第21部分(第3/7 頁)

htly。

Next　to　Rain　stood　Nicki　Button；　famous　for　her　two　nose　jobs？which　Blair　didn？t　think　had

done　her　all　that　much　good。　Rain　and　Nicki　fought　more　than　Serena　and　Blair　did；　mostly　over

clothes；　not　boys；　but　since　both　were　headed　to　Vassar；　maybe　they？d　made　their　peace。

Until　five　minutes　from　now；　when　they　both　realize　they？re　wearing　the　same　Prada　slingbacks

in　silver　and　white。　Totally　last　spring。

？Excuse　me；　ladies。？　Both　girls　practically　jumped　backwards　as　Blair　reached　past　them　and

grabbed　a　flute　of　champagne。　She　turned　back　to　Serena　and　clinked　her　glass　against　her

friend？s。　？To　us；？　she　toasted　heartily。　She　could　afford　to　be　a　little　magnanimous。　She？d　gotten

exactly　what　she　wanted？as　usual。

The　two　girls　downed　the　contents　of　their　glasses　in　one　gulp。　Then　Blair　put　a　delicate　hand　on

her　hip。　？Have　you　seen　Nate？？　she　asked；　raising　one　perfectly　arched　dark　eyebrow。　？I　need　to

talk　to　him。？　Serena　grabbed　another　glass　of　champagne。　She　wished　there　were　some　simple

solution　to　this；　but　there　wasn？t。　Blair　looked　so　happy　tonight；　she　didn？t　want　to　ruin　the　party

for　her。　She　and　Nate　would　just　have　to　wait　to　tell　her　that　they　were　together　when　Blair　was

happily　settled　in　at　Yale；　and　then　maybe　she　wouldn？t　even　mind　that　much。　Finally　she　took　the

flute　of　champagne　away　from　her　lips。　？I　haven？t　seen　him　yet；？　she　admitted。

Blair　had　noticed　Serena　stiffen　at　the　sound　of　Nate？s　name；　and　for　a　second　she　almost　felt

sorry　for　her？what　with　that　desperate　love　letter　and　all。　She　was　dying　to　tell　Serena　about

getting　Nate　into　Yale；　but　it　just　seemed　wrong　to　tell　her　before　telling　Nate　himse