第47部分(第5/7 頁)

on’t　you　know　those　things　will　kill　you？”

Dan　whirled　around。　Vanessa　looked　beautiful。　Her　hair　was　pulled　back　to　expose　her　collarbones　and　she　was　wearing　a　sexy；　formfitting　dress　underneath　a　leather　jacket。　She　looked　nothing　like　his　Doc　Marten　muse。　And　yet…

She　looked　even　better。

“Where’s　Serena？”　Vanessa　asked；　hoping　she　sounded　more　curious　than　confrontational。

“Serena　and　I　broke　up…。　I’m　going　to　Iowa　by　myself；”　he　finished。　He　wasn’t　sure　what　he　wanted　Vanessa　to　say；　but　she　needed　to　know。

Vanessa　sucked　in　her　breath。　Dan　was　single。　Now；　when　it　was　no　use。　“I’m　going　to　Indonesia　for　two　years。”

“I’m　glad；”　Dan　said　earnestly。　Vanessa’s　face　immediately　fell。　“I　mean；　I’m　glad　you’re　doing　it。　But　I’ll　miss　you；”　he　said。　He　missed　her　already；　and　she　was　standing　just　inches　from　his　touch。

“I　will　too；”　Vanessa　said　shyly。　“Iowa’s　two　years；　right？”　She　rested　her　elbows　on　the　concrete　balcony　ledge　and　looked　down　at　the　street　below；　which　was　surprisingly　quiet　for　New　Year’s　Eve。　Besides　one　town　car　idling　outside　the　Star；　there　was　no　other　traffic。　The　boulevard　stretched　wide　and　free　in　the　inky　night。

“Yeah；”　Dan　said。

Vanessa　nodded。　The　more　she　thought　about　it；　two　years　didn’t　seem　very　long　at　all。　After　all；　she　and　Dan　had　spent　two　years　of　college　practically　ignoring　each　other。

When　you　put　it　that　way…

“Well…　if　you　need　a　roommate　in　two　years；　I’m　really　good　at　making　your　gross　coffee。”

“And　I’m　good　at　helping　you　eat　your　heart…attack…special　pizza；”　Dan　countered。　It　was　crazy　how　they’d　lived　in　the　same　orbit　for　so　long；　had　dated　and　broken　up　and　hooked　up　for　years；　how　they’d　shared　an　apartment　when　they　were　both　toget