天锡小说网

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laughed。　？I？d　look　pretty　hot　in　those；？　he　agreed；　pointing　at　her　light　blue　Robert　Clergerie

heels。

？So；　how　was　your　road　trip？？　she　asked；　remembering　that　a　couple　of　months　ago　she　was

supposed　to　be　on　that　trip。　She？d　stayed　behind　to　be　with　Dan；　and　now　he　was　gay。

Good　call　on　that　one。

？It　was　great。？　Aaron　kept　his　eyes　on　Vanessa？s　d？col…letage　as　the　busty　statue　above　them

rearranged　her　position；　leaning　forward　annoyingly　as　if　she　were　part　of　their　conversation。　？But

Mookie　and　I　missed　you。？　Vanessa　felt　herself　blush。　？So；　um；　when　are　you　leaving　for

Harvard？？　？Tomorrow。　I　can？t　believe　I？m　leaving　town。　Sometimes　I　think　it？d　be　great　to　be　in

the　city；　go　to　Columbia　or　NYU？like　you。？　He　pushed　a　stray　dreadlock　behind　his　ear。

？I　don？t　know；？　Vanessa　mused。　？Lately　it？s　felt　weird；　knowing　everyone　is　going　to　leave　to　try

out　new　places　and　I？ll　still　be　here；　all　on　my　own。？　She　took　a　sip　of　her　vodka　tonic？she

couldn？t　believe　she　was　pouring　her　heart　out　to　Aaron；　of　all　people；　whom　she　hadn？t　seen　in

months。　Still；　it　felt　nice　to　finally　voice　what　had　been　weighing　on　her　for　so　long。　Between

Ruby？s　marriage　and　Dan？s　ing　out；　nobody　had　thought　to　ask　howshe　was　doing　in　a　while。

？If　I　know　one　thing　about　you；　Vanessa　Abrams；　it？s　that　you？ll　be　fine　on　your　own。？　Aaron

grinned。　？Though　I　can？t　imagine　you？ll　be　on　your　own　for　very　long。　Kind　of　makes　me　wish　I

was　staying　all　over　again。？　As　soon　as　he　said　the　wordstay　；　the　spell　of　Aaron？s　warm　brown

eyes　was　broken。Yes；　he　was　gorgeous；　and　yes；　he　obviously　still　liked　her；　but　all　Vanessa　could

hear　was　Dan？s　poem。Fall　down　with　me。　And　stay。　She　kept　replaying　the　way　he？d　looked　deep

into　her　eyes　as　he？d　uttered　those　lines？as　if　he？d　written　them　just　for　her。　But　if　that　were　true；

then　where　the　hell　was　he？

Forget　Greek　gods。　The　theme　for　this　party　should　have　been　？Love　Stinks。？

hands　off　my　lady；　bob　marley

Dan　ducked　around　a　Greek　sculpture；　vodka　gimlet　in　one　hand；　feeling　particularly　small　and

insignificant　beneath　the　giant　marble　statues　looming　over　him。　They　were　just　the　right　height

that　their；　um；　anatomy　was　practically　being　shoved　in　his　face。　And　it　wasn？t　exactly　a　turn…on。

Jenny　sipped　from　her　glass　of　champagne；　her　eyes　wide　with　excitement。　？Don？t　you　want　to

dance？？　she　demanded。　？e　on；　there　are　enough　cute　guys　here　for　both　of　us。？　？You？ve　got　to

be　kidding　me。？　Dan　gulped　his　drink；　the　ice　clinking　against　his　teeth　and　numbing　his

tongue。　？I　wouldn？t　even　know　how　toask　another　guy　to　dance；　much　less　dance　with　him。？　Why

couldn？t　everyone　just　leave　him　alone？　After　the　intense　moment　at　the　wedding；　locking　eyes

with　Vanessa　while　he　read　his　poem；　Dan　wasn？t　sure　what　to　think。　It　was　like　something　was

still　。　。　。there　between　them。　But　then；　just　as　he　was　about　to　finally　talk　to　her；　five　different