小说园

第28部分（第2页）

Speaking　of？wherewas　Mookie？　He　usually　came　with　Aaron　when　Aaron　stayed　over　at

Vanessa？s　instead　of　sleeping　in　Blair？s　brother　Tyler？s　room　or　passing　out　on　the　leather　sofa　in

the　penthouse　library　after　too　many　organic　beers。

Nudge；　nudge。

？Maybe　now　that　I？m　into　Yale；　I　won？t　mind　being　at　ho　？？　Blair？s　voice　trailed　off　as

inspiration　hit　and　a　new；　fabulous　idea　began　to　form　in　her　head。

After　her　father　had　moved　out　of　the　penthouse　and　before　he？d　left　for　France　to　live　with　his

gay　French　lover？Jacques　or　Jean…Claude；　or　whatever　the　fuck　his　name　was？he？d　camped　out　at

the　Yale　Club　for　a　few　months。　It　was　right　across　the　street　from　Grand　Central　Station；　but；

unlike　the　old　train　station；　the　Yale　Club　had　never　really　been　renovated　and　still　had　that

shabbily　elegant　Old　New　York　vibe。　It　was　the　type　of　place　Blair？s　former　best　friend　Serena

would　adore；　while　Blair　would　normally　have　preferred　a　more　sumptuously　elegant　suite　at　the

Carlyle　or　one　of　the　city？s　other　landmark　hotels。　But　she？d　already　stayed　in　a　suite　at　the　Plaza；

where　she？d　been　treated　like　just　another　well…to…do　guest。　At　the　Yale　Club　she？d　be　？Harold

Waldorf？s　daughter；？　which　was　almost　as　good　as　being　royalty。

Almost。

？Actually；　I？m　moving　to　the　Yale　Club？at　least　until　I　figure　out　what　I？m　doing　this　summer；？

she　announced　into　the　phone；　smiling　down　at　her　perfectly　manicured　coral　pink　fingernails　as　if

this　had　been　her　plan　all　along。

？Is　that　so？？

Blair　looked　up　from　her　overstuffed　black　Barneys　shopping　bags　full　of　shoes。　Vanessa　was

standing　in　the　open　doorway　to　the　apartment；　hands　on　her　pale；　round　hips；　wearing　a　black

wifebeater　T…shirt　and　black　cotton　Hanes　underwear。　That　scraggly　boy　Blair　thought　Vanessa　had

dumped　for　good　was　standing　behind　her；　wearing　only　a　pair　of　gray　Fruit　of　the　Looms；　while

the　rest　of　his　worn…too…often…to…ever…e…clean　clothes　were　bundled　in　his　arms。　A　huge　grapey

bruise　stood　out　on　his　throat；　just　below　his　Adam？s　apple。

Ew？a　hickey！

？It？s　the　one　with　the　graffiti　all　over　the　door。　I？ll　be　downstairs　in　five　minutes；？　Blair

instructed　Chuck　before　hanging　up。　She　put　her　hands　on　her　hips；　trying　to　think　of　a　nice　way　to

tell　Vanessa　that　she　was　out　of　there。　It　was　amusing　being　friends　with　the　shaven…headed　girl

everyone　in　her　class　thought　was　so　weird；　and　Blair　genuinely　liked　Vanessa　for　her　no…bullshit

approach　to　everything　and　her　dark；　sarcastic　sense　of　humor。　But　as　graduation　approached；

Vanessa　had　grown　slightly　manic？asking　Blair　to　paint　her　toenails　on　an　almost　nightly　basis　and

even　getting　Blair　to　try　that　stupid　brush…on　hair…highlighting　kit　with　her。　Thank　God　it　had　only

been　temporary。　Vanessa　seemed　to　crave　pany；　so　if　two…timing　Blair？s　stepbrother；　Aaron；