meant　he　didn？t　have　to　avoid　talking　to　Lexie　anymore。　？That？s　a　good　school。？

？Yeah；　and　I　don？t　ever　have　to　wear　a　stupid　Constance　uniform　again；？　Jenny　added　excitedly；

already　regretting　how　petulant　and　childish　she　sounded。　Then　she　remembered　something　that

wouldn？t　make　her　sound　childish　at　all。　She　inched　a　little　closer　to　Nate？s　ear。　He　smelled　like

freshly　laundered　shirt　and　that　heart…stoppingly　delicious　Herm？s　cologne　he　always　wore。　？I

have　a　tab　of　E　in　my　bag。　Someone　gave　it　to　me　at　the　Croton　School　when　I　was　visiting。　I

don？t　even　know　if　we　can　even　split　one　tab；　but　？？　She　smiled　her　coyest　e…hither　smile。

What　a　flirt；　what　a　risk…taker　the　new；　on…her…way…to…boarding…school　Jenny　Humphrey　was！

Nate　blinked。　Jennifer　wasn？t　just　talking　to　him；　she　was　flirting　with　him？hard。　What；　did　she

think　he？d　just　gulp　down　a　tab　of　E　and　hook　up　with　her　right　in　the　middle　of　the　Yale　Club

lounge；　surrounded　by　everyone　he　knew；　including　his　ex…girlfriend　Blair　and　his

he…wasn？t…really…sure…but…he…figured…she…was…probably…soon…to…be…ex…girlfriend　Serena？

Had　that　ever　stopped　him　before？

Nate　had　only　taken　Ecstasy　a　couple　of　times　with　Charlie；　Anthony；　and　Jeremy；　but　both　times

he？d　enjoyed　himself　immensely。　There　was　nothing　like　that　good；　groovy；　E　feeling？until　it　wore

off　and　you　were　tired　and　dehydrated　and　just　wanted　to　float　in