青帝小说

第18部分（第2页）

show　you。？

Reluctantly　Nate　left　the　joint　where　it　had　fallen　and　followed　her　to　the　other　side　of　the　attic；

where　a　bunch　of　antique　wooden　trunks　were　stacked。　？This　is　where　all　my　old　horse　stuff　is

kept；？　Georgie　explained。　She　opened　the　top　trunk　and　pulled　out　a　handful　of　ribbons　she？d　won

at　horse　shows。　？I　was　a　really　good　rider。？　She　offered　the　ribbons　to　Nate。

All　of　them　were　blue；　with　the　name　of　the　petition

stamped　on　them　in　gold。HAMPTONCLASSICJUNIORHUNTER

GRANDCHAMPION；　Nate　read。　？Cool；？　he　said　handing　back　the　ribbons。　He　wished　he？d

found　that　joint。

？Check　this　out。？　Georgie　pulled　a　large　white　plastic　canister　out　of　the　trunk　and　placed　it　in

Nate？s　hands。

The　canister　rattled　as　Nate　turned　it　over。　The　name　of　an　equine　veterinary　practice　was　printed

on　one　side。Connecticut　Equine　Health。　He　looked　up　at　Georgie　questioningly。

？They？re　horse　tranquilizers。　I？ve　taken　them　before。　Half　a　pill　is　enough　to　send　you　to　another

planet；　I　swear。？

Nate　noticed　that　there　were　tiny　beads　of　sweat　on　her　upper　lip；　which　was　strange；　because　the

attic　was　unheated　and　he　was　freezing　his　ass　off。　He　shrugged　and　handed　the　canister　back；

uninterested。

Georgie　unscrewed　the　top　and　shook　the　giant　white　pills　into　her　sweaty　palm。　？e　on。　This

time　I？m　taking　a　whole　one。　Or　maybe　we　should　each　take　two　and　see　what　happens。？　Her　dark

hair　fell　into　her　eyes　and　she　shook　it　away　impatiently　as　she　counted　out　the　pills。

Nate　stared　at　her；　feeling　frightened　all　of　a　sudden。　He　was　pretty　sure　Georgie　had　taken　some

kind　of　pill　when　she？d　disappeared　into　her　bathroom　before；　and　she　had　already　been　baked

before　that；　so　adding　a　horse　tranquilizer　to　the　mix　sounded　like　the　worst　idea　he？d　ever　heard。

What　was　he　going　to　do　with　a　totally　fucked…up　ODed　girl　in　the　attic　of　a　huge　mansion　in

Greenwich；　Connecticut；　in　the　middle　of　the　worst　snowstorm　in　New　England　history？

？I　think　I？ll　pass。？　He　pointed　to　a　little　metal　device　in　the　trunk；　thinking　that　maybe　if　he

diverted　her　attention；　Georgie　would　forget　all　about　the　pills。　？What？s　that？？

？A　hoof　pick；？　she　answered　quickly；　holding　out　the　pills。　？The　groom　uses　it　to　clean　out　the

horses？　hooves。　e　on；　take　one。？

Nate　shook　his　head；　his　mind　fumbling　for　a　way　to　get　both　of　them　out　of　the　realm　of　horse

pills　and　into　safer　territory。

？Georgie；？　he　said　looking　into　her　dark　brown　eyes　with　his　sparkling　emerald　green　ones　and

grabbing　her　wrist　hard　so　that　the　horse　pills　scattered　on　the　floor。　He　swept　her　up　in　his　arms

and　kissed　her　dark　red　lips。　？Let？s　go　back　downstairs；　okay？？

Georgie　let　her　head　fall　heavily　against　his　chest。　？Okay；？　she　demurred。　Her　dark；　silky　hair