小说园

第12部分（第2页）

filtered　in　through　the　open　windows；　and　she　looked　out　at　the　wide　blue　sky　outside。　She　could

hear　the　faint　sounds　of　the　city　below；　the　buses　rumbling　by　with　the　posters　of　her　face　on　their

sides。　Suddenly　her　pulse　began　to　race。　？You　know　。　。　。　I？m　not　so　sure　about　going　to　Yale　either；？

she　said　quietly。

？What？？　Nate　demanded；　his　green　eyes　glittering。　？Why？？　？Well；　I　keep　trying　to　picture　it　。　。　。

but　I　just　can？t。？　She　had　been　about　to　say；whenever　Blair　talks　about　it　；　but　then　she　stopped

herself。　？And　then　at　that　press　conference　yesterday；　the　director　announced　that　he？s　filming　the

sequel　toBreakfast　at　Fred？s　in　New　York　in　a　month　and　。　。　。　I　don？t　know。　I　just　。　。　。　I　think　I　need

to　stay　here。？　The　minute　the　words　left　her　lips；　Serena　knew　they　were　true。　She　wasn？t　sure　if

she？d　ever　really　wanted　to　go　to　Yale；　but　she　knew　for　certain　she　didn？t　want　to　go　to　Yale

without　Nate。　And　from　the　way　he　was　staring　at　her；　it　looked　like　the　feeling　was　pletely

mutual。

？Really？？　Nate　asked。　He？d　been　picturing　himself　as　the　only　guy　with　a　five　o？clock　shadow

taking　Algebra　I　at　St。　Jude？s。　But　with　Serena　here；　maybe　he　wouldn？t　feel　so　out　of　place　after

all。　It　would　be　just　like　always？except　without　Blair。Wait；　Blair。

Remember　her？

But　maybe　he　could　still　go　visit　Blair　on　weekends。　People　did　that；　didn？t　they？　Like　having　an

apartment　in　the　city　and　a　house　in　the　country。　When　he　thought　about　it　that　way；　it　all　seemed

so　simple。　Why　hadn？t　he　thought　of　it　before？　He　could　spend　weekdays　with　Serena　and

weekends　and　holidays　with　Blair；　and　everyone　would　be　happy。

Sounds　like　he？s　thinking　with　the　whole　package。　？Really。？　She　smiled　and　he　pulled　her　closer。

Then；　with　his　breath　tickling　her　ear；　he　whispered；　？I　love　you　too。？　Aw。　So　cute。　Unless　you？re

a　certain　girl　with　newly　implanted　Warren　Trii　extensions。

v　gets　in　touch　with　her　wild　side

？Yeeeeehaaaaaaaw！？

Vanessa　shook　the　golden　hair　from　her　face　and　squared　her　shoulders　before　opening　the　bar？s

heavy　black　door。　Coyote　Ugly　was　basically　a　frat…boy　bar　ruled　by　domina…trixlike；　Amazonian

female　bartenders　in　cowboy　hats。　The　bartenders　were　also　fond　of　line　dancing　across　the

surface　of　the　heavy　wooden　bar；　dousing　the　crowd　with　water？or　beer。　It　wasn？t　exactly

Vanessa？s　kind　of　place；　but　it　was　the　perfect　location　for　Ruby？s　bachelorette　party。　Ruby

thought　the　bar；　which　had　been　made　legendary　in　the　totally　watered…down　film　bearing　its　name；

was　hilarious？in　a　totally　ironic　way；　of　course。

Of　course。

The　bar　was　packed　with　people；　elbow　to　elbow；　mainly　drunken　frat　guys　in　pastel　polo　shirts