"Details! Details! Details!"
Jenny was bouncing up and down on my bed, begging me to tell her about my date with Jonathan.
"Oh, well, um... I took him for dinner and then we went to the movies."
"Did you kiss him?!"
I shook my head. "No, but we did hold hands."
Jenny gasped. "Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!"
Waving my hands, I said, "Jenny, keep it down!"
"Sorry, I'm just so excited! My little Eric is growing up!"
Jenny threw herself at me and crushed me into a hug. But when we broke away, her face twisted. "By the way, what were you doing at a Ukrainian cafe?"
My eyes widened. "Huh?"
"Dan told me," she explained. "He said that he and Vanessa bumped into you there."
"H-he did?" I squeaked.
"Yeah."
So, Dan had spoken to Jenny about my date with Jonathan...
"Did he say anything else?" I tried to ask nonchalantly.
Jenny shrugged. "Not really. Well, he asked about Jonathan."
I raised an eyebrow. "He did?"
"Yeah and I said that he was Eric's 'homosexual lover!'"
I forced out a chuckle. "R-right."
"You didn't answer my question," Jenny said. "Why that cafe?"
Crap!
I needed to give Jenny a convincing explanation.
But what?!
"Um, well... I-I was thinking of places that are kind of cute and quirky and, um, I-I just remembered Smachno's."
"Did it work?" Jenny asked. "Or does Jonathan think you're some kooky Ukrainian now?"
I laughed. "No, I think it worked."
"Awesome! Here's to Ukraine, then!"
Jenny held up her hand. Giving her a high-five, I said, "Yeah – to Ukraine!"
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Eric Is Back (A Gossip Girl Novel)
FanfictionHey, Upper East Siders! After two long years, Eric van der Woodsen is BACK from boarding school! All he needs to do now is keep his nose clean until graduation... But turning over a new leaf is going to be hard with Dan Humphrey still in the picture...
