gossip girl 11 英文-第37章

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really　was　beautiful。　

？See？？　His　mother　leaned　forward　and　prodded　his　knee　with　her　turquoise…embellished　
fingers。　？Shelikes　the　cream　filling。？　Dan　quickly　snapped　out　of　his　reverie　and　stood　up。　？Um；　
well；　we？re　sort　of　filling　up　around　here。　I　guess　if　you　want　to　take　my　room　I　could　take　the　
couch？？　His　mother　stood　up；　holding　onto　her　neck　with　one　hand　and　rubbing　
furiously。　？Thecouch　？　Don？t　be　silly。　I　mean；　now　that　you？re　。　。　。　well；　you　know？？　Jeanette　
broke　off；　waving　her　turquoise…laden　hands　in　the　air。　？I　mean；？　she　began　again；　？sharing　
Vanessa？s　room　shouldn？t　be　a　problem；　right？　You　girls　can　pillow　talk　all　night！？　？Sure；　
um？yeah？that？s　fine；？　Dan　stammered；　glancing　over　at　Vanessa。　She　looked　a　little　surprised　or　
horrified？or　maybe　she　was　just　trying　to　hold　in　her　laughter　after　hearing　Dan　called　a　girl　by　his　
own　mother。　

Jeanette　stood　on　her　tiptoes　and　kissed　Dan　on　the　top　of　his　head；　mussing　his　hair。　？Dan；　dear；　
do　you　mind　if　I　use　your　puter　before　I　go　to　bed？　I　just　want　to　send　off　a　few　e…mails。　
Don？t　worry；　I　won？t　download　any　granny　porn！？　Without　waiting　for　an　answer；　she　flitted　
toward　

Dan？s　room；　whistling　Gloria　Gaynor？s　？I　Will　Survive？　pletely　off…key。　

Sure；she？ll　survive。　But　will　Dan？　

？Good　night；　ladies！？　they　heard　her　trill　as　she　closed　the　door　to　Dan？s　room。　

Dan　swallowed　hard；　trying　to　hide　his　embarrassment。　He　never　would　have　imagined　it　
possible　that　four　little　words？specifically；　the　ones　on　his　postcard　to　his　sister　that　read；　？Dear　
Jenny；　I？m　gay？？could　cause　so　much　trouble。　He　went　into　the　kitchen　to　find　Vanessa；　who　was　
now　smearing　pastry　cream　on　the　Formica　tabletop；　swirling　it　in　intricate　designs。　If　he　was　
really　gay；　then　how　e　he　still　thought　about　running　his　palms　over　the　prickly　hairs　of　
Vanessa？s　shaved　head；　or　seeing　if　the　flesh　on　her　stomach　was　still　as　soft　and　warm　as　bread　
dough。　


？So；roomie　。　Wanna　go　to　bed？？　Vanessa　raised　one　eyebrow　mischievously；　her　lips　curved　into　
a　smirk。　Before　Dan　could　answer；　Vanessa　stepped　away　from　the　countertop　and　walked　into　
Jenny？s　old　room；　her　bat　boots　slapping　against　the　floor。　

Dan　could　hear　the　snapping　of　sheets　as　Vanessa　made　the　bed？something　she　rarely　did。　
Making　the　bed。　Did　that　mean　she　wanted　him　to　e　to　bed？　But　it　was　barely　dark　out。　Maybe　
she　was　just　tired　of　the　apartment　being　such　a　total　mess？　Dan？s　head　hurt。　It　had　been　a　long；　
long　day。　He　sighed　and　walked　into　the　room　behind　her。　

？Hey；　roomie；？　he　parroted　back　to　her；　grabbing　one　corner　of　the　sheet　and　pulling　it　tight　
around　the　mattress。　Vanessa　let　go　of　her　end　of　the　sheet　and　threw　a　pillow　at　his　head。　Was　
sheflirting　with　him？　A　fine　sheen　of　sweat　coated　her　face；　and　her　cheeks　were　flushed；　giving　
her　a　radiant　glow。　Dan　resisted　the　urge　to　crawl　across　the　bed　and　lightly　kiss　each　apple　red　
cheek。　

Right。　Sharing　a　room　will　bejust　like　a　girly　sleepover。　Dan　waited　to　see　what　Vanessa　would　
do　next；　but　then　a　shrill　buzzing　sound　came　from　her　pocket；　startling　them　both。　He　still　wasn？t　
used　to　Vanessa　having　a　cell　phone？she？d　gotten　one　shortly　after　moving　in　with　the　Humphreys　
so　she　could　pay　her　own　bill。　Probably　a　good　thing；　since　Rufus　was　not　known　for　his　skill　at　
relaying　messages。　Usually　he　left　sticky　notes　on　the　fridge　that　read；　A　GUY　CALLED；　and　then　
the　time　of　the　call；　to　the　minute？like　that　was　helpful。　

Vanessa　dug　for　her　phone；　not　all　that　thrilled　with　the　interruption。　Flirting　with　Dan　was　so　fun　
now　that　he　was　supposedly　gay。　She　flipped　open　her　phone。　？Hello？？　？Lil？　sis！？　？Ruby？！？　
Vanessa　hadn？t　spoken　to　her　sister　since　she　returned　from　Prague　and　kicked　her　out。　Fun　times。　
So　why　was　she　calling　now？　

？What？s　up；　girl！？？　Ruby　yelled；　sounding　uncharacteristically　manic。　？God；　it？s　great　to　hear　
your　voice！？　？Um；　you　too。　What？s　going　on？？　Vanessa　tried　to　keep　her　voice　neutral；　but　she　
was　still　mad　as　hell　at　her　sister　and　wasn？t　about　to　forgive　her　without　first　receiving　some　
serious　ass…kissing。　She　crossed　her　arms　over　her　chest；　waiting　for　Ruby？s　apology。　Maybe　she　
and　Piotr　had　broken　up　and　she　wanted　Vanessa　to　move　back　to　Williamsburg　and　into　her　old　
room。　She　could　almost　smell　the　sweet；　burnt　scent　of　the　sugar　factory　directly　across　the　street　
from　their　apartment。　Soon　she？d　be　having　breakfast　at　Eat　and　late…night　coffee　at　Diner　
surrounded　by　pale；　skinny　boys　with　hair　that　looked　like　it　had　been　cut　with　a　butter　knife；　her　
days　of　decoding　Dan？s　flip…flopping　sexuality　finally　over。　。　。　。　

？Listen；　V；　I？m　sorry　I？ve　been　out　of　touch　for　so　long；　but　I？ve　just　been　really　busy。　。　。　。？　
Vanessa　gripped　the　receiver　with　one　hand　and　stuffed　a　pillow　back　into　its　case　with　the　other。　
Right。　She？d　probably　been　busy　holding　Piotr？sbrush　。　Ick。　Vanessa　shivered　at　her　own　
perverted　thought　and　threw　the　pillow　onto　the　almost…made　bed。　Dan　sat　on　the　end　of　the　bed；　
eavesdropping　and　examining　his　fingernails　in　a　typically　gay　way。　

？Piotr？s　working　on　a　new　series　of　paintings　and　he？s　been　using　me　as　a　model？I　can？t　wait　for　


you　to　see　them。？　Scowling　at　the　receiver；　Vanessa　stomped　out　of　the　room。　Okay；　so　Piotr　was　
still　in　the　picture。　And　presumably　he　was　still　using　Vanessa？s　room　as　his　studio。　But　maybe　
Ruby　wanted　her　to　move　back　in　anyway：　she　could　get　a　cot　or　something。　She　walked　down　the　
long　crumbly　hallway　to　the　kitchen　and　began　to　spoon　granules　of　Folgers　into　a　lumpy　yellow　
ceramic　mug　Dan？s　mom　had　sent　over　from　Europe　ages　ago。　

？Um；　sure；　I？ll　check　the　paintings　out　at　some　point。　。　。　

。？　The　last　she？d　heard　about　Piotr？s　？art；？　he？d　been　doing　a　series　of　paintings　of　？monolithic　
nudes　and　their　canines。？　She　pictured　a　huge　canvas　of　Ruby　naked；　astride　a　slobbering　German　
shepherd。　Not　exactly　her　idea　of　？art。？　This　from　the　girl　who　prefers　photographs　of　dead　
pigeons　and　spat…out　gum？　

？Anyway；？　Ruby　went　on；　her　voice　as　breathless　as　if　she？d　been　running　the　10K；　？That？s　not　
the　reallybig　news。　Are　you　sitting　down？？　？Yeah；？　Vanessa　lied；　distractedly　placing　her　ceramic　
cup　in　the　microwave　and　setting　the　timer。　

？We？re　getting　married！！！！！？　

？What！？？Vanessa　sank　to　the　floor　in　front　of　the　microwave；　Folgers　crystals　scattering　all　over　
the　linoleum　they？d　just　mopped　this　morning。Married？　ToPiotr　？　They？d　just　met　a　few　months　
ago！　He　made　paintings　of　naked　women　anddogs　！　And　now　he　was　going　to　befamily　？　There　
was　something　seriously　wrong　with　the　world。　

Just　then　Dan？s　mom　glided　into　the　kitchen；　wearing　a　diaphanous；　floor…length　pink　dressing　
gown　embroidered　with　hundreds　of　exotic　birds。　A　pasty；　fragrant　white　cream　that　smelled　like　
pound　cake　covered　every　inch　of　her　face。　Her　fuzzy　pink　slippers　shuffled　against　the　linoleum　
floor。　？Pardon　me；　I　forgot　to　take　my　vitamin　drink！？　Jeanette　whispered；　opening　the　refrigerator　
and　pouring　a　noxious…looking　brown　liquid　into　a　Scooby…Doo　glass。　？Vitamins　are　nature？s　gift　
to　us　all！？　she　trilled。　Vanessa　just　shook　her　head　as　Jeanette　smacked　her　lips　and　started　to　walk　
back　to　Dan？s　room；　drinking　the　disgusting…looking　concoction　and　humming　as　she　went。　

？Vanessa？　Can　you　hear　me？？　Ruby？s　voice　broke　the　silence。　

？Um；　yeah。　Whatever。　I　mean；　congratulations；？　Vanessa　murmured　into　the　phone。　She　looked　
up　to　see　Dan　standing　in　the　doorway。　He　shot　her　a　quizzical　look　and　mouthed；　？Are　you　okay？？　
Vanessa　just　nodded　and　brought　the　phone　closer　to　her　ear。　Ruby　was　still　chattering　away　
happily；　totally　oblivious　to　her　less…than…peppy　response。　

？。　。　。　maid　of　honor；？　Vanessa　heard　her　sister？s　voice　say　over　the　low　hum　of　the　microwave。　

She　sat　up　straighter。　？Maid　ofwhat　？？　she　asked　incredulously。　？Who　are　you？　Where？s　my　
sister？？　Ruby　cackled。　？e　on；　you　know　you？re　dying　to　wear　a　big　Laura　Ashley　dress。？　
Vanessa　got　to　her　feet　just　as　the　microwave　beeped　noisily。　No　fucking　way。　


？So；　will　you　do　it？？　Her　sister？s　voice　rang　in　her　ears。　Slowly；　she　removed　the　mug　from　the　
microwave；　handling　it　carefully　so　that　the　water　wouldn？t　spill　over　and　burn　her。　Although　
maybe　a　third…degree　burn　would　get　her　out　of　any　wedding…related　duties。　

　Tempting。　

Vanessa　sighed。　She　knew　she　couldn？t　say　no　to　her　sister；　even　if　Piotr　did　have　horrible　teeth　
and　bestiality　issues。　

？Yeah；　fine。　Whatever。　I？ll　do　it。？　She　took　a　sip　of　scalding　coffee　and　promptly　spat　it　out　all　
over　her　cargo　pants。　？But　only　if　I　can　wear　my　own　clothes？there？s　no　way　in　hell　I？m　putting　
on　one　of　those　totally　gay　pastel　bridesmaid　dresses。？　She　glanced　over　at　Dan；　who　had　pulled　
the　hot　pink　silk　jumpsuit　out　of　one　of　his　mom？s　bags　and　was　holding　it　in　front　of　his　skinny　
body　as　if　picturing　what　it　would　look　like　on。　She　mouthed；　？Sorry；？　smiling　weakly。　？I　mean；　so　
totallylame　；？　she　said　into　the　phone；　wiping　her　thighs　with　a　ratty　brown　kitchen　towel。　

Ruby　laughed；　and　Vanessa　could　hear　her　mumbling　to　

Piotr　in　the　background　in　some　insane　language　sh