青帝小说

第25部分（第3页）

She　took　it　and　held　it　between　her　coral…glossed　lips　as　he　lit　it　for　her。　？Oh；　and　thanks　for　the

roses。？

Serena　exhaled；　blowing　sweet　smoke　into　the　chilly　air。　？We　never　got　our　tattoos。？

Aaron　smiled　tenderly。　？That？s　probably　a　good　thing。？

A　perfect　tear　began　to　form　in　the　corner　of　Serena？s　right　eye　and　trembled　on　the　edge　of　her

lower　lid。

？Let？s　get　this　done！？　the　photographer　shouted　from　his　inflatable　boat。

Serena　turned　to　wave　at　him；　her　yellow　dress　fanning　out　around　her　knees　and　her　blond　hair

flying。　In　that　instant；　the　tear　dropped　onto　her　lovely　cheek；　a　perfect　illustration　of　every　human

emotion　Les　Best　wanted　to　encapsulate　in　his　new　perfume　ad。　They？d　have　to　airbrush　out　the

cigarette　in　Serena？s　hand　and　the　goosebumps　dotting　her　arms　and　legs；　but　you？d　be　surprised

how　easy　that　is　to　do。

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After　watchingThe　Great　Gatsby　twice　in　a　row；　Blair　clicked　off　the　TV　and　picked　up　her

phone。　She　was　eager　to　talk　to　someone；　to　let　the　world　know　she　was　still　alive　despite

everything。　The　thing　was；　she　absolutelydreaded　speaking　to　every　single　person　she　knew；

including　her　gay；　France…living　dad；　whom　she　had　always　counted　on　to　cheer　her　up。　If　only

there　were　someone　else；　someone　new　and　different　who？

Actually；　there　wasone　person　she　could　bear　to　speak　to。　And　why　the　fuck　shouldn？t　she　call

him　when　he　had　called　her　pletely　out　of　the　blue　last　week　while　she　was　getting　her　hair

cut？

She　speed…dialed　Nate？s　cell　phone　number；　and；　to　her　surprise；　he　answered　it。

？Natie？？　Blair　crooned　into　the　phone。　？I　heard　all　about　what　happened。　Howare　you？　Are　you

okay？？

？Yeah；　actually　I？m　really　good；？　Nate　responded；　sounding　suspiciously　unstoned。　？My　dad？s

still　pretty　pissed　off　about　what　happened；　and　I　don？t　know　how　it？s　going　to　affect　my　chances

at　Brown；　but　I？m　still　good。？

Blair　pointed　her　bare　toes　into　the　air　and　frowned　at　the　day…old　cotton…candy…pink　polish　that

she？d　painted　on　herself　out　of　plete　boredom。　？You　poor　baby；？　she　sighed

sympathetically。　？Rehab　must　totally　suck。？

？Um；　actually？and　I　know　this　sounds　weird？I？m　starting　to　kind　oflike　it；？　Nate　admitted。　？I

wish　it　wasn？t　such　a　haul　to　get　up　there；　but　it？s　a　really　cool；　modern　place；　and　it？s　kind　of；　I

don？t　know　。　。　。relaxing　to　do　something　totally　unrelated　to　school。？

？Really？？　Blair　fluffed　up　the　pillows　behind　her　and　sat　up　in　bed。　Rehab　wasrelaxing　？　Maybe

it　was　exactly　what　she　needed？a　respite　from　the　travails　of　her　quotidian　existence。　She　could