第19部分(第3/7 頁)

rena？Tawny　was　clearly　impressed。　He　didn？t　feel　that

way　often；　girls　thought　he　was　cute　or　cool　or　popular　or　whatever；　but　she　was　looking　at　him

with　something　he？d　never　really　seen　in　Blair　or　Serena？s　eyes。　She　looked　。。。awed　。

？We　kind　of　used　to　see　each　other；？　Nate　bragged。　That　was　the　truth；　but　it　didn？t　quite　cover　it。

？Nate　Archibald！？　Tawny　cried；　leaning　across　the　table　once　more；　pushing　her　breasts　together

invitingly。　？You　are　such　a　mystery　man。？

？You　know　Serena；　too？？　Anthony　leaned　back　into　the　conversation；　clearly　trying　to　get　a

sneak　peek　down　Tawny？s　shirt。　？There？s　going　to　be　some　kind　of　blowout　when　that　movie

wraps　in　a　couple　days。　You　should　totally　e！？　he　yelled　over　the　booming　music。

？You　meanBreakfast　at　Fred？s　？？　Tawny　looked　like　her　eyes　were　going　to　pop　out　of　her

head。　？I　am；　like；　Thaddeus　Smith？s　number　one　fan。Ever　！？

The　waitress　returned　with　their　drinks　and　Nate　grabbed　his　greedily。

？I　don？t　know。？　He　shook　his　head。　All　of　a　sudden　he　felt　like　he　was　treading　water　in　a　really

dark；　deep　pool。　His　thinking　was　a　little　cloudy　from　a　pre…going…out　joint　and　the　three　beers；　but

even　in　that　state　he　knew　it　wasn？t　such　a　great　idea　to　show　up　at　Serena？s　wrap　party　with

Tawny　on　his　arm。　Blair　would　definitely　be　there；　and　he　didn？t　want　her　to　think　that　he？d

already　moved　on。

But　hadn？t　he？　And　hadn？tshe　？

？Please；？　Tawny　begged。　？I？ddie　to　meet　Thaddeus　Smith。

Die！？　？Dude；？　Anthony　teased。　？Can？t　say　no　to　a　pretty　girl。？　Nate　Archibald　never　could　never

say　no。　Period。

b　takes　charge

The　bang　of　the　slammed　door　echoed　off　the　walls　of　the　underfurnished　a