gossip girl 8 英文-第33章
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Nate and Lord Marcus to wipe the soles of their lying； cheating Church？s of London shoes on？
Her stomach churning； she stood up and rushed next door to her own suite； fully intending to
make herself sick as soon as she reached the toilet。 Propped up on the bureau was a large
cream…colored envelope with the wordsMy Darling B scrawled on it in Marcus？s swirly script；
and a small black velvet box with the word BVLGARIprinted on it in gold。 Blair resisted opening
the box and tore open the envelope。 Inside was a note from Marcus written on a matching
cream…colored Crane？s note card with LORDMARCUSBEATON…RHODESprinted on it in Yale
blue ink； along with a British Airways plane ticket。
Blair remained standing as she devoured the note； trying to ignore the small explosions in her
stomach； like soap bubbles popping。
Dearest darling Blair； Bee； my bumblebee；
How could I have known when I planned a brief visit to New York after I finished up at Yale that
I would meet a girl and fall in love？ And not just any girl？you。 It would be impossible to describe
my feelings； so I dashed out and bought you two little somethings to go with the necklace。
Promise me you？ll wear them all when I see you next； which should be only a few weeks away if
you？d be so kind as to get your gorgeousness on the flight I so presumptuously booked a ticket
for？first class； of course。 It？s in two weeks； which gives you ample time to buy a whole new
wardrobe； have a series of facials or tanning treatments； or whatever you do to keep yourself
looking as stunning as you always do。 Sorry for running out on you like this； but it？s your
graduation…from…high…school party； the only one you？ll ever have； and I didn？t want to put a
damper on it by saying good…bye。 All right； I？m off。 Please e to England。 I shall miss you。
Love for always；
Marcus
Blair snatched the black velvet box off the white…painted bureau and pried it open。 Two perfect；
enormous round pearls glowed back at her； each dangling from a gold cursiveB ？the earrings to
match the necklace。 She ripped out her boring pearl studs and put in the Bvlgaris。
Bee。 My bumblebee。
It seemed highly doubtful that Marcus was engaged to some overweight； big…nosed； blue…blooded
duchess if he？d bought Blair a plane ticket to travel to England to meet his mum。 Judging from his
impeccable stationery； Lord Marcus was a bona fide lord； too。 And judging from the note and the
plane ticket and the pearls； he truly loved her。
Opening the top drawer of the bureau； she tucked the plane ticket alongside her favorite black La
Perla demicup bra。
Contrary to popular belief； there？s nothing like a mysterious departure to pique a girl？s interest。
You know you love me
Serena？s pale blond hair was matted with sweat and her yellow Tocca dress clung to her skin like
wet tissue paper。 She？d been dancing for an hour and she could barely stand up。 Vanessa was
leaning against the wall； chugging from a bottle of Perrier； her cheeks red with exertion。 Serena
joined her； grabbing the water out of her friend？s hand and pouring it down her throat。
？You haven？t seen Dan； have you？？ Vanessa asked breathlessly。 Now that she was finished
dancing； it might be fun to find a quiet nook in the club somewhere and make out with Dan for a
while。
？Nope；？ Serena remarked。 The two girls surveyed the room； their eyes stinging with the salt from
their sweat。 A group of gray…uniform…wearing tenth…grade boys from some Catholic school were
making a human pyramid with Chuck Bass on top； even though he weighed as much as all of them
bined。 One of the L？？cole girls had taken off her halter top and was dancing by herself in the
corner； smoking a joint and strumming a guitar； a sun； moon； and stars tattoo standing out on her
shoulder blade。
？This party is weird；？ Vanessa observed。
？Have you seen Nate？？ Serena asked。 She vaguely remembered arriving with him； but she hadn？t
seen him since。 She squinted； half expecting to find Nate weeping at the bar； but she couldn？t see
him anywhere。
Blair stepped away from the bar； a fresh flute of bubbling champagne in her hand and a fresh
cigarette dangling from the antique ebony…and…mother…of…pearl cigarette holder between her
glossed lips； looking like a character out of an old movie。 Serena pushed herself away from the
wall and went over to her。
？I love your pearls。？
Blair decided not to spit in Serena？s face or scratch her dark blue eyes out。 ？They？re from
Marcus。？
Serena nodded； about to say something about what an amazing guy Marcus was； but she was
distracted。 ？You haven？t seen Nate； have you？？
Blair took a long sip of champagne and blew smoke into the air。 She？d been busy accepting gifts
from her mysterious royal beau。 She didn？t have time to keep track of Nate？s erratic
whereabouts。 ？Not really。？
Serena scanned the room with her eyes。 ？He？s been acting strange；？ she remarked； chewing on
her thumbnail。 ？Don？t you think so？？
Again； Blair really didn？t have an opinion on the subject。 The moss green sweater was where
she？d left it； folded on a chair nearby。 ？I guess；？ she allowed。
That tiny big…chested ninth grader Jenny Humphrey stepped out of the alcove where the men？s
room was； her curly dark hair slightly askew and her mouth red and swollen； as if from too much
kissing。 She paused and held out her hand； as if to a child。 Then Nate appeared； looking happily
disoriented。 Jenny put her arm around his waist； and he turned and kissed her eagerly on the
mouth； as if her lips were made of chocolate or something。
？Oh！？ Serena exclaimed； as if she？d been pinched。 She blinked her dark blue eyes； trying to
ascertain whether she was truly hurt or just surprised。 It had never felt right； her and Nate being
together。 And it would be better to be single this summer so she could focus on the film。 At least
now she wouldn？t have to bother breaking up with him。 Not that they？d ever really been together。
No； not really。
？Typical；？ Blair scoffed。 She shook a Merit Ultra Light out of her pack and handed it to
Serena。 ？Don？t be mad。 He can？t help himself。？
Serena took the cigarette and propped it between her lips； waiting for Blair to light it for
her。 ？I？m not mad；？ she sighed； feeling relieved。 For once； she and Blair were bonding over Nate
instead of fighting over him。 It was a wele change。 ？So； will you loan me that for the movie？？
She pointed at Blair？s cigarette holder。 ？Although I？ll probably set my ass on fire if I try to use it。
I？m such a klutz。？
Blair loved it when Serena put herself down。 It gave her hope。 ？Of course I will。？
Instinctively the two girls turned as someone careened toward them from across the room。 Nate？s
face was slack； his green eyes were huge； and his body seemed more loose…limbed than usual。 He
came at them with his arms open； grabbed Serena； and pulled her into an even gooier kiss than
he？d just given Jenny。 Serena giggled and pushed him away。
？Natie！？
But he was unflappable。 Letting go of Serena； he reached for Blair； pressed his wet lips against
hers and sort of inhaled her entire mouth。
？What the fuck？？ Blair exclaimed； stepping backward to free herself。
Nate just stood between the two girls； smiling like the luckiest guy on earth。 ？We？re all too
beautiful；？ he said by way of explanation。 ？I can？t stop kissing us。？
Blair met Serena？s gaze。 Yes； Nate was acting strange。 He was off his tits； as they say in England。
Still； there was something infectious about his puppylike exuberance。 They？d just graduated today。
Why not act a little strange？ And why not kiss everybody？ Some of them might never be together
again。
And some of them were going to be together quite a lot。
？You want to see something really cool？？ Blair asked； cocking her right eyebrow in a way that
all the underclassmen at Constance had spent hours trying to imitate。
She stepped forward and put her hands on Serena？s bare shoulders。 Immediately； Serena
understood what they were about to do。 The two girls smiled； their heads drawing nearer and
nearer to each other； as if in slow mo
