第10部分(第3/7 頁)

ere　all　the　time　when　they　were　little　and　split　a　frozen　hot　chocolate　while　their　nannies　gossiped　over　coffee。　But　that　was　years　ago。　Didn’t　Serena　realize　they　weren’t　kids　anymore？

Serena　smiled　tightly。　“I’ll　have　coffee。　And　toast；”　she　said；　brushing　away　the　menu。　She　didn’t　have　much　of　an　appetite。

“You’re　not　eating？　That’s　no　fun！”　Blair　wrinkled　her　nose。　“She’ll　have　chocolate　chip　pancakes。　With　extra　whipped　cream；”　she　announced。

“Sure　thing；　captain！”　The　waiter　dorkily　saluted　her。　Blair　rolled　her　eyes。

“So　are　you　back　for　good？”　Serena　asked；　turning　to　Nate。　He　looked　gaunt　and　more　careworn　than　she　remembered。　She　wanted　to　call　the　waiter　back　and　order　extra　pancakes　and　sausages　and　eggs　for　Nate；　then　feed　them　to　him　until　he　regained　his　strength。

Nate　shrugged。　“Maybe　I’ll　borrow　the　Charlotte　and　do　some　sailing；”　he　said。　The　boat　was　docked　in　Newport；　Rhode　Island；　for　the　winter。　He　hadn’t　really　thought　about　what　he　was　going　to　do　with　the　rest　of　his　life。　Chips　was　still　in　Florida；　and　Nate　doubted　he　was　going　to　set　sail　again　anytime　soon。　And　now　that　he　knew　Blair　didn’t　hate　him；　he　didn’t　really　want　to　go　anywhere。　“I　could　train　for　the　America’s　Cup；”　he　added。　That　would　be　pretty　cool。　He　could　sail　up　and　down　the　East　Coast　during　the　week；　see　Blair　on　the　weekends；　and　maybe　catch　up　with　Serena　for　coffee　on　Monday　mornings。　It　would　be　perfect。

Blair’s　eyes　lit　up　as　if　she’d　just　had　the　best　idea　in　the　world。　It　was　a　look　Serena　recognized　all　too　well。

Uh…oh。

“e　to　Yale！”　Blair　cried。　“They　have　a　sailing　team。”

“Could　I　do　that？”　Nate　wondered。　For　the　past　four　months；　he’d　barely　read　a　book。　Hell；　he’d　barely　even　spoken　to　anyone　except