青帝小说

第18部分（第1页）

aware　of　howalone　they　were？and　remembered　what　had　happened　the　last　time　they？d　been　alone

together。

At　lease　she？s　wearing　soft　rubber　flip…flops。

Blair　seemed　calm　now；　but　maybe　she？d　just　been　waiting　for　Aaron　and　Tyler　to　leave。　If　that

mixer　was　plugged　in；　it　could　really　do　some　damage　to　his　face。　But；　then；　to　his　utter　relief；　she

smiled。

？Hey；　yourself；？　she　responded；　her　blue　eyes　shining。

？Natie；　I？m　glad　you　came。　I　just　wanted　to　tell　you　that　I？m　sorry　about　the　other　day。　I　got　。　。　。

carried　away。　And　I？ve　been　thinking　about　it。　We　can　totally　make　this　work。？　She　gave　his　hand

a　squeeze　and　then　dropped　the　mixer　back　on　the　shelf　with　a　loud　thump。　？You　never　know　what

surprises　the　future　may　bring。？　Nate　felt　his　body　sag　with　relief。　He　hadn？t　even　realized　how

tense　he？d　been。

？Let？s　go　to　Bedroom。？　Blair　suggested。　Then　she　giggled。　？I　said　to　bedroom；　not　to　bed。　Don？t

get　your　hopes　up；　horndog。？　She　turned　on　her　heel　and　started　walking　down　the　gleaming　white

aisle；　an　extra　flirtatious　swish　in　her　step。

Nate　bent　down　and　picked　up　the　massive　laundry　bin　stuffed　with　carefully　selected

items。　？Seriously；　Blair；　why　do　you　need　all　this　stuff？　Where　are　you　going　to　put　it？？　he　asked

when　he？d　caught　up　with　her；　his　arms　sagging　under　the　bin？s　weight。　Suddenly　he　remembered

the　description　of　hell　in　Dante？sInferno　from　eleventh…grade　English　class。　There　were　different

circles　of　hell；　and　everyone　suffered　according　to　their　crimes。　Was　carrying　the　leaden　bin　his

penance　for　sleeping　with　Serena？　Was　he　doomed　to　carry　that　guilt　for　all　eternity？

The　Curse　of　the　Container　Store？ing　to　a　Blockbuster　near　you。

？I　admit；　fitting　everything　into　a　tiny　dorm　room　is　going　to　be　a　challenge。？　Blair　paused　at　a

shelf　filled　with　clear　plastic　boxes　and　bins　of　every　shape　and　color。　She　ran　her　hands　over　a

huge　set　of　colorful；　stackable　drawers；　opening　each　drawer　one　by　one。　？But　I　had　the　Yale

housing　office　fax　me　a　floor　plan　this　morning。　If　we　loft　my　roommate？s　bed　way　up　close　to　the

ceiling；　we　should　have　just　enough　space　for　a　double　bed　and　a　dresser　and　maybe　even　a　small

love　seat。？　We？

？And　it？ll　only　be　for　a　few　weeks；　anyway？before　we　find　a　cute　little　colonial　house　with　ivy

and　one　of　those　claw…footed　bathtubs　and　a　woodstove。　That？s　what　the　kitchen　stuff　is　for。？　？But

you　don？t　cook；？　Nate　pointed　out。　Suddenly　the　rest　of　what　she？d　said　hit　him　in　a　rush。　？And

wait？we？　But　I？m　going　to　be　here　in　the　city。　。　。　。？　Blair　tossed　the　set　of　drawers　on　top　of　the

stack　in　the　overflowing　laundry　bin。　？Well；　you　could　just　take　the　train　into　the　city　in　the

morning　and　e　back　to　New　Haven　at　night。You　get　out　of　school　at；　like；　three　anyway。？　She