小说园

第28部分（第3页）

with　this　straggly　Dan　guy　made　her　happy；　Blair　honestly　didn？t　care。　She　personally　was

through　with　men。　In　just　a　few　short　minutes；　Vanessa　would　have　the　apartment　all　to　herself

again？she　could　go　ahead　and　have　a　full…fledged　orgy　if　she　wanted　to。

？Someone？s　ing　to　pick　me　up；？　she　said　in　lieu　of　an　explanation。

Vanessa　had　just　been　caught　cheating　on　Blair？s　stepbrother；　Aaron；　with　Dan；　who　was

supposed　to　be　history。　Most　people　would　have　acted　at　least　slightly　sheepish　in　such　a　situation。

Not　Vanessa。　She　blinked　her　big　brown　eyes　accusingly　at　Blair。　？You？re　leaving？　How　e？

Are　you　pissed　at　me？？　She　cocked　her　shaved　head　and　corrected　herself。　？I　mean；　more　than

usual？？

To　call　Blair　and　Vanessa　the　Odd　Couple　was　an　under…statement。　Blair　had　been　raised　by　a

team　of　nannies　and　had　attended　preschool　at　Park　Avenue　Presbyterian；　just　like　all　the　other

children　from　the　best　Upper　East　Side　families。　Vanessa　had　been　raised　by　her　hippie　artist

parents　in　Vermont　and　been　homeschooled　until　the　age　of　ten。　She？d　moved　to　Williamsburg　to

live　with　her　older　sister；　Ruby；　at　the　age　of　fifteen　and　had　spent　her　first　two　summers　working

double　shifts　at　the　local　Kinko？s　copy　shop　to　earn　enough　money　to　buy　her　first　digital　video

camera。　Blair　had　spent　her　summers　playing　tennis　on　her　father？s　estate　in　Newport；　Rhode

Island；　or　helping　Serena　filch　bottles　of　Stoli　out　of　the　liquor　cabinet　in　Serena？s　Ridgefield；

Connecticut；　country　house。　Blair　modeled　herself　after　Audrey　Hepburn；　and　her　favorite　color

was　bright　pink。　Vanessa　modeled　herself　after　no　one；　except　maybe　the　great　Swedish

avant…garde　filmmaker　Ingmar　Bergman；　and　wore　only　black。　They　couldn？t　have　been　more

different。

？No。？　Blair　shrugged；　allowing　a　small　smile　to　play　on　her　foxlike　face。　？Why　would　I　be

mad？？

Vanessa　padded　into　the　kitchen　and　retrieved　one　of　the　waterlogged　tofu　pups　Aaron　had　left　in

the　pot　on　the　stove；　eating　half　of　it　in　one　bite。　She？d　developed　a　taste　for　them　since　hooking

up　with　Aaron。　？Want　one？？　she　offered　both　Blair　and　Dan；　waggling　it　at　them　like　a　chewed…on

finger。

Gee；　thanks。

？I？m　good；？　Dan　mumbled；　fumbling　with　his　rumpled　pants。

Blair　flapped　her　hands　at　the　tofu　pup；　the　half…naked　Dan　and　his　icky　hickey；　the

dingy…despite…its…new…coat…of…paint　apartment；　and　all　of　Williamsburg　outside。　？It？s　just　not　me；？

she　tried　to　explain。

Vanessa　nodded　slowly。　Ever　since　Blair　had　found　Serena　and　Nate　colluding　in　the　pool　house

bathtub　at　Isabel　Coates？s　Hamptons　beach　house；　she？d　been　acting　a　little　manic。　？Are　you　sure

the　Yale　Club　will　even　take　you？　It？s　not　like　you？re　an　alumna　yet。？