gossip girl 9 英文- 第4部分

？Let？s　go；？　nodded　Thaddeus；　tossing　his　script　aside。　

？Almost　ready；？　interjected　Vanessa；　who　was　linking　her　handheld　camera　to　one　of　the　
director？s　laptops。　

？And　Holly？？　asked　Ken；　resting　his　chin　on　his　hand　while　his　finger　appeared　to　be　up　his　
nose。　

？Ready　when　you　are；？　Serena　muttered。　Shit；　shit！　She　didn？t　know　a　single　line。　She　took　a　
deep　breath。　

？Darling。　You？re　always　rescuing　me。　How　can　I　ever　repay　you？？　she　began；　waving　her　right　
hand　slowly；　deliberately。　It　felt　like　a　sexy　mannerism。　A　little　flair。　

？You　don？t　have　to　repay　me；？　replied　Thaddeus　as　Jeremy　Stone；　in　his　famously　sexy　baritone。　
They　were　standing　by　the　window；　and　he　leaned　in　close；　the　afternoon　sun　hitting　his　rugged　
profile　as　he　took　Serena　by　the　wrist。　？It？s　me　who　should　repay　you。　I　owe　you　everything；　
Holly。　You　showed　me　how　to　be　。　。　。？　He　paused　intently。　？You　showed　me　how　to　be　me。？　

Maybe　it　was　because　he　was　a　talented　actor；　or　maybe　it　was　because　he　was　just　gorgeous；　but　
somehow　he　made　the　dorky　dialogue　sound　almost　normal。　He　was　standing　so　close　to　Serena　
she　could　smell　mint　on　his　breath。　Was　he　really　just　perfect？

　Yup。　

？I　。。。I　。。。？　Serena　faltered。　？I　just　don？t　know　what　to　say。？　

Across　the　room；　behind　the　camera；　Vanessa　cleared　her　throat。　

？Don？t　say　anything；？　Thaddeus…as…Jeremy　cooed。　？Just　stand　still　and　let　me　look　at　you。？　


Serena　didn？t　move。　She　couldn？t　help　but　believe　everything　Thaddeus　was　saying。　

？I？m　going　to　stop　you　here；？　announced　Ken　Mogul。　？Holly；　babes；　remember：　you？renot　
Serena。　You？re　Holly。？　

？Okay；？　Serena　whispered。　She　didn？t　feel　like　Holly　Golightly。　She　felt　like　herself　and　like　the　
perfect　guy　was　right　in　front　of　her。　She？d　spent　her　whole　life　not　acting　fake　around　guys：　it　
was　kind　of　hard　toact　around　one；　especially　one　so　。。。　cute。　

？And　quit　with　that　hand　stuff；？　Ken　whined；　sounding　like　a　big　baby。　？Looks　like　you？re　
swatting　away　mosquitoes。？　

？Sorry。？　Through　the　open　window　Serena　could　hear　the　sound　of　traffic　whizzing　by。　She　kind　
of　wished　she　were　out　there　instead；　window　shopping　on　Mercer　Street　in　Soho　with　Thaddeus　
or　maybe　letting　him　feed　her　sushi　on　the　roof　of　Sushi　Samba；　just　a　few　blocks　downtown。　
Thaddeus　leaned　out　of　the　large　window　and　inhaled　deeply。　Was　he　reading　her　mind？　

？Just　listen　to　Thad；？　Ken　continued　with　his　finger　still　up　his　nose。　？He？s　not　Thad；　anymore？is　
he？　No；　he？s　Jeremy。　You　hear　that？his　shyness？　His　nervousness？　He？s　terrified　of　you；　you　see。　
Terrified　and　enchanted。　Make　us　all　feel　that；　okay？　Make　us　all　fall　in　love　with　you。？　

Like　that　was　ever　difficult　before。　

？Let？s　go　again。？　Ken　clapped　his　hands　while　simultane…ously　lighting　another　cigarette；　even　
though　his　last　one　had　burned　to　ash　without　his　even　touching　it。　

Thaddeus　snapped　back　to　attention；　leaning　in　close　to　Serena　again。　

？Darling。　You？re　always　rescuing　me。　How　can　I　ever　repay　you？？　she　asked；　more　assuredly　
this　time。　

？You　don？t　have　to　repay　me。？　

？You　must　e　to　my　。　。　。？　She　couldn？t　remember　the　rest　of　the　line。　Shehad　to　glance　at　her　
script。　

？Party！？　cried　Ken。　？Party！Haven？t　you　read　the　script；　Holly？？　

？Yeah；？　muttered　Serena　defensively；　resisting　the　urge　to　kick　the　pile　of　script　rewrites　on　the　
floor　up　and　out　the　large；　bright　window。　

？Okay；　let？s　skip　ahead　a　little　bit。？　Ken　rubbed　his　weirdly　red　forehead。　？Let？s　do　the　big　
morning　scene。　There？s　just　a　little　dialogue　there；　so　you　should　be　able　to　manage　that；　right；　
Holly？？　


？Sure。？　She　felt　like　she　was　doing　everything　wrong；　even　though　she？d　only　said　a　few　words。　
Wasn？t　there　any　time　to　get　warmed　up？　

？Okay；　Thaddeus；　you　begin；？　Ken　directed；　with　his　new　cigarette　torched　in　hand。　

？Holly；？　Thaddeus　recited；　from　memory？his　script　was　still　lying　on　the　couch。　？I　knew　I？d　find　
you　here。？　

？Will　you　always　know　where　to　find　me？？　Serena　could　see　Ken　shaking　his　head　out　of　the　
corner　of　her　eye；　so　she　dropped　her　script　onto　the　floor。　She　could　do　this。　She　stood　on　tiptoe　
and　leaned　into　Thaddeus？s　broad　chest。　

？I　will　if　you　stand　still；？　he　pronounced　softly。　？Never　run　away　again。？　

？I　promise；？　Serena　whispered。　It　was　her　last　line　in　the　film。　She　craned　her　neck；　lifting　her　
face　to　her　costar？s；　offering　herself　up　to　him。　She　could　smell　toothpaste　and　nicotine　on　
Thaddeus？s　warm　breath；　Kiehl？s　oatmeal　lotion　on　his　hands；　and　Tide　on　his　clothes。　She　was　
barely　touching　him；　just　resting　her　hands　against　his　firm　chest；　but　she　could　feel　his　body　
against　hers；　from　his　strong；　broad　back　to　his　perfect　abs；　from　his　lean　and　muscled　forearms　to　
his　flip…flopped　feet。　And　she　could　feel　something　else：　a　flicker　of　electricity　in　the　air；　in　the　
tiny　pocket　of　space　between　their　two　bodies。　Was　this　acting　or　was　it　real？　

？Okay；？　Thaddeus　stammered。　He　took　a　step　back　and　Serena；　who　had　been　leaning　all　of　her　
weight　on　him；　stumbled　a　bit。　

He　laughed　nervously。　？Ken；　a　smoke？？　

Ken　held　out　a　pack　of　Marlboro　Reds　and　Thaddeus　selected　one　and　coolly　lit　it。　

？What？d　you　think；　Ken？？　he　asked；　looping　his　thumb　in　his　waistband。　

？Good。　Better。　I　felt　more　spark　that　last　time。　But　Holly　needs　to　pick　up　the　slack。　Holly；　we　
can　do　some　rewrites　if　you？re　having　trouble　with　your　lines。？　

？What　do　you　mean？？　Serena　sank　into　the　worn　couch。　She　hadn？t　madetoo　many　mistakes；　had　
she？　

？If　there　are　too　many　words；　you　know；？　he　explained；　pronouncing　the　words　loudly　and　slowly；　
like　he　was　speaking　to　someone　whose　English　wasn？t　so　good。　？If　you？re　having　trouble　
remembering　all　of　them。？　

Was　he　calling　herstupid？　


？No；　it？s　fine；？　she　sighed　wearily。　

？She？ll　get　the　hang　of　it。？　Thaddeus　sat　down　beside　her。　He　rested　his　soft　hand　on　her　bare　
knee；　giving　her　leg　a　supportive　squeeze。　

You　know　I　will；Serena　agreed　silently。　God；　was　she　already　in　love？　Sometimes　she　was　almost　
too　easy。

　No　ment。　

？Of　course；　of　course；？　agreed　Ken。　？We　just　need　some　more　rehearsal　time；　I　think。　What　do　
you　think；Vanessa？？　

Vanessa　hadn？t　even　caught　everything　on　camera　because　they　hadn？t　given　her　enough　time　to　
set　up　her　equipment。　？It　rocked；？　she　lied　enthusiastically。　After　all；　it　was　only　rehearsal。　

And　by　the　looks　of　things；　they　were　going　to　needlots　more　of　them。　

you　think　you　know　someone　

？Honey；　I？m　hoooome！？　Dan　stuck　his　head　into　the　doorway　of　his　little　sister　Jenny？s　
bedroom。　？Vanessa？？　

？Hey。？　Vanessa　stood　up　from　behind　Jenny？s　painting　easel。　The　cozy　room　was　still　lined　with　
Jenny？s　canvases？　washed…out　landscapes；　architectural　drawings　of　famous　New　York　buildings　
like　the　Dakota　on　Seventy…second　Street；　some　nude　portraits　Vanessa　saw　Dan　avert　his　eyes　
from　just　in　case　they　were　his　sister？sself　…portraits。　She　wrapped　her　arms　around　Dan？s　skinny　
frame　and　squeezed。　？Thank　you　so　much　for　letting　me　stay　here。？　

？It？ll　be　great；？　he　assured　her；　plopping　down　on　the　blue…flannel…duvet…covered　bed。　？We？ll　
make　it　our　Big　New　Yo