第43部分(第2/7 頁)

ping　they　would　e　back　and　sit　in　front　of　the　fire；　not　the　flat　screen；　and　that　they’d　be　drinking　wine　and　whispering　sweet　nothings　to　each　other；　not　asking　each　other　questions　like　they　were　strangers。

Jenny　bounced　up　and　down　on　the　couch；　hoping　he’d　wake　up。　It　wasn’t　even　eleven　yet；　and　she　was　still　all　dressed　up。　If　she　wasn’t　going　to　get　undressed　by　her　boyfriend；　she　didn’t　want　the　outfit　to　go　to　waste。　Suddenly　she　realized　that　tonight　was　Tyler’s　party；　the　one　he’d　e…mailed　her　about。　It　would　be　fun　to　just　go　out　and　dance　and　not　feel　like　she　was　part　of　an　old　married　couple。

Jenny　debated　waking　Nate　up；　but　he　looked　so　cute　and　peaceful　lying　there　that　she　felt　it　was　better　to　just　leave　him　be。　She　grabbed　a　tartan　Asprey　throw　from　a　corner　club　chair　and　carefully　tucked　it　around　him；　then　took　her　purse　and　tiptoed　into　the　living　room；　thankful　that　Nate’s　parents　were　on　vacation　and　she　had　the　town　house　to　herself。

She　pulled　out　her　phone　from　her　knockoff　Louis　Vuitton　purse；　perched　on　a　white　love　seat　by　the　window；　and　called　her　old　friend　Elise　Wells。　They’d　kept　in　touch　a　bit　while　Jenny　was　at　Waverly　and　Elise　was　at　Constance；　and　Jenny　knew　she’d　be　home　on　break　from　Stanford。

“Jenny？”　Elise　squealed；　answering　the　phone　on　the　second　ring。　“Are　you　in　New　York？”

“Yes；　I　am！”　Jenny　said　brightly；　then　cut　to　the　chase。　“Want　to　go　to　a　party？”

On　the　other　end　of　the　line；　Jenny　could　sense　Elise　hesitating。　“Is　your　boyfriend　ing？”　she　asked　finally。

“Nope；　just　me。　Sorry　it’s　short　notice。　Remember　Blair　Waldorf？　Her　brother；　Tyler；　invited　me　to　a　club　where　he’s　DJ’ing　tonight。　It’s　somewhere　downtown；”　Jenny　said；　trying　to　remember　the　name　of　the　club。　S