第12部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

ng　his　money；　presumably　to　pay　his　way　through　Yale　in　the　fall。　He　felt

a　stab　of　guilt。　He　hadn？t　exactly　been　honest　with　her。

Old　habits　die　hard。　？Same　old　story　every　year；？　Tony　continued。　？Why　don？t　they　find

someplace　else　to　go；　like　France　or　some　shit？？　？They？re　not　so　bad；？　Nate　ventured。　？I　mean；

I？m　kind　of　from　the　city？？　？Youare　？？　Tawny　demanded；　lifting　her　head。　She　narrowed　her

normally　wide　blue　eyes。　？You　never　said　anything。？

？You　never　asked；？　Nate　pointed　out。　There　were　murmurs　from　the　other　guys。　Vince　spat　into

the　sand。　Out　on　the　water；　a　fishing　boat　flashed　its　lights。

？I　knew　it；？　Tony　said；　spitting　on　the　ground。　？I　could　just　smell　it　on　you。？

？But　I　mean；　it？s　no　big　deal。？　Nate　shook　his　head。　？I　mean　。　。　。　I？m　not　like　a　lot　of　those　kids。？

？Well；　I　guess　。　。　。？　Tawny　sank　back　into　him；　rubbing　the　side　of　her　face　against　his

work…strong　chest。　？Maybe　you？ll　take　me　back　to　the　city　some　time？？

？Sure；　sure。？　Nate　wrapped　his　tanned　arm　around　her　waist。　？That？d　be　fun。？

As　long　as　he　keeps　her　away　from　Blair　Not…so…good…with…jealousy　Waldorf。

e　up　and　see　me　sometime

The　evening　after　their　study　session　and　another　disheart…ening　day　of　rehearsal；　Serena　sat　in

the　backseat　of　a　taxi　on　her　way　back　to　the　Chelsea　Hotel。　But　this　time；　she　had　something　to

look　forward　to。　She　checked　the　text　messages　on　her　phone　again；　mostly　because　she　wanted　to

reread　the　note　from　Thaddeus。

e　down　and　see　me。　I　miss　you。　xx

Serena　had　been　starting　to　doubt　herself　after　all　the　insults　from　Ken　Mogul；　but　here　it　was：

incontrovertible；　digital　proof　that　she；　Serena　van　der　Woodsen；　still