天锡小说网

第30部分（第1页）

mean？

Umm　。　。　。　maybe　that　he？s　stoned？　Again？

？So；？　Serena　started　again；　focusing　her　gaze　on　the　gray　Abercrombie　T…shirt　Nate　had　had　for

as　long　as　she　could　remember？anything　to　avoid　looking　up　into　his　glittering　green　eyes。　She

shuffled　her　flip…flops　against　the　floor　and　steeled　herself　for　the　question　she　knew　she　had　to

ask；　no　matter　how　much　the　answer　hurt。　？Did　you　find？？？　？We　found　so　much　cool　shit。？　He

grinned　widely。　？Little　sandbar　islands；　these　caves　up　in　Maine？we　even　saw　fuckingpuffins　！？

Serena　looked　up　into　his　beach…glass　green　eyes；　her　heart　thumping　crazily　in　her　chest。　She

kept　replaying　Blair？s　sudden　exit　over　in　her　mind。　What　was　she　so　upset　about？　Had　Nate

found　the　letter　and　said　something　to　her　about　it？　Or　what　if　Blair　had　found　it　and　toldhim　？　Or；

worse　yet；　what　if　Blair　found　it　anddidn？t　tell　him？　What　if　Nate　loved　her　too　and　that　was　why

he　wasn？t　running　after　Blair？　Or　what　if　the　letter　was　still　nestled　in　the　glove　partment　of

Nate？s　father？s　Aston　Martin；　unread；　all　her　questions　unanswered？

？It　was　really　amazing；？　he　said；　speaking　slowly；　the　way　Nate　always　did　when　he　was　happy

or　relaxed　or　stoned；　which　was　basically　all　the　time。　？I　didn？t　want　to　e　back。？　Just　looking

at　his　angelic　face；　she　couldn？t　stand　not　knowing　what　had　happened　to　her　letter？not　knowing

whether　or　not　he　knew。　She　had　to　saysomething。

Serena　smiled　weakly。　？Nate；　did　you　ever　find？？？　？Just　a　minute；　you　two！？　Eleanor　appeared

before　them　and　sat　down；　wedging　her　skinny　butt　between　them　on　the　way…too…small…for…three

settee。　Serena　and　Nate　both　inched　over？not　that　they　had　a　choice。　It　was　either　move　or　have

Eleanor　sit　on　their　laps。　She　linked　one　arm　through　Serena？s　and　the　other　through　Nate？s；　a

mischievous　look　on　her　face。　The　overpowering　scent　of　Eleanor？s　Chanel　No。　5　made　Serena

feel　like　she　was　in　a　department　store。

？I？m　so　glad　to　get　the　two　of　you　alone；？　Eleanor　whispered　conspiratorially；　as　if　they　were　all

planning　some　kind　of　top…secret　mission。　？I？m　working　on　a　surprise　for　Blair　for　the　party。　It？s　a

slide　show　of　Blair？s　life？kind　of　like　a…greatest…moments…so…far　thing。？　She　smiled　brightly；

turning　her　head　back　and　forth　to　look　at　Serena　and　Nate　as　she　spoke；　like　she　was　watching　a

tennis　match。　？But　the　problem　is　that　I　don？t　really　have　the　time　to　go　through　thethousands　of

snapshots　of　Blair　I？ve　amassed　over　the　years？and　that？s　where　you　two　e　in！？　She　squeezed

each　of　their　knees　with　her　hands。　？I　need　you　to　go　through　thisimmense　stack　of　albums　and

choose　some　appropriate　photographs。　But　I？m　afraid　we？re　on　a　bit　of　a　deadline？I　need　them　by

next　Friday　at　the　latest。？　Serena　tried　to　glance　at　Nate　over　Eleanor？s　head；　but　when　she　leaned

back　on　the　couch；　Eleanor　leaned　back　too；　fanning　herself　with　her　hand。　？But　remember？this