预告 ----------------------- Dan
could see there future flash before his eyes. They would date for another year
before Nate would get down on one knee and propose. He'd probably say exactly
the right thing, and Serena would cry and say yes without even thinking about
it. The truth is she'd probably been thinking about it all her life. He's
pretty sure Nate was always the white knight in all her childhood fantasies.
They'd stay engaged for a proper amount of time while Lily and Nate's mother
planned the wedding. Serena wouldn't care about that, and neither would Nate.
Finally, the wedding would come. It would be the social event of the season,
and Dan might even get a pity invite because Lily still kind of talked to his
dad. Dan would go and watch the girl of his dreams marry the man of hers. She'd
wear all white and look like a goddess. Blair would be her maid of honor, and
Chuck would be the best man. They would both be thrilled because now they could
be the perfect foursome without the Brooklyn interlopers. Blair and Chuck
always resented Vanessa and Dan for mucking things up. After the wedding they'd
grace the society section for a while, the perfect golden pair for everyone to
be envious of. Nate would be successful at whatever he chose, Serena the same
of course. The UES didn't do failure. And then eventually they'd have perfect
toe headed children with bright blue eyes and infectious smiles. Their lives
would go on in perfect harmony while Dan struggled through the rest of his.
预告 ---------------------------- Serena
noticed Dan when she pulled away from Nate that day on the street. She stared
at him in surprise for a moment, before she whispered something to Nate and
then headed Dan's way. Dan hated that she felt the need to be polite, he really
wished she would have just gone on her way. But that wasn't Serena, and he
accepted that. "Hi,"
she smiled at him shyly, and he figured she was unsure of how he would treat
her. He resented that because he'd never been anything but good to her. Even
now, he didn't have the heart to rain on her parade. He
nodded at her, unable to muster up a proper smile in return. "Seems like
you're happy." He said very matter of fact, and she didn't respond at
first. "It's okay." He heard himself saying, and hoped one day that
would be true. "Yeah, I'm happy," she finally
conceded, and glanced back across the street where Nate was standing talking to
someone on his phone. "Nate wasn't sure if… I mean he wanted to say hi,
but…" She couldn't figure out what to say next, and Dan really wished she
wouldn't have brought up Nate. The way she said his name now was so intimate.
She loved him. This wasn't some weird adolescent attachment for them. This was
the real thing.
"It's
cool, you can tell him I said hello. I really have to get going though… classes
start back soon and… Well, it was good seeing you." He doesn't know why
but he reaches out and pats her arm as he's walking away. She smiles sadly at
him, and he stops looking at her because he's afraid that's pity in her eyes. "Bye,
Dan." Her soft voice whispers in the air behind him as he keeps walking.
He finally looks back when he gets to the corner, and he sees her standing with
Nate again. They're smiling at each other, and Nate is leaning down and
pressing his forehead against Serena's. Dan hates them both for a minute,
before he remembers that will do him no good. "Goodbye,"
he mumbles under his breath and keeps on going.