-Serena: Nate, hey. what are you doing here? I thoughtyou were, um, shouldn't you be getting ready?

-Nate: I’m sorry to bother you. it's, um, do youhave a minute?

-Serena: Yeah, of course. come in.

-Nate: thanks.

-Serena: maybe it's old. you know, left over from the'90s or something, from some night at limelight or the tunnel, our parents didway worse stuff than we do.

-Nate: it's not old, and it makes total sense. Ithink he's having some money problems.

-Serena: well, have you asked him about it?

-Nate: Yeah. I just wish, you know, I wish he'd behonest with me. it's like he and my mom they made some secret pact to act likerobots. yeah, well, I don't think that pact is so secret.

-Serena: I think all of our parents signed it.

-Nate: But I’m not a little kid anymore. He doesn'thave to shut me out.

-Serena: Look, if what you think is right, he'sprobably really scared. maybe you have to tell him how you feel more than once forhim to really hear you, you know? hey, don't give up, okay? you should probablygo. you know, I’ve gotta get ready and stuff.

-Nate: Yeah, me, too. um... look, thanks for justlistening.

-Serena: That's fine. yeah, don't worry about it.

-Nate: Chuck just wanted a bump, and Blair's phonewas turned off so it, um, really means a lot.

-Serena: Yeah, anytime, Nate. I’ll see you tonight,okay?

-Nate: All right. I’ll see ya. bye.