Jenny got onto the train immediately regretting her decision to leave the city. Once the train had stopped she quickly ran off trying to avoid her mother, hoping to escape before her mom could find her. Before she found her mom, Allison, Jenny Humphrey was already on another train back into the city. "What am I doing?" she said to herself. The train stopped and she got off entering Grand Central Station. She left and began to walk the streets of the city she once called home. She walked until she came across the Empire Hotel. Chuck was in Prague and Blair was in Paris but she was still scared to enter the building.
Then Nate came across her in front of the building. "Jenny, what are you doing here?" he said awkwardly.
"Hey Nate" She said less than enthusiastic as she turned to face him. "I don't know what I'm doing here. I should be in Hudson with my mom but I just can't" Jenny responded.
"Why? What's wrong with Hudson? I thought you would rather be there than here. I thought you decided to go?" Nate said confused by the appearance of the younger Humphrey.
"I don't know what I'm doing. I shouldn't be here but I just couldn't go live with my mom. I just couldn't. Hudson isn't home, this is home." Jenny said motioning to the streets and buildings of New York City. "I heard that Blair and Serena went to Paris, why aren't you there with them?" Jenny asked trying to change the subject.
"Serena and I broke up." Nate responded looking down onto the sidewalk.
"Oh. I think I'm going to go now back to my dad's so he can call my mom I guess." Jenny said slowly walking away. She knew the reason why she didn't want to go live in Hudson. She didn't want to leave Nate. They weren't a couple, and she knew that he was probably heartbroken by the break up. But she loved him, she always has. She walked a few blocks then turned back to see if he was still standing there, but he wasn't he had gone into the hotel probably packing for his summer vacation.
Jenny paced back and forth in front of the familiar building where her family now lived without her. She couldn't go inside to tell Rufus that she didn't want to live in Hudson. Just then her phone buzzed, it was a text from Dan. "Where are you? Mom's worried sick!"
She dialed her phone hoping that he wouldn't pick up."Hey, Dad?"
"Jenny? Where are you? Why aren't you with your mom?" Rufus replied anxiously.
"I'm on the train. I missed the first one by only a few minutes. I just got on, I'll be there soon" Jenny lied not wanting the truth to come out.
"Thank god, Jen you had us worried." Rufus said. They exchanged a few more words and then they hung up. She had to get out of the city but she couldn't leave not without telling Nate what she had wanted to in front of the building.
She began to dial her phone again. "Hello, Nate? It's Jenny."
"Hey Jenny, what's up?" Nate answered.
"I was wondering if I could stay with you tonight. My dad doesn't know that I'm still in the city and I kind of want to keep it that way."
"Um… yeah it's no problem. You're always welcomed here. Where are you? I'll come get you." Nate spoke kindly.
"I'm actually right outside of the Empire." She said shivering even though it was summertime.
"Then come on in."
"I, I can't. I don't know what's wrong with me; I just can't go back into it. I.." She stopped midsentence as she saw Nate coming out of the front doors of the Empire Hotel.
"It's okay now. I'll walk you in." he put a supporting hand around Jenny's waste and guided her into the all too familiar hotel. What was she thinking? She couldn't stay there, where she had lost her virginity to Chuck Bass less than a week ago. They took the elevator up and Nate placed Jenny's bags slowly onto the floor. "So why exactly can't you go to Hudson? It can't be because that 'isn't home'; I know you don't want to stay here after everything that's happened." Nate broke the silence they had on the elevator ride up and as they walked into the suite.
"I just couldn't leave some things behind." Jenny said quietly as she walked toward the couch. When she got there though she couldn't sit, too many memories, so she opted for the chair next to it.
"Like what?' Nate asked confused once again.
"Like like…" she couldn't think of a way to tell Nate that she had feelings for him. That she had been in love with him since 3 years ago at the masquerade ball. That she couldn't go to Hudson because she couldn't bear being away from him. "I don't know."
"Okay then, it's almost 11 and you must be tired, so you can go sleep in my bed if you like. I'll take Chuck's room. "Nate said getting up from his spot on the couch.
"Okay." Jenny got up from the chair and walked towards Nate's bedroom. "Thanks Nate." She said as she gave him a quick hug goodnight. Then they both parted and went into the separate bedrooms.