gossip girl 11 英文-第40部分

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smile　wavered　for　a　moment　and　she　reached　up；　patting　her　sleek；　golden　bob　to　pose　herself；　
her　six…carat　Harry　Winston　diamond　wedding　ring　sending　glittering　reflections　across　the　room。　

？Cyrus？s　real　estate　pany　just　landed　a　huge　contract　in　L。A。？they？re　building　a　luxury　resort　
in　Malibu！　Isn？t　that　fabulous？？　Eleanor　waved　her　hands　excitedly　in　front　of　Blair？s　stunned　
face。　？And　with　you　and　Aaron　off　to　college；　it？ll　be　a　fresh　start　for　baby　Yale　。　。　。　who　really　
should　be　raisedproperly　？with　a　real　backyard　she　can　play　in。？　Eleanor　grabbed　a　stack　of　
blueprints　from　the　coffee　table　and　shoved　them　on　Blair？s　lap。　？Look　at　these　plans　for　the　new　
house！　Your　bedroom　will　be　here；　with　its　own　terrace；　and　Yale？s　is　going　to　have　a　sleeping　loft　
for　the　nanny　and？？　？Jesus　Christ；　Mom！？　Blair　yelled；　swatting　away　the　blueprints。　？Los　
Angeles？　Where　people　die　from　earthquakes　like　every　day？　You　raisedme　in　
Manhattan？withouta　backyard！　What？s　wrong　with　Central　Park？　This　is　ourhome　！？　Davita　
stiffened　at　Blair？s　little　outburst　and　stalked　out　of　the　room；　clutching　her　jewel…encrusted　cell　
phone。　She　was　paid　to　plan　parties；　not　navigate　family　drama。　Serena　and　Nate　were　still　
chattering　away　obliviously　in　the　corner；　staring　deep　into　each　other？s　eyes。　The　greatest　
catastrophe　of　Blair？s　life；　and　they　didn？t　evennotice　？　

？Yes；　dear；　I？m　well　aware　we　raised　you　in　Manhattan；　but　we　were　innocent　new　parents；？　
Eleanor　answered；　distractedly　surveying　the　plans　for　the　new　house。　？We　just　didn？tknow　any　
better！？　She　tried　to　make　her　voice　a　bit　more　soothing。　？Please　be　happy　for　your　family。　I　
promise　you？re　going　to　love　it。　If　you？ll　just　look　at　these　blueprints；　you？ll　see　we？re　going　to　
have　a　swimming　pool　and　everything。　And　oh！？　She　jumped　up　and　grabbed　a　photo　from　the　
coffee　table。　？I　forgot　the　other　surprise？even　your　father　is　ing　over　from　France　to　celebrate！？　
she　exclaimed；　shoving　a　photo　under　Blair？s　nose。　？With　thesedarling　Cambodian　twins　he？s　
adopted　with　that　sweet　Giles。？　Blair　looked　down　and　tried　to　focus　on　the　photograph。　Her　tan；　
handsome　father　sat　smiling　happily；　a　pink　bandana　tied　around　his　neck；　two　decidedly　
Asian…looking　babies　cradled　in　his　overly　worked…out　arms。　Blair　stared　down　at　the　photograph　
unprehendingly；　feeling　nauseous。Babies？　Her　father　had　adoptedbabies　from　Cambodia？　
What；　was　one　beautiful；　Yale…bound　daughter　not　enough？　Was　she　not　enough　


foranyone　？　？Really；　Blair；？　Eleanor　continued；　？I　think　Giles　is　just　about　the　best　boyfriend　your　
father？s　ever　had！？　Blair　jumped　to　her　feet。　For　the　first　time　in　her　life　she　couldn？t　think　of　a　
single　thing　to　say。　Los　Angeles？　Cambodiantwins　？　She　couldn？t　fuckingbelieve　her　family　
would　do　this　to　her。　This　was　supposed　to　be　the　happiest　time　in　her　life！　It　was　supposed　to　be　
all　about　her　and　Nate；　heading　off　to　Yale　with　no　more　distractions；　just　smooth　sailing　all　the　
way　from　now　until　they　climbed　into　her　brand　new　bisque…colored　BMW　and　drove　away；　
leaving　her　crazy　family　behind。　

In　the　corner；　Serena　laughed　again；　and　Nate　ran　his　hands　through　his　wavy；　salty　hair。　Clearly　
they　were　in　their　own　little　world；　with　no　clue　what　the　hell　was　happening　to　her。　Blair　clutched　
her　stomach。　Projectile　vomiting　was　a　distinct　possibility。　Her　family　was　seriously　moving？　
What　would　it　be　like　on　Thanksgiving　or　Christmas　break？　She？d　be　in　L。A。　with　her　stupid　
family；　hiding　out　in　their　bomb　shelter　or　wherever　the　fuck　people　went　during　earthquakes　and　
Nate　would　be　。　。　。　here。With　Serena。　

She　heard　her　mother　calling　after　her　as　she　clutched　her　stomach　and　ran　down　the　hall　to　her　
old　bedroom。　Baby　Yale　was　lying　in　her　white　wooden　crib；　her　head　topped　with　a　Mohawk　of　
strawberry　blond　peach　fuzz。　She　smiled　delightedly　at　her　big　sister　as　if　to　say；　？What？s　all　the　
fuss　about？？　Blair　went　over　and　picked　her　up；　glad　to　see　her　chubby　little　friend　after　almost　a　
month　away。　Then　she　noticed　that　Yale　was　wearing　a　tie…dyed　onesie　with　the　words　
CALIFORNIA　DREAMIN？　stenciled　on　the　front　of　it。　

Without　a　moment？s　hesitation；　Blair　whisked　her　tiny　sister　over　to　the　changing　table；　yanked　
off　the　offending　article；　and　replaced　it　with　the　adorable　pink　DKNY　onesie　she　had　bought　for　
her　at　the　DKNY　flagship　store　on　Madison　Avenue。　Yale　giggled　as　Blair　tickled　her　in　all　her　
favorite　spots。　

？There。？　She　dropped　the　tie…dyed　onesie　into　the　airtight　Diaper　Genie；　where　it　would　be　lost　
forever。　？Much　better！？　Yale　clung　to　Blair？s　shoulder　as　Blair　carried　her　over　to　the　
celery…colored　cashmere　throw　rug　to　play　with　blocks。　

At　least　someone　was　happy　to　see　her。　

s　and　n？s　mission　impossible　

？So；　what　have　you　been　doing　here　all　by　yourself？？　Nate　asked。　He　shook　the　sand…colored　hair　
from　his　eyes。　Across　the　elegant　burgundy…and…ivory　living　room；　Blair　was　arguing　with　her　
mother；　as　usual。　

　？Nothing　much。？　Serena　hoped　she　didn？t　look　as　nervous　as　she　felt。　？Nothing？　was　the　
truth？she？d　spent　the　past　month　doing　a　whole　lot　of　nothing；　bumming　around　on　her　couch；　


wandering　the　streets　of　New　York　aimlessly；　iced　latte　in　hand；　going　to　movie　theaters　alone。　
Just　trying　to　distract　herself　from　the　gnawing；　anxious　feeling　inside　her。　？You　know；　hanging　
out？the　usual。？　She　couldn？t　tell　Nate　what　she？d　been　up　to？it　was　too　pathetic。　She　took　a　deep　
breath　and　wiped　her　sweaty　palms　on　her　cutoff　skirt。　Why　was　she　so　nervous？　This　wasNate；　
the　guy　she？d　chased　around　this　very　living　room　when　she　was　six　because　she　wanted　to　wear　
his　new　Superman　Underoos。　

Has　anything　really　changed？　

？What　about　you　guys？you？re　the　ones　who　went　on　this　big　adventure！？　Serena　looked　into　
Nate？s　eyes　and　edged　her　fingers　closer　to　his　on　the　settee　where　they　were　huddled　together。　
She　smiled　shyly；　her　blond　hair　curling　slightly　around　her　temples。　She　wasn？t　trying　to　flirt；　but　
when　it　came　to　Nate；　she　couldn？t　seem　to　help　herself。　？Captain　Archibald；？　she　said　with　a　sly　
smile。　

？Don？tever　call　me　that！？　he　laughed。　？Seriously；　though；　being　out　on　the　water　all　that　time　
was　amazing。　Sun　every　day；　and　the　stars　at　night？you　just　can？t　imagine　how　great？？　？That？s　
awesome；　Natie。？　Serena　cut　him　off　distractedly。　She　turned　to　stare　as　Blair　got　up　from　her　seat　
and　stormed　out　of　the　living　room；　holding　her　stomach　with　one　hand　and　wiping　her　face　with　
the　other。　Throwing　a　tantrum　five　minutes　after　ing　home　wasn？t　exactly　unusual　for　Blair；　
but　Serena　wondered　if　she　should　she　go　and　check　on　her　friend。Wait；　shouldn？t　that　be　Nate？s　
job　now？　she　wondered。　Wasn？t　checking　on　your　girlfriend　kind　of　a　boyfriend　thing　to　do？　
Serena　turned　to　look　at　him。　He　was　gazing　straight　at　her；　pletely　oblivious　to　the　fact　that　
Blair？the　supposed　love　of　his　life？had　just　run　of　the　living　room　in　tears。What　the　hell　did　that　
mean？　

Umm　。　。　。　maybe　that　he？s　stoned？　Again？　

？So；？　Serena　started　again；　focusing　her　gaze　on　the　gray　Abercrombie　T…shirt　Nate　had　had　for　
as　long　as　she　could　remember？anything　to　avoid　looking　up　into　his　glittering　green　eyes。　She　
shuffled　her　flip…flops　against　the　floor　and　steeled　herself　for　the　question　she　knew　she　had　to　
ask；　no　matter　how　much　the　answer　hurt。　？Did　you　find？？？　？We　found　so　much　cool　shit。？　He　
grinned　widely。　？Little　sandbar　islands；　these　caves　up　in　Maine？we　even　saw　fuckingpuffins　！？　

Serena　looked　up　into　his　beach…glass　green　eyes；　her　heart　thumping　crazily　in　her　chest。　She　
kept　replaying　Blair？s　sudden　exit　over　in　her　mind。　What　was　she　so　upset　about？　Had　Nate　
found　the　letter　and　said　something　to　her　about　it？　Or　what　if　Blair　had　found　it　and　toldhim　？　Or；　
worse　yet；　what　if　Blair　found　it　anddidn？t　tell　him？　What　if　Nate　loved　her　too　and　that　was　why　
he　wasn？t　running　after　Blair？　Or　what　if　the　letter　was　still　nestled　in　the　glove　partment　of　
Nate？s　father？s　Aston　Martin；　unread；　all　her　questions　unanswered？　

？It　was　really　amazing；？　he　said；　speaking　slowly；　the　way　Nate　always　did　when　he　was　happ