Spotted: N and the mysterious blonde, wearing a Constance uniform…., sneaking out the back entrance and heading towards the park. B are you starting to notice the pattern? Blondes really do have more fun- with your boyfriend anyway.

Blair pulled her sunglasses on and walked out into the courtyard. She didn't need anyone seeing her red eyes and have gossip girl talking about how she was a cry baby. Blair Waldorf never admitted defeat.

"What are we doing today, Blair?" Isobel and Kati instantly appeared at her side.

Blair rolled her eyes. She'd gotten used to having an entourage while Olivia and Serena were gone but Isobel and Kati could never replace her two best friends. When Blair needed to strategize or had to face reality, she always turned to Serena and Olivia. "I'm not in the mood."

Isobel and Kati looked at each other and shrugged. "Not in the mood for what?"

"For this." Blair exclaimed in exasperation. She waved her hand in their direction. "I'd really rather be alone right now."

"Are you sure?" Isobel prodded. "If you're upset about Gossip Girl, maybe a drink would help. We can go to that new bar that just opened up on 42nd, I hear it's super chic."

"Or we could go to Niemen's and try on dresses for Chuck's party this weekend." Kati offered.

"No!" Blair lifted her sunglasses so that they could see she was being serious. "I'm not in the mood to hang out."

"Okay." Both of the girls turned on their heels and started to walk away, whispering to each other about Blair having PMS.

"Where are your lackeys off to without their evil mistress?" Blair turned around to face Dan. He had an amused look on his face, which she didn't appreciate at all.

"God, what is it with people today." Blair glared at him. "If you want to attempt to insult me can you just hurry up and get it over with."

"Oh come on Blair, I was just kidding." Dan put his arm around her and Blair scoffed and pushed it off. "Don't you think we should try and be friends? It would make Serena happy."

"So would a new Marc Jacobs dress." Blair laughed. "I don't see what you and I could possibly have in common other than Serena. Where is she by the way? I need to talk to her and she's not answering her phone."

Dan shrugged. "I haven't seen her. And for the record, I think we have a lot in common right now." Dan took out his phone and showed her the latest alert from Gossip Girl.

"I've already seen it." Blair said in a disinterest tone. "And I don't see what that has to do with you anyway."

"I think I might know who the mysterious blonde is." Dan told her in a low tone.

"Who?" Blair grabbed his arm in anticipation. "Who is this girl?"

"I think it's my sister."

-

Jenny hadn't ever smoked pot before but that was a detail that Nate didn't really need to know about. He'd taken her to a rather secluded part of Central Park where he and Chuck went frequently during the school day. He'd taken several deep puffs of the joint before passing it to her.

"Thanks." Jenny brought it to her lips and breathed in deeply. A loud cough followed.

Nate laughed at Jenny's expression. "I thought you were a pro?"

"It's strong." Jenny tried to cover. "I wasn't ready."

Nate took the joint back from her and took another hit. "You don't have to lie Jenny. It's okay."

"Sorry." Jenny felt her cheeks heating up and she knew she had to be turning an unflattering shade of red. "I didn't want you to think I was lame."

"Why would I think that?" Nate made a face. "There's nothing special about smoking pot."

"Yeah, I guess." Jenny leaned back against the bench. "I'm just tired of being Dan Humphrey's innocent little sister. No one takes me seriously."

"Is that why you've been sucking up to Blair" Nate didn't give her time to respond. "You know, you'll be much better off if you just do whatever you want to do. If you spend enough time doing whatever Blair or anyone else tells you to do, pretty soon you lose sight of what you think and of what you want."

"Speaking from experience?"

Nate frowned and took another hit enjoying the feeling he was getting. He knew it probably wasn't a smart idea to be talking to Jenny about Blair- after all she'd told about the kiss and he was still trying to make up for that- but she was really easy to talk to and such a good listener too. "Yeah I guess so. Blair and I have been together forever and I guess sometimes it's just a little…stifling."

Jenny thought about Nate's confession for a moment. "So how does Serena fit into all of this?"

"She's the opposite of Blair in a lot of ways. I don't know really, she's fun." Nate looked over at Jenny and smiled. "Don't worry, I won't be trying to get with her any time soon so you don't need to alert Dan. When I'm being really honest, I think I was just trying to give Blair a reason to break up with me. It's easier that way."

"Doesn't seem that easy to me." Jenny laughed. "Not if Gossip Girl has anything to say about it."

"Yeah, I know." Nate laughed with her. "She sure doesn't make it easy on a guy. Everything I do, I feel like I'm being watched."

Jenny took out her phone and showed Nate the latest update. "Well then, I think you and I both should start being a little bit more careful. Blair is just starting to forgive me again."