波波小说

第19部分（第4页）

because　you　thought　it　would　make　you　more　of　a　man？？　He　raised　an　eyebrow。

？Uh；　yeah；？　Nate　mumbled；　turning　a　little　red。　？But　that？s　not　the　only　problem。　There　are　these

two　girls。　。　。　。？　his　voice　trailed　off　into　the　breeze。　？I　think　I　have　to　choose　between　them；　and　I

don？t　know　who　to　pick。？　The　boat　hit　a　rough　patch　of　water　and　Nate　staggered　backward。

？Whoa；　there；　Natie！？　Chips　laughed　out　loud　and　grabbed　hold　of　Nate？s　arm。　He　steered　him

toward　the　bench　behind　the　wheel；　indicating　that　he　should　steer。　Chips　sat　down　heavily　beside

him　and　placed　a　large　blue　pillow　behind　his　back　for　support。　He　pulled　out　a　fat　brown　cigar

from　his　pants　pocket　and　rolled　it　around　between　his　lips。　Then　he　lit　the　tip　and　puffed　away

until　the　end　glowed　amber　and　the　stench　of　cigar　smoke　filled　the　air；　sweet　and　acrid。　Nate

looked　out　at　the　water；　steering　the　boat　and　fretting　over　what　he？d　just　said。　Talking　about　it

meant　thinking　about　it；　and　that　was　the　last　thing　he　wanted　to　do。

？Now。？　Chips　blew　a　ring　of　smoke　over　his　head。　？Let？s　start　from　the　beginning。？　？Well　。　。　。

first　there？s　Blair；？　Nate　began　tentatively　as　he　steered　the　boat　expertly　between　the　green　and

red　buoys　marking　the　entrance　to　Manhattan？s　harbor。　？We？ve　been　together　forever；　and　I　really

love　her。　She　likes　getting　her　way；　and　she　just　。　。　。　wants　everything　to　be　perfect。　She？s　leaving

for　Yale　tomorrow；　and　she　wants　me　to　e　live　in　New　Haven　with　her。？　He　reached　into　his

pocket　and　ran　his　finger　over　the　smooth　surface　of　the　silver　lighter　Blair　had　given　him　two

years　ago。　？But　I？ve　always　loved　Serena；　too。　She？s　。　。　。　the　plete　opposite　of　Blair。　All　light

and　mystery　and　laughter；　but　hard　to　pin　down。？　Chips　nodded；　listening　carefully。

？And　to　make　things　even　more　plicated；　they？ve　been　best　friends　forever；　and　I？m　always

kind　of　messing　things　up　between　them。？　Kind　of？

He　took　a　deep　breath；　and　Chips　passed　him　his　glass　of　scotch。　？I　know　it？s　idiotic；　but　I　just

can？t　make　up　my　mind。？　Nate　took　a　deep　swallow　and　handed　the　glass　gratefully　back　to

Chips。　？Aboutanything。　？　He　glanced　out　at　the　water　again；　hoping　for　a　sign？aB　…shaped　cloud

in　the　sky　or　anS　reflected　on　the　water？s　surface。　Instead；　all　he　could　see　was　the　two　girls？　faces

winking　at　him。You　know　you　love　me　；　each　one　was　saying。

Chips　took　a　sip　of　scotch　and　looked　thoughtfully　at　Nate；　his　gold　wedding　band　glinting　in　the

light。　？Well；　Nate；　I？ve　always　believed　that　honesty　is　an　essential　ponent　to　happiness？along

with　all　of　this；？　he　said；　gesturing　with　his　hand　at　the　boat。　？But　there？s　also　something　to　be

said　for　protecting　someone　you　love　from　unnecessary　pain。？　He　stood　and　tapped　the　ashes　of

his　cigar　over　the　side　of　the　yacht　before　sitting　back　down　again。　Nate　noticed　for　the　first　time

that　Chips？s　left　leg　looked　a　little　stiff　as　he　walked。

？You？re　right；？　Nate　mused　aloud。　He　leaned　his　head　back　to　take　in　the　warmth　of　the　sun　on

his　face；　and　closed　his　eyes　for　a　minute。　？I　mean；　what　good　would　it　do　t

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