Inquiring fans want to know: Are Blair (Leighton Meester) and Chuck (Ed Westwick) back together at the start of Season 2 of Gossip Girl?

Yeah, right.

Of the picture below, from the Hamptons-set party scene in Gossip Girl's Season Two premiere (which is officially set for September 1!), Meester explained to Entertainment Weekly:

"We're talking about the love that cannot be."

But despite the roadblocks for Chuck and Blair, Leighton says she is still rooting for the two characters to get together.

"Nobody understands Blair Waldorf quite like Chuck, and vice versa," says Meester. "She still has feelings for him. Maybe he made a mistake — who knows right now?"

Romance or no romance, this is a guarantee: The two rich kids will soon resume their usual bickering and scheming:

There's going to be a lot of," the actress who plays Queen B says with a dramatic pause "... insults and evil plans."

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