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时尚女魔头 穿普拉达的恶魔 英文原版-第61部分

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  Alex and I were less than adorable together lately; and I had 
  to admit that Lily had; in her buzzed but nonetheless 
  perceptive way; noticed that I was not happy to hear that Alex 
  had arrived。 I was dreading telling him that I had to go to 
  Europe; dreading the inevitable fight that would ensue; a 
  fight I very much would have liked to put off for a few more 
  days。 Ideally; not until I was in Europe。 But no such luck; as 
  he was currently knocking on my door。

  “Hi!” I said a bit too enthusiastically as I pulled open the 
  door and threw my arms around his neck。 “What a great 
  surprise!”

  “You don’t mind that I just stopped by; do you? I met Max for 
  a drink right around the corner and I thought I’d say hi。”

  “Of course I don’t mind; silly! I’m thrilled。 e in; e 
  in。” I knew I sounded positively manic; but any armchair 
  shrink could easily point out that my outward enthusiasm was 
  meant to overpensate for all that was lacking inwardly。

  He grabbed a beer and kissed Lily on the cheek and settled 
  into the bright orange armchair my parents had saved from the 
  seventies; just knowing that one day they could bestow it 
  proudly on one of their offspring。 “So; what’s going on here?” 
  he asked; nodding toward the stereo; where a positively 
  heart…wrenching version of “Hallelujah” was blaring。

  Lily shrugged。 “Procrastinating。 What else?”

  “Well; I have some news;” I said; trying to sound enthusiastic 
  to convince both myself and Alex that this was; in fact; a 
  positive development。 He’d been so excited about arranging all 
  the plans for our Homeing weekend—and I’d been so pushy in 
  getting him to do it—that it seemed downright cruel to be 
  canceling on him less than a week and a half before we were 
  going。 We’d spent an entire night figuring out whom we wanted 
  to invite to our big Sunday brunch; and even knew exactly 
  where and with whom we’d be tailgating before the 
  Brown–Dartmouth game on Saturday。

  They both looked at me; not a little warily; until Alex 
  finally managed; “Yeah? What’s up?”

  “Well! I just got the call—I’m going to Paris for a week!” I 
  said this with the exuberance of telling an infertile couple 
  that they were having twins。

  “You’re going where?” Lily asked; looking puzzled and 
  distracted; not entirely interested。

  “You’re goingwhy ?” Alex asked at the exact same moment; 
  looking about as pleased as if I’d just announced that I had 
  tested positive for syphilis。

  “Emily just found out she has mono; and Miranda wants me to 
  acpany her to the shows。 Isn’t that awesome?” I said; a 
  chipper smile on my face。 This was exhausting。 I was dreading 
  having to go myself; but it made it ten times worse to have to 
  convince him that it was actually a really great opportunity。

  “I don’t understand。 Doesn’t she go to the shows like a 
  thousand times a year?” he asked。 I nodded。 “So why does she 
  all of a sudden need you to go with her now?”

  Lily had tuned out at this point and seemed to be engrossed in 
  flipping through an old issue ofThe New Yorker 。 I’d saved 
  every copy from the past five years。

  “She throws this massive party at the spring shows in Paris 
  and just likes to have one of her American assistants be 
  there。 She’ll go to Milan first and then we’ll meet in Paris。 
  To; you know; oversee everything。”

  “And that American assistant has to be you; and it has to mean 
  you’ll be missing Homeing;” he said flatly。

  “Well; it’s not normally the way it works。 Since it’s 
  considered a huge privilege; usually the senior assistant is 
  the only one who gets to go; but since Emily is sick; then; 
  yes; now I will be going。 I have to leave next Tuesday; so I 
  can’t go to Providence that weekend。 I’m really; really 
  sorry。” I moved off my chair and went to sit closer to him on 
  the couch; but he immediately stiffened。

  “So it’s just that simple; right? You know; I already paid for 
  the entire room to guarantee the rate。 Never mind the fact 
  thatI rearrangedmy whole schedule to go with you that weekend。 
  I told my mom she had to find a sitter becauseyou wanted to 
  go。 Not a big deal; though; right? Just anotherRunway 
  obligation。” In all the years we’d spent together; I’d never 
  seen him so angry。 Even Lily looked up from her magazine long 
  enough to excuse herself and get the hell out of the room 
  before this turned into an all…out war。

  I tried to curl up on his lap; but he crossed his legs and 
  waved his hand。 “Seriously; Andrea—” He called me that only 
  when he was really annoyed。 “Is all of this really worth it? 
  Be honest with me for a second。 Is it worth it to you?”

  “All of what? Is missing a Homeing weekend when there will 
  be dozens more worth it to do something I’m required to do for 
  my job? A job that is going to open doors for me I never 
  thought possible; and sooner than I ever expected? Yes! It’s 
  worth it。”

  His chin dropped to his chest and for a moment I thought he 
  was crying; but when he lifted it again; his face revealed 
  nothing but rage。

  “Don’t you think I’d rather go with you than go be someone’s 
  slave twenty…four…seven for a straight week?” I shouted; 
  forgetting entirely that Lily was somewhere in the apartment。 
  “Can’t you stop for one second to think about the fact that I 
  may not want to go either; but I have no choice?”

  “No choice? You have nothingbut choices! Andy; this job isn’t 
  just a job anymore; in case you’ve failed to notice—it’s taken 
  over your entire life!” he yelled back; the redness in his 
  face expanding to his neck and ears。 Normally I thought this 
  was very cute; even sexy; but tonight I just wanted to go to 
  sleep。

  “Alex; listen; I know—”

  “No;you listen! Forget about me for a second; not like that’s 
  such a stretch; but forget that we never; ever see each other 
  anymore because of the hours you keep at work; because of your 
  never…ending work emergencies。 What about your parents? When 
  was the last time you actually saw them? And your sister? You 
  do realize that she just had her first baby and you haven’t 
  even seen your own nephew yet; don’t you? Doesn’t that mean 
  anything?” He lowered his voice and leaned in closer。 I 
  thought he might be getting ready to apologize; but he said; 
  “What about Lily? Have you not noticed that your best friend 
  has turned into a raging alcoholic?” I must have looked 
  absolutely shocked; because he barreled on。 “You can’t even 
  think of saying you didn’t realize that; Andy。 It’s the most 
  obvious thing in the world。”

  “Yes; of course she drinks。 So do you and so do I and so does 
  everyone we know。 Lily’s a student; and that’s what students 
  do; Alex。 What’s so weird about that?” It sounded even more 
  pathetic when I said it out loud; and he only shook his head。 
  We were both quiet for a few minutes until he spoke。

  “You just don’t get it; Andy。 I’m not exactly sure how it 
  happened; but I feel like I don’t even know you anymore。 I 
  think we need a break。”

  “What? What are you saying? You want to break up?” I asked; 
  realizing much too late that he was very; very serious。 Alex 
  was so understanding; so sweet; so available; that I’d begun 
  to take for granted that he’d always be around to listen or 
  talk me down after a long day or cheer me up when everyone 
  else had felt free to take a swing。 The only problem with all 
  of this was that I wasn’t exactly holding up my end of the 
  deal。

  “No; not at all。 Not break up; just take a break。 I think it 
  would help both of us if we reevaluate what we’ve got going 
  here。 You sure don’t seem happy with me lately; and I can’t 
  say I’m thrilled with you。 Maybe a little time away would be 
  good for both of us。”

  “Good for both of us? You think it’ll ‘help us’?” I wanted to 
  scream at the triteness of his words; at the idea that “taking 
  some time” would actually help draw us closer。 It seemed 
  selfish that he was doing this now; just as I was going into 
  what I hoped was the last of my one…yearRunway sentence and 
  mere days before I had to pull off the biggest challenge of my 
  career。 Any quick jabs of sadness or concern from a few 
  minutes ago had been swiftly replaced with irritation。 “Fine; 
  then。 Let’s ‘take a break;’ ” I said sarcastically; meanly。 “A 
  breather。 Sounds like a great plan。”

  He stared at me with those big brown eyes with a look of 
  overwhelming surprise and hurt; and then pressed them tightly 
  shut in an apparent effort to push away the image of my face。 
  “OK; Andy。 I’ll put you out of your obvious misery and leave 
  now。 I hope you have a great time in Paris; I really do。 I’ll 
  talk to you soon。” And before I even realized that it was 
  actually happening; he’d kissed me on the cheek like he would 
  Lily or my mother and walked toward the door。

  “Alex; don’t you think we should talk about this?” I said; 
  trying to keep my voice calm; wondering if he would actually 
  walk out right now。

  He turned and smiled sadly and said; “Let’s not talk any more 
  tonight; Andy。 We should’ve been talking the past few months; 
  the pastyear; not trying to cram it all in right now。 Think 
  about everything; OK? I’ll call you in a couple weeks; when 
  you’re back and settled。 And good luck in Paris—I know you’ll 
  be great。” He opened the door; stepped through it; and quietly 
  closed it behind him。

  I ran to Lily’s room so she could tell me that he was 
  overreacting; that I had to go to Paris because it was the 
  best thing for my future; that she didn’t have a drinking 
  problem; that I wasn’t a bad sister for leaving the country 
  when Jill had just had her first baby。 But she was passed out 
  on top of her covers; fully dressed; the empty cocktail glass 
  on her bedside table。 Her Toshiba laptop was open beside her 
  on the bed; and I wondered if she’d managed to write a single 
  word。 I looked。 Bravo! She’d written the heading; plete 
  with her name; the class number; the professor’s name; and her 
  presumably temporary version of the article’s title: “The 
  Psychological Ramifications of Falling in Love with Your 
  Reader。” I laughed out loud; but she didn’t stir; so I moved 
  the puter back to her desk and set her alarm for seven and 
  turned out the lights。

  My Cell Phone rang as soon as I walked in my bedroom。 After 
  the initial five…second usual heart…pounding session I endured 
  each time it rang for fear that it was Her; I flipped it open 
  im
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