青帝小说

第22部分（第3页）

His　friends　watched　him　trudge　purposefully　through　the　slush　toward　Madison　Avenue　until　he

was　out　of　sight。　Something　was　happening　to　their　old　friend　Nate　Archibald；　and　it　wasn？t　just

that　he？d　turned　down　a　joint　for　the　first　time　since　he　was　ten　years　old

Could　it　be；　was　it　possible；　that　he？d　fallen　in　love？

v…day　turned　d…day　forb

Blair　kept　her　hand　clapped　over　her　mouth　and　her　mind　clear　of　any　thoughts　of　Owen　the

whole　way　home　to　keep　from　being　sick　all　over　the　back　seat　of　the　taxi。　But　when　she　stepped

off　the　wood…paneled　elevator　and　into　the　penthouse；　her　nostrils　were　bombarded　with　the　putrid

scent　of　roses；　causing　her　stomach　to　churn　ominously　once　more。　The　entire　front　hall　was

packed　with　them。　Yellow　roses；　white　roses；　pink　ones　and　red。　She　dropped　her　bag　on　the　floor

and　read　the　notes　on　the　bouquets。

A？You？re　my　honey…pie。　Love；　S；said　the　note　on　the　yellow　roses。

Audrey；　my　favorite　little　aristocrat；　will　you　please　be　my　Valentine？　Love；　Cary；said　the　note

on　the　red　roses。

My　darling　Mrs。　Rose；　May　our　tiny　daughter　be　as　lovely　and　as　wonderful　as　you　are　and　as

hopelessly　happy　as　I　am　every　day　I　spend　with　you。　？Your　loving　husband；　Mr。　Rose；said　the

note　on　the　pink…and…white　bouquet。

As　if　one　of　those　notes　wouldn？t　have　been　enough　to　make　Blair　puke　out　her　already

puked…out　guts；　she　had　to　be　bombarded　withthree　uniquely　repulsive　missives。　Throwing　her

coat　down　on　the　floor；　she　staggered　into　the　nearest　bathroom　to　empty　her　stomach

again。　？Mom！？　she　shouted；　wiping　her　mouth　on　a　parchment…coloredR　…monogrammed　guest

towel。

？Blair？？　her　mother　called　back。　Eleanor　Waldorf　wandered　slowly　down　the　hall　wearing　a　pink

boiled　wool　Chanel　suit　that　had　been　let　out　at　the　waist　to　acmodate　her　five…months

pregnant　belly。　Her　highlighted　blond　bob　was　pulled　back　into　a　neat　ponytail　and　she　was

wearing　white　rabbit　fur　slippers　and　carrying　her　portable　phone。　Like　most　Upper　East　Side

hostesses；　Eleanor　spent　all　the　time　she　wasn？t　having　lunch　or　getting　her　hair　done　on　the

phone。　？What　are　you　doing　home？？　she　asked　her　daughter。　？Are　you　sick？？

Blair　clutched　her　stomach　and　tried　not　to　look　at　her　mother。　？I　saw　the　note　from　Cyrus；？　she

croaked。　？You？re　having　a　girl？？

Her　mother　beamed　back　at　her；　her　blue　eyes　sparkling　ecstatically。　？Isn？t　it　wonderful？？　she

cried。　？I　found　out　this　morning。？　She　flip…flopped　up　to　Blair　in　her　fur　slippers　and　threw　her

arms　around　her　daughter？s　neck。　？Cyrus　has　always　wanted　a　girl。　And　now　when　you　e

home　from　college　you？ll　have　a　little　baby　sister　to　play　with！？

Blair　grimaced　as　her　stomach　did　another　back　flip　at　the　mention　of　college。

？I　hope　you　don？t　mind；？　Eleanor　babbled　on。　？But　we？re　planning　to　turn　your　room　into　a

nursery　since　we？re　running　out　of　bedrooms。　You　and　Aaron　will　be　going　away　to　school　soon