小说园

第12部分（第1页）

sheets　and　each　other？s　bodies　like　they　had　been　made　for　one　another。　Serena　couldn？t　believe

how　fortable　she　felt　with　Nate？how　fortable　she？d　always　been　with　him。　She　never；

ever　wanted　to　get　out　of　bed。　Couldn？t　they　just　stay　wrapped　in　each　other？s　arms　forever；

ordering　Chinese　takeout　every　few　hours　and　feeding　each　other　greasy　spareribs？

Nothing　says　romance　like　pork…fried　rice！

She　buried　her　nose　in　his　ear　and　he　pulled　her　close；　wrapping　the　sheet　around　their　naked；

sweaty　bodies。　Serena　reached　up；　twining　her　arms　around　Nate？s　neck。

The　minute　his　lips　had　touched　hers　and　their　clothes　had　fallen　away；　Serena　knew　she？d　been

right　all　along？she　really　loved　him。　She　felt　like　she　was　going　to　burst　with　it；　and　had　been

holding　the　words　in　for　so　long　that　all　she　wanted　to　do　now　was　repeat　them　over　and　over

again。

？Serena？？　Nate　asked；　rolling　on　his　side　and　propping　his　head　up　on　one　hand。

？Yes；　Natie？？　She　rolled　him　back　over　and　placed　her　head　on　his　chest；　snuggling　under　his

armpit。　She　loved　the　sound　of　her　name　when　he　said　it。

？I　have　something　to　tell　you。？　He　traced　his　fingertips　along　her　bare　shoulders。　It　felt　electric。

Serena　sat　up；　pulling　the　sheet　with　her　to　cover　her　smooth　skin；　her　blond　hair　falling　over　her

bare　back。　？What？？　She　whispered；　trying　to　stay　calm。

？I　didn？t　get　my　diploma；？　he　said　quietly。　He　grabbed　her　kilted　teddy　bear　from　the　corner　of

her　all…white　canopy　bed　and　hugged　it。　？I？m　not　going　to　Yale　next　year？I？m　going　to　have　to

stay　here　in　New　York　and　repeat　senior　year。？　Serena　opened　her　eyes　wide　with　surprise。　Not

going　to　Yale？　Did　Blair　know？　She　looked　at　her　teddy；　as　if　he　might　convey　some　answers；　and

pulled　the　covers　up　higher　around　her　torso；　shrugging　off　the　thought　of　Blair；　because　with　it

would　e　guilt；　masses　and　masses　of　guilt。

？I　wish　I　could　just　take　off。？　Nate　pulled　a　faded　green　T…shirt　over　his　head；　his　voice　muffled

inside　the　soft　cotton。　？Just　sail　away　and　never　e　back。？　His　head　popped　through　the　cloth；

and　he　pulled　the　material　over　his　tanned　chest。

He　ran　his　hands　through　his　hair　and　flopped　back　down　next　to　her。　Her　eyes　were　so　brilliantly；

deeply　blue　that　it　was　hard　for　him　to　imagine　ever　looking　anywhere　else。　He　looked　at　her

tanned；　lightly　freckled　face；　and　he　knew　that　he？d　never　forget　the　way　she　looked　right　now？her

cheeks　flushed　pink；　her　long　body　wrapped　up　in　white　sheets？as　long　as　he　lived。

If　Blair　finds　out；　that　might　not　be　for　long。

？What　are　you　going　to　do？？　Serena　asked；　pushing　her　hair　from　her　face。

？Stay　here；　I　guess；？　Nate　answered　dejectedly。　？It？s　not　like　I？ve　got　much　of　a　choice。？　Serena

stroked　his　hand；　wishing　she　could　kiss　him　and　make　this　all　better。　The　late…afternoon　sunlight