AN: This is my first fic, so go easy on me, please :) I absolutely adore C&B and now their little boy, Henry. I was disappointed that there was no Henry/Blair interaction in the flash forward, so I'm making my own. The fact that it is now Christmas Eve only made it easier for me to decide on the theme. Enjoy!
It was 7:25 on the Upper East Side on Christmas morning, and Henry Bass was not having any of it. His parents had promised him that as soon as the hands of the clock hit 7:30, he could wake them up to begin the day's festivities. The only problem was that Henry had been up since 6, and he had nearly pulled his hair out urging time to move faster.
Blair took so much pride in her son's behavior, while Chuck wondered if there was something wrong with him. Henry always followed the rules. He did exactly what his parents told him to do. So when Blair had told him to not take one step out of bed before 7:30, he was going to do just that.
The clock now read 7:27, and Henry wondered how his parents could still be sleeping.
7:28. Henry didn't know if he was more excited to see what Santa had brought him or to finally use the potty.
7:29. Henry's felt as if he was suffocating in his Christmas red silk pajamas.
7:29:30. Henry was afraid he was going to pee his pants before he got to look in his stocking.
And then finally.
"Mommy! Daddy! It's Christmas now, but I really gotta go potty!" Henry yelled as he ran into his parents bedroom and then into their bathroom where he didn't bother closing the door.
Blair Bass sat up and pulled her sleep mask off her face. She glanced at her devil of a husband. They had been up little too late last night playing Santa and his helper, and they were both feeling it now. She leaned down to his ear and whispered "Merry Christmas, Bass" as Henry came running out of the bathroom and onto their bed, where he proceeded to make sure his father was up by jumping oh him.
"I'm awake, I'm awake" Chuck grumbled as his son tried to wrestle with him. The elder Bass turned over onto his back and pulled Henry into a giant bear hug.
"Now that I have you, I am going to eat you" he told his heir.
"No, daddy! We eat roast beast on Christmas." Henry giggled
"Okay, Okay" Blair intervened, scooping her son up and placing him on the ground. "Henry, go see what Santa left you!"
"Santa!" he yelled. Henry ran from the master suite, giving his parents a moment on their own.
"Merry Christmas, Chuck" Blair drawled as she placed light kissed on his jaw before she got to his lips.
"Merry Christmas to you too, my love." Chuck spoke breaking off the kiss.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Henry called up the stairs. "Santa came!"
Chuck smiled at his wife, "We better get down there." Left placed a hand on her stomach and a quick peck on her lips before he ran out of the room in the same fashion his son had.
Blair placed a hand where Chuck's had just been, imagining the new life growing inside her. "Merry Christmas to you, little Bass." She smiled and followed her husband out of the room.
15 minutes later, Henry had successfully discovered and tired of everything in his stocking. Sure, Santa was okay, but it was widely acknowledged that Blair and Chuck Bass were the best gift givers on the Upper East Side. Henry's focus had moved to the large wrapped gifts under the Bass's 12 foot tree. He had noted that all the really big boxes had were addressed to him, while all the small ones were to either of his parents. Henry's philosophy on this was "the bigger, the better".
"Mommy," Henry walked over to her, widening his eyes as he did. "Can we opened the other presents now?"
"Henry, I just got my coffee." Seeing his puppy dog face, she backtracked. "Go ask your father"
Henry ran into the kitchen where Chuck was fixing his cup of coffee. "Daddy, mommy said it was time to open the gifts under the tree!"
Blair rolled her eyes at this, not even bothering to correct him. Her little boy, already scheming at the age of 4.
Chuck walked in, coffee in hand, and sat on the plush white sofa next to Blair. "You told him to wait, didn't you?" he whispered to his wife.
"Hmm..." She smiled at him, but Henry was already passing out gifts to everyone. He sat patiently on the hardwood floor, gift in hand, waiting for mother to give the okay to start opening. She sat playing with her husband's hand, paying no mind to the suffering child on the ground.
"Mommy!" he got her attention.
She looked up in fake surprise. "Oh, don't wait for me!"
Henry tore into his first gift and then another. And another. And another until he was 16 items richer (he counted). While Henry was the proud new owner of a Death Star Lego set, Chuck boasted multiple studio portraits of his family (Monkey included) to put in his office, and Blair had received a mounted and framed headband from her "glory days". Although Blair would argue that her glory days were right now.
"Henry, we have another present for you." Chuck spoke to his son.
"Where is it? Is it a dog? Did you get me a puppy?"
"Something like that." Chuck smirked, and Blair hit him playfully.
"Henry, sweetie," Blair said taking note of her little boy's crestfallen face. "We got you something better than a puppy."
"How would you feel about having a little brother or sister, Hen?"
"Would I have to share my Legos with them."
"No, Henry, babies don't like Legos."
"Oh, okay. So you got me a baby?" Henry inquired.
"There is a baby growing in mommy for all of us."
"When will it get here?"
"Your brother or sister will be here in late May, Henry" his mother spoke.
"But then it won't be Christmas anymore!" Henry exclaimed.
"That's okay, buddy." Chuck said scooping up his son to have him sit on his lap. Blair took Henry's face in her hands and kissed his forehead.
"Merry Christmas, Henry."
"Merry Christmas, Mommy. Merry Christmas, Daddy."
AN: I'm thinking of doing a second chapter of this where Blair would announce her pregnancy to the rest of her family at a New Year's party. It would still be centered around Henry, of course. Let me know what you think I should do! Also, did you know that you really can get a Death Star Lego set? It's $350, though... Happy Holidays! xoxo