第40部分(第2/7 頁)

ew；　m…ew。

great　minds　think　alike

Blair　poked　at　the　gelatinous　duck　confit　on　her　plate。　She　couldn’t　wait　until　Chuck　got　back　to　New　York　tomorrow。　It　was　torture　being　at　her　mom’s　dinner　party　without　a　date—especially　now　that　she　had　to　witness　Nate　and　Jenny　together。　Not　like　she　was　jealous；　it　was　just…　nauseating。

“Meow？”　Blair　felt　someone’s　breath　tickle　her　ear。　She　turned　to　see　Serena；　her　fingers　curved　toward　Blair　like　claws。

“Hey；　Meow　Meow；”　Blair　reciprocated；　giggling。　At　least　she　had　someone　else　to　talk　to　besides　Dick　Cashman；　the　cowboy　hat–wearing　associate　of　her　stepfather’s　seated　on　her　right。　Blair　watched　as　Nate；　hovering　over　Jenny；　took　a　forkful　of　asparagus　from　her　plate　and　popped　it　in　her　mouth；　making　little　choo…choo　noises　as　if　she　were　a　baby。　“Are　they　for　real？”　Blair　shook　her　head　in　disbelief。

Serena　wrinkled　her　nose。　“What　would　you　do　if　Chuck　started　feeding　you　in　public？”

“Stab　him　with　a　fork？”　Blair　guessed。　She　was　all　for　being　pampered　by　her　boyfriend；　but　that　meant　him　opening　doors　or　massaging　her　shoulders；　not　treating　her　like　an　infant　or　demented　prisoner　who　couldn’t　be　trusted　with　utensils。

Serena　giggled　as　Nate　fed　Jenny　another　bite。　“Well；　she’s　young。”

“She’s　not　that　young；”　Blair　scoffed。　After　all；　Jenny　Humphrey　was　a　freshman　in　college。　When　Blair　had　been　a　freshman；　she’d　practically　turned　down　a　marriage　proposal。

“Well；　whatever；　she　has　time；”　Serena　said　loyally；　draining　her　glass　of　wine。　She　put　her　knife　and　fork　to　the　side　of　her　plate。　It　was　nice　that　she　and　Blair　were　talking　like　normal　people。　In　fact；　it　was　just　nice　to　be　talking　to　someone　who　wasn’t　Dan。　Every　Thursday　after　her　Madness　and　Liter