第2部分(第2/7 頁)

o　parents；

nothing　to　worry　about；　just　me　and　Blair　。　。　。　it　was　probably　the　best　month　of　my　life；？　he　said；

although　he　was　really　thinking　about　how　kissable　Serena？s　lips　always　looked？the　way　they

were　always　a　little　parted；　with　just　a　trace　of　a　smile。

Serena？s　heart　plummeted　in　her　chest。　She　wanted　so　badly　to　have　been　the　one　out　there　with

him；　totally　alone；　nothing　around　but　the　endless　expanse　of　blue　water　and　their　half…naked

bodies。　She　wondered　for　the　millionth　time　if　he　had　found　her　letter　and　read　it。　Somehow；　she

doubted　he　had。　If　he？d　found　the　letter；　he　would？ve　said　something；　right？　But　there　was

probably　no　point　in　asking　anyway。　He　loved　Blair。　There　was　no　question。　She　felt　dizzy　at　the

thought。　How　could　she　go　up　to　Yale　with　them　in　a　week　and　watch　as　Nate　and　Blair　stared　into

each　other？s　eyes　for　four　long　years？　She　didn？t　think　she？d　be　able　to　stand　it。

Nate？s　phone　rang；　breaking　the　peaceful　silence。　He　grabbed　it　from　the　floor　and　as　he　reached

out；　his　T…shirt　rode　up　a　little；　exposing　the　smooth；　tanned　skin　of　his　back。　Serena　swallowed

and　tried　to　look　away。　Nate　pushed　the　speakerphone　button　and　a　gravelly；　decidedly　grumbly

voice　was　released　into　the　air。

？Nate？　Is　that　you？？

Nate　looked　over　at　Serena　in　confusion；　wrinkling　his　forehead。

？Uh；　yeah；？　he　said　cautiously。　？This　is　Nate。？

？Well；　this　is　Chips；？　the　voice　growled　menacingly。　？Meet　me　at　the　New　York　Yacht　Club　in

half　an　hour。？　There　was　a　click；　then　the　sound　of　a　dial　tone。

？Fuck；？　Nate　mumbled　under　his　breath。　After　a　moment　he　jumped　to　his　feet　and　slid　them　into

a　beat…up　pair　of　black　and