小说园

第21部分（第1页）

to　spend　next　year　and　possibly　the　rest　of　his　life　with　her。　As　soon　as　they　arrived　at　the　party；

Jenny　went　right　to　the　bar　to　score　a　glass　of　champagne；　but　Dan　lingered　by　the　door；　his　arms

full　of　red　roses；　transfixed　by　the　sight　of　Vanessa　looking　resplendent　in　her　sexy　low…cut　white

graduation　dress　and　funky　white　wedge…heeled　shoes。　There　was　a　pink　flush　to　her　cheeks　and　a

sparkle　to　her　dark　brown　eyes　as　she　chatted　with　Serena　van　der　Woodsen。　Serena　was　gorgeous

as　usual；　with　her　mane　of　pale　blond　hair　cascading　between　her　bare　shoulder　blades　and　her

endless　legs；　but　the　sight　of　her　didn？t　turn　Dan　on　the　way　the　sight　of　Vanessa　did。

？Hey；　hot　stuff；　get　your　ass　over　here！？　Vanessa　shouted　at　him　from　across　the　room。　She？d

been　drunk　since　one　o？clock　in　the　afternoon　and　the　sight　of　Dan；　his　arms　full　of　roses；　was　less

a　turn…on　than　a　revelation。　A　drunken　one。

This　morning　she？d　almost　driven　off　with　the　wrong　boy。　It　was　Dan　she　loved。　How　could　she

not？with　his　scruffy　looks；　his　painfully　wrought　poems；　and　the　way　he　kept　showing　up

unexpectedly　on　her　roof　with　his　clothes　off。

As　Dan　approached；　she　sort　of　oofed　herself　out　of　the　Yale…blue…and…white　striped　wing…back

chair　she　was　sitting　in　but　then　gave　up　and　fell　back　into　it　again。　？I？m　trying　to　hug　you；？　she

explained；　laughing　at　herself。

She？s　drunk；　he　realized。

Serena　grabbed　him　and　kissed　him　on　the　cheek；　then　pushed　him　into　Vanessa？s　lap。　？You？re

always　so　cute；？　she　cooed；　ruffling　Dan？s　scraggly　light　brown　hair　as　red　roses　fell　out　of　his

arms　and　scattered　around　their　feet。

Vanessa　tickled　him　under　the　arms　and　he　shrugged　her　needling　fingers　away；　suddenly　feeling

more　like　someone？s　cute　four…year…old　brother　than　Vanessa？s　stud…muffin　boyfriend。

？So；　the　big　news　is　Serena？s　going　to　be　a　movie　star；　and　I？m　going　to　help　make　her　cheesy

big…budget　movie；　because　if　we　sell　out；　we？ll　make　selling　out　look　cool；？　Vanessa　told　him　with

drunken　excitement。

Serena　and　Vanessa　slapped　each　other　five　like　old　soccer　teammates。　Then　Serena　refilled　her

glass　of　Dom　out　of　the　magnum　on　the　floor　next　to　Vanessa？s　chair　and　handed　the　overflowing

flute　to　Dan。　？To　Hollywood；？　she　cried　gleefully；　waiting　for　Dan　to　chug　it　down。

Dan　perched　on　Vanessa？s　pale　bare　knee；　trying　not　to　spill　his　champagne。　He？d　prepared　a

Pablo　Neruda　love　poem　to　recite；　but　maybe　now　wasn？t　such　a　great　time。

？Do　you　think　I　should　tell　them　to　turn　the　music　up　so　we　can　dance？？　Serena　burped　loudly。

？Definitely。？　Vanessa　bounced　up　and　down　on　the　chair　cushion；　causing　Dan　to　tumble　onto　the

floor。　？Dan　will　dance　with　us；　won？t　you；　Dan？？

Dan　clambered　to　his　feet；　eager　for　Serena　to　leave　him　alone　with　Vanessa。　？Sure。？

Serena　whirled　away；　a　vision　of　yellow　silk　and　golden　hair。　The　room　was　packed　with　people