him toward her。
“e on；” she murmured； her eyes still closed。 “Sleep with me。”
Nate’s whole body tensed。 He didn’t know if Serena meant just go
to sleep or sleep with her； but he was definitely aroused。 Any boy in
his right mind would be； which is exactly what turned Nate off。
There was something so careless about the way Serena had said it。
Nate suddenly had no trouble imagining her doing the things he’d
heard she’d done。 With Serena； anything was possible。
A glitter of silver caught his eye。 It was the tiny silver box Serena
kept on her bedside table； full of her baby teeth。 Every time he
came over； Nate used to open up the velvet…lined box to see if all
the teeth were still there。 But not this time。 From the look of things；
Serena wasn’t the same little girl who’d lost all those teeth。
Nate pulled away from her and stood up。 He snatched up Chuck’s
scarf and tossed it on the bed； not noticing that it was streaked with
vomit。 And then； without even looking at Serena again； he left；
slamming the door behind him。
Chicken。
At the sound of the door closing Serena opened her eyes and
breathed in the scent of her own barf。 Gagging； she threw the
covers back and ran to the b