第1部分(第5/7 頁)

ep。　It　was　cute。”　Pete　pulled　the　woolen　blanket　off　the　floor　and　draped　it　over　their　legs。

“Oh。”　Blair　frowned。　She　was　growling？

In　truth；　she’d　been　having　a　lot　of　weird　dreams　lately。　Last　night；　she’d　woken　up　and　thought　she　was　at　a　sleepover　at　her　old　best　friend　Serena　van　der　Woodsen’s　house；　only　to　find　herself　all　alone　in　the　dark；　regal　guest　bedroom　of　the　Carlsons’　oversize　colonial。

Maybe　it　was　just　homesickness。　After　all；　she　didn’t　have　a　home　in　New　York　anymore；　she　hadn’t　seen　Serena　since　August；　and　no　one　in　her　family　was　even　in　the　U。S。　this　week。　Her　father；　Harold；　was　celebrating　Christmas　in　Provence　with　his　boyfriend；　Giles；　and　their　adopted　twins。　Her　stepbrother；　Aaron；　was　on　a　kibbutz　in　Israel。　Her　mother；　stepfather；　brother；　Tyler；　and　baby　sister；　Yale；　had　moved　to　LA　back　in　August；　to　a　gigantic；　tacky　Pacific　Palisades　mansion　that　they　were　making　even　bigger　and　tackier。　While　the　renovations　were　taking　place；　the　four　were　traveling　in　the　South　Pacific；　visiting　the　islands　that　Eleanor　Rose；　in　a　fit　of　pregnancy…induced　mania　last　spring；　had　bought　for　each　member　of　the　family。　Blair　had　been　somewhat　tempted　to　tag　along；　if　only　to　see　her　baby　sister；　the　least　fucked…up　member　of　her　tragically　absurd　family。

That　was　all　before　she’d　received　the　holiday　card　her　mother　had　sent　out。　CELEBRATE　THE　WALDORF…ROSE　FAMILY’S　HOLIDAY　MERGER　had　been　written　in　gold　script　atop　a　photograph　of　her　bald　stepfather。　Cyrus　Rose　was　dressed　in　a　bright　red　velvet　Santa　suit；　holding　an　elf…costumed　infant　Yale　in　one　hand；　a　menorah　in　the　other。　Celebrating　the　holiday　merger　suddenly　seemed　a　whole　lot　less　appealing。　And　once　she’d　been　invited　to　spend　Christmas　with　the　picture…perf