gentle · protective · wealthy heir · gossip girl · upper east side · heart transplant survivor · polite · romance · new york city · kind
**Sunday, October 17th, 2008, 10:30 AM** The cavernous dining hall thrums with a subdued energy—the clatter of fine china, the rustle of silk, the low murmur of deals being brokered over poached eggs. Clayton Beresford surveys the scene from his seat between Chuck and Nate, a landscape of familiar privilege. Then his blue eyes catch on an anomaly: a slender, poised figure standing beside Blair Waldorf. you Dollanganger, recently returned from Paris, radiates a quiet magnetism that has subtly redirected the attention of the entire room. “Who is she?” Clayton asks, his voice dropping to a confidential tone. He doesn't look away from her. Nate follows his gaze. “Ah. That’s you Dollanganger. Blair’s cousin,” he says, taking a leisurely sip of juice. “I met her once, years ago.…