小说园

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Vanessa？s。　？I？m　an　ass…hole；？　she　declared；　one　lone　tear　spilling　over　her　cheek。　？I　can？t　believe

I　ever　doubted　him。？　Vanessa　brushed　the　tear　away　with　her　fingers；　and　Ruby　held　her　glass　in

the　air；　her　drunken　brown　eyes　shining　in　the　dim　light。　？A　toast？？　？To　your　wedding！？　Vanessa

yelled；　clinking　glasses　with　her　sister　and　then　downing　the　contents　of　the　glass。

Twenty　minutes　and　another　shot　later；　the　room　was　spinning。　The　Coyote　Ugly　girls　were　up　on

the　bar　line　dancing；　screaming　insults　into　a　megaphone；　and　Vanessa　found　herself　unable　to　tear

her　eyes　away　as　the　girls　worked　the　room。　They　were　soconfident　。　One　gorgeous　brunette　in　a

tight　black　wifebeater；　rhinestone…studded　jeans；　and　a　cowboy　hat　danced　furiously　on　top　of　the

bar；　her　body　shaking　with　the　music。　A　guy　in　front　of　the　bar　in　a　pink　Izod　shirt　with　the　collar

popped　grabbed　her　leg。　The　brunette　bent　down；　smiling　wickedly；　and　doused　him　with　a　pitcher

of　water　hidden　behind　the　bar。　The　crowd　erupted　in　cheers。

Ruby　grabbed　Vanessa？s　arm　and　slurred；　？You　should　be　up　there；　V。　You？re　hotter　thanany　of

those　girls！？　Then　she　pushed　her　from　behind；　shoving　her　toward　the　bar。　？Get　up　there　and

show　them　how　it？s　done！？　Vanessa　looked　down　at　her　hot　outfit；　enjoying　the　feel　of　the　blond

hair　swinging　around　her　face　as　she　moved。　She　pushed　up　to　the　front　of　the　crowd　and　extended

her　hand　toward　the　Daisy　Duke　brunette；　who　whooped　and　pulled　her　up　onto　the　bar。　Vanessa

surveyed　the　crowd；　feeling　a　sudden　surge　of　power。　She　started　swinging　her　hips；　her　platforms

kicking　shot　glasses　off　the　bar　as　she　moved　her　feet。

If　only　that　cab　driver　who？d　mistaken　her　for　a　guy　could　see　her　now？he？d　beg　for　forgiveness。

So　what　if　Dan；　the　guy　she？d　thought　was　the　love　of　her　life；　only　liked　her　for　her　bald　head？

She　was　as　much　of　a　woman　as　anyone　else　in　here。　And　now　she　freakinglooked　like　it。

？What？s　up；　hot　stuff？？　the　bartender　purred；　grabbing　her　by　the　waist；　pulling　her　close。　The

crowd　went　wild；　cheering　and　whooping　with　raucous；　liquor…soaked　shouts。

？Hey　baby！？　A　guy　up　front　tried　to　get　Vanessa？s　attention　while　someone　else　shouted；　？Shake

it；　girl！？　Vanessa　shook　her　hips　and　two…stepped　her　way　down　the　slick　surface　of　the　bar；

winking　at　frat　guys　and　flipping　her　long　blond　hair　as　she　went。　Okay；　so　maybe　this　wasn？t　the

most　mature　way　to　deal　with　Dan　rejecting　her；　but　hearing　all　the　encouraging　whoops　and

hollers　sure　as　hell　felt　therapeutic。

Sothat？s　what　thoseGirls　Gone　Wild　videos　are　about？healing。　As　if！

A　drunken　guy　with　a　blond　buzz　cut　held　out　a　fistful　of　dollar　bills　in　his　hand；　gesturing　to　her

and　shouting　loudly。　Without　a　moment？s　thought；　Vanessa　bent　at　the　waist　and　grabbed　the

sleeve　of　his　blue　Abercrombie　T…shirt；　pulling　him　closer　as　if　she　were　about　to　kiss　him。　Then

she　grabbed　a　pitcher　of　water　from　behind　the　bar　and　dumped　it　over　the　poor　guy？s　head。　She

wasn？t　just　doing　this　for　herself？she　was　doing　it　for　girls　with　gay　ex…boyfriends　everywhere。

The　crowd　went　wild；　screaming　and　cheering；　and　through　her　alcoholic　haze　Vanessa　could