小说园

第19部分（第1页）

stick　napkins　in　his　armpits　to　sop　up　the　sweat　trickling　down　his　sides　and　staining　his　light　blue

oxford　shirt　before　reading　his　poem。

？Isn？t　this　romantic？？　Jenny？s　voice　broke　through　his　thoughts。　She　gazed　up　at　the　trees　as　she

walked；　a　dreamy　expression　on　her　round；　freckled　face。　She　was　wearing　a　pink；　gauzy　sundress

that　looked　a　heck　of　a　lot　more　fortable　than　the　long…sleeve　button…down　shirt　and　tie　Dan

had　worn　for　the　occasion。　？Easy　for　you　to　say；　little　Miss　Barely　There　Sundress。？　He　grunted

and　tried　to　unstick　his　shirt　from　his　sweaty　back。

？Oh；　eon　；　Dan；？　Jenny　scoffed。　？Don？t　you　just　think　weddings　are　the　most　amazing

things？？　Actually；　he　did。　There　was　something　really　romantic　about　watching　two　people　stand

up　in　front　of　their　friends　and　family　and　promise　to　stay　together　forever。　It　was　almost　。　。　。　noble。

What　would　it　be　like　to　have　someone　who　loved　him　enough　to　want　to　be　with　him

forever？　？Yeah；　I　guess　so；？　Dan　mumbled；　weaving　around　a　suspicious…looking　clod　of　dirt。

They　approached　a　large　oak　tree　with　rose　petals　sprinkled　at　its　roots。　Piotr　stood　beneath　the

tree；　wearing　a　canary…yellow　tuxedo　and　holding　onto　Ruby？s　hand。　She　wore　an　antique…looking

ivory…colored　dress　with　a　hot…pink　sash　around　the　middle。　And　next　to　her　was　Vanessa；　looking

beautiful　in　a　slinky　blue　slip　dress。　Dan　looked　down　at　her　feet？　she　was　wearing　her　trademark

bat　boots。　At　least　some　things　never　changed。　Dan　dropped　Jenny？s　arm　and　moved　closer；

taking　in　the　curve　of　Vanessa？s　hips　swaying　under　the　thin　material　of　the　dress。　He　felt　his

pulse　start　to　race。

？Hey。？　Vanessa？s　throaty　voice　broke　into　his　thoughts；　and　he　realized　his　feet　had　brought　him

directly　in　front　of　her。　Ruby　stood　behind　her；　madly　kissing　Piotr　even　though　there　had　been

no　？You　may　kiss　the　bride？　yet。　The　ceremony　hadn？t　even　begun。

？Hey。？　Dan　smiled　shyly。　？You　look　。　。　。　uh；　nice。？　Damn。　He　was　a　poet；　and　he　couldn？t　e

up　with　anything　better　than　？nice？？

Roses　are　red；　violets　are　blue；　your　lips　are　real　nice；　and　so　are　you！

She　smiled　back　shyly。　？Um　。　。　。　just　trying　something　new　for　the　wedding。？　？He　means

gorgeous。？　Jenny　threw　her　arms　around　Vanessa。　？I　love　your　dress！？　？You　guys　can　sit　here　if

you　want。？　Vanessa　pointed　at　an　empty　bench；　and　Dan　and　Jenny　sat　down。　？I　have　to　go　cue　up

the　music　and　get　my　camera　ready。　You？re　up　after　Piotr？s　friends；　okay？？　she　told　Dan　and　then

quickly　made　her　way　to　a　picnic　table　farther　down　the　aisle；　where　one　of　Piotr？s　friends；

wearing　a　white　T…shirt　with　a　black　skull　and　crossbones　printed　on　it；　was　fiddling　with　an

iBook。

Dan　inspected　the　other　partygoers；　who　were　mostly　dressed　in　casual　clothes？except　for　Piotr？s

friends；　who　were　wearing　black…；　white…；　and　red…striped　suits。　They　resembled　a　pack　of　hipster

clowns　just　released　from　some　bizarre　Czech　prison。