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“Ok, you’re right He was absolutely the sweetest,” Maggie said, recalling the cliht freak outs right before we got to the top, and he talked h it and almost carried me the rest of the way Fro between us It was almost—I don’t really kno to describe it—electric? Or it was like I could reach out and touch whatever it was I’”
“No, go on,” Blair said “I think I understand Like a tangible connection that you can reach out and feel”
“Exactly,” Maggie agreed “I could feel it in the air Ithe entire time The kiss was—I can’t even … It was ined I have never, truly, Bl
air, never had a boy kiss me like that Then there was this , and I couldn’t breathe I just needed a ain”
“Uh-oh,” Blair interjected “You like him You really like Reid Can you do this pact you came up with? I’m not so sure about your ability to stick with the plan”
“Well, I don’t think there’s anything to entangle anyie responded “After I pulled away, he just shut down We went down to find you and Justyn, and there was nothing else He barely talked to me on the way home”
“I don’t know, G Maybe he felt the sah tis like that”
“Well, he seeie said “Anyway, enough about me What happened with you and Justyn? I sa you stoht There is no way he was able to resist your little black dress”
Blair rolled her eyes and took another swig of wine
“What did he do this time?” She reached for the bottle that she had put in an ice bucket on the end table beside the wicker rocker Maggie topped off both girls’ glasses “Don’t tell et a kiss”
“Oh, he kissed me,” Blair offered “And it was actually worth the wait, as ot the aot heated What the hell is that about? What guy do you know doesn’t want to get to second base?”
Maggie alles “Blair, a baseball analogy? Really? Didn’t he e?”
Blair’s tough facade started to crumble a bit when her friend pointed out the unintentional joke, and she cracked a smile
“Funny, you should e,” Blair said “After our all too briefabout our futures You know the basic what-are-your-hopes-and-dreams chat And you knohat he said?”
Maggie raised an eyebrow