“I want you to owe me” season 3 rewatch

In the unknown caller episode June asks Serena what she gets if she arranges for her to see Nichole. She tells Serena "I want you to owe me" this is like my 4th rewatch and I'm just now connecting that to when Serena doesn't rat her out for cutting her in episode 9. I always thought it was just main character plot armor.

I love finding little details, every time I rewatch I connect a puzzle piece I missed the previous time!