Toby怀里抱着两个包装精致的盒子。他递出其中一个,小心翼翼地说道:“Ethan, this is the birthday present Serena asked me to pass on to you. She said she was really too busy to come and that she would make it up to you when she's free.”(Ethan,这是Serena让我转交的生日礼物,她说实在分不开身,等她忙完了,再给你补过。)
她揉着太阳穴下楼,看见Toby正坐在餐桌前,面前摆着一碗蔬菜沙拉,手指在手机屏幕上飞快滑动,刷着篮球比赛的集锦。 “You're having this for breakfast?”沈若斐走到冰箱前,拉开门,“Is there no more cereal?”(一大早就吃这个?没麦片了吗?)
Toby从手机中抬起头,无奈地瞥了她一眼:“Serena, it's already one o'clock in the afternoon. When did you go to bed last night? You got up so late.”(Serena,现在已经下午一点了。你昨晚几点睡的?这么晚才起。) 沈若斐愣了一下,尴尬地笑了笑,倒了杯冰牛奶,小口抿着:“Well, maybe I fell asleep while reading the script. I'm quite tired.”(嗯,可能看稿看睡着了,比较累。)
West 3rd St离USC不过二十分钟车程,是洛杉矶有名的文艺街区,藏着不少独立设计师店和精品咖啡馆。 沈若斐立刻答应下来:“好,我收拾一下就过去。”
下楼时,Toby正靠在沙发上玩手机,见她要出门,随口问:“Go where?”(去哪?) “West 3rd St, to have afternoon tea with Katie.”(West 3rd St,和Katie喝下午茶。)沈若斐换着鞋,头也没抬。
“O?”(哦?)Toby挑了挑眉,语气里带着几分促狭,“Yesterday was Ethan's birthday. Why didn't you go and give him the gift yourself? You clearly cared, but you deliberately acted indifferent.”(昨天Ethan生日,你怎么不自己去送礼物?还让我转交,明明在意,偏要装冷淡。)
沈若斐系鞋带的手顿了顿,假装气恼地解释:“I... just bought it casually!”(我…就顺手买的!) 说完,抓起包就往外走。