第26部分(第4/7 頁)

lair　looked　up　and　into　the　eyes　of…　Chuck　Bass？　What　the　hell？　Where　was　his　pinky　ring？　Or　pet　monkey？　Blair　had　heard　that　Chuck　had　transformed；　but　seeing　it　in　person　was　so　shocking　she　almost　forgot　her　tragedy　of　a　life。　His　dark　brown　hair　was　cut　close　to　his　head；　and　his　dark　eyes　looked　serious　and　friendly　at　the　same　time。　He　wore　a　blue　cashmere　sweater；　khaki　pants；　and　loafers。　He　looked　surprisingly　good。

“Hi；”　Blair　said　finally。

“Good　to　see　you；”　Chuck　said　enthusiastically。　He　slid　onto　the　metal　bar　stool　next　to　her。　“Jameson　on　the　rocks；”　he　ordered。　“And　we’ll　also　have　a　grilled　cheese。　And　the　hummus　plate；”　he　added。

“I’m　not　hungry；”　Blair　said　shortly；　hoping　Chuck　would　get　the　hint　and　leave。　After　all；　she　hadn’t　e　down　to　the　bar　to　socialize—she’d　e　down　because　her　drunk　ex…boyfriend　was　in　her　bedroom　and　she　had　nowhere　else　to　go。

“Well；　in　case　you　change　your　mind。　You　want　to　talk？”　Chuck　asked。

Blair　considered。　She　and　Chuck　had　never　really　gotten　along；　but　they’d　known　each　other　forever；　and　someone　was　better　than　no　one。　“Have　you　seen　Nate　this　break？”

“I　have。　He’s　been　a　little…　bent　out　of　shape。　Have　you？”

Blair　nodded。　“He　thought　it　would　be　a　brilliant　idea　to　e　here。　To　find　me。　And　then　crawl　into　bed　with　me。　Which　was　fucking　perfect；　because　five　minutes　later；　my　boyfriend　came　into　the　hotel　room　and　got　the　wrong　idea。　So　let’s　just　say　I’ve　had　a　shitty　night；”　Blair　said　tightly。　She　grabbed　a　cocktail　napkin　and　began　shredding　it。　Tiny　pieces　of　paper　rained　down　on　the　oak　bar　like　snowflakes。

“That’s　rough；”　Chuck　exhaled。　He　stared　into　his　drink　contemplatively。

“I　just　don’t　know　why　he　always　does　that。　He　always　fucks　up　my　life