小说园

第34部分（第2页）

ing　back？I　wanted　it　to　be　a　surprise；　and　I　wouldn？t　have　missed　this　for　the　world；？　he

whispered；　his　breath　tickling　Dan？s　neck。　？My　parents　didn？t　do　anythinghalf　this　nice　when　I

came　out　to　them　last　year。？　He　gave　Dan　an　extra　squeeze　before　releasing　him。

？Thanks；？　Dan　said；　stepping　back　from　Greg？s　arms。　？It　was；　uh；　sweet　of　you　to　e　back　for

this。　How　did　my　mom；　um；　find　you？？　He　took　a　nervous　sip　of　his　way…too…sweet　drink。　As　a

rule；　he　liked　bitter　drinks？truly　lousy　black　coffee　and　vodka　straight　from　the　bottle。　This　punch

was　way　too　。　。　。　fruity。

Better　learn　to　love　it！

？Oh；　I　just　went　through　your　e…mails；？　Jeanette　piped　in。　？Your　gmail　was　open　when　I

borrowed　your　puter。　What　a　writer　this　Greg　is！？　She　patted　him　affectionately　on　the　head；

and　Dan　noticed　that　Vanessa　had　followed　them　into　the　kitchen　and　was　now　zooming　in　on

Dan？s　red　face。

？I？ve　been　showing　Greg　here　the　mostadorable　pictures　of　you；　Daniel！？　Jeanette　linked　her　arm

through　Greg？s　and　grabbed　a　worn　manila　envelope　off　of　the　kitchen　counter　with　her　other

hand。　Dan　watched　in　horror　as　his　mother　released　Greg　and　proceeded　to　spread　out　a　bunch　of

creased　old　photos　of　Dan　as　a　kid　on　the　kitchen　counter…top。　？I　was　just　telling　Greg　how　funny

you　were　as　a　little　boy？whenever　you　played　dress…up；　you　always　raided　my　closet。　Dresses　and

jewelry；　the　sparklier　the　better！？　Dan　stared　down　unprehendingly　at　a　photograph　of　himself

at　five　years　old；　dressed　in　a　frilly　purple　cocktail　dress；　his　hips　cocked　defiantly。

？And　you　see！？　Jeanette　continued；　tapping　a　sloppily　painted　rainbow　nail　against　the

photograph。　？He　was　always　stealing　my　lipstick；　too！？　Greg　and　Jeanette　chuckled　together；

lightly　touching　each　other？s　arms。

？I　did　the　exact　same　thing　when　I　was　a　kid！？　Greg　giggled。　？And　yet　my　parents　were

somehow　surprised　when　I　came　out？can　youeven　？？　？Oh；　we　always　suspected　things　might　turn

out　this　way。？　Jeanette　smiled　admiringly；　reaching　over　to　smooth　down　Dan？s　messy　brown　hair。

Dan　looked　up　to　see　if　Vanessa　was　still　filming；　but　she　seemed　to　have　headed　back　into　the

living　room；　probably　to　do　some　interviews　on　who　had　known　he　was　gay　when。　He　sighed。　Dan

knew　his　mom？s　heart　was　in　the　right　place；　but　he　couldn？t　help　but　feel　squeamish　seeing

himself　as　a　girl…boy　and　having　it　implied　that　his　gayness　had　been　practically　predetermined。

Had　everyone　known　all　along？　Looking　at　the　photographs　of　him　wearing　dresses　and　tap　shoes；

hugging　plush　stuffed　animals；　his　mother？s　lipstick　ringing　his　mouth；　the　evidence　seemed

irrefutable。

Suddenly　Chuck　Bass　appeared　from　the　direction　of　the　bathroom。　What　washe　doing　here？