkeepingacret

ifthetruthisgonnahurtsomeone.

that'sahellofawaytolookatthings.

oh,i''t

realizeallofasudden

you'rethemosthonestguy

ontheplanet.

well,itjustemstome

thatyou'retheone

thatdoesn'twanttobeentogetherin

public.

no,idowanttobeentogether.

ijustdon'twanttoeyou

withanyoneel.

tellyourharem

ofshopgirlsandmodels

thatyou'reeingsomeone.

iam,butthoconversationstakealittle

time.

well,they'vegotnothing

buttime,'re25.

excume.

dan,wai

look,ireallydon'tappreciate

yourlurkingintheshadows,

eavesdropping

onmyprivateconversation.

what?,no,iwasn't.

iwaslookingforrena.

well,idon'?

no,whichiswhyiwaslooking.

idon'tknow

whatyou'redoinghere

orwhatyouthinkyouheard...

nothing.

butrenadoesn'tknow.

andneitherdoi,okay?

sonowifyou'llexcume,

i'mgonnagobackinside,

nottellanyoneathing

andmindmyownbusiness.

soifyoufeelme,

letmeknow,w,kw

comeonnow,whatyou

waitingfor,for,for?

myengine'sready

toexplode,explode,explode

14

sostartmeup

andwatchmego,go,go

dan.

hi.i'mblairwaldorf,

rena'sfriend.

oh,,uh,doyou

happentoknowwheresheis?

asamatteroffact,ido.

blair.

rena,thereyouare.

uh,wherewereyou?

shewaswaitinginahotelroom

formyboyfriend.

totalk.

aboutwhyweweren'ttalking.

thatdoesn'tsoundanysmarterthe

condtime.

whyweren'tyoutalking?

doesthishave

anythingtodowith

whyyouwerewaitingforrenathis

morning?

youwerewhat?

andhereithoughtyouwerewaitingfor

me.

oh,exactlywhatthesituation

needs--chuck.

nowwhatisgoingonhere?

wewerejustgettingintothat.

blair,plea,don'tdothis.

,doyouwannatellhim?

i'lltellhim.

youknow?

iknoweverything.

andapparently,iknownothing.

look,dan,it--itwasalongtimeago,

,rena,

stoptryingtopretend

you'reagoodgirl.

soyousleptwith

yourbestfriend'sboyfriend.

ikindofadmireyou

forit.

isthattrue?

well,thensheranaway

andliedaboutit.

ijustthoughtyoushouldknow

beforeyoufallheadoverheels

foryourperfectgirl

andherperfectworld,

andthengetleftallalone

withnoonebutyourcabbagepatchkid.

cabbagepatch?

didyoutalktomysister?

ah,yes,littlejenny.

idobelievesheandi

havesomeunfinishedbusiness.

youstayawayfromher.

letime,

somanyslutstodefend.

it''sfine.

everyonecanstoplooking.

he'sajerk...

butit'smyfault,

and--andi'mleaving.

i--i'llgowithyou.

actually,

i'dpreferifyoudidn't.

hopeyou'rehappy.

notevenclo.

lookslike

it'sjustyouandme.

apparently,

myroomisavailable.

shutupanddrive,

drive,drive

somemightcallthis

a"fustercluck,"

butontheuppereastside,

wecallitsundayafternoon.

dan,wait.i'msosorry.

there'sno--there'snoneedtobe.

really,ishouldn'thavecome

mistake.

no,youdidn',i'msorry

aboutblairandchuck--

it'snotabout

blairorchuck.

15

imean,itis,

butit's--it'snotjustthem.

no,e,iknow.

thisworld--it--it'scrazy.

yeah,it--itis...

andyou'reapartofit.

what,andyoudidn't

knowthat?

idon'tknow.

i-ithoughtyouweredifferent.

well,i'msorry

i'mnotwhoyouthoughtiwas,

butwhat'shappened

isinthepast,

youknow,andallicando

istrytochange.

butifyou

can'tacceptthat,

then,youknow,you're

notwhoithoughtyouwere.

well,iguess

webothmademistakes.

,jensaid

youwentlookingforrena.

didyoufindher?

,yeah,ifoundher,

and,uh,andthenilosther.

oh,uh,that's,uh...

it''sfine.

really,it'sallforthebest.

renaandherfriends

andherfamily...

herwholeworld...

turnsoutitwasn'tforme.

wait,ppened?

didyoutellblairwaldorf

aboutcedric?

i...

itmayhavecomeup.

youcan'ttrust

thepeople,jen.

don'ttell'emanything.

they'reniceflowers.

they'rehydrangeas.

look,blair,

eitheryoutry

toforgivemeandmoveon...

orweendit.

thefacesallaroundme

theydon'tsmile,

theyjustcrack

waitingforourshiptocome

butourship's

notcomingback

well,rena'smysteryman

isamysterynolonger.

hisnameis...oh,whocares?

r,

soarehis15minutes.

buthissisterjenny

wasspottedwithanewdress...

giftedfromblairherlf.

everyoneknows

aneleanororiginal

istheuniform

ofb.'sprivatearmy.

alsoldier

orwillsheside

withs.'srebelforces?

f,

wehearthatsheleft

today'sbrunchwithnofriends,

noboy

andnowherelefttorun.

sogivemesomething

tobelieve

'cauiamliving

justtobreathe

andineedsomethingmore

tokeeponbreathingfor

sogivemesomething

tobelieve

itlookslike

theultimateinsider

hasbecomeatotaloutsider.

it'syourmove,rena,

andyouknow

whowillbewatching--

16

gossipgirl.

thatiamjustnothing

nowit's

justwhati'vebecome

whatamiwaitingfor?

it'salreadydone

oh

sogivemesomething

tobelieve

'cauiamliving

justtobreathe