第21部分(第2/7 頁)

　scanned　the　room　for　Nate。　Instead；　she　found　Serena

standing　by　the　bar；　her　elegant　silver　Valentino　silk　cocktail　dress　shining　in　the　light；　thin　silver

bands　cinching　her　tiny　waist。　Blair　walked　toward　her；　her　cobalt　blue　Viktor　&　Rolf　gown　with

its　intricately　beaded　bodice　trailing　silkily　behind　her　like　an　inky　pool　of　water。　She　smiled

giddily　to　herself。　Serena　might　look　stunning；　but　next　year　she？d　be　stuck　in　the　dirty　old　city

while

Blair　and　Nate　were　miles　away　in　their　cozy　New　Haven　love　nest；　feeding　each　other

cornichons　and　oysters　and　all　sorts　of　other　cute；　couple…y　foods。　Her　father　might　not　have　given

her　a　town　house　yet；　but　her　birthday　was　ing　up　in　November。　。　。　。

Well；　her　mom　did　buy　her　an　island。

？Hey。？　Blair　kissed　the　air　near　Serena？s　cheeks。

Mwah！　Mwah！

？Isn？t　this　wild？　Check　out　the　naked　guys　in　body　paint　over　there！？　Serena　set　her　empty

champagne　flute　down　on　the　faux…marble　bar　behind　her　and　grabbed　a　full　one。　She　hated　how

nervous　she　felt　around　Blair。　How　much　did　Blair　know　about　her　and　Nate？　How　much　would

Serena　be　brave　enough　to　tell　her？　？It？sbeyond　。　Your　mom　really　outdid　herself。？　Maybe　it　was

best　just　to　act　cheerfully；　casual；　like　she　wasn？t　about　to　steal　her　best　friend？s　boyfriend　right

out　from　under　her　nose。

Blair　pushed　closer　to　the　bar；　practically　knocking　over　Rain　Hoffstetter。　Rain？s　chestnut　brown

hair　was　usually　sweaty　from　soccer　and　pulled　back　in　a　lopsided　ponytail；　but　tonight　she　was

wearing　it　in　loose　waves　around　her　face；　and　a　black…and…silver　Calvin　Klein　gown　made　her

athletic　body　look　slightly　less　manly。

But　only　slig