天锡小说网

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sympathetic。　？That？s　too　bad。？

？It？s　just　life　in　fashion。　Where　are　you；　anyway？？

？East　Hampton。　My　parents？　place。　I？m　doing　some　work　for　my　coach　down　here；　helping　him

with　his　house。？

？I　wish　I　could　get　away；？　Blair　replied　dreamily。　？Just　for　a　minute。　But　you　know　what　it？s

like。。。。？

？Yeah；？　Nate　agreed。　？If　you？re　working；　that？s　how　it　goes。？

？Did　I　mention　I？m　doing　wardrobe　on　that　new　movie？Breakfast　at　Fred？s　？？

？Cool；？　Nate　intoned。　Why　hadn？t　she　said　anything　about　her　engagement？　？So；　you？re　back

from　London；　I　guess。？

？Oh；　yes。？　Blair　sighed　deeply；　？I　had　to　get　back　to　New　York。　I　decided　this　was　the　best　way

to　build　up　my　r？sum？　before　we　start　Yale；　you　know；　get　some　real；　professional　experience

under　my　belt。？

？That　sounds　like　a　good　plan；？　Nate　agreed；　suddenly　wishing　he？d　rolled　a　joint　before　making

the　call。　？Especially　now　that　you？re；　you　know；　making　plans　for　the　future。？

？Aren？t　you？？　asked　Blair。　？You？ve　got　to　think　about　what　lies　ahead；　you　know　that；　Nate；

right？？

？Right；？　Nate　agreed；　even　though　he　rarely　thought　farther　ahead　than　whether　to　get　a　burrito

or　pizza　for　dinner。　？So；　anyway；　I　guess　I　was　just　calling　to　say　congratulations；　you　know。？

？Oh；　it？s　nothing。　Just　a　little　summer　job　with　one　of　the　best　designers　in　America。？

？I　was　talking　about　the　engagement。　I　heard　everything。？

？Engagement？？　Blair　echoed。　？Who　have　you　been　talking　to？？

？Chuck　told　me；？　Nate　admitted；　pulling　a　pillow　over　his　head。

？Chuck　told　you　I　was　engaged？？　Blair　barked。　？As　usual；　he？s　got　the　story　all　wrong。？

？What　do　you　mean？？　Nate　pulled　the　pillow　off　and　sat　up。

？Well；　I？m　back；？　Blair　pointed　out。　？It　just　wasn？t　working　out　in　London。　I　couldn？t　marry　him。

I　need　to　think　about　my　future。？

Like　someone　had　actually　proposed？　As　if。

？So　you？renot　getting　married？　I　should　set　Chuck　straight。？

Good　luck　with　that。

？He？s　an　idiot；？　Blair　declared。　？Who　cares　what　he　thinks？　Why　would　you　ever　listen　to　him？？

Nate　shrugged；　even　though　Blair　couldn？t　see　him　over　the　telephone。　？I　just　didn？t　know；　you

know；　I　hadn？t　heard　from　you　or　anything。　But　I？m　glad　you？re　back。　I　know　it　was　always　your

dream　to　be　Katharine　Hepburn；　but　it？s　cool　that　at　least　you　get　to　be　close　to　the　action。？

？It？sAudrey　Hepburn；？　Blair　corrected　him。　？And　I？m　notclose　to　the　action；　I？m　an　integral　part

of　the　action。　In　a　major　motion　picture　like　this；　wardrobe　is　critical。？

？Remember　that　time　we　watched　that　movie　and　you　kept　pausing　it　and　making　me　practice　the

lines　with　you？？　Nate　reminisced　wistfully。　It　had　been　a　snow　day　and　school　was　canceled；　so