gossip girl 12 終結

第44部分 (第4/7頁)

les　sprung　onto　the　screen。　Nothing　helpful。　Nothing　that　told　her　whether　or　not　she　should　go。　She　heard　the　key　scrape　in　the　lock。　Rufus　was　spending　time　with　his　anarchist　friends；　and　Jenny　was　probably　with　Nate；　so　it　had　to　be　Dan　ing　home。　Vanessa　was　surprised　by　how　eager　she　felt　to　see　him。　She　slid　off　the　bed　and　headed　toward　the　living　room　to　investigate。

“Hey；”　Dan　said　as　he　unwrapped　a　Burberry　scarf　from　his　neck　and　flung　it　on　the　couch。　Serena　had　given　him　the　scarf　as　a　Thanksgiving　present。

Usually；　the　fact　that　he　and　Serena　had　grown　up　in　such　different　worlds　didn’t　matter　to　him。　But　there　were　times—like　when　he　received　a　Thanksgiving　present　that　cost　more　than　a　month　of　working　at　the　circulation　desk　in　Butler　Library；　or　when　she　invited　him　to　stay　at　her　parents’　sprawling　Connecticut　house—that　it　became　apparent　how　fundamentally　different　their　backgrounds　were。

Dan　had　been　thinking　about　this　more　than　ever　recently。　He　hadn’t　seen　Serena　since　before　Christmas；　four　days　ago。　He’d　called　her　tonight　to　invite　her　to　a　movie；　but　she　was　meeting　Blair。　Dan　had　gone　to　Film　Forum　alone；　and　surprised　himself　by　buying　a　ticket　to　the　new　Hollis　Lyons　film。

He’d　thought　about　Vanessa　the　whole　time；　which　made　sense；　since　it　was　her　ex’s　movie。　But　it　was　more　than　that。　He　was　thinking　about　Vanessa　and　her　film　grant；　and　how　excited　she　was　for　her　future。　Serena　wasn’t　like　that。　Serena　was　smart；　but　she　was　never　especially　ambitious。

Vanessa　sauntered　into　the　kitchen。　“Hey；”　she　said　casually。　She　didn’t　want　Dan　to　think　she’d　specifically　e　out　of　her　bedroom　to　see　him。　She　opened　the　refrigerator　and　made　an　elaborate　show　of　pawing　through　its　contents。

“I　don’t　think