'Are you OK B?' Serena was standing at the top of the steps in front of Blair, who was picking at a seared tuna salad.

'Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?' Serena sat down next to Blair, pulling a stila lip gloss out of her pink Lanvin purse.

'Because Gossip Girl said that you were caught crying. You're not one to show emotion in public B.' Blair waved it off.

'I was just being melodramatic.' Serena wasn't convinced, Blair's public appearance mattered to her more than anything. It was unlike her to abandon it.

'B she said that you were done with Nate. Is that true?' Serena was obviously concerned and Blair was not.

'Why does it matter?' Blair chewed on a leaf, taking a swig from her Evian water bottle.

'Because B! You're my best friend and I worry about you. Why won't you talk to me?' Blair looked up at Serena for the first time, finally understanding.

'That's sweet S. Really, it is. But Nate isn't worth my time or our saliva. Plus, we can't have this conversation with Cabbage Patch here.'

'What are you talking about? Dan isn't here!'

'Yes he is.' stated Dan, who stood at the top of the stairs, facing Serena's back. Serena jumped up, tightly hugging Dan and pecking him on the lips.

'Gross. You two are so - ick. Relationships aren't supposed to be all happy-happy.' Blair rolled her eyes and nibbled on a piece of tuna.

'Blair, you're practically green with envy.' giggled Serena, resting her head on Dan's shoulder.

'Oh please - love doesn't exist. It's just an emotion, or a hormone.'

'B your positive outlook on life really is inspiring.' Serena popped a grape into her mouth, her right hand entwined with Dan's.

'Sarcasm really doesn't suit you S.' smirked Blair, putting aside her half eaten salad. Dan pulled out a huge sandwich, immediately digging in.

'Gross, is that bacon I smell?' Blair wrinkled her nose, quickly chugging a wheat grass shot.

'Yeah, want some.' Dan held his sandwich out to Blair, who turned away in disgust.

'Dan, how can I get back on top looking like the pig itself?' Serena snorted with laughter, taking a bite out of Dan's sandwich.

'B, aren't you already back on top?' Serena innocently questioned, covering her mouth.

'Oh poor delusional Serena. It's going to take at least over a month to regain my status. Everyone knows about you and Nate, so that made us equal in the public eye, but my accidental outburst might have actually worked to my advantage. It earns me the sympathy vote. A comeback is hard work S, but trust me, it's going to be great.' and with that Blair stood, picked up her food, and left the two lovebirds to share their lunch in private.


Jenny was nervous, so nervous that her hands were trembling. Blair wasn't wasting any time, and even Gossip Girl was implying that the Queen would reign once again.

'Jenny? Are you OK?' Hazel and co. were staring at jenny, waiting for a reply.

'No, I mean, yeah. I just totally spaced.' Jenny looked down at her Hijiki salad, wishing that it was a sandwich.

'I feel so bad about how we treated Blair.' interjected Kati, sipping her Green Tea Frappuccino. I mean, you can't blame her for giving Nate a taste of his own medicine.'

'I know! The cheating scumbag!' added Is, blowing on her cappuccino. This was exactly what Jenny did not want. If Blair regained her status then Jenny could kiss life on the Upper East Side goodbye, a fact that she was completely aware of.

'Yeah, but what Blair did was so much worse.' Jenny tried to convince her friends that Blair deserved everything she got.

'Um, how?' asked Kati, waiting for an answer.

'Enough.' stated Hazel, looking forward with dead eyes. 'Blair is nothing but a corpse now, and corpses can't be brought back to life. Plus, Blair can't climb to the top of the ladder if we keep pushing her off. Agreed?'

'Agreed.' grinned Jenny, her fear washing away.

Oh little J, so young, so naïve.


It's official, the King and Queen have broken up. B has even confirmed this with her lady in waiting, BFF Serena van der Woodsen. Now the munch kin's popularity is spiralling out of control. Freshmen do not eat lunch on the steps, and they don't do it on a regular basis. Stop the madness B! And did everybody see Hazel? A copy is never as good as the original

Now that the King and Queen are on the outs, where is the jester?

xoxo GOSSIP GIRL