小说园

第28部分（第4页）

Blair　shoved　an　armload　of　jewel…toned　Juicy　Couture　tracksuits　into　her　already…heaving　duffel

bag。　She　used　to　be　so　sensitive　about　the　subject　of　Yale；　but　that　was　before　she　got　in。　？My

dad？s　a　member。　They？ll　take　me　or　he？ll　kick　their　asses。？

Vanessa　was　still　watching　her。　Blair　could　hear　the　ticking　of　the　electric　clock　on　the　old

stove。　？Oh。　I　almost　forgot。？　She　picked　up　the　Browns　of　London　shopping　bag　she？d　lugged　all

the　way　home　from　school。

Not　that　she？d　actually　walked　all　the　way。

？I　got　you　a　dress　for　graduation。　It　was　too　perfect；　and　I　figured　you　didn？t　know　where　to　buy

anything　that　isn？t　black。　I　even　have　the　perfect　shoes　you　can　have　to　go　with　it。？

Vanessa　tugged　the　white…tissue…wrapped　bundle　out　of　the　bag　and　shook　out　the　dress。　Even

though　it　was　white；　it　was　awesome。　Sort　of　Morticia…Addams…meets…Bride…of…Frankenstein。　Of

course；　she　didn？t　have　the　heart　to　tell　Blair　that　Aaron　had　proposed　they　leave　town　before

graduation　even　happened。

And　we　thought　she？d　forgotten　all　about　that。

Vanessa　stood　on　one　foot　and　scratched　the　back　of　her　calf　with　the　black…painted　toenails　of

her　other　foot；　still　holding　the　dress。　She　was　already　freaking　out　about　graduating　and　what　lay

ahead；　and　now　this。　？Shit。　This　is　sad。？　She　threw　her　arms　around　Blair。　？I？m　going　to　miss

you。？

Blair　hugged　her　back。　？Look；　we？re　practically　the　same　height；？　she　murmured　gently；　giving

Vanessa？s　doughy　half…naked　body　an　affectionate　squeeze。　？We？ll　totally　be　next　to　each　other　in

the　graduation　lineup。？

Vanessa　smiled　and　wiped　away　a　stray　tear。　She　pointed　to　one　of　the　myriad　pairs　of　Manolo

stilettos　scattered　on　the　dusty　wooden　floor。　？Not　when　you　wear　those。？

？Well；　you　can　always　borrow　a　pair；？　Blair　offered　gently。　The　two　girls　laughed；　and　in　an

instant　all　was　forgiven。　Even　the　loud　sex　with　Aaron　last　night　and　the　random　sex　with　Dan　on

the　roof　in　what　was　supposed　to　have　been　Blair　and　Vanessa？s　special　spot。　If　that　was　what　she

needed　to　do　to　fend　off　pregraduation　jitters；　then　so　be　it。

？I？m　going　to　take　a　shower；？　Dan　announced；　even　though　neither　of　the　girls　was　paying　any

attention　to　him。

Vanessa　picked　up　the　black　jean　skirt　Blair　had　discarded　on　the　floor　and　pulled　it　over　her　butt

without　even　attempting　to　button　it。　Then　she　slung　the　handles　of　one　of　the　Louis　Vuitton　duffel

bags　and　two　of　the　Barneys　bags　full　of　shoes　over　her　shoulder。　？e　on。　I？ll　help　you　carry

your　bags　downstairs。？

Chuck　was　waiting