小说园

第23部分（第3页）

reaching　for　another。　The　golden　bubbles　tickled　her　nose　and　she　sneezed　twice。　If　she　had　to

watch　them　practically　do　it　right　in　front　of　her；　she？d　better　drink　herself　silly。

Of　course　all　she　had　to　do　was　wait；　but　the　waiting　was　killing　her。　Blair　was　would　be　off　to

Yale　in　the　morning　and　Nate　would　be　staying　right　here　in　New　York。　Finally；　she？d　have　him　all

to　herself；　and　years　from　now；　when　Blair　came　home　from　Yale　with　her　perfect　collegiate

investment　banker　fianc？　and　Nate　and　Serena　were　in　love？true；

spend…the…rest…of…your…life…together　love？they？d　laugh　at　the　idea　that　Blair　and　Nate　had　ever

even　been　together。　It　would　be　some　warm　but　distant　memory；　like　Buck　Naked　or　the　alligator

costume。　Blair　would　be　her　maid　of　honor；　and　just　before　walking　down　the　aisle　she？d　whisper

in　Serena？s　ear　that　she　was　sorry　she？d　stood　in　their　way　all　those　years。Of　course　Serena　and

Nate　were　meant　to　be　together。

Right。　Because　it？s　just　like　Blair　to　do　that。

Kati　Farkas　and　Isabel　Coates　stumbled　by；　teetering　on　their　obscenely　high　Manolos　and

clutching　each　other？s　arms　to　keep　from　falling　down；　their　eyes　glassy　and　bright。

？Hey　Serena！？　Kati　giggled；　her　zebra…striped　Norma　Kamali　dress　sliding　down　her　nonexistent

chest。　？You　don？t　have　a　date　either？　You　should　e　with　us？we？re　going　to　snag　some　Greek

gods！？　Isabel　erupted　in　a　fit　of　giggles。　？How　about　that　one？？　She　pointed　across　the　room　at　a

painted　figure　wearing　a　barely　there　loincloth　made　entirely　out　of　silvery　olive　branches。　Kati

started　to　hiccup　uncontrollably；　which　made　both　girls　laugh　even　harder。　The　painted　god

grinned　at　Isabel；　his　white…plaster　curls　falling　over　his　painted　and　powdered　angular　features。

？Hold　this；？　Isabel　slurred；　handing　her　drink　to　Kati。　She　staggered　over　to　the　god　and　climbed

up　on　the　small　dais　supporting　him。　Without　so　much　as　a　hello；　she　grabbed　the　male　statue　and

kissed　him；　white　paint　smearing　her　black　crepe　D&G　Grecian　gown。

Way　to　leave　town　with　a　bang。

Serena　turned　away　and　checked　her　reflection　in　the　long　mirror　hanging　behind　the　bar。　After

much　deliberation？though　not　nearly　as　much　as　Blair？she？d　chosen　a　low…cut　silvery　Valentino

cocktail　dress　with　silver　trim　around　the　waist。　Her　legs　looked　endless　beneath　the　midlength

skirt；　finished　off　with　a　pair　of　gold　Christian　Louboutin　sandals　with　their　trademark　red　soles。

Normally　she　preferred　one　of　her　brother？s　old　BROWN　T…shirts　and　her　ratty　Sevens；　but

tonight　she　felt　a　bit　like　Cinderella；　hoping　to　win　the　prince？s　heart。　She　glanced　back　at　where

Nate　and　Blair　had　been　standing。　Nate　was　now　alone；　leaning　against　the　wall　and　staring

pensively　out　into　the　crowd；　with　Blair　nowhere　in　sight。

Serena　pushed　through　the　throng　of　revelers；　waving　at　Blair？s　little　brother　Tyler　and　his

girlfriend；　Jasmine；　who　were　ballroom　dancing　rather　adorably；　despite　the　fact　that　Gwen