小说园

第16部分（第2页）

The　Morgane　le　Fay　dress　hung　all　by　itself　in　the　living　room　closet。

Vanessa　shrugged。　？I？m　returning　it。？

Aaron　went　over　to　the　dress　and　pulled　the　hanger　off　the　rail；　twirling　it　around　to　get　the　full

effect　of　the　dress。　？Put　it　on；？　he　suggested；　holding　it　out　to　her。

She　shook　her　head。　？I　already　tried　it　on　a　couple　of　times。　Besides　graduation；　I　don？t　have

anywhere　else　to　wear　it。？

Aaron　hung　on　to　the　dress。　？Look；？　he　began。　？I　kind　of　don？t　think　it？s　a　good　idea　for　you　to

e　with　me。　First　of　all；　with　Mookie　I　kind　of　don？t　have　any　more　room　in　my　car。　Second　of

all；　I？ve　kind　of　known　for　a　while　that　you　and　Dan　have　kind　of　been　hanging　out　a　lot。？

Kind　of。

Vanessa　crossed　her　arms　over　her　chest；　all　of　a　sudden　feeling　a　little　too　large　or　a　little　too

stupid　or　a　little　too　something　she　couldn？t　quite　place。　Heknew　？　But　hadn？t　she　and　Dan　been

totally　discreet？

You　call　having　sex　in　broad　daylight　on　a　rooftop　discreet？！

？I？m　sorry；？　she　managed　to　utter。　It　was　all　she　could　think　of。

？It？s　okay。　But　you　should　have　told　me　when　I　tried　to　give　you　this。？　Aaron　held　out　the　corny

silver　joined…hearts　lovefriendship　ring。　？I　found　it　in　a　drawer　with　the　serving　spoons。？　He

didn？t　even　look　that　upset；　which　made　Vanessa　feel　even　worse。　Obviously　she？d　been　paying

so　little　attention　that　he？d　had　time　to　think　about　this　and　get　over　it。　But　aside　from　feeling

terrible；　she　was　also　totally　relieved。

Aaron　held　up　the　dress　again　and　twirled　it　around　on　its　hanger。　？I　also　kind　of　think　you　don？t

want　to　miss　graduation。　You　love　those　girls；？　he　added　gently；　sounding　only　slightly　gay。

？Yeah；　right；？　Vanessa　agreed　sarcastically；　but　again　she　felt　totally　relieved。　She　could　wear　the

dress　even　though　she　was　supposed　to　hate　white。　She　could　sit　next　to　Blair　and　make　fun　of　Mrs。

M　and　finally　graduate；　and　the　whole　class　would　get　drunk　together　afterwards；　even　though

they　were　all　supposed　to　hate　each　other。

Okay；　maybe　she　did　love　those　girls　just　a　little　bit。

Aaron　waggled　the　dress　in　front　of　her。　？You　know　you　want　to。？

Vanessa　snorted　and　snatched　it　out　of　his　hands；　catching　him　in　a　hug　as　she　did　so。　？Don？t

think　you？re　getting　away　without　kissing　me　good…bye。　I　don？t　know　when　I？m　ever　going　to　see

you　again。？

She　kissed　him　quickly　on　the　lips　and　then　pressed　her　forehead　into　his　warm；　familiar　shoulder；

her　body　a　bundle　of　nerves。　She　was　breaking　up　with　her　boyfriend；　she　was　about　to　graduate；

there　was　a　party　to　go　to；　and　a　whole　four　years　at　NYU　awaited　her；　with　no　more　stupid

flicking　uniforms！

Yippee！　Except；　hasn？t　she　sort　of　forgotten　about　someone？

Vanessa　changed　into　her　dress　right　in　front　of　Aaron；　feeling　almost　sisterly　toward　him　now

that　they　were　broken　up。　She　still　loved　him　and　probably　always　would。　But　the　great　thing