第47部分(第3/7 頁)

nded；　turning　on　her　heel　without　waiting　for　an　answer。

She　led　Jenny　to　the　opposite　end　of　the　bar　and　pulled　out　one　of　the　modern　black　stools。　“Sit；”　she　ordered。　Jenny　meekly　perched　on　the　edge　of　the　stool；　her　legs　dangling　like　a　little　kid’s。

Blair　perched　on　a　stool　next　to　her。　“Are　you　cheating　on　Nate？”　she　asked；　getting　straight　to　the　point。

Jenny　shook　her　head；　her　curls　grazing　her　milky　white　shoulders。　“No。　We　broke　up。　It　was　just　moving　so　fast；　and　I　still　have　all　of　college　ahead　of　me；　and　I…”　Jenny　babbled；　glancing　up　at　Blair’s　foxlike　face。　Blair’s　features　suddenly　relaxed　and　flashed　the　briefest　of　smiles；　so　small　it　could　easily　have　been　Jenny’s　imagination。　She’d　been　expecting　Blair　to　scream　at　her；　to　blame　her；　to　tell　her　it　was　ridiculous　that　she　be　the　one　to　break　up　with　Nate。　But　instead；　Blair　shrugged；　as　if　to　say；　Do　whatever　you　want。

Blair　arched　an　eyebrow　at　the　younger　girl。　Well；　wasn’t　Jenny　full　of　surprises？　She　slid　off　the　stool。　“Don’t　break　my　brother’s　heart；”　she　called　over　her　shoulder。　The　fact　that　Meow　Meow　was　over　meant　Nate　was　single。　And　probably　heartbroken。　Interesting…

“Thanks；”　Jenny　said；　mystified。　She　smiled　slowly　at　Tyler。　She　didn’t　think　anything　would　happen　with　them　tonight—but　it　was　nice　to　get　Blair’s　blessing。

Well；　not　quite；　but　that’s　as　close　as　she’s　going　to　get。

Vanessa　walked　into　the　swanky　lobby　of　the　Tribeca　Star；　still　trying　to　get　used　to　the　loud　clicking　noise　her　black　pumps　made　with　every　step　across　the　marble　lobby。　She　wore　a　dark　blue　dress　from　one　of　her　favorite　Williamsburg　boutiques；　her　hair　pulled　into　a　messy　bun　at　the　back　of　her　head。　By　the　check…in　desk；　a　guy　in　khakis　and　a　button…down