"gossip girl here-- your one and only source into the scandalous lives of manhattan's elite." "you'll never believewhat's on "gossip girl." "" someone saw serenagetting off a train at grand central." "I thought everythingwas good between us." "It was, before I found out you had sex with my boyfriend." "I didn't come back for you." "Look, blair's my best friend,and you're her boyfriend, and she loves you." "You'd really go outwith somu guy yodon't know?" "Well, he can't be worse than the guys i do know." "If you want to be a partof this world, jenny, you need to decide if all this is worth it." "get off.Stop." "Hey!" "That is my little sister!" "Bendel's is interestedin carrying my line." "'Cause more peopleshould be like you, mother." "Eleanor waldorf is gearing upto take her company public, and I've been courting herfor months to let me handle the deal." "Then you should get it." "I will get it, if you just help me out a little bit." "Spotted--S." "And lonely boy macking in the meat packing." "Opposites do attract, but for how long? gossip.girl Season1 Episode06" "Long ago, when european royals grew bored with palace balls, they took a page from the peons and added some pageantry." "Couture and canap are just another saturday night until you add a mask, pr but eparing for a ball is an event in itself, which is why queens invented handmaidens." "So the dresses should be delivered, and I'll take the small stuff with me." "Which one's yours?" "Oh, no." "I'm just helping blair, but I mean, you know, we'll see." "Well, here's hoping." "We'll put it on blair's tab." "Oh, no, no, no." "The girls at that party are my best customers." "Why not show off my latest wares?" "Just return it after the ball." "So kati mentioned something about a custom-made corset, and I hear there are wigs involved?" "It's a masquerade." "You have to conceal your identity, but I do have something special planned for nate tonight." "It's a game." "It's a scavenger hunt." "Nate starts the night with a clue, which leads him to a lady-in-waiting, who gives him a clue to the next lady-- wait.Hold on.You have ladies now?" "If he finds me before midnight when the masks come off, he can claim his prize." "And what's that?" "Yeah, right." "Sorry." "I just figured that after everything that's happened, or hasn't happened," "I should find some way to make it special." "Well, that's really romantic, blair." "Really." "Look, um, if you don't want me to come tonight, I totally understand.I could just-- what?" "No, I want you to come." "In fact, I was hoping you would be one of my ladies." "Would you give nate the last clue?" "Are you sure you want me to?" "Tonight is all about starting over." "I trust you... and him." "Well, then I will be honored to serve you, my queen." "well, besides, you're bringing dan, right?" "A ball?" "Haven't you heard?" "Your sister's cinderella." "And let me guess." "Your wicked stepsister is blair waldorf." "Blair may have asked me to do a few things, but I'm happy to help." "And if she happens to help you out with an invite and outfit?" "It'll all be worth it." "Everyone in disguise in this old ballroom-- it's gonna be amazing." "You know, I'm actually surprised serena didn't mention it." "Why?" "We've only been out twice." "It's not like all of a sudden, we have to do everything together." "All right, well I gotta go deliver this stuff." "Let me know if you need me to pick you up a tux." "What?" "It's a masked ball." "I'm sure she thinks I'd never go to something that pretentious, which shows she knows me well." "I know him." "A masked ball?" "Dan would never want to go to something that pretentious, where he has to wear a mask and a tux?" "He likes you." "He would wear a tux and a mask and one of my mother's dresses if it meant that he could go out with you." "Come on." "What, are you worried that he already has a date?" "I mean, he is dan humphrey." "shut up." "I don't know." "I guess a masked ball isbetter than a regular party because then all those kidsfrom school that he hates-- he won't even recognize them." "All right.Invite him.I insist." "I'm not sayingI wouldn't go." "If serena asked me, I wouldn'tdeprive her of my company." "No, that wouldbe too cruel." "But she hasn't asked me,so... if you want to go with her,just make it happen." "Put yourself out there." "This thing happensin a matter of hours." "The window for bold gesturesis officially closed." "is that her?" "uh, no, it's vanessa." "Vanessa?" "Vanessa?" "that's been a while." "You gonna answer that?" "Of course.Why wouldn't I?" "Hello?" "Vanessa." "Hi.Yeah, it's me." "So what's up?" "What's up?" "How's vermont?" "Do you still have my copyof "the crying of lot 49"?" "Um, I don't know." "Well, could you check?" "Okay." "I haven't talkedto you in over a year, and you called to ask meabout an old book?" "You know,it could be anywhere." "Try over by the window." " Vanessa - vanessa." " Surprise!" "What?" "Oh, my god." " How are you?" " So good to see you.I can't believe you're here." "What--what are you doing here?" "My parents saidI could live with my sister and finish high school in the city." " So--so that means you're" " I'm back for good." "That is... awesome, I hope?" "Yeah, t-totally." "Yes, of course.It's just... unexpected." "Unexpectedly awesome." "go ahead.Answer that.I'mstarving, and I smell waffles." " Rufus" " Vanessa - rufus." " vanessa." "Hi." "Serena, hey." "Hey.Hi." "go ahead.Do it." "Uh, hey,I was just wondering, are you, uh, are you, uh,doing anything tonight?" "Tonight?" "No.No, nothing.Why?" "Good, becausethere's this thing, and you're probably gonna think it's stupid, but... try me." "Even cold,these are so good." "I-I've missedrufus' cooking." "I have." "rufus, do you have whipped cream?" "Who's that?" "Uh, it'S... it's my sister, but you--you were sayingsomething." "Hi, blair." "What do you want me to do with this stuff?" "Oh, just leave them over there.That's fine." "I left you another list." "Hello?" "is anyone there?" "I'm sorry.Uh... what?" "Uh, you--you wereasking me something." "No, uh... no, never mind." "Thank you.Have a good day." "Okay." "Bye." "so whatare we doing tonight?" "I think I need a date." "Damn it, anne,I told you no starch." "Howard, we've been going tothe same cleaners for 19 years." "Your shirts areexactly how they always are." "We both know this isn't about laundry." "I'm sorry,but I need everything to be perfectat eleanor's party tonight." "I can't screw up." "Eleanor knowsyou're the best person to take her company public." "She's going to pick you." "Just show upand be yourself." "Look, I'm gonna call youfrom the office." "I gotta look overthe proposal again." "hey, mom." "Nate Oh, nate." "Is everything okay with dad?" "Just work stuff." "Nothing for you to worry about." "Sure." "God!" "I love new york." "There was only one theaterin woodbury, and all it ever playedwere family movies." ""The pacifier"played for, like, a year." "And they said vin diesel couldn't do comedy." "I can't pick." "Overwhelmed by choice." "Whatever you want." "Yeah, sure, whatever." "You do wanna do something,right?" "I mean,you don't have plans." "Big night out withoverprivileged, under-parented trust fund bratsfrom your fancy school?" "Yeah, the limo's actuallywaiting back at the loft." "Good.We can egg it.Maybe slashthe tires?" "so is it weird,having me back?" "No.Why, uh, why--why would it be weird?" "Because we said some thingsthe night that I left-- things that you immediatelyasked me to take back." "Because I was leaving,but... now I'm here." "Yeah, and it's beenover a year, you know?" "A lot has happened,actually." "And I look forwardto hearing about it tonight.Night.Late show.Angelika?" "Whatever's playing?" " Unless it's "the pacifier." " " Unless it's "the pacifier." "" all right.I'll get tickets." "Glad to be home, humphrey." "Glad to have you, abrams." "so what exactlyare you looking for?" "Evidence." "Of what?" "The captain's dislikeof starchy shirts?" "I totally sympathize.The collars chafe." "Did you, uh, ask him aboutyour missing college money?" "Yeah, he said he wasmoving accounts around." "It was all back the next day." "So why worry?" "Mysteriousfinancial transactions, warring parents." "Welcome to the upper east side." ""Chi chi, get the llello." "" Nathaniel, I'm shocked." "I thought you werestrictly an herbal man." "This isn't mine." "Who does this dan humphreythink he is?" "Serena isputting up a strong front, but I can see how hurt she is." "We have to help her heal her heart." "But it's pretty late notice." "Most of the good ones are already taken." "No more excuses.Serena musthave the hottest date ever." "If he's got plans,he'll change them." "If he's got a girlfriend,he'll dump her, and if he's out of town, he'llcharter a g5 and fly home." "Make it happen." "do you like it?" "That's outstanding." "is it a bong, mother?" "Please." "I didn't take youfor a stoner." "It's A...a hookah..." "And it is adorable." "It's perfectfor my moroccan-themed party." "Why do you have to celebrateyourl's endedeal by turning our penthouseinto an opium den?" "Why not?" "hey, it's blair." "I'm sorry I can't come to the phone right now, but I'm getting ready for the masked ball." "See you tonight, if you recognize me, which you won'T." "hey, blair.It's me." "I, um..." "I just--I really need to talk to you." "It's, uh, there's this thingwith my dad, and, um... you know, I just--I really need to talk to you." "So can you call me backwhen you can?" "Thanks." " well, that's all of it." " Thank you so much." "I don't know what I would'vedone without you." " Thank you." " That's okay." "Yeah, it was fun." "I'm glad." "It's all partof your education." "And it looks like you'relearning." "It's a nice bracelet." "Vintage, right?" "The diamonds look real." "'Cause they sort of are." "Uh, the man at the storelent it to me." "Why would he do that?" "Oh, sweetie,you didn't think you were gonna be ableto come tonight, right?" "I thought maybe, yeah." "Jenny, freshmen don't getto go to the masked ball." "It's just tradition." "No, I know.It's just thatthere were five dresses." "Oh, it--you always need backup." "I mean, what--what if I spilledsomething or a zipper broke?" "Yeah, of course." "I'll--I'll remember that." "Have fun tonight." "I will,and don't worry, your time will come." "I promise.Now if you'll excuse me,I have to get ready." "Do you thinkthat eleanor waldorf will find this... night in tangiers enough?" "Maybe if you brought a goat." "You know, eleanor always goes all-out." "Speaking of going all-out... yeah, I know.Tell me about it." "I don't think the waldorf women ever met a themethey didn't just love." "You going with dan?" "Um, no, dan has plans, actually." "Doing what?" "The question is "with whom?" "" Oh, I didn't realize." "Well, frankly, I am relieved." "You know, at your age,you should be playing the field." "What about at your age?" "You got a hot date tonight?" "What?" "No, please." "Who would I be dating?" "you know what?" "I'm gonna go try this on and see if I can find a goat. well, he's no dan,but I guess he'll do." "Hey, jen,you're not gonna believe this, but, uh, vanessais back in town." "So we're going to a movietonight, and I don't know if you're goingto that ball or not, but I was wonderingif you wanted to come with." "So, uh, we're getting ticketsonline." "Call me back." "why is it that friends of serena van der woodsen have to search for her suitor?" "Have fables fallen so out of fashion that the princesses have to do everything themselves?" "Call us old-school, but sometimes the fairy-tale ending requires the knight to get off his ass and saddle up his steed. maybe it's never too latefor a bold gesture." "got a mask?" "nate, hey." "What are you doing here?" "I thought you were, um, shouldn't you begetting ready?" "I'm sorry to bother you.It's, um, do you have a minute?" "Maybe it's old." "You know, leftover from the '90s or something, from some night at limelightor the tunnel?" "Our parents didway worse stuff than we do." "It's not old,and it makes total sense." "I think he's havingsome money problems." "Well, have you asked himabout it?" "Yeah." "I just wish, you know,I wish he'd be honest with me." "It's like he and my mom-- they made some secret pactto act like robots." "Yeah, well, I don't thinkthat pact is so secret." "I think all of our parents signed it." "But I'm nota little kid anymore." "He doesn't haveto shut me out." "Look, if what you thinkis right, he's probably really scared." "Maybe you have to tell himhow you feel more than once for him to really hear you,you know?" "Hey, don't give up, okay?" "You should probably go." "You know, I've gottaget ready and stuff." "Yeah, me, too.Um..." " look,thanks for just listening." " That's fine." "Yeah, don't worry about it." "Chuck just wanted a bump,and blair's phone was turned off, so it, um, really means a lot." "Yeah, anytime, nate." "I'll see you tonight, okay?" "All right.I'll see ya.Bye." "hey, anybody home?" "Hey, you and dan going out?" "Just to the movies." "What about you?" "A humphrey manin a sports coat?" "I'd normally ask if you had a date, but--but my wife left me, hmm?" "Yeah.What's up with alison?" "Dan says she's still upstate." "I thought that was just for the summer." "So did her husband." "Okay,we'll circle back to that." "One issue at a time." "Like where are my keys?" "What do you need keys for?" "Just use dan's window." "Where is dan, by the way?" "Uh, he should be back in a minute." "So, uh, dan seems happyto see you." "Why wouldn't he be?" "Well, um, if youdon't mind me saying so, when you left here,you kind of broke his heart." "I'm back, aren't I?" "I hated being awayfrom the city." "away from dan." "Did you tell dan this?" "No, not yet, but I'mplanning on it tonight-- before or after the movie.I'm not sure yet." "You know,I gotta pick my moment." "It's kind of a big deal." "Oh, thanks." "You know, there's, uh, a lot that's changedsince you were here." "So dan says." "But you guyshave always been close." "You'll figure it out." "Wish me luck?" "Me, too." "Where are you going anyway?" "Uh, just some party." "With a friend?" "I wouldn't exactly call her that." "see ya." "hello?" "Hey.Where are you?" "At your house." "Oh.Oh, you're early." "Yeah, I just couldn't wait." "Oh, um, I tried to get youbefore you left." "I-I feel terrible." "'Cause I'm early?" "No, because, um, I..." "I totally spaced." "I have this, uh, american history paperdue monday." "So you know,I'll be writing all night." "I'll make it up to you, though.I promise." "Pierogis at veselka?" "I'll call you tomorrow." "jenny, hey." "Hey." "W-- jenny, what's wrong?" "and how is thisa favor to me again?" "Rufus, look around." "When wasthe last time you had access to the top peoplein music and art?" "Introduce yourself." "Revitalize your flagging career." "Put that sad little galleryon the cultural radar." "Since when were you the patronsaint of former rock stars?" "Since when were you a star?" "No, look, leave if you want to.Really." "Alison would have a fit if she knew you wereaccompanying me to this party, even if it was for your benefit." "Actually, I don't carewhat alison thinks right now." "Good.Then let meintroduce you to our hostess." "Eleanor Eleanor." "It is divine." "Squint, and it's marrakech." "Lily lily." "I had no ideayou were bringing a date." "How delightful." " Oh, this is rufus humphrey." " Oh, it's not a date." " Oh, pleasure." " It's not a date." "Look.Appetizers.Is that couscous?" "yes, please." " Bart!" " hey." " bart!" " And friend." " Hi." "Something catch your eye?" "oh, I like her outfit." "Lily Lily." "Bart Bart." " Hello." " Hi." "I'd like you to meet carissa." " Yeah, hi.Carissa." " Hi." "Hi.Rufus." " Hi, rufus." " yeah, hi." "Well,it's so good to see you." "Great to see you." "Enjoy." "You, too." "Okay." "You and bart bass?" "Suddenly it all makes sense." "You brought me here to make him jealous." "Oh, don't be ridiculous." "I mean, it's flattering,I guess, but couldn't you have done a little better?" "Oh, not on such short notice." "eleanor, oh!" "As-salaamu alaikum." "How are you?" " This is fantastic." " This is beautiful." "God bless you." "So this blair girlused you as her slave?" "No, I was her handmaiden." ""Handmaiden" is jane austenfor "slave." "" She never actually saidI would get to go to the ball, even if I did all those errands." "Don't make excuses for her." "You did all that stuff.You deserve to go." "I thought you said that masked balls are "totally pretentious." ""One woman's opinion." "But if you wanna go,no blair should keep you away." "It's not just blair." "I mean, I don't have a gown." "My friend works in the costumedepartment at B.A.M." "We can borrow one." "Next?" "I don't have an invitation." "Every ballroom has a back door." "What else?" "If blair saw me,she'd be furious." "Then it's a good thingyou'll be wearing a mask." "on the upper east side, appearances are often deceiving." "From friends to hair color, there's always more than meets the eye." "is uptown this wayor that way?" "It's, uh, that way, and these things whizzing byhere--they're cars." "You might want to avoid them." "You know what?" "You'll see better without this, too." "That is better." "Hey, you got a name?" "Jack Altman Jack altman." "hi.Jack altman.I just stepped out for some air." "Altman?" "Okay." " come on - thank you." "wait.Let me see." "Okay, look, I know you'recompletely morally opposed to society events and stuff,but-- we'll deprogram you later." "This is ugly." " Just go." " All right.Thanks." "thank you so much." "what was it we said about appearances?" "Yes, they can be deceiving." "But most of the time, what you see is what you get." "Hey.Have you seenthat girl I was with?" "When I grabbed her bag,I got her house keys, too." "what is nate doing?" "He's supposedto go find kati and is." "It's getting late, and I'm losing heat." "Well, you look ravishing." "If I were your man, I wouldn'tneed clues to find you." "Or to ravish me, I'm sure." "Who is that?" "probably some bitchfrom chapin." "Hot bitch from chapin." "Forget her." "Go get nate." "Pointhim in the right direction." "First things first." "well, hello, angel." "You must be my lucky night." "And with taste to boot." "Apparently not." "I'm talking to you." "Beautiful and mean?" "I've got chills." "Care to dancewith a poor devil?" "Why don't we just skipall that and, uh, go somewhere quiet to talk?" "I'll get the chaagne." "Find me in five." "taking a company publicis an enormous responsibility." "There's nothing more valuable than makinga good first impression." "And you taught me that, eleanor." "Captain,you know that I adore you, but you'venever done fashion before." "I have been talking to calvin'speople, and I have to say, the presentation is very impressive." "Enough business talk, howard." "You're boring her." "Eleanor,I've been thinking." "When nate and blairget engaged, she should havemy great-grandmother's ring," "the one thatcornelius vanderbilt gave her?" "you stillspying on him?" "I'm not spying.I'm just... keeping trackof his whereabouts." "Well, so long as you'rewatching, he's winning." "If you really wantto make a man jealous, there's only one thing to do." "Rufus, I invited you herefor many reasons, but knowledge of romanceis not... that was, um... unexpected." "Give him 20 minutes." " I need a drink." " I need a drink." "So every time we seetheir yacht now, we just pull out our air hornsand let 'em rip." "I tell you,it is almost enough to make you never wantto summer in newport again." "Wow, that sounds, uh,awful." "It is.It's pretty bad." "Yeah, yeah, um, you know what?" "If you'll excuse me, I, uh, I think I'm gonna gond-- change partners?" "Hey." "Dan, what are you doing here?" "I'm saving you." "I don't need to be saved." "Really?" "Uhause, ,I could see your eyes rolling to the back of your head from across the room." "Dan Dan." " Hey." " Blair sent us over." "She said it's getting late,and you're taking too long." ""Your lady-in-waitingis closer than you think, her headdress is feathersof black and pink." "" It's her." "It's me." "What?" "I'm sorry." "Just find serena." "She'll lead youto blair." "Serena.Right." "Boo." "Let's play a game." "I'd say strip poker,but I don't have my cards." "How about, uh,hide-and-seek?" "You hide." "I'll seek." "And how will you find me?" "I don't have any bread crumbs." "Well,you can leave me a trail... with your clothes." "I have truly diedand gone to heaven." "So how you doing?" "Serena, wait." "What are youreally doing here, dan?" "What am I doing here?" "I ran across the city." "I rented a tuxedo." "I stolethis mask from some drunken kid, only to look like robin." "I conned my way in here,all to see you." "I care." "Well, you didn't seemto care this morning, when you were with another girl and lied to me." "What?" "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa." "I-I didn't--well..." " I did." " Yeah." " I did, but I can explain." " Go ahead." "Give it your best shot." "I waswith my friend vanessa." "We're very close, and she movedaway to vermont last year, and now she's back." "Okay, so why'd you lieand say it was jenny?" "Because I'm an idiot." "I d--I don't know why.I... look, vanessa and I... our relationshipis a little complicated, or it was,before I met you." "And honestly, I didn't wantanything to get in the way of you inviting meto this... stupid party." "Well,I was gonna invite you." "Really?" "So not into, uh,pompous ass the fourth?" "you're saying you're notinto old friend vanessa?" "That is exactlywhat I'm saying." "oh, yes, the other part we love about a masquerade?" "When the mask finally comes off and the truth is revealed to all." "Will you excuse me?" "I just saw the last personI ever expected to see." " Yeah.How can I say no to that" " I'm sorry." "Vanessa Vanessa Vanessa.Vanessa." "hey." "This is a surprise." "Funny.I could saythe same thing." "What--what are you doing here?" "I'm writingan american history paper." "Wait.That wassupposed to be you." "When did we start lying to each other?" "I-I merely refrainedfrom sharing the truth, which would have soundeda lot more like a lie than what I told you." "Humphrey Humphrey." "I'm--I didn't understand thateither, I admit, but what was I going to say?" "That I was renting a tuxedo to attend a masked ballwithout a mask or an invitation to go get a girl who not onlyhas a mask and an invitation, but another date?" "At least it's honest." "You--you hate this world." "So do you, or so I thought." "All right,what's going on exactly?" "Did you follow me hereto prove that I was lying?" "Yes, dan,that's why I'm here." "I stalked you becauseI am just so obsessed with you." "Wait.Don't stop there." "You're the whole reasonI came back to new york, 'cause I just couldn't stop thinking about you." "All right, I get the point.You can lay off the sarcasm-- how about I lay off the whole evening?" "Bye." "Wait, wait, wait, stop.Hold on." "Listen.I'm--I'm sorry." "I'm sorry that I lied about writing a term paper." "You said you love me." "Loved you... in the past and in a preshaving,16-year-old kind of way." "You know, I mean,things have changed." "clearly." "Looks likesomeone's traded up." "So that's, um... vanessa, yeah.She'S... beautiful." "I-I-I have to go after her.I'm sorry." "Feel free to find me." "I found your pants." "Well,you're getting warmer, which is an achievementconsidering you're already hot." "Well, you better hopeit doesn't get cold." "What is thatsupposed to mean?" "What the hell?" "!" "Hey, my phone is in my pants,and I'm stuck up here, bitch!" "Vanessa!" "vanessa!" "Vanessa, wait, please." "Why won't you wait?" " -oh.Because you're not vanessa." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry.Case of mistaken identity." "Ironically,not involving masks." "Lily Lily." "There you are." "Oh,I just needed a moment." " That-- what just happened-- - the kiss?" " Yeah, it made me feel a little-- - nostalgic?" "Nauseous." "Right, um, ouch." "No, I'm--I'm kidding,kind of." "I'm sorry, rufus." "I-I--maybe I shouldn'thave asked you here." "Right, um, and, um, I'm sorry I kissed you, but I did it because that mercenaryin the starched white shirt-- he doesn't appreciateeverything you have over an attractive25-year-old mannequin." "'Cause beauty fades, though yours has donea remarkable job of holding on, and in the long run,it's gonna be his loss." "And I thought he should knowhow it feels to lose you." "'Cause trust me,it's not fun." "I think it worked." "Lily, may I speak with youfor a moment?" "If you'll excuse us." "Happy to hel she means nothing." "Jenny?" "jenny?" "Hey." "Serena Serena." "Um, look, you didn'tsee me here, okay?" "Yeah, don't worry about it." "Just one in a series of things I'll pretend didn't happen tonight." "Is everything okay?" "I'm not sure." "Dan surprised meby showing up here." "Well, go, dan!" "Yeah, except thenhe threw me for a loop by chasing aftersome girl named vanessa." "No, V.'S dan's best friend." "Yeah, well, they seemed likea little more than that." "They've kind of got a history,don't they?" "Sure." "But, I mean, dan's never likeda girl like he likes you." "Really.I mean, come onHe's at a masked ball, and I think he'd gobasically anywhere with you... except for maybethe ice capades 'cause that reallyfreaked him out when he was 5." "You know what?" "I..." "I think I'll goand try to find him." "I don't knowhow I'm gonna find anyone." "This stupid maskkeeps falling over my eyes." "Well, I'd give you mine,but masks come off at midnight, and I kind of need my disguiseto get out of here." "You know what?" "You wanna trade?" "Sure." "Thanks." "And here, take this." "It's so hot in here, and you'll probably be coldoutside." "Here you go." "Did you have fun tonight?" "It was everything I hoped." "Good." "Okay, let's see." "Here." "" " Oh, thanks." " Pretty." "Serena, just don't say anythingand let me explain." "oh, my god." "I've been trying to do the rightthing, but it's killing me." "Look, I know we both careabout blair, but maybe the best thing is for meto just tell her the truth." "I'm not over you, and I thoughtI could fight it, but I can'T." "And if you don't stop me,I'm gonna kiss you." "Nate?" "Nate?" " Wh-- - nate, what are you doing?" "It's almost midnight.You have to find blair." "Look, okay, whatever.Just forget the clue." "She's wearing big, tall boots and a big old crown." "Just go, okay?" "Hurry." "serena, have you seen nate?" "Hey!" "Jenny Jenny." " It's midnight!" " Masks off!" "Serena!" "Serena!" "serena.Serena!" "Sere--serena, wait.I'm so sorry.Serena!" "little jenny humphreymanages to get my pants off and have me not enjoy it." "Quite the accomplishment." "Good thing someone elseat the party was as lecherous as you, or you'd still beup on that roof, and, no, I don't want to know what youhad to do to get that tux." "This is me." "All right, chuck,I'll see you in the A.M." "No, you didn'tfind me by midnight." "No happily ever afterfor you." "Blair, I'm--I'm sorry." "all I wantedwas for us to start over, and you didn't even try." "well, at leastsomebody's having a good night." "hello?" "Serena, hey." "What--will you please just talk to me?" "Please.Why did yourun away from me?" "Wait.What are youtalking about?" "You're the one that ran away." "I don't think so." "Blonde hair, yellow dress,black furry thing?" "There is only oneserena van der woodsen." "Yeah, no, not tonight." "Let me say... for the record..." "I like you." "Only you." "Well, that's good, becauseI feel the same about you." "I'm gladthat's cleared up." "Hey, um, you know, I hear the ice capadesare coming to town." "If you're there,so am I." "Hey." "You guys are up late." "We were celebrating." "Eleanor waldorf has agreedto let your father's firm take her company public." "Congrats.That's great news." "It is, which is why I waslooking for a wine opener so I could surprise your fatherwith a bottle of margaux, which is how I found this." "well, what do you have to sayfor yourself, nate?" "What?" "Well, it isn't mine,and it isn't your father's, so that only leavesone other person in this house." "hey, you're still up." "Yeah, not that tired." "Well, I am.I'm exhausted." "I ended up goingto that ball, actually." "Oh, really?" "yeh" "Well, your night's not over." "There's someone hereto see you." "pierogis?" "I come in peace." "Great." "'Cause I'm starving." " look-- - save it, humphrey." "You've never done contrite well." "Besides, I'm the onewho should apologize." "No, really, I am." "I shouldhave told you about serena." "And I should have asked you." "Well, I shouldn't have liedabout tonight." "And I shouldn't haverun out on you." "Look, if we're gonnabe friends again, we're gonna haveto figure this stuff out." "You're right, and I've missedhaving a friend." "I've missed being one." "We can start slow,with the basics." "Like, uh, fewer lies,more ukrainian food." "And you telling me about everything I missedwhile I was gone, such as serena." "well she's pretty fantastic, almost as good as this pierogi." "Yeah, she's got this crazymother who's always, like, sparring with me,and this-- and this best friend who's very hardfor me to deal with." "The best friend has a boyfriendwho's hard for me to deal with." "It's--it's all very hardfor me." "It's very hard for me." "It began in ninth grade..."