gossip girl 10 英文-第24部分

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？Maybe　weshould　ask　Stefan　for　some　iced　coffee；？　Serena　suggested；　ignoring　her。　

？Yes；　sound　very　good。？　Ibiza　nodded　then　strode　slowly　and　deliberately　to　the　umbrella…shaded　
table。　She　pulled　out　one　of　the　heavy　wooden　chairs　and　curled　up　on　it　oh…so…casually。　？I　call　
him。　Stefan！　Stefan！？　

Serena　held　her　breath；　listening　for　the　sound　of　approaching　footsteps。　

？Now；？　hissed　Blair　quietly。　

On　cue；　they　jumped　off　of　their　lounges　and　took　off　running；　giggling　hysterically；　over　the　
plush　velvety　lawn　and　into　the　thicket　of　leafy　trees　on　the　perimeter　of　the　large；　sunny　yard。　

？Look；　look！？　Serena　ducked　behind　the　leafy　boughs　of　a　baby　oak；　pointing　at　the　scene　they？d　
just　fled：　Stefan　had　appeared；　as　beckoned；　clad　in　his　usual　ensemble　of　tight　white　tee　and　cargo　
shorts。　He　was　also　sporting　a　cute　little　grosgrain　ribbon　headband　to　keep　his　thick　hair　out　of　
his　brown　eyes；　which　were　wide　with　shock。　Ibiza　sat　before　him　in　all　her　bizarre　
pale…and…tanned　polka…dottedness。　She　stuck　out　her　chest；　trying　to　look　sexy；　but　her　oddly　
shaped　boobs　just　pointed　in　different　directions。　Svetlana　had　chosen　just　that　minute　to　finally　
emerge　from　the　pool；　dripping　wet。　She　picked　up　her　iPod；　stuck　in　her　headphones；　and　began　
to　dance；　flapping　her　pale；　spindly　arms。　She　looked　like　an　albino　flamingo。　？Ratfucker！？　she　
sang　loudly；　totally　misunderstanding　the　words　to　the　latest　Coldplay　song。　

Serena　and　Blair　laughed　so　hard　they　nearly　peed　them…selves。　Serena　felt　flushed　and　giggly；　
almost　like　a　little　kid　again。　A　very　powerful　wave　of　d？j？　vu　washed　over　her；　and　she　was　
transported　to　a　moment　exactly　like　this　one；　only　years　ago；　when　they　were　much　younger。　She　
and　Blair　were　changing　out　of　their　one…piece　Lands？　End　bathing　suits　behind　some　raspberry　
bushes　at　her　house　in　Ridgefield；　Connecticut。　Nate　kept　threatening　to　chase　them；　and　they　
were　giggling　so　hard　they　kept　pricking　themselves　and　sticking　their　feet　into　the　wrong　holes　of　
their　terrycloth　shorts。　

　？What　the　f？？？　

Serena　couldn？t　believe　her　eyes？it　was　almost　as　if　she？d　conjured　him。　Nate　stood　in　front　of　


them；　his　eye…brows　furrowed；　brushing　the　splinters　off　the　seat　of　his　khaki　shorts　after　jumping　
the　wooden　fence　between　the　two　properties。　

？Natie！？　Serena　ran　over　and　threw　her　arms　around　him；　forgetting　how　pletely　naked　she　
was。　He　hugged　her　back；　awkwardly　patting　her　bare　shoulder。　She　giggled　and　bounded　back　to　
Blair？s　side；　obscuring　her　privates　with　a　leafy　branch。　

Blair　grinned　devilishly。　It　somehow　seemed　so　right　to　run　into　Nate　like　this。　There　was　just　
something　soobvious　about　the　three　of　them　together　again；　even　if　two…thirds　of　them　weren？t　
wearing　any　clothes。　

？Strip；　Nate！？　Blair　cried；　running　after　him　like　she　was　going　to　pull　down　his　cargo　shorts。　He　
ducked　behind　an　oak　tree。　

？Skinny…dipping？？　Nate　asked；　peeking　out　from　behind　the　slim　tree　trunk。　

Serena　smiled　as　she　studied　her　old　friend　or　boyfriend　or　whatever　Nate　was？she　wasn？t　even　
sure。　That　confused　expression；　those　sleepy；　stoner　green　eyes？he　hadn？t　changed　a　bit。　But　for　
once；　Nate　wasn？t　looking　back　at　her　at　all？　he　was　staring；　mouth　agape；　atBlair。　

？Naked　is　the　new　clothed；？　Blair　told　him　matter　of　factly。　She　placed　a　hand　on　the　fleshy　
curve　of　her　hip。　？Haven？t　you　heard？？　

Blair　had　known　he　was　around　here　somewhere；　of　course；　but　she　hadn？t　expected　him　to　
findher。　Their　whole　relationship　had　always　been　about　chasing　him　and　trying　to　pin　him　
down？she？d　kind　of　wanted　to　just　handcuff　him　to　her　bed；　and　not　even　in　a　dirty　way；　but　just　
so　she　could　keep　track　of　him　and　make　sure　he　wasn？t　doing　something　idiotic。　But　now　he　was　
here　and　he？d　obviously　e　looking　for　them。　Or；　judging　by　the　way　he　was　looking　at　her；　
he？d　e　looking　forher。　

？Totally；？　Serena　confirmed；　crossing　her　arms　over　her　sun…dappled　chest。　The　fact　that　Nate　
wasn？t　looking　at　her　made　her　feel　even　more　naked。　She？d　never　clamored　for　Nate？s　attention；　
but　she？d　wanted　it。　She？d　always　wanted　it。　Just　then　Blair　lunged　for　Serena？s　elbow；　yanking　
her　in　the　general　direction　of　Bailey　Winter？s　pool。　

？Wait；　where　are　you　going？？　Nate　stammered。　

Blair　held　tightly　to　Serena？s　hand　as　they　ran。　？Get　a　good　look！？　she　called　behind　them　as　
they　pranced　up　the　flagstone　path　to　the　screen　door。　？And　think　about　us　tonight！？　

Don？t　worry；　he　will。　


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　newyork。craigslist/groups　
Announcing　Inaugural　Meeting；　Song　of　Myself　Literary　Salon　（Manhattan）　

Rejoice；　righteous　wordsmiths！　We　are　pleased　to　announce　a　new　and　exclusive　literary　group　in　
the　grand　tradition　of　the　European　salons　of　Gertrude　Stein　and　Edith　Sitwell。　

We　are　two　humble　servants　of　the　written　word：　one　a　vaunted　young　poet　and　songwriter　with　a　
semi…international　reputation；　the　other　a　reader　and　thinker　who　cherishes　Wilde　and　Proust　over　
all　else。　We　are　looking　for　like…minded　young　men　and　women　who　love　to　read；　write；　and　talk　
about　reading　and　writing；　and　maybe　drink　a　little　Chianti　or　whatever。　Consider　the　following　
statements/questions。　We？ll　read　every　response　closely　and　then　send　invitations　to　our　inaugural　
meeting　to　a　carefully　handpicked　group　of　discerning　New　Yorkers。　

1。　Poetry　deserves　a　more　central　role　in　the　culture　today。　There　should　be　an　American　Poet　
Idol　show。　Agree　or　disagree？　
2。　What　is　your　favorite　word？　What　is　your　least　favorite　word？　Write　a　sentence　using　both　at　
the　same　time。　Example：　Mayhem。　Snack。　Sitting　in　the　middle　of　the　iridescent…brown　cockroach　
mayhem；　Bonita　ate　a　snack　of　butterfly　wings。　
Interested　participants　should　attach　a　photograph。　We　need　to　make　sure　you？re　not　12。　Or　112。　

Looking　forward　to　some　inspiring　conversation！　（BYOB！）　

　n？s　great　escape　

？There　you　are！？　

Babs　Michaels　stood　at　the　cheap　Formica　counter　of　her　ramshackle　kitchen；　artfully　arranging　
slices　of　cantaloupe　on　a　plate　of　scrambled　eggs　and　buttery　toast。　Nate　rubbed　at　his　bloodshot　
eyes　with　the　heel　of　his　hand　and　yawned？　for　a　second　the　sight　of　a　very　tanned　woman　
preparing　breakfast　gave　him　a　weird　flashback　to　when　he　was　a　kid。　He　used　to　stumble　
downstairs　to　the　kitchen　of　his　Upper　East　Side　town　house　to　find　Cecille；　his　parents？　
Barbadian　chef；　preparing　cinnamon　wheat　toast　or　a　bowl　of　Irish　oatmeal　for　him　before　he　
headed　off　to　St。　Jude？s　in　the　morning。　

But　he　wasn？t　a　kid；　he　didn？t　have　to　go　to　school　any…more；　and　Babs；　in　her　tissue…thin　pale　
purple　robe；　with　her　tight；　leathery　skin；　was　definitely　not　Cecille。　Besides；　he？d　already　eaten　


two　strawberry　frosted　Pop…Tarts　at　his　house　in　Georgica　Pond。　

？Morning；？　Nate　muttered；　watching　suspiciously　as　Babs　set　the　loaded　plate　on　the　table；　
humming　throatily。　

？You　need　a　big　breakfast　today；　don？t　you；　Nate？　All　that　sweating　and　straining　in　the　hot　sun。？　
She　sidled　over　to　Nate；　placing　her　cool　hand　on　his　right　bicep；　which　was　peeking　out　of　his　
navy　blue　Ben　Sherman　polo。　

？R…r…right。？　Nate　pulled　out　of　her　determined　grip；　tak…ing　a　seat　at　the　table。　Hewas　kind　of　
hungry；　and　the　plate　of　scrambled　eggs　and　lightly　browned　toast　looked　sort　of　tempting；　but　
even　in　his　early　morning　stupor；　Nate　could　see　where　this　was　headed。　He？d　start　eating；　Babs　
would　pour　him　more　orange　juice　she？d　just　made　from　the　can；　ask　him　to　rub　more　ointment　on　
her　tattoo；　then　suggest　that　maybe　they　should　take　a　soak　together　in　the　hot　tub　that　Coach　
never　stopped　talking　about。　And　before　he　knew　it；　she？d　handcuff　him　to　her　bed　and　rub　the　
slimy　leftover　cantaloupe　slices　over　his　naked　body　or　something。　

The　way　to　a　man？s　heart　is　said　to　be　through　his　stomach。　

The　thought　of　being　naked　in　bed　with　Babs　made　Nate　pletely　nauseated；　but　he　could　still　
feel　a　certain　longing　in　the　pit　of　his　stomach。　It　definitely　wasn？t　for　Babs　fluttering　around　in　a　
purple　nylon　robe　that　was　barely　long　enough　to　cover　her　half…fit；　half…middle…aged…flabby　ass；　
though。　It　had　more　to　do　with　the　memory　of　Blair；　wearing　only　the　lightest　sheen　of　sweat　and　
lotion；　grinning　at　him　naughtily　when　he　discovered　her　the　day　before　in　his　extremely　gay　
neighbor？s　yard。　He？d　seen　her　naked　lots　of　times；　but　standing　there　in　the　broad　daylight；　her　
delicate　shoulders　a　little　browner　that　the　rest　of　her；　she？d　never　looked　more　beautiful。　He？d　
spotted　the　tiny　familiar　apple…shaped　birthmark　on　her　hip　and　had　had　to　will　himself　not　to　grab　
her　and　kiss　it。　

？What？s　the　matter；　hon？？　Babs　wondered；　stepping　behind　his　chair　and　leaning　over　him　so　
that　her　weirdly　hard　boobs　were　sort　of　rubbing　against　his　upper　back。　？You？re　not　hungry　this　
morning？？　

Bursting　out　of　his　chair　as　if　he？d　been　electrocuted；　Nate？s　voice　came　out　much　more　loudly　
than　he？d　planned：　？You　know；　I　should；　um；　well；　I　need　to　make　a　telephone　call。？　

　？A　phone　call？　

？Yeah。？　He　blushed　deeply。　？Is　that　okay？　I　mean；　can　I　have　your　permission？　I　know　I？m　
technically　on　the　job　and　all。？　

？You　don？t　needmy　permission；？　she　whispered。　？There？s　nothing　I　would　ever　forbid　you　to　do；　
Nate。Nothing。　？　


？Thanks！？　He　practically　sprinted　out　of　the　kitchen　and　onto　the　back　deck。　Fumbling　in　the　
deep　pocket　of　his　cargo　shorts　for　his　Motorola　Pebl；　he　started　scrolling　through　his　address　
book　and　quickly　dialed　the　first　entry：　Anthony　Avuldsen；　his　lacrosse　teammate　and　the　guy　
who？d　already　saved　him　once　that　summer；　when　he？d　found　him…self　entangled　in　a　plicated　
romance　with　a　hot　townie　chick　who？d　turned　out　to　be　more　trouble　than　she　was　worth。　

Don？t　they　all？　

Nate　was　on　the　verge　of　hanging　up　after　five　rings；　when　Anthony　answered　with　a　friendly；　
exaggerated　shout。　？Whassup？？　

？Dude。Where　are　you？？　

？On　my　way　to　the　beach；？　Anthony　yelled　over　the　car　stereo；　blasting　AC/DC？s　？Back　in　Black？　
so　loud　that　his　phone　shook。　？Can　you　hang　out？？　

Nate　stared　out　at　the　small；　shimmering；　rectangular…shaped　pool　and　the　slightly　overgrown　
lawn　beyond　it。　The　idea　of　mowing　that　grass　made　him　want　to　cry；　the　thought　of　turning　
around　and　going　back　into　that　house　and　getting　molested　by　Babs　made　him　want　to　hurl。　

Talk　about　a　rock　and　a　hard　place。　

？Hang　out；？　Nate　repeated　slowly。　？Yeah；　let？s　do　that。　I？m　at　Coach？s　place　in　the　Bays。　Pick　
me　up？？　

？Pick　you　up？？　screamed　Anthony。　？Cool；　yeah；　what…ever。　Give　me　ten　minutes。？　

Nate　shoved　the　phone　back　into　his　pocket　and　inhaled　deeply；　steeling　his　nerves。　

？Everything　okay？？　Babs　opened　the　sliding　glass　porch　door　and　trotted　outside。　Her　purple　
robe　had　e　undone　and　was　hanging　off　her　shoulders　like　a　cape；　revealing　her　plicated；　
lacy；　animal…print　underthings。　They　reminded　Nate　of　the　kind　of　bathing　suit　his　eccentric　
French　now…dead　grandmother　had　worn　during　a　family　trip　to　the　Turks　and　Caicos　when　he　was　
a　kid。　

　Oh；　how　alluring！　

？I？m　actually　not　feeling　that　well。？　He　wasn？t　even　lying；　really；　since　the　thought　of　what　
might　happen　if　he　didn