gossip girl 4 英文-第36章

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Museum　of　Art　instead　of　doing　chin…ups　on　the　monkey　bars　in　the　gym。　Keep　it　up　girls？　
hooking　up　ismuch　better　exercise！　

？　

　Sightings　

Jand　a　tall；　freckled　girl　with　an　unfortunate　haircut　giggling　during　a　dance　class　at　Constance　
Billard。　GuessJ　has　a　new　friend。N　and　his　buddies　ordering　chai　atStarbucks　；　in　the　hopes　that　it　
might　be　laced　with　something　mood…altering。V　at　the　NYU　store　buying　an　NYU　mug；　an　NYU　
sweatshirt；and　an　NYU　baseball　cap。　And　she　claims　not　to　be　a　sucker　for　that　sort　of　thing。D　
bing　his　local　newsstand　for　an　advance　issue　ofThe　New　Yorker　。S　andA　enjoying　a　little　
PDA　as　usual。　She？s　never　had　a　boyfriend　for　more　than　five　minutes；　so　we？ll　see　how　long　this　
lasts。　。　。　。　

Okay；　I　admit　it。　I？m　cutting　class　as　we　speak。　Promise　you　won？t　tell！　

You　know　you　love　me。　

　gossip　girl　

sis　in　love　

Standing　in　a　drift　of　old　snow　outside　the　Constance　Billard　School　for　Girls　on　East　
Ninety…third　Street；　Aaron　Rose　waited　for　Serena　to　e　hurtling　through　the　towering　royal　
blue　school　doors　and　into　his　arms。　Mookie；　his　brown…and…white　boxer；　sat　panting　beside　him　
on　the　sidewalk　wearing　the　red…and…black　plaid　doggie　jacket　Serena　had　bought　him　yesterday　at　
Burberry。　In　Aaron？s　hands　were　two　steaming　cups　from　Starbucks。　Ever　since　they？d　gotten　
together　at　Serena？s　wild　New　Year？s　Eve　party　six　weeks　ago；　this　had　bee　their　little　ritual。　
Aaron　would　meet　Serena　after　school　and　they？d　amble　down　Fifth　Avenue　arm　in　arm；　drinking　
soy　lattes　and　stopping　now　and　then　to　kiss。　New　Year？s　Eve　had　been　a　total　


fuck…it…we？re…both…in…the…mood…so…why…not…hook…up？　spontaneous　sort　of　thing；　but　over　the　past　
month　they？d　spent　every　out…of…school　moment　together；　and　they　were　now　known　as　the　
best…looking　and　most　adorable　couple？well；　threesome；　if　you　included　Mookie？on　the　Upper　
East　Side。　

Suddenly　a　ray　of　bright　winter　sun　flashed　on　Serena？s　cool　blond　head　as　she　pushed　open　the　
school　doors；　skipped　down　the　stairs　in　her　Stephane　Kelian　brown　suede　boots　and　navy　blue　
Les　Best　pea　coat；　and　stepped　out　onto　the　snowy　sidewalk。　Her　whole　face　glowed　with　angelic　
excitement　when　she　caught　sight　of　Aaron　and　Mookie。　

？Hi；　pup！？　she　squealed　as　Mookie　wriggled　up　to　her　and　nuzzled　her　cashmere…gloved　hands。　
She　squatted　down　and　let　the　dog　lick　her　face　as　she　stroked　his　head。　？You　lookso　handsome　
today。？　

Aaron　watched　them　with　a　lazy　sense　of　pride。Yep；　that？s　my　girlfriend。　Yep；　isn？t　she　
gorgeous？　

Serena　stood　up　and　threw　her　arms　around　his　neck。　The　air　around　them　filled　with　the　heady；　
sandalwood…and…patchouli？based　scent　of　the　custom…blended　essential　oil　mixture　she　always　
wore。　？You　know　what　I？ve　been　thinking　about　all　day？？　she　gushed；　planting　a　kiss　on　Aaron？s　
thin；　dark　red　lips　with　her　full；　peach…glossed　ones。　

Aaron　splayed　his　feet　to　keep　from　stumbling　backward　and　spilling　the　lattes。？Me？？　he　guessed。　
Serena　was　the　type　of　girl　who　gave　herselfentirely　to　whatever　she　was　into　at　the　moment；　and　
for　the　time　being　she　just　happened　to　be　into　Aaron。　It　had　kind　of　gone　to　his　head。　

She　closed　her　eyes　and　they　kissed　again；　deeply　this　time。　Behind　them；　girls　in　neat　wool　coats　
and　tall　leather　boots　spilled　out　of　the　school　doors；　shouting　giddily。　A　few　of　them　huddled　
together　to　watch　in　awe　as　Serena　and　Aaron　continued　to　kiss。　

？Oh　my　God；？　whispered　one　eighth　grader；　swooning　in　the　presence　of　such　coolness。　？Do　you　
see　what　I　see？？　

Mookie　pawed　at　the　snow　and　whined　impatiently。　Serena　rubbed　her　cheek　against　the　scratchy　
alpaca　wool　of　the　gray…and…purple　sherpa　hat　she？d　bought　for　Aaron　last　weekend　at　Kirna　
Zabete　in　Soho。　She　loved　the　way　his　cute　dark　brown　dreadlocks　poked　out　from　beneath　the　
earflaps。　

Everything　about　Aaron　was　so　adorable；　she　just　wanted　to　eat　him　up　with　a　spoon！　

？Of　courseI　was　thinking　about　you；？　she　said；　taking　her　latte。　She　cracked　open　the　lid　and　
blew　on　the　sweet；　steaming　liquid。　？I　was　thinking　we　should　get　tattoos。？　She　paused；　waiting　
for　Aaron　to　respond；　but　his　soft　brown　eyes　looked　puzzled；　so　she　went　on。　？You　know；　like　of　
our　names。　To　show　our　mitment　to　each　other。？　She　took　a　sip　of　her　coffee　and　licked　her　


lovely；　luscious　lips。　？I？ve　always　wanted　a　tattoo　that　only　I　knew　about。　You　know；　
somewhereprivate　。？　

Aaron　smiled　hesitantly。　He　liked　Serena　a　lot。　She　was　intoxicatingly　beautiful；　a　total　
sweetheart；　and　pletely　undemanding。　She　was　above　and　beyond　any　girl　he？d　ever　met。　But　
he　wasn？t　sure　he　wanted　to　tattoo　her　name　all　over　his　body。　In　fact；　he？d　always　thought　tattoos　
were　kind　of　violent；　like　brands　on　cattle；　and　as　a　vegan　and　a　Rastafarian；　he　was　morally　
opposed　to　any　type　of　violence。　

？Tattoos　are　against　my　religion；？　he　stated；　but　when　he　saw　Serena？s　gorgeous　face　crumple　in　
dismay　he　took　her　hand　and　added　quickly；　？But　I？ll　think　about　it；　okay？？　

Serena　wasn？t　one　to　hold　grudges；　certainly　not　against　the　cutest　boy　in　the　universe。　Already　
over　it；　she　tugged　on　his　hand　and　they　started　walking　toward　Fifth　Avenue。　The　sky　was　a　
sullen　gray；　and　a　chilly　wind　bit　at　their　faces。　In　an　hour　it　would　be　dark。　

？So　what　should　we　do？？　she　asked。　？I　was　thinking　it　might　be　kind　of　crazy　to　go　up　to　the　top　
of　the　Empire　State　Building。　I？ve　lived　here　my　whole　life　and　I？ve　never　even　been　up　there。　
And　it？sso　cold　。　I　bet　no　one　even　thinks　of　going　up　there　at　this　time　of　year。　It？ll　be　totally　
empty　and　romantic；　like　in　a　old　movie　or　something。？　

Aaron　laughed。　？You？ve　been　hanging　out　with　Blair　too　much。？　His　stepsister　always　turned　
everything　into　a　romantic　black…and…white　movie　from　the　fifties；　trying　to　make　her　life　even　
more　glamorous　than　it　already　was。　As　they　turned　down　Fifth；　Mookie　scampered　ahead　of　them；　
tugging　on　the　leash　looped　loosely　around　Aaron？s　wrist。　？Hey；　chill　out；　Mook。？　

Serena　tucked　her　free　hand　into　Aaron？s　black　North　Face　parka　pocket。　？Blair　was　acting　really　
weird　during　peer　group；　that　new　thing　we？re　doing　with　the　freshmen　at　lunchtime。　After　that　
she　just　disappeared。　She　didn？t　even　show　up　for　gym。？　

Aaron　shrugged　and　sipped　his　drink。　？Maybe　she　had　cramps　or　something。？　

Serena　shook　her　pretty　head。　？I？m　worried　she？s　a　little　jealous。　You　know；　ofus　。？　

Aaron　didn？t　say　anything。　Over　Christmas　he？d　developed　a　huge　crush　on　Blair；　even　though　
she　was　his　stepsister。　Being　with　Serena　had　made　him　forget　all　about　it；　but　it　was　still　odd　to　
think　that　Blair　might　actually　jealous　ofthem　；　when　he？d　been　pining　overher　all　those　weeks。　

？So；　are　we　going　to　the　Empire　State　Building？？　Serena　asked；　stopping　at　the　next　corner　and　
turning　to　peer　back　up　Fifth　Avenue。　A　fleet　of　buses　roared　by。　？If　we　are；　we　should　grab　a　cab。？　

Aaron　looked　at　his　watch。　It　was　ten　after　four。　？I　was　kind　of　thinking　I？d　like　to　stop　by　my　
house　to　check　the　mail。？　He　grinned　bashfully；　embarrassed　by　how　nerdy　he　sounded。　？Early　
acceptance　letters　were　mailed　this　week。？　


Serena？s　long…lashed　dark　blue　eyes　opened　wide。　？Why　didn？t　you　say　so？？　She　tossed　her　
paper　cup　in　a　nearby　trash　can　and　took　off　at　a　run。　？e　on；　Mook！？　she　shouted　as　the　boxer　
bounded　happily　after　her。　？Let？s　go　home　and　see　if　your　smarty…pants　daddy　got　into　Harvard！？　

bdoesj　a　little　favor　

Jenny　had　always　been　shy　and　had　trouble　making　friends；　but　she　had　managed　to　make　one　in　
peer　group　that　day。　

？You　know；　I　never　really　noticed　your；　um　。　。　。　bra　size；？　Elise　murmured　shyly　as　they　were　
packing　up　their　book　bags　to　go　home。　On　either　side　of　them　girls　slammed　their　metal　locker　
doors　closed　and　shouted　to　each　other　as　they　ran　downstairs　and　out　the　school　doors。　

？Yeah；　right；？　Jenny　responded　sarcastically；　trying　to　wedge　her　geometry　notebook　into　her　
red…and…black…striped　Le　Sportsac　bag　in　between　her　French　textbook　andAnna　Karenina　。　

Elise　giggled　as　she　wound　a　fuzzy　pink　scarf　around　her　neck　and　buttoned　the　black　velvet　
buttons　on　her　nerdy　tweed　coat。　She　definitely　looked　like　her　mother　still　dressed　her　in　the　
mornings。　？Okay；　I　noticed。　But　I　never　thought　it　bothered　you。？　

Jenny　tucked　her　curly　dark　brown　hair　behind　her　ears　and　squinted　at　Elise。　？Itdoesn？t　bother　
me。？　

Elise　pulled　her　fuzzy　pink　hat　down　over　her　blond　bob　and　hitched　her　backpack　up　on　her　
shoulder。　She　was　nearly　a　foot　taller　than　Jenny。　？Um；　are　you　busy　now？　Do　you　want　to；　like；　
do　something？？　

？Like　what？？　Jenny　zipped　up　her　puffy　black　parka。　Now　that　she　no　longer　hung　out　with　Nate　
or　her　older　brother；　Dan；　she　really　needed　some　new　friends；　and　it　might　be　kind　of　nice　to　hang　
out　with　a　girl　for　once；　even　though　Elise　seemed　kind　of　prissy　and　immature。　

？I　don？t　know。　Like　go　buy　some　new　makeup　at　Bendel？s　or　something？？　Elise　suggested。　

Jenny　cocked　her　head；　pleasantly　surprised。　For　a　minute　there　she？d　thought　Elise　was　going　to　
suggest　buying　an　ice　cream　cone　or　visiting　the　zoo。　？I？d　love　to；？　she　agreed；　slamming　her　
locker