小说园

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on　the　screen；　then　stuffed　the　phone　back　in　his　pocket。　He　didn？t　seem　too　worried。　Then　again；

why　would　someone　with　biceps　that　large　get　nervous　about　a　few　devious　teenage　girls？

Blair　had　been　known　to　shoplift；　but　not　in　front　of　her　friends。　Nate　had　never　heard　about

Serena　shoplifting；　but　she　had　a　naughty　streak。　She　would　do　it　out　of　sheer　boredom。　He

shrugged。　？Probably。？

Just　then　the　hotel　porter　opened　the　door　and　Blair　skipped　down　the　red…carpeted　stairs；

brushing　past　Nate　with　her　pointed　foxlike　chin　in　the　air　and　a　white　shopping　bag　with　white

tissue　paper　sticking　out　of　it　swinging　back　and　forth　from　her　hand。

？She？scute　；？　Darwin　whistled。

？Uh…huh；？　Nate　grunted；　as　if　checking　Blair　out　for　the　first　time。　Her　silky；　dark　hair　had　grown

into　a　very　French…looking　short　and　sexy　bob　that　suited　her　finely　featured　face　and　hot　little

body。　Oh；　she　was　cute　all　right。

And　she　was　no　longer　his。

？Want　me　to　stop　her？　Check　her　bags？？　Darwin　offered。

Nate　puffed　on　his　joint；　considering　how　Blair　would　react　if　Darwin　called　her　over。　The

thought　made　him　smile　wistfully；　and　as　he　watched　Blair　disappear　down　the　crowded　block；

fresh　tears　began　to　spill　down　his　cheeks。　Bitchy　and　stubborn　and　selfish　and　neurotic；　Blair　was

the　epitome　of　high　maintenance；　but　no　matter　how　many　times　he？d　fucked　up；　she？d　always

taken　him　back。　It　usually　started　with　a　sidelong　glance　or　an　irate　phone　call；　and　then　he？d

show　up　at　her　door　and　they？d　kiss　and　make　up。　But　Blair　wasn？t　sending　him　any

if…you？re…really…nice…to…me…I？ll…consider…it　vibes。　It　seemed　he？d　fucked　up　for　the　last　time。

Besides；　he　was　with　Serena　now；　everybody？s　dream　girl。

Everybody　including　him？

The　porter　opened　the　door　again；　and　Serena　glided　out　of　the　hotel　sporting　a　mint　green　linen

Les　Best　tennis　visor。　With　her　pale　golden　hair　cascading　down　from　beneath　the　visor；　her　long；

tanned；　athletic…even…though…she…got…no…exercise…except…for…gym…class　legs；　and　radiant　smile；　she

looked　like　an　advertisement　for　the　type　of　haute　couture　tennis　clothes　that　were　way　too

gorgeous　to　actually　sweat　in。

？Taxi　back　to　school？？　she　asked　Nate　with　a　sly　wink。　She　might　have　been　too　tired　to　walk；

but　she　wasn？t　too　tired　to　fool　around　in　the　back　of　a　taxi。

Who　could　ever　be　too　tired　for　that？

Then　she　noticed　the　tears。　？Poor　baby；？　she　crooned；　reaching　out　to　dab　at　Nate？s　cheeks　with

her　thumb。　The　crying　had　started　a　few　days　ago；　and　at　first　it　had　been　sort　of　alarming。　What

was　a　handsome　stoner　stud　like　Nate　doingcrying？　But　then　she？d　grown　to　think　of　it　as　sexy

and　extremely　touching。　Who　knew　Nate　had　such　a　sweet；　gooey　center？

Darwin　took　a　step　forward。　He　wasn？t　about　to　let　this　blond　bombshell　get　away　as　quickly　as

the　hot　brunette　had。　？You　got　a　receipt　for　that　hat；　miss？？

Serena　reached　up　to　touch　the　linen　visor　like　she？d　forgotten　she　was　wearing　it。　She　bit　her