gossip girl 9 英文- 第29部分

　？GG　

What　else　is　happening　out　there；　people？　Send　me　the　scoop：　hot　gossip；　the　latest　sample　sales；　
the　location　of　that　new　secret　As　Four　boutique；　the　dirt　on　the　set。　And　can　someone　please　tell　
me　the　date　and　location　of　the　totally　top…secretBreakfast　at　Fred？s　wrap　party？　I？ll　need　to　
reserve　a　preparty　coiffing　with　Mr。　Fekkai　himself；　of　course。　So　spill！　

You　know　you　love　me。　

　gossip　girl　

n　hits　the　town　

？Fuck　you　all　very　much！？　The　British…born　lead　singer　of　the　jokingly　named　Sunshine　
Experience　wiped　a　hand　across　his　brow　and　flung　his　sweat　into　the　crowd。　Bare…chested　and　
clad　only　in　tight　black　leather　pants；　the　scrawny　singer；　who　was　better　known　for　squiring　
models　and　actresses　than　actually　singing；　spat　angrily　onto　the　stage　and　stormed　off；　
disappearing　into　the　thick　crowd　of　revelers。　

？God；　I　love　them！？　Tawny　cried；　squeezing　Nate？s　upper　thigh　and　inadvertently　spilling　half　of　
her　Smirnoff　sea　breeze　on　the　Ultrasuede　banquette　and　her　faux…Pucci　print　XOXO　capri　pants。　

　What　a　pity。　

Nate　nodded　and　took　a　swig　of　his　third　pint　of　Newcastle　brown　ale　of　the　night。　He　glanced　
around　the　packed　main　room　of　Resort；　the　East　Hampton　nightclub：　the　dance　floor　was　teeming　
with　blond　girls　in　Diane　von　Furstenberg　dresses　and　perfectly　groomed　stockbroker　types　in　
khakis　and　Thomas　Pink　shirts？not　exactly　the　type　of　crowd　you？d　nor…mally　see　at　a　Sunshine　
Experience　show。　

The　Hamptons　had　been　abuzz　with　word　of　this　？surprise？　show　by　the　English　punk　band　for　a　
week　now；　and　when　Tawny　suggested　they　go；　Nate？s　enthusiasm　surprised　even　him。　He　hadn？t　
made　it　out　to　Resort　yet　that　summer？　in　fact；　he　hadn？t　really　done　much　of　anything　besides　
clean　out　gutters；　cut　grass；　fix　shingles；　and　smoke　weed　with　Tawny。　It　felt　good　to　get　out；　to　be　
where　the　action　was；　with　a　cold　beer　and　a　hot　blonde　and　nothing　to　worry　about。

　？Archibald！？　


Tawny　nudged　Nate　gently　with　her　elbow。　？Is　that　a　friend　of　yours？？　

Anthony　Avuldsen　wove　through　the　crowd；　lifting　his　whiskey　and　soda　high　into　the　air　to　
avoid　a　spill。　He？d　shaved　his　blond　hair　close　to　his　head　and　had　a　deep　summertime　tan　that　
made　his　smile　seem　even　brighter　than　usual。　The　bouncer？a　burly　guy　with　no　discernible　neck？　
gave　him　a　quick　nod；　allowing　him　to　step　up　onto　the　platform　that　doubled　as　the　club？s　VIP　
room。　

？Archibald；　you　son　of　a　bitch；？　Anthony　said；　knocking　his　glass　against　Nate？s　bottle　in　

greeting。　？Where　the　hell　have　you　been　keeping　yourself？？　

？Hey；？　Nate　greeted　him。　

？Coach　working　you？？　Anthony　plopped　next　to　Nate　on　the　banquette；　nodding　his　head　in　time　

to　the　thumping　bass　line。　

？Something　like　that；？　Nate　admitted。　

？Dude；？　Anthony　continued；　shouting　to　be　heard　over　the　deafening　din　of　the　music。　？I　hear　

Blair？s　back　in　town。　What？s　the　story？？　
Nate　frowned；　then　draped　an　arm　around　Tawny；　pulling　her　even　closer。　？I　don？t　know。？　He　

shrugged。　

？I？m　Tawny；？　the　girl　said；　leaning　across　Nate？s　lap　and　smiling　in　Anthony？s　direction。　

？What？s　up？？　Anthony　nodded　in　greeting。　？Anthony。？　

？You　two　know　each　other　from　school？？　she　wanted　to　know。　

　？Yeah；？　Anthony　responded。　？How　do　you　two　know　each　other？？　

Nate　signaled　to　the　waitress。　He　needed　another　drink；　immediately。　

？Nate　just　fell　at　my　feet　one　day；？　Tawny　replied；　draining　the　last　of　her　cocktail。　？I　guess　I？m　

just　lucky。？　

Anthony　studied　her；　then　yelled　at　Nate；　？You？re　the　lucky　one；　bastard。？　

The　waitress　approached；　looking　exactly　like　Jessica　Simpson　playing　Daisy　inThe　Dukes　of　

Hazzard　。　？Another　round？？　she　asked。　

？Please；？　Nate　told　her。　If　Anthony　was　going　to　ask　him　any　more　questions；　he？d　need　to　get　a　
stronger　buzz　on。　


？I　haven？t　seen　you　around　the　city；？　Anthony　continued。　？Where　do　you　go　to　school？？　
？Oh；　I？m　not　from　the　city；？　Tawny　explained。　？I　live　in　Hampton　Bays。？　
？Cool；？　Anthony　exclaimed。　？I　don？t　think　I？ve　ever　met　a　townie　before。？　
Nate　jabbed　Anthony　roughly　with　his　elbow。　
？What？？　Anthony　demanded。　？It？s　cool。　No　offense；　man。？　
？What？？　asked　Tawny；　cupping　her　palm　over　her　ear。　？It？s　so　loud！？　
？Dude；？　Anthony　continued；　oblivious。　？Isabel　is　having　a　party　tomorrow。　I　heard　Serena？s　


going　to　be　there。　You　seen　her　lately？？　
The　last　time　Nate　had　seen　Serena；　he？d　been　kissing　Jenny　at　Blair？s　graduation　party。　It　was　
just　a　？for　old　times？　sake？　kiss；　but　he　was　pretty　sure　she　and　Blair　had　bonded　over　how　mad　at　

him　they　were。　
What　else　is　new？　
Nate　shook　his　head。　He　felt　pletely　out　of　touch　with　all　the　people　he？d　grown　up　with。　
？Wait；Serena　？？　asked　Tawny　excitedly；　leaning　across　Nate？s　lap。　From　this　vantage　he　had　an　

unobstructed　view　down　her　blouse　to　her　pierced　navel　and　could　seeeverything　in　between。　？As　
in；　Serena　with　the　foreign…sounding　last　name？？　
She　leaned　further　forward；　giving　Nate　another　glimpse　of　the　Promised　Land。　
Is　she　doing　that　on　purpose？Nate　wondered。　

Nate　glanced　at　Anthony　to　make　sure　he　wasn？t　sneaking　a　peek　as　well；　but　he？d　turned　to　talk　
to　some　dark…haired　beauty　Nate　vaguely　remembered　went　to　Grafton　and　was　a　year　younger　
than　them。　

？I　guess　so；？　Nate　allowed；　enjoying　Tawny？s　surprised　expression。　Did　Serena？s　name　sound　
foreign？　He？d　never　noticed。　But　forget　Serena？Tawny　was　clearly　impressed。　He　didn？t　feel　that　
way　often；　girls　thought　he　was　cute　or　cool　or　popular　or　whatever；　but　she　was　looking　at　him　
with　something　he？d　never　really　seen　in　Blair　or　Serena？s　eyes。　She　looked　。。。awed　。　

？We　kind　of　used　to　see　each　other；？　Nate　bragged。　That　was　the　truth；　but　it　didn？t　quite　cover　it。　
？Nate　Archibald！？　Tawny　cried；　leaning　across　the　table　once　more；　pushing　her　breasts　together　


invitingly。　？You　are　such　a　mystery　man。？　

？You　know　Serena；　too？？　Anthony　leaned　back　into　the　conversation；　clearly　trying　to　get　a　
sneak　peek　down　Tawny？s　shirt。　？There？s　going　to　be　some　kind　of　blowout　when　that　movie　
wraps　in　a　couple　days。　You　should　totally　e！？　he　yelled　over　the　booming　music。　

？You　meanBreakfast　at　Fred？s　？？　Tawny　looked　like　her　eyes　were　going　to　pop　out　of　her　
head。　？I　am；　like；　Thaddeus　Smith？s　number　one　fan。Ever　！？　

The　waitress　returned　with　their　drinks　and　Nate　grabbed　his　greedily。　

？I　don？t　know。？　He　shook　his　head。　All　of　a　sudden　he　felt　like　he　was　treading　water　in　a　really　
dark；　deep　pool。　His　thinking　was　a　little　cloudy　from　a　pre…going…out　joint　and　the　three　beers；　but　
even　in　that　state　he　knew　it　wasn？t　such　a　great　idea　to　show　up　at　Serena？s　wrap　party　with　
Tawny　on　his　arm。　Blair　would　definitely　be　there；　and　he　didn？t　want　her　to　think　that　he？d　
already　moved　on。　

But　hadn？t　he？　And　hadn？tshe　？　

？Please；？　Tawny　begged。　？I？ddie　to　meet　Thaddeus　Smith。　

Die！？　？Dude；？　Anthony　teased。　？Can？t　say　no　to　a　pretty　girl。？　Nate　Archibald　never　could　never　
say　no。　Period。　

b　takes　charge　

The　bang　of　the　slammed　door　echoed　off　the　walls　of　the　underfurnished　apartment。　It　was　hard　
to　stomp　in　angrily　after　climbing　all　those　stairs？and