Blair Waldorf sat in front of her mirror brushing her hair. The wind was strong and she had despite coming home in a car, just the thirty-second walk from the car to her front door had left her hair windswept. "Damn it!" she said as the brush fell out of her hand. She picked it up and continued to brush her hair. She looked back in the mirror and gasped as she saw Dan Humphrey standing in her doorway.
Jumping out of her seat, Blair said, "What the hell are you doing here? If you're looking for Serena, she isn't here Humphrey."
"Yeah I know she isn't …" Dan started.
"Oh and why are you creeping around my house and lurking in the shadows?" Blair asked him, trying not to let on that she was a little frazzled at his sudden appearance. "That isn't funny – you scared me half to death!" she exclaimed after walking up to him and hitting him on the arm.
"Blair I'm sorry I scared you but it's not Serena I want – you are." And before Blair could say anything, Dan moved forward and planted a passionate kiss on her lips.
"So tomorrow yeah?"
Blair shook herself from her daydream. These were occurring more and more and it was starting to freak Blair out. Daydreaming was fine, that wasn't what was scaring her. It was when the dreams started to be about Dan Humphrey did they start to worry Blair. "Sorry what did you say?"
"I said we could go shopping tomorrow. I know I promised I'd go with you tomorrow but I'm studying with Dan today after school." Serena told her. She and Blair were eating their lunch sitting at their normal place at the steps at their high school. There was something about that sentence that Blair really didn't like and it cut in to her stomach like a knife. "Oh erm, yeah. Sure that's fine." She told her best friend, trying to hide her disappointment. However this failed as Serena asked her what was wrong.
"Nothing I'm fine." She lied through a smile.
"You sure? You've been acting weird all day. Actually it's only when I mention Dan. What have you got against him?"
"Firstly, you know exactly what I've got against him. And secondly, you're always with Humphrey, I feel like I don't see you anymore. You're always studying with him." Blair said, putting extra emphasis on the last word. "What is it this time Serena? You gotta rehearse a scene from Romeo and Juliet or something?"
Serena rolled her eyes. "Come on B, you know we've got a really important Algebra test coming up tomorrow. Tell you what, why don't you join us? We could do with an extra brain and you can get to know Dan a little better and see that he's not as bad as you think he is."
There it was again. That sharp stabbing pain in her stomach when Dan Humphrey's name was mentioned. "What makes you think I want to be a third wheel on your study date with Brooklyn? No thanks, I'm not that desperate to see you." There she was, lying. Secretly Blair had nothing against Dan but as sure as she was sitting there finishing off her sushi was she going to let Serena know that. If she told Serena what she really thought of Dan then there would definitely be a rift between the two friends. Blair looked over at Serena who was looking at her with worried eyes. Sighing, Blair said, "Look, we'll hang out tomorrow ok? We'll go shopping and have a girly afternoon then. Assuming of course you won't be too busy with your boyfriend." Blair added.
Serena snorted at her last sentence. "Ok, I'll definitely see you tomorrow."
"Hey Serena." A voice called out from the crowd by the gate. Both girls looked over and saw Dan looking over. Blair's heart dropped down to the pit of her stomach and refused to believe why. Instead she ignored it and sent Serena away to him.
"Are you sure B?"
"Yes S, I'm sure. Now go before he simultaneously combusts."
Serena laughed. "Ok, I'll talk to you later." She was about to walk off before she added, "Oh and Dan's not my boyfriend, we're just hanging out. For now anyway." She said, walking away still laughing before Blair could say anything else.
Blair's heart dropped even further when she saw the pair of them walk off together to their next class, still refusing the only explanation she could think of for this awkward symptom.