第12部分(第6/7 頁)

e　and　burst　into　Nate’s　bedroom。

“Hey！”　Nate　was　seated　at　his　desk　in　front　of　his　Mac　Air。　He　wore　the　moss　green　sweater　Blair　had　given　him　in　high　school。　Back　then；　she’d　secretly　sewn　a　gold　heart　pendant　into　the　inside—the　same　gold　heart　he’d　given　her　from　Tiffany—so　Nate　would　always　be　wearing　her　heart　on　his　sleeve。　“I　have　a　surprise　for　you；”　Nate　said；　swiveling　in　his　Eames　chair　to　face　her。

“Really？”　Blair　asked　uncertainly；　tugging　her　hat　off　and　shaking　her　hair　out　around　her　shoulders。　She’d　had　enough　surprises　for　the　day。

Nate　grinned。　He　couldn’t　wait　to　tell　Blair　what　he’d　decided。　He　hooked　his　fingers　underneath　the　sweater　and　pulled　it　up。

“That’s　the　surprise？”　Blair　rolled　her　eyes；　even　though　she　got　a　little　excited　at　the　sight　of　Nate’s　taut；　tanned　abs。

“No；　look！”　Nate　yanked　the　sweater　over　his　head　to　reveal　a　white　T…shirt　with　a　navy　blue　Yale　insignia。

Blair　gasped。　He　was　ing　back　to　school　with　her？　This　was　way　better　than　any　ring。　“Oh；　Nate！”　she　exclaimed；　throwing　her　arms　around　his　neck。

Nate　smiled　happily。　He　couldn’t　believe　it　had　taken　him　so　long　to　realize　that　he　and　Blair　were　meant　to　be　together。　Sure；　she　could　be　a　pain　in　the　ass；　but　she　was　his　pain　in　the　ass。　And　after　his　conversation　with　Chuck　the　other　night；　college　suddenly　seemed　like　a　good　option。　He　couldn’t　sail　around　the　world　forever。

“I　don’t　want　to　say　goodbye　to　you　again。　Maybe　I　can　even　get　placed　in　your　dorm。”　He　grinned。　He　still　couldn’t　believe　how　easy　the　decision　had　been。

“I’ll　arrange　everything；”　Blair　said　matter…of…factly。　She　couldn’t　believe　how；　after　her　shitstorm　of　a　year；　her　life　had　finally　settled　down。　Everything　was　perfectly　in　place。