小说园

第11部分（第3页）

mused　aloud。　？I？ve　told　my　family　all　about　her　and　they？re　desperate　to　meet　her。　Apparently　my

dad　knows　her　dad。　And　my　mum？s　already　got　us　married　off。？

Nate　took　another　hit。　No　need　to　get　upset。　His　mind　was　as　smooth；　white；　and　wrinkle…free　as

the　800…thread…count　pillow　shams　on　Lord　Marcus？s　bed。

Lord　Marcus　finished　off　his　joint　and　sat　up；　stubbing　it　out　neatly　on　the　sole　of　his

amber…colored　Tod？s　lace…ups。　？The　ladies　will　be　wondering　where　we　are。？　He　clapped　Nate　on

the　shoulder。　？Shall　we　go；　then？？

Nate　sat　up　on　his　elbows　and　shook　his　head　blearily；　like　a　dog。　A　stray　tear　seeped　out　of　the

corner　of　his　left　eye　and　trickled　down　his　cheek。　He　swatted　it　away　angrily；　but　then　another

one　began　to　trickle　out　of　the　corner　of　his　right　eye。

？Are　you　all　right？？　Lord　Marcus　asked。　？Do　you　need　a　minute？？

Nate　shrugged；　and　then　his　lower　lip　began　to　tremble。

Lord　Marcus　sat　down　next　to　him　and　pulled　Nate　into　his　arms。　？There；　there；？　he

murmured。　？You？re　all　right。？

This　wasn？t　the　pretend　gay　affection　that　Nate　and　his　friends　used　to　drive　one　another　nuts。

This　was　the　real　thing：　a　big…brotherly　hug。　Nate　had　never　had　a　big　brother；　or　any　siblings　for

that　matter；　and　the　hug　was　exactly　what　he　needed。

？Mon　p？re　habite　en　France　dans　le　Loire。　Il　aime　des　autres　hommes。　Il　est　un　fag！？Blair

shrieked；　and　she　and　Serena　burst　into　a　fit　of　giggles。

？Qu？est…ce　que　vous　faites；　mes　cheries？？Lord　Marcus　called　out　as　he　and　Nate　approached。

？We？re　conversing　in　French。　There？s　an　oral　part　to　my　AP　exam。　We　have　to　talk　about　our

family　for　ten　minutes；？　Blair　explained。　？Using　all　the　tenses。？

Serena　rolled　her　eyes。　？That？s　what　you　get　for　taking　APs。？　She　squinted　at　the　two　boys。　？Hey；

are　you　two　stoned？？

Nate　grinned　sheepishly。　？Slightly。？

？You　big　idiot。？　Serena　grabbed　him　and　kissed　him　smack　on　the　lips；　bubbling　over　with　relief

that　she　and　Blair　were　talking　again。

Blair　was　so　fine　with　seeing　Serena　and　Nate　kiss　right　in　front　of　her；　she　didn？t　budge。　Within

seconds　Lord　Marcus　had　slipped　behind　her　and　wrapped　his　arms　sexily　around　her　waist？the

sort　of　husbandlike；　proprietary　gesture　Blair　had　always　dreamed　about。　He　winked　at

Serena。　？Did　you　knowSerena　meansmermaid　in　Italian？？

？Yeah；？　Serena　giggled　and　then　flashed　Blair　a　look　that　said；Where？d　you　findhim；　anyway？

Blair　returned　the　look　with　a　smug　smile　that　was　a　bination　ofSee；　I　told　you　I　had

everything　andHands　off；　bitchface　。

Nate　licked　the　taste　of　Serena？s　vanilla…scented　MAC　lip　gloss　off　his　lips　and　then　downed　the

rest　of　her　gin　fizz；　his　eyes　on　Blair？s　perfect；　lightly　tanned　feet。　Something　about　the　way　they

looked　in　those　shiny；　flat　black　shoes　was　making　him　seriously　horny。