天锡小说网

第24部分（第1页）

blue　silk　Betsey　Johnson　party　dress。　She　tugged　at　the　ridiculously　short　hem　and　wished　for　the

hundredth　time　that　night　that　she？d　chosen　something　more　fortable？and　in　her　usual　shade

of　pure　black？instead　of　something　so　girly。　She？d　changed　into　a　pair　of　ridiculously

unfortable　heels　after　the　wedding；　worried　the　bouncers　would　take　one　look　at　her　bat

boots　and　kick　her　out　of　Blair？s　fancy　party。　Maybe　she？d　find　a　table　and　coax　Dan　into　giving

her　a　foot　massage。　If　he　ever　got　here。

She　glanced　around　the　wildly　extravagant　Roman…themed　party；　searching　for　his　mop　of　unruly

brown　hair。　After　their　intense　eye…lock　while　he　read　his　poem　aloud　at　the　wedding；　Vanessa　was

dying　to　talk　to　him。　But　she？d　lost　him　during　Ruby？s　crazy　reception　and　could　only　hope　that

Jenny　would　drag　him　up　to　the　party　sometime　soon。　Vanessa　had　made　sure　both　their　names

were　added　to　the　list；　it　was　only　a　matter　of　waiting。　In　the　meantime；　she　was　going　to　enjoy

herself。

She　tried　to　look　sultry；　throwing　her　shoulders　back　and　arching　her　back　the　way　Blair　had

taught　her。　But　then　she　felt　a　little　splash　on　her　leg？of　course；　she？d　spilled　her　drink。　She　bent

down　and　tried　to　wipe　the　droplets　off　her　bare　calf　with　her　cocktail　napkin；　her　dress　riding

dangerously　high。　She　straightened。　It　hadn？t　occurred　to　that　she　couldn？t　do　the　same　things　in　a

dress　that　she　did　in　jeans。　She　quickly　scanned　the　room　to　make　sure　no　one　had　seen　her

privates。

But　damn　if　some　dude　wasn？t　headed　straight　toward　her。　No；　not　some　dude；Aaron。　Of　course

he　was　here；　he　was　Blair？s　stepbrother？why　hadn？t　she　thought　of　that？　But　when　did　he　get

so　。　。　。hot　？　His　hair　was　knotted　in　dread…locks　that　tumbled　messily　over　his　forehead；　and　his

brown　eyes　sparkled　against　his　tanned　skin。　He　wore　a　dark　green；　three…button　suit；　and　a　green

silk　tie　hung　loosely　around　his　neck。　She　stood　up　straight　and　tried　to　look　posed；　but　as　she

did　the　pedestal　she？d　been　leaning　against　shook。　She　looked　up　to　see　the　female　nude　statue

above　her　move　suddenly；　before　it　struck　a　new　pose。

Vanessa　hadn？t　seen　Aaron　since　they？d　broken　up　at　the　beginning　of　the　summer。　After　they？d

been　together　for　only　a　few　weeks；　Aaron　had　given　her　a　silver　friendship　ring；　which　was

totally　corny？and；　for　Vanessa；　a　total　deal…breaker。　She？d　immediately　thrown　it　in　a　drawer。

Considering　she　hadn？t　been　able　to　stop　sleeping　with　Dan　at　the　time；　it　was　probably　for　the

best。

？Hey；　stranger！？　Aaron　grabbed　her　hand；　pulling　her　into　a　hug。　He　finally　released　her；　stepping

back　to　look　her　up　and　down　with　obvious　approval。　？You　look　gorgeous。　I　was　hoping　to　see　you

tonight。？　His　red　lips　curved　into　a　big　smile。

Vanessa　raised　her　eyebrows。　？It？s　good　to　see　you　too。　Want　to　trade　shoes？？　Aaron