第21部分(第5/7 頁)

ay　too　old　for　her。

Salmon　in　salmon。　How　appropriate。

Blair　bounded　up　to　Nate；　throwing　her　arms　around　him。　？Guess　what？？　she　demanded；　her　blue

eyes　sparkling。　？I　have　really　big　news。？　Nate　smiled　at　her　wordlessly；　but　his　eyes　were　a　million

miles　away。　She　plowed　ahead　anyway；　grabbing　his　black　bow　tie　and　forcing　him　to　pay

attention。　？So　I　told　my　dad　about　your　little　problem；　and　he　talked　to　Yale；　andI　got　you　in　！？　She

threw　her　arms　tightly　around　him　again　and　whispered　in　his　ear。　？Now　we　can　be　together　at

Yale？just　like　we　planned！？　Her　whole　body　shook　with　excitement；　but　Nate　just　stood　there；

stock…still。　He？d　hardly　even　hugged　her　back。　She　pulled　back　and　looked　into　his　stunning　green

eyes；　searching　them　questioningly。

？Wow。？　Nate　shook　his　head　slowly。　？I　don？t　know　what　to　say。？　He　blinked；　trying　to　process

what　she？d　just　said。　Go　to　Yale；　for　real？　Not　just　take　the　train　to　New　Haven　twice　a　day　and

pretend　he　went　there？　？Blair　。　。　。　you？re　amazing。？　Now　that　was　more　like　it。　？I　know。？　Blair

was　about　to　give　Nate　a　kiss　he？d　never　forget　when　she　spotted　her　mother　approaching　from

across　the　room；　wearing　an　ivory…colored　floor…length　Versace　gown　encrusted　with　millions　of

tiny　gold　sequins；　and　Gucci　stilettos　that　looked　like　they　were　made　of　twenty…four…carat　gold

ropes。　Ever　since　Eleanor　had　lost　all　her　baby　weight；　she？d　been　wearing　tacky　look…at…me

outfits；　but　Blair　was　too　happy　to　be　annoyed　with　her　crazy　mother　tonight。

Davita　Fjorde　strode　alongside　Eleanor；　wearing　a　black　Miu　Miu　minidress　and　hot　pink　satin

Miu　Miu　peep…toe　platforms；　barking　orders　into　her　headset。　？No；　no；　no！？