第6部分(第3/7 頁)

middle…aged　sales…woman　with　a　gold　Bergdorf？s　name　tag

that　read　JOAN。　Joan　was　wearing　a　purple　Chanel　suit　that　did　nothing　for　her　lumpy　hips　and

piano　legs。

？I　need　to　try　these　on　in　a　size　four。？　Serena　pointed　to　three　of　the　white　Oscar　de　la　Renta　suits。

Until　now　she　hadn？t　thought　of　wearing　a　suit　to　graduation　instead　of　a　dress；　but　it　seemed　to

make　perfect　sense。　She？d　never　been　the　frilly…white…dress　type　anyway；　and　there　was　something

so　crisp　and　final　about　the　suits　that　made　them　totally　perfect　for　graduation。

Nate　was　practically　bursting　as　he　followed　Serena　and　Joan　to　the　ladies？fitting　room。　He　stood

just　outside　as　Joan　hung　up　the　suits；　closed　the　heavy　gray　velvet　curtain；　and　then　hurried　off　to

find　something　else　she　thought　Serena　might　like。　Now　was　his　chance。

He　yanked　the　curtain　open。　Serena　had　unbuttoned　her　uniform。　Her　white　polo　shirt　was　around

her　neck　and　she　was　wearing　only　a　flimsy　white　camisole　instead　of　a　bra　underneath。　？Hey；？

she　greeted　him　with　a　shy　smile。　？It？s　okay　if　you　e　in。？

Nate　yanked　the　curtain　shut　with　one　hand　as　he　unbuckled　his　belt　with　the　other。Go；　go；　go！

Serena　began　to　remove　one　of　the　suits　from　the　hanger。　Then　she　noticed　Nate　staring　at　her

with　his　pants　around　his　ankles。

Hello？

？Nate；　what　are　you　doing？？　His　brilliant　green　eyes　glittered　and　his　thin　lips　parted　hungrily；

like　he　hadn？t　eaten　lunch　or　something。　She　giggled　and　crossed　her　arms　over　her　chest。　？They

don？t　have　cameras　in　these　things；　do　they？？

As　if　either　of　them　cared？

He　grabbed　her　camisole　and　yanked　it　away　from　her　body；　ripping　it　entirely　in　half　in　the