友情提示:如果本网页打开太慢或显示不完整,请尝试鼠标右键“刷新”本网页!
八二电子书 返回本书目录 加入书签 我的书架 我的书签 TXT全本下载 『收藏到我的浏览器』

时尚女魔头 穿普拉达的恶魔 英文原版-第25部分

快捷操作: 按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页 按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页 按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部! 如果本书没有阅读完,想下次继续接着阅读,可使用上方 "收藏到我的浏览器" 功能 和 "加入书签" 功能!


  miniskirt。

  “Hey; Andy; how’d the Book dropping…off go?” We waited in line to 
  check our coats and I had immediately spotted Brad Pitt。

  “Ohmigod; you’re joking。 Brad Pitt’s here?”

  “Yeah; well; Marshall does Jennifer’s hair; natch。 So she must be 
  here also。 Really; Andy; maybe next time you’ll believe me when I 
  tell you to stick with me。 Let’s get a drink。”

  The Reese and Johnny spottings had e back to back; and by the 
  time oneA 。M。 rolled around; I’d had four drinks and was happily 
  gabbing away with a fashion assistant fromVogue 。 We were discussing 
  bikini waxes。 Passionately。 And it didn’t even bother me。Christ; I 
  thought; as I weaved through the crowd looking for James; flashing a 
  giant kiss…ass smile in the general direction of Jennifer Aniston 
  when I passed by—this isn’t a half…bad party。 But I was tipsy; I had 
  to be at work again in less than six hours; and I hadn’t been Home 
  in nearly twenty…four; so when I spotted James making out with one 
  of the colorists from Marshall’s salon; I was just about to duck out 
  when I felt a hand in the small of my back。

  “Hey;” said the gorgeous guy I’d spotted earlier lurking in the 
  corner。 I waited for him to realize that he’d approached the wrong 
  girl; that I must’ve looked the same as his girlfriend from behind; 
  but he just smiled even wider。 “Not so talkative; are you?”

  “Oh; and saying ‘hey’ makes you articulate; I guess?”Andy! Shut your 
  mouth! I berated silently。Some absolutely beautiful man approaches 
  you out of the blue at a party full of celebrities and you tell him 
  off right away? But he didn’t seem offended; and even though it 
  didn’t seem possible; his smile increased in size to an all…out 
  grin。

  “Sorry;” I muttered while examining my nearly empty drink。 “My 
  name’s Andrea。 There。 I think that’s a much better way of 
  beginning。” I stuck out my hand and wondered what he wanted。

  “Actually; I liked your way just fine。 Name’s Christian。 A pleasure 
  to meet you; Andy。” He pushed a brown curl out of his left eye and 
  took a swig from a bottle of Budweiser。 He looked vaguely familiar; 
  I decided; but I couldn’t place him。

  “Bud; huh?” I asked; pointing to his hand。 “I didn’t think they 
  served something so lowbrow at a party like this。”

  He laughed; a deep; hearty laugh instead of the chuckle I’d 
  expected。 “You sure do say what you think; don’t you?” I must’ve 
  looked mortified; because he smiled again and said; “No; no; that’s 
  a good thing。 And a rare thing; especially in this industry。 I 
  couldn’t bring myself to drink champagne from a straw out of a 
  minibottle; you know? Something fairly emasculating about that。 So 
  the bartender dug one of these out of the kitchen somewhere。” 
  Another curl push; but it fell back in his eye the moment he took 
  his hand away。 He pulled a pack of cigarettes from the pocket of his 
  black sport coat and offered it to me。 I took one and proceeded to 
  drop it immediately; seizing the opportunity to examine him while I 
  reached down to retrieve it。

  It landed a few inches from his shiny; square…toed loafers that 
  sported the irrefutable Gucci tassel; and on the way up I noticed 
  that his Diesel jeans were the perfect parts faded; long; and wide 
  enough at the bottom that they dragged a little behind the shiny 
  loafers; the ends frayed from repeated interaction with the soles。 A 
  black belt; probably Gucci but thankfully not recognizable; kept the 
  jeans riding in the perfect low spot below his waist; where he had 
  tucked in a plain white cotton T…shirt—one that even though it 
  easily could have been a Hanes was definitely an Armani or a Hugo 
  Boss and was put in place only to offset his beautiful plexion。 
  His black blazer looked just as expensive and well cut; perhaps even 
  custom…made to fit his average…size but inexplicably sexy frame; and 
  it was his green eyes that manded the most attention。 Seafoam; I 
  thought; remembering the old J。Crew colors we’d loved so much in 
  high school; or perhaps just a straightforward teal。 The height; the 
  build; the whole package looked vaguely like Alex; just with a whole 
  lot more Euro style and a whole lot less Abercrombie。 Slightly 
  cooler; slightly better looking。 Definitely older; right around 
  thirty。 And probably much too slick。

  He immediately produced a flame and leaned in close to make sure my 
  cigarette had caught。 “So what brings you to a party like this; 
  Andrea? Are you one of the lucky few who can call Marshall Madden 
  her own?”

  “No; I’m afraid not。 At least not yet; although he wasn’t all that 
  subtle in telling me that I probably should be。” I laughed; noticing 
  for a brief moment that I wasdesperate to impress this stranger。 “I 
  work atRunway 。 One of the beauty guys dragged me here。”

  “Ah;Runway magazine; huh? Cool place to work; if you’re into S&M and 
  that sort of thing。 How do you like it?”

  I wasn’t sure if he meant S&M or the job itself; but I considered 
  the possibility that he got it; that he was enough of an insider to 
  know that it wasn’t exactly how it appeared to those on the outside。 
  Perhaps I should charm him with the nightmare involved in dropping 
  off the Book earlier that night? No; no; I had no idea who this guy 
  was 。 。 。 for all I knew he also worked atRunway in some far…flung 
  department I hadn’t even seen yet; or maybe for another Elias…Clark 
  magazine。 Or maybe; just maybe; he was one of those sneakyPage Six 
  reporters that Emily had so carefully warned me against。 “They just 
  appear;” she’d said ominously。 “They just appear and try to trick 
  you into saying something juicy about Miranda orRunway 。 Just be 
  aware。” Between that and the tracking ID cards; I was quite sure 
  thatRunway ’s surveillance put the mob to shame。 TheRunway Paranoid 
  Turnaround was back。

  “Yeah;” I said; trying to sound casual and nonmittal。 “It’s a 
  strange place。 I’m not so into fashion—I’d actually rather be 
  writing; but I guess it’s not a bad start。 What do you do?”

  “I’m a writer。”

  “Oh; you are? That must be nice。” I hoped I didn’t sound quite as 
  condescending as I felt; but it got to be really annoying when 
  anyone and everyone in New York anointed himself or herself a writer 
  or actor or poet or artist。I used to write for the paper in college; 
  I thought to myself;and hell; I even had an essay published in a 
  monthly magazine once in high school。 Did that make me a writer? 
  “What do you write?”

  “Mostly literary fiction so far; but I’m actually working on my 
  first historical novel。” He took another swig and swatted yet again 
  at that pesky but adorable curl。

  “First historical” implied that there other were nonhistorical 
  novels。 Interesting。 “What’s it about?”

  He thought for a moment and then said; “It’s a story told from the 
  perspective of a young woman; about what it was like to live in this 
  country during World War Two。 I’m still finishing my research; 
  transcribing interviews and things like that; but the little writing 
  I’ve done so far has e along。 I think 。 。 。”

  He continued talking; but I’d already tuned him out。 Holy shit。 I 
  recognized the book description immediately from aNew Yorker article 
  I’d just read。 It seemed the entire book world was eagerly 
  anticipating his next contribution and couldn’t shut up about the 
  realism with which he depicts his female heroine。 I was standing at 
  a party; casually chatting with Christian Collinsworth; the boy 
  genius who’d first been published at the ripe old age of twenty from 
  a Yale library cubicle。 The critics had gone crazy over his first 
  book; hailing it as one of the most significant literary 
  achievements of the twentieth century; and he’d followed it up with 
  two more since then; each spending more time on the bestseller list 
  than the one before it。The New Yorker piece had included an 
  interview in which the author had called Christian “not only a force 
  for years to e” in the book industry; but one with “a hell of a 
  look; a killer style; and enough natural charm that would ensure—in 
  the unlikely event that his literary success did not—a lifetime of 
  success with the ladies。”

  “Wow; that’s really great;” I said; all of a sudden feeling too 
  tired to be witty or funny or cute。 This guy was some big…time 
  author—what the hell did he want with me; anyway? Probably just 
  killing time before his girlfriend finished up her 10;000 per day 
  modeling assignment and made her way over。And what does it matter 
  either way; Andrea? I asked myself harshly。In case you conveniently 
  forgot; you do happen to have an incredibly kind and supportive and 
  adorable boyfriend。 Enough of this already! I hastily made up a 
  story about needing to get Home right away; and Christian looked 
  amused。

  “You’re scared of me;” he stated factually; flashing me a teasing 
  smile。

  “Scared of you? Why on earth wouldI be scared ofyou ? Unless there’s 
  some reason I should be 。 。 。” I couldn’t help but flirt back; he 
  made it so easy。

  He reached for my elbow and deftly turned me around。 “e on; I’ll 
  put you in a cab。” And before I could say no; that I was perfectly 
  fine to find my own way home; that it was nice to meet him but he’d 
  better think again if he thought he was ing Home with me; I was 
  standing on the red…carpeted steps of the Plaza with him。

  “Need a cab; folks?” the doorman asked us as we walked outside。

  “Yes; please; one for the lady;” Christian answered。

  “No; I have a car; um; right over there;” I said; pointing to the 
  strip of 58th Street in front of the Paris Theatre where all the 
  Town Cars had lined up。

  I wasn’t looking at him; but I could feel Christian smiling again。 
  One ofthose smiles。 He walked me over to the car and opened the 
  door; swinging his arm gallantly toward the backseat。

  “Thank you;” I said formally; not a little awkwardly; while 
  extending my hand。 “It was really nice to meet you; Christian。”

  “And you; Andrea。” He took the hand I’d intended him to shake and 
  instead pressed it to his lips; leaving it there just a fraction of 
  a second longer than he should have。 “I do hope we see each other 
  again soon。” And by then I’d somehow made it into the backseat 
  without tripping or otherwise humiliating myself and was 
  concentrating on not blushing even though I could already feel that 
  it was too late。 He slammed the door and watched as the car pulled 
  away。

  It didn’t seem strange this time that even though I had
返回目录 上一页 下一页 回到顶部 0 0
快捷操作: 按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页 按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页 按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部!
温馨提示: 温看小说的同时发表评论,说出自己的看法和其它小伙伴们分享也不错哦!发表书评还可以获得积分和经验奖励,认真写原创书评 被采纳为精评可以获得大量金币、积分和经验奖励哦!