"Gossip Girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite." " Blair Waldorf working the door." " I got an internship at W." " Knowing you, you'll be editor by May." " Don't have an affair with a student." "He never touched me, Mom." "You sent an innocent man to prison." " Ben, you came." "Can we talk?" " I see that look in your eye and I know exactly what it means, but I don't wanna be with you." "My wife hasn't treated you justly in any way." "I'd like to help." "I have an extra room in my loft and I'd love it if you moved in." "My father will do everything humanly possible to acquire Bass Industries." "I don't wanna stop seeing you." "I can handle the complications if you can." "Great catching up, but my friend arrived." "I'd introduce you, but you may or may not have statutorily raped his sister." "Might be a tad awkward." "Consider this a warning." "Stay away from Serena." "Stay away from her family." " You wanna hang out?" " Sorry, Damien." "I'm done with pills." " No, as friends." " Sure, why not?" "Where has she been?" "And who am I?" "That's one secret I'll never tell." "You know you love me." "XOXO Gossip Girl." "A wise woman once said that every morning when you wake up you say a little prayer." "After all, you never know what your day may hold." "Sorry, I only have an hour before my next meeting." "Hmm." "Then we've got no time to waste." "From a warm goodbye..." "Ten things I need done in an hour." "Fashion Week is starting." "...to a chilly hello." "You have no new messages." "From quiet solitude to surprise company." "Hey, can I help you?" " I'm here for the home inspection." " Inspection for what?" "Sorry we're late." "You must be Ben's parole officer." "The day waits for no one." "Switch that thing off or bring it to bed." "Vibration's a terrible thing to waste." "Sorry, that's my dad." "What?" "I can't ignore his calls." "He's my boss, remember?" " How can I forget?" " Don't move." " Don't worry." " Hi, Dad." "I'm just running late." "I'll be right there." "I gotta go." "Rain check." " No, no, no." " What's wrong?" "Just lost the Ace for the kick-off party." "Need a replacement large enough for Florence and The Machine to perform call caterers, reroute flowers and gift bags..." "Sounds like my kind of crisis." "Can I help?" "Stop distracting me with questions." "And have you even finished your list?" "That's a no." "So I guess in addition to everything else this week I'll spend your entire performance review tomorrow discussing your inability to finish your tasks in a timely fashion." "No." "I can't tank my review." "This internship is everything and I've been working hard." "Try to understand." "Epperly's under a lot of pressure." "Please." "I've celebrated more fashion weeks than birthdays." "I know how it is." "My mom's very high-strung." "In fact, in the years between her marriages, you wouldn't believe..." "Wait, how long do you think it's been since Epperly had her strings plucked?" " Excuse me?" " Well, there's no shame in it." "Happens when you're married to your job." "It's hard for a powerful woman to find time." "But maybe all I have to do to get Epperly off my back is to get her on hers." "Last I checked the intern packet, "pimp" wasn't in the description of duties." "It just so happens that Epperly's perfect partner also owns the perfect hotel to host tonight's kick-off party." "Ah." "Two birds, one Bass." "That's the grand tour." "Bedroom's in back." "Kitchen in the front." "Nineties rock relics everywhere." "Well, everything looks good." "Ben, I'll see you at the end of the week." "This is a pretty great thing you and your family are doing." "I really can't thank you enough, Rufus, for letting me crash in your old room." "And Dan, I know it's a huge imposition." "I'll do my best to stay out of your hair." " Lf at any time you want me gone, I am." " Sure it won't come to that." "The parole board would rather have you in a home setting." "So would we." "Hey, Dad, can I talk to you for a second?" "I'm gonna go unpack my stuff." "Are you seriously letting Serena's stalker move in here?" "I told you this was a possibility." "I didn't think you'd do it without talking to me first." "I didn't think I needed your approval." "After everything, don't we owe it to him?" "If by "we" you mean Lily." "Why doesn't he move into Chuck's old room?" "What are you planning to tell Serena?" "I sure she's not gonna be okay with it." "Actually she's more than okay with it." "It was her idea." " Hey." " Hey." "I already got the tickets and the ginger sesame caramel popcorn." "Yeah, I don't think I can make the movie today, man." "Oh." "Um, all right, well, we'll just grab a coffee." "No." "I think I gotta get out of town for a few days, maybe even longer." " Since when?" "Why?" " Since recently and for reasons I'm not at liberty to discuss." " Seriously?" " Yeah." "Oh, come on." "You know you can trust me with anything." "The amount of crazy crap people tell me and expect me to keep to myself all the drama about my mom and Serena and Ben..." " Maybe that's the reason I can't tell you." " Because it's about Ben?" "If you know something about him, tell me." "Rufus just moved him into the loft." "Ben's living with Dan now?" "Nice." "Okay." "The other morning, Ben jumped me." " What happened?" " I don't know." "He just went nuts." "Told me if I didn't get lost, he was gonna tell my dad I was dealing." "You don't know my dad, Eric." "If he finds out, I am done." "Okay, that's crazy." "If anyone should have to leave the city, it's Ben, not you." "That guy is dangerous and I do not want him around my family or my friends." "Look, don't go yet." "I'm gonna figure something out." "Did I hear Raina just leave?" "That's three days in a row." " Getting serious." " Not fast enough." "We're stuck in this meaningless mind-blowing sex loop." "I'm sorry to hear that." "Raina can stop her father from swallowing up Bass Industries." "I need her to fall for me so she'll spare my company." "She doesn't strike me as the love-at-first-sight type." "So just give it some time." "Time is the one thing I don't have." "One of my corporate weasels informed me that their board is voting tonight at 8 to approve the bid." "Once that happens, Bass Industries is toast." "I need to up my game." "No pun intended." "Hello." "Anybody home?" "Epperly, meet my good friend Chuck Bass." " Nice to meet you." " That's Nate." "We need a favor." "The magazine lost its space for the kick-off party tonight." "Epperly and I both agree The Empire would be the perfect replacement." "Sadly, The Empire is spoken for." "But The Palace is available." "The Palace would lend an air of old-world sophistication to the evening." "I'll check with Florence's manager." "You have a stage?" "They'll have one by tonight." "Okay." "I can get behind that." "Brings me to another point of business." "Nate, would you show Epperly the view from the roof?" "You must see it." "Excellent idea." "I need to speak with Blair alone for a moment." "Looks like our favorite Upper East Sinners just found the answer to their prayers." " I need help." " I need help." "Lucky for us, their road to heaven leads straight through hell." "Hey." "Dorota told me you were here." "Came to check on Eric." "With my mom away, I knew I wouldn't run into her." "But turns out he's gone too." "Want a berry?" "Oh, no, thanks." "I already had breakfast with my new roommate Ben." " What were you thinking?" " That he deserves a second chance." "To drug you and leave you for dead in a motel room?" "That wasn't Ben." "That was Juliet and you know it." "She's off doing independent study somewhere." "I don't think they talk anymore." "I understand you feel badly about what happened and what Lily did." "But you can't forget that this guy spent the past six months out to get you." "Ben was a good guy before all this." "If you kept an open mind, you'd see that he still is." "You'd see what I see." "Oh." "Wow." " What?" " You have feelings for this guy." "No." "Not that it's any of your business." "It doesn't matter how I feel or don't feel about Ben." "He wants nothing to do with me." "I haven't even heard from him since the W party." "Yeah, guess I'm way off base." "Hey." "What's going on?" "Two guys from Newel just showed up here with a bookcase from Ms. Van der Woodsen." "Uh, I can explain." "I'll be right there." "Hey." "There you are." "I have to go now." "I'll call you later." "Wha..." "Wha...?" " Where's she going?" " To see Ben." " That's not a good idea." " What do you mean?" "Contrary to Rufus and Serena, he hasn't changed." "He beat up a friend of mine last week." "We have got to get rid of this guy, show everybody how dangerous he is." "What can I do for you?" "Epperly, my boss." "Fashion Week just started, so she's a stress case but my performance review needs to go well." "Surely saving tonight will earn you the gold star." "No, it'll calm her for a nanosecond until she finds something else to stress about." "I believe that only one thing can relax Epperly and it's something that I can't give to her." "Turn that frown upside down before she pulls out the grading pencil." " You're just the man for the job." " I'm not sure I am." "Spent the last few weeks trying every trick I know in the bedroom to get Raina to fall in love with me." "Business reasons, of course." "Nothing seems to be working." "That's because that's how you win a guy's heart, not a girl's." "If you want Raina to fall for you, stop pulling on her drawstrings start pulling on her heartstrings." " And where are they located?" "In a common connection." "You and I bonded over a mutual love of scheming and burlesque." "Find something that you and Raina both share." "Let your guard down." "Show her a side of you that no one else sees." "I hear girls love that." " Open up." "She'll be forced to follow suit." " Once you hook her, reel her in gut her emotionally and throw the carcass overboard." " You really do have a gift." " So it's a deal." "If I'm focused on Raina, I can't expend energy on Epperly." "That is not fair." "I give you gold and you can't spare two hours?" "Think of her as an amuse-bouche." "You were right, Blair." "The view is great up there." "So pretty." "Nate, I was just saying how you should come with me and Epperly to lunch." "Yeah, sure, I'll go to lunch." "As long as Epperly doesn't mind." "No, I'd love that." "I'm sure Ben was a perfectly nice guy when Serena met him." " Lock anybody up for three years..." " For a crime he didn't commit." "I've seen every episode of Oz." "That place can change a man." " So where's this friend of yours?" " Well..." " Hey." " Damien is your friend?" " Hear him out." " He's a drug dealer." "Helped you and Blair find Juliet soon as he realized Serena got hurt." "Humphrey, personal differences aside, Ben is dangerous." "We all know that." "We need to work together expose him before it's too late." " My answer is no." "Not gonna team up with the one guy I trust less than Ben." "Neither should you." " Remember to add the prospectus?" " Lf I say no, will you stop asking me?" "I's are dotted, T's have been crossed." "We're ready." "We need a unanimous vote tonight, Raina." "Anything less and the Bass Board will sense weakness and put up a fight." " Speak of the devil." " Russell." "Got a beautiful hotel here." "I was just taking a look around." "With Raina by your side, of course." "To smile, shake hands, send a message to the Bass board that Thorpe Enterprises cares about the future of these properties." " Set them at ease." " I never thought of that." "Hm." " Okay." "Do I need to be here for this?" " You're right." "Where are my manners?" "If you'd like the real tour, we could start with lunch at our restaurant." "I have to get back to the office, but I think it's nice:" "A Bass and a Thorpe to be seen working together, breaking bread." "Besides, there's nothing my daughter doesn't tell me." "Shall we?" "I'm so sorry." "I just..." "I thought..." "Don't apologize." "Just return it." "I already called the delivery guys." "I can return this too." "I can't believe you remembered." "I remember everything you've read to me." "In case you haven't noticed, I don't really let go of things so easily." "I guess I could use something to keep me company at night." "But the bookshelf still goes." "I was about to get some lunch." "You want to join me?" "I don't want to raid the pantry, but I'm starving." "Well, I told the delivery guys I'd be here, so why don't we order in if that's okay?" "I know where the menu book is." " Have you always worked in fashion?" " Pretty much." "After Oxford, I worked at The Met for Harold Koda, the Costume Institute." "More importantly, you were a Power Pilates instructor." "For one semester in college." "It still counts." "Core strength lasts a lifetime." "This is Epperly." " What do you think?" " She's cool." "What else?" "She's smart, stressed about work." "Where are you going with this?" "Whoa." " You need to sleep with her right away." " What?" "I need you to relieve all that tension before my performance review tomorrow." "And you better not be selfish." "You know what I mean." "A woman remembers." "This is why you've been dragging me around?" "What's the big deal?" "You've done it before." "She's a younger, more flexible Lady Catherine." "Trouble." "Florence is stuck at JFK." "The Machine's flight is delayed." "Well, Epperly, it's fine." "We'll send another car." "Why don't you two grab lunch and I'll get a jump on it at W?" "I need to deal with this myself." "I'll see you back at the office." "I wasn't that selfish, was I?" "Was I?" "You were right." "Lunch was pretty amazing." "You'll have to tell Justin when you see him." "He's our executive chef." "Thank you, Daniel." "The service was impeccable as always." " Thank you so much, Mr. Bass." " That's the third waiter you've greeted." "I know you're trying to make me feel guilty about buying The Palace and firing all these nice people, but business is business." "You know that." " What's with the show?" " It's not a show." "I actually grew up here." "Other kids have neighbors and potlucks." "I had concierges and room service." "I know these people because they're my extended family." "Guess I shouldn't expect you to understand." "Actually, I do." "When my mother abandoned us, my dad couldn't sleep in our house anymore." "So he moved us into the penthouse of The Blake." "And we never left." "Nothing like being a guest in your own home." "Let me take you out tonight." "There's a party here, then after maybe we can..." "Some other night?" "I have a meeting I can't miss." "In fact..." "Oh, my God, I didn't realize the time." "I'm gonna get my coat." "I'll call you tomorrow." "Okay, you have to try a shishito pepper." "Absolutely not." "My mouth is still on fire from the spicy tuna roll." "Now, please, pour me some tea before I literally start to cry." "Okay, okay." "Look, I'm sorry that I've been how I've been." "I spent the last three years blaming you for where I thought you put me." "And now here you are." "You're somewhere else that I put you." "Is that a problem?" "No, actually." "I'm beginning to think I'm supposed to be here." " How's everybody doing?" " I should get going." " What are you doing?" " Leaving." "What's it gonna take to see this is dangerous?" "What is it gonna take for you to see it isn't?" "We're not dating, so if it's all the same I don't need your permission or protection." "Look, Dan, I know you're just looking out for Serena." "And I understand your concern." "I do." "But you have nothing to worry about." "I swear." "Watch out, Lonely Boy." "Your new roommate's moving in fast." "But you're the one who's going to have to unpack his lies." "Raina's remarkable." "I've honestly never been with a girl who understands me like she does." "No, today was just hard because I was showing her The Palace." "And I know pretty soon it's all gonna be gone." "It's the one place that still feels like home." " I thought Raina would understand that." " I'm so sorry, Epperly." "I really thought that you and Nate would hit it off." "No, of course it's not you." "No, don't blame yourself." "He said he thought you were beautiful." "He's just coming off a really crazy relationship, you know?" "I know, he's as smart as he is handsome, isn't he?" "Don't push it." "Wrap it up." "Uh." "Okay, well, I'll see you back at work, Epperly." "Hey." "I'll walk you to your car." "Thanks." "You know, I think I might like to see this place at night." "Honestly?" "Your loss, Archibald." "Okay, so maybe I was too quick to say no about Epperly." "No harm in hanging with her at the party." "No harm at all." " Hey." " Hey, Serena." "Look, I gotta run." "I'll see you tonight, okay?" "Bye." "You're at home during the day with Nate?" "Do I smell a scheme?" "I'm grabbing a quick bite, a change of clothes for the party." " You're not coming from school, are you?" " No." "I saw Ben." "He called me and we had lunch and, I don't know, I think there really might be something there." "Am I crazy?" "Please, don't say yes." "Bad boys have never been your thing." "Damaged outsiders, a definite weakness." " What?" " He's from a different social class." "Your mother hates him." "He hates your mother." "He's living in a loft in DUMBO." "I knew Ben before I ever met Dan." "Not my point." "Is it Ben or the idea of him?" " Taking off." "I'll see you later." " Hey." "Glasses, middle shelf." "Salad plates, bottom shelf." "It's the way it's been my entire life which is how long I've lived here with my family." "Listen, man, I know you're not thrilled to have me staying here." " Picking up on that up, huh?" " Little bit." "When your dad offered me a place, I had no idea that you were living here." "If you want me gone, don't rattle dishes, just tell me." "I never meant for Juliet to do what she did." "I've even told her to give me some space." "Well, maybe you should tell her again." "I saw she called you." "Because it's my mom's birthday." "That's the only reason." "They're the only family I have." "Not gonna lose them." "It's okay for Serena to lose hers?" "She's cutting herself off from her mother and Eric over what happened." "If you cared about her, you wouldn't make her choose you or them." "Because that's what you did when you were together." "Are you saying you guys are together now?" "That's her, isn't it?" "Hey." "Hey." "So I know it's last-minute, but I was wondering if you wanted to come with me to the W party tonight." "A party tonight?" "If you'd asked me an hour ago, I'd have said that's not such a good idea but you know what?" "I'm in." "Great." "I can't wait to see you." "Nate is coming to the party tonight." "He's very excited to see you." " That's great." "Too bad I won't be there." " Why not?" "Moving the party has been a nightmare." "And my phone hasn't stop ringing and I can't miss a call." "Cinderella doesn't always get to go to the ball." "She can if she has all her calls forwarded to her BlackBerry and an able intern by her side." "I'm not saying to blow off your responsibilities." "But if anything goes wrong, how can you fix it from here?" "It's not a good idea." "You can still do your job and have a fabulous night at the same time." "Nate can't wait to see you." "Trust me, it's like riding a very cute bike." "We have to leave now." "Here's my phone." "Do your forwarding magic." "Different ringtones for different lines?" "Careful, B. Your boss's phone is ringing off the hook." "And it's your job on the line." "There's Nate." "Let's go say hi." "I should make sure the gift bags are set out." "I'm sure that they're fine." "You have your phone." "Come on." "Look alive." "Ladies." "Epperly, care to join me at the bar?" "Go get 'em." "So you go to things like this every week?" "If you don't like it, we can leave." "I just thought the music would be good." "No, I'm looking forward to it." "You thirsty?" "Yes, please." "I missed my meeting." "Was I worth it?" "I'll let you know." "I took the liberty of reserving my old suite." "Perhaps after the show, we can continue your tour upstairs." "Only on the condition that you show me something first:" "Your hiding place from when you were a little boy." "Did Nate tell you?" "I grew up in a hotel, too, remember?" "So can I see it?" "It wouldn't be so secret if I just showed it to you." "Fine." "I guess I'll just have to find it myself." "Whoa." "Watch where you're going, man." "Watch where you're going." " Damien, what are you...?" " Doing here?" "This is a party." "I go to these." "You, not so much." " I told you to stay away from him." " Or what?" "Huh?" " Not here." " You name the place, I'll be there." "Get out of my way." "Not what we planned." " You said he had a short fuse." " Damien baited Ben." "He just didn't bite." "Eric said you met his parole officer." " Yeah." "Why?" " You should call him." "Parolee is about to get violent at a private event." "To be clear, I'm doing this for Serena." "If you're lying, I will make sure you never set foot in this town again." " Understood." " I'll be back." "Well..." "Here." " What's this for?" " Your hand in about three minutes." "You're gonna punch me in the face as hard as you can." "Blair." "Have you seen Epperly?" "Yes, and I can hear my performance review now:" " Check plus, check..." " You don't understand." "Party planner delivered the gift bags to the old location." "Well, I'm sure she can fix it." "She's right over there." "I don't understand." "Where'd she go?" " Warmer?" " Scalding." "Excellent." "Under the table?" "Or in the corner by the shelf." "The corner." "How on earth did you know that?" "I hid in the same place." "You can see everyone, but no one can see you." "I even carved my name in the wall with a salad fork." "The old wood floor was replaced by tile in the last reno." "Otherwise I could have shown you my work." "See?" "I know you better than you know yourself." "I know how much The Palace means to you." "It's your home." "I think I can keep you from losing it." "Raina, before we go any further, there's something I have to tell you." "Don't bother." "Allow me." "Dad, what are you doing here?" "I should ask you the same question." "How dare you miss the meeting?" "I told you we needed a unanimous vote." "I'm sorry." "But I'm not even sure if we should buy Bass Industries anymore." "Raina, one of Chuck's associates called our chairman tonight." "Chuck knew about the vote." "He kept you away on purpose." "Is this true?" "I know." "I wish you guys could have seen it." "Hey, Ben, I want you to meet Shala, Humberto and Jen." " How are you?" " Hey." " I'm gonna take off." " I'll come with you." "No, you should stay." "Your family's here." "Eric, what are you doing here?" "With Damien?" " What happened to your face?" " Ben." "He threatened me, followed me to the bathroom and then jumped me." "Eric, are you kidding me?" "There's no way." "No, he did it." "I saw it myself." "Don't even try to deny it." "I can see that look on your face." "Sorry, S. Your new beau may have the right to remain silent but you just became the talk of the town." "A falling star" "Fell from your heart And landed in my eyes" "I screamed aloud" "I don't understand." "It doesn't make any sense." "Why would Ben just come and hit you unprovoked?" "Guy's obviously got some serious anger issues." "And his parole officer just happened to be here?" "Come on." " I called him." " Because you knew he hit Damien?" "I knew he was a danger to anyone he came into contact with." "I told you, but you wouldn't listen." "Because I don't believe it." "And I don't believe you." "Serena, wait." "I'm always in this twilight" "In the shadow of your heart" "And in" "Wait." "Did you really know our board meeting was tonight?" " Tell me the truth." " Yes." "Raina, when we first met, I was so desperate to save my father's company I didn't care what it took, who I had to betray." "I thought if you fell for me, you might find a way to spare it." "But after spending today together I realized how much I actually do care about you." "I'm so sorry, Chuck." "There's nothing you can ever say to make me trust you again." "My father's waiting for me." "I became" "The stars, the moon" "They have all been blown out" "You left me in the dark" "I won't be able to get you a judge until morning." "Guess you're not springing for a room at this place." "This is serious, Ben." "I'd hoped for better from you." "Wait." "Stop." "You're making a mistake." "Serena, don't." "I know you didn't do anything." "Tell him." "I took the stars from our eyes And then I made a map" "Nate, where's Epperly?" "We're having a gift bag crisis." "How should I know?" "She left with this guy from Oxford." "What?" "How could you let some toff just punt off with her?" "He's definitely gonna try and hook up with her." "Should've heard his accent." "Epperly was right." "You can't take your eye off the ball." "I need to fix this." "Let's go." "You're gonna help me get 650 gift bags from 29th Street in 20 minutes." "Or so help me, I will tell everyone what your favorite movie is." "Hey, do not knock The Sound of Music." "It's got nuns and Nazis." "Julie Andrews was hot." "So I say we go back to your place, pop in some "Call of Duty" to celebrate." "Listen, man, I don't want you to take this the wrong way but I think we're pretty much done here." "I don't understand." "I thought we were friends." "You're my client." "Former client, actually." "You were using me to find out where Ben was so you could get rid of him?" "And now he's gone and so am I." "See you." "In the shadow of your heart" "You heard what happened?" "Are you seriously mad at me now?" "Well, I can't say I'm entirely pleased." "You put Max Cady in my living room." "What was I to do?" "I guess I didn't realize how deeply you felt about it." "You got a lot on your plate right now." "Gotta be hard for you to be in the middle." "I'm sorry I didn't ask you first." "I thought I was doing the right thing." "You were." "Ben didn't hit Damien." "I did." "Oh, my God." "Spotted:" "A Lonely Boy trying to save an innocent man." "Looks like Brooklyn is the one who's guilty by association." " Have you talked to Eric?" " He wasn't here when I got up." "I wouldn't be surprised if he's off somewhere with Damien." "I don't know what to do, how to get through." "It's gonna be okay." "I'm meeting with Nate." "We're gonna take care of it." "I gotta call you back." "I don't know where to begin." "How about "I'm sorry"?" "I didn't think that would be enough." " I'm pretty easy." " Well, then I'm sorry." "Honestly I don't know what I was thinking." "I was jealous, I was angry." "I cost you a night in jail." "What's one more after three years?" "Thank you for calling my PO, setting the record straight." " I'll pack my stuff." " You don't have to." "I'd like you to stay." "I realize you're someone I should trust, just like Serena said I should." "She said that?" "Yeah." "If you don't believe me, you can ask her yourself." "Hey." "Dan invited me to come over and wait for you." "She was right." "I was wrong." "Just give everyone else some time." "They'll come around." "I need to go meet Nate." " Where have you been?" " I was getting coffee." "I got you one too." "You should know that Dan and Nate are on their way over to Damien's to look for you." "Yeah, well, Damien ditched me after the party so the strongest drug I'm on is a double macchiato." "Are we done?" "No, no." "No, we're not." "Talk to me." "Make me understand why you wanna spend so much time with a guy like him when you have all your other friends." "What other friends?" "I can't believe I'm gonna say this out loud, it sounds so stupid but I thought Damien got me." "You know, we could just hang out together and do nothing." "He was there for me." "That kind of a guy always is." "Yeah." "Yeah, well, lesson learned." "Thank you." "For what?" "A speechless Chuck Bass." "Will wonders never cease?" "I never thought you'd talk to me again." "Neither did I. But then I got a phone call from your friend Blair." "Not a staged call, a real one." "She told me you may have said all those things on the phone with her for the wrong reasons, but that you also meant them." "When it comes to me, Blair has a habit of never being wrong." "She said the same thing." "So I've decided to ignore my better judgment and give you a second chance." " Lf you ever lie to me again..." " You have my word." "Business is business." "You need to do what's right for Thorpe Enterprises." "I'll find another way to save my family legacy." "One that doesn't involve you." "I would but I can't right now." "I have a meeting." "Dinner tonight?" "Room service." "Epperly's been in with Stefano for over an hour." "But it was just gift bags." "And we still got them there on time." "This is all my fault." "I wanted Epperly to get laid, not laid off." "Did you get fired?" "Of course not." "The party was a huge success." "Are you having a psychotic break?" "No, but I am taking a break." "I quit." "Blair, at the party, I ran into the guy that I dated when I was living in London and we spent the whole night together, just talking." "And he is heading off to Bali to a yoga retreat and I decided I wanted to go with him." "You're leaving the magazine for Eat, Pray, Love?" " I guess you can't have it all." " No, of course you can." "Don't quit." "You're amazing at your job." " I know." "And you will be too." " What?" "As appreciation for helping me see what was missing in my life I suggested you be promoted to replace me." "Congratulations." "Stefano's giving you a trial run starting now." "This is the office, international, Stefano only." "Your day begins at 6 with the conference call." "No, no, I am a full-time student." "I go to Columbia." "James Franco could do it, so can you." "Blair, you wanted it all." "You just got it." "They say the universe has a great sense of humor that sometimes having your dreams come true can feel like a nightmare." "The board is waiting for us." "Raina, after last night, I need to ask if I have your full support to buy Bass Industries." "Yes." "Under one condition." " Name it." " After the deal closes I want you to give Chuck a chance to be part of the new company." "I don't need Chuck's help to run Bass Industries." "Yes, you do." "You just don't know it yet." "Because getting what you want always comes with strings attached." "Archibald, Humphrey." "What are you guys doing here?" " We came looking for Eric." " Ran into your dad instead." "He's a nice guy." "I mean, at least he was to us." "How he is to you after what we told him might be a different story." "Wait." "You guys realize what you've done?" "My dad's gonna cut me off." "And even when you think you're finally in the clear you're never home free." "You haven't slept." "I couldn't." "Not until I knew you were safe." "Last night, when everyone else doubted you, I never did." "Not for a second." "And I never will." "What about your family?" "What if us being together drives them all away?" "I don't think it will." "But that's a risk I'm willing to take if you are." "Every happy ending is just a new beginning." "Because on the Upper East Side, the good times never last forever." "XOXO, Gossip Girl."