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第40部分（第1页）

Jenny　meekly　slid　off　Nate’s　lap　and　followed　Eleanor　to　a　seat　next　to　a　shaggy…haired　guy　about　her　age。　She　glanced　down　the　length　of　the　table；　where　Nate　was　staring　into　his　glass　of　wine；　looking　lonely。　She　sighed　unhappily。　Now　they　were　separated。

Calm　down；　Juliet。　It’s　just　dinner。

“Hey。　You’re　Jenny；　right？”　the　boy　next　to　her　asked。

Jenny　nodded；　even　though　she　had　no　idea　who　he　was。

“Didn’t　you　go　to　some　boarding　school？”　he　continued；　brushing　his　shaggy　bangs　out　of　his　large　brown　eyes。

“Yeah；　I　went　to　Waverly；　but　now　I’m　at　RISD；”　Jenny　said　distractedly；　watching　Nate　awkwardly　make　conversation　across　the　table　with　Blair’s　chubby；　red…faced　stepfather。

“I’m　Tyler；”　he　told　her。　“Blair’s　brother。”

“Nice　to　meet　you。”　Jenny　nodded。　“Are　you　in　school？”　she　asked　to　be　polite。

“Nah。”　He　shook　his　head。　“I　graduated　a　year　early　back　in　LA。　I’m　just　DJ’ing　around　town　for　the　next　couple　of　months。”　He　shrugged。

“Oh；”　Jenny　murmured。　She　was　dimly　aware　that　before　meeting　Nate；　she　would　have　been　ridiculously　attracted　to　Tyler。　Delaying　college　to　DJ　sounded　so　cool　and　downtown。　But　at　the　end　of　the　table　was　Nate　scraping　his　chair　back　and　heading　toward　her。　Her　heart　skipped　a　beat。　The　only　good　thing　about　being　separated；　even　if　it　was　only　for　five　minutes；　was　how　amazing　it　felt　when　they　saw　each　other　again。

“You　holding　up；　Meow？”　Nate　asked　sweetly　before　turning　to　Tyler。　“How　are　you；　man？”　he　asked；　clapping　him　on　the　back。

Jenny　smiled　up　at　Nate。　“Meow！”　she　purred　goofily；　not　caring　who　heard　her。　After　all；　they　were　in　love。　People　as　in　love　as　they　were　spoke　a　language　all　their　own。　So　what　if　no　one　else　could　understand。

M…ew；　m…ew。

great　minds　think　alike

Blair　poked　at　the　gelatinous　duck　confit　on　her　plate。　She　couldn’t　wait　until　Chuck　got　back　to　New　York　tomorrow。　It　was　torture　being　at　her　mom’s　dinner　party　without　a　date—especially　now　that　she　had　to　witness　Nate　and　Jenny　together。　Not　like　she　was　jealous；　it　was　just…　nauseating。

“Meow？”　Blair　felt　someone’s　breath　tickle　her　ear。　She　turned　to　see　Serena；　her　fingers　curved　toward　Blair　like　claws。

“Hey；　Meow　Meow；”　Blair　reciprocated；　giggling。　At　least　she　had　someone　else　to　talk　to　besides　Dick　Cashman；　the　cowboy　hat–wearing　associate　of　her　stepfather’s　seated　on　her　right。　Blair　watched　as　Nate；　hovering　over　Jenny；　took　a　forkful　of　asparagus　from　her　plate　and　popped　it　in　her　mouth；　making　little　choo…choo　noises　as　if　she　were　a　baby。　“Are　they　for　real？”　Blair　shook　her　head　in　disbelief。

Serena　wrinkled　her　nose。　“What　would　you　do　if　Chuck　started　feeding　you　in　public？”

“Stab　him　with　a　fork？”　Blair　guessed。　She　was　all　for　being　pampered　by　her　boyfriend；　but　that　meant　him　opening　doors　or　massaging　her　shoulders；　not　treating　her　like　an　infant　or　demented　prisoner　who　couldn’t　be　trusted　with　utensils。

Serena　giggled　as　Nate　fed　Jenny　another　bite。　“Well；　she’s　young。”

“She’s　not　that　young；”　Blair　scoffed。　After　all；　Jenny　Humphrey　was　a　freshman　in　college。　When　Blair　had　been　a　freshman；　she’d　practically　turned　down　a　marriage　proposal。

“Well；　whatever；　she　has　time；”　Serena　said　loyally；　draining　her　glass　of　wine。　She　put　her　knife　and　fork　to　the　side　of　her　plate。　It　was　nice　that　she　and　Blair　were　talking　like　normal　people。　In　fact；　it　was　just　nice　to　be　talking　to　someone　who　wasn’t　Dan。　Every　Thursday　after　her　Madness　and　Literature　class；　she’d　take　the　train　into　the　city　and　she　and　Dan　would　stay　holed　up　in　his　tiny　bedroom　until　Sunday　evening；　venturing　out　only　to　Lincoln　Plaza　to　see　a　movie　or　to　the　diner　on　the　corner　for　breakfast。　She　loved　Dan　and　loved　spending　time　with　him；　but　she　sometimes　felt　they　were　missing　out　on　something。

Um；　like；　life？

“Actually；　it　is　kind　of　weird；”　Serena　decided；　watching　the　way　Jenny　was　gazing　adoringly　up　at　Nate。　She　wasn’t　annoyed　to　see　Nate　with　Jenny—in　a　weird　way；　it　made　sense。　But　she　did　care　that　Jenny　was　getting　so　caught　up　with　playing　house　when　she　still　had　all　of　college　in　front　of　her；　and　that　Nate　didn’t　seem　interested　in　anything　besides　taking　care　of　Jenny。

Blair　gazed　at　her　little　brother；　Tyler；　across　the　room。　He　was　sixteen；　and　had　grown　up　from　being　a　weirdo　little　Cameron　Crowe–obsessed　kid　to　kind　of　a　cool　guy。　A　smile　played　on　her　lips。

“What　are　you　thinking？”　Serena　nervously　chewed　her　bottom　lip。　With　Blair；　you　never　knew。

Behind　them；　the　servers　cleared　their　plates　away；　making　room　for　the　dessert　course。　“Tyler　doesn’t　have　a　girlfriend；”　Blair　began。

Tyler　was　cute。　He　was　skinny；　with　shaggy　hair；　and　looked　like　the　downtown　DJ　he　was；　Serena　thought。　And　he　was　a　really　good　kid。

“I’ll　have　Tyler　e…mail　her　and　invite　her　to　one　of　his　events；”　Blair　announced。　“He　needs　a　girlfriend。　He　sometimes　turns　his　dirty　socks　inside　out　and　then　wears　them；　because　he　thinks　that　means　they’re　clean。”

Serena　burst　into　laughter。　“Dan　used　to　do　that；　too！”　she　squealed。

Dick　Cashman　peered　over　at　the　two　girls。　“Can　you　little　ladies　let　me　in　on　the　joke？　Sounds　like　a　good　one！”