a/n: So this is my first GG fanfic. I actually didn't watch the show all season and then discovered it like three days ago. I'm pathetic, I know but I was bored and my friends are all on a beach somewhere. And Lily and Rufus are just so freaking cute!
Summary: What would have happened if Jenny didn't bring her mother back from Hudson, but the Van der Woodsens still joined the Humphrey's for Thanksgiving?
Lily knows it not a good idea. She knows that she and Rufus should probably avoid each other. Because he has a wife (kind of) and she has a… Bart (for the moment), and when she looks at him she has to admit that those feelings that she had for him twenty years ago never really disappeared.
She knows she's trapped and she can't avoid Thanksgiving with the Humphrey's because Serena is already suspicious and she isn't really in the mood for an inquisition. So she calls Rufus to inform him of her pending arrival, and she tells him that she's looking forward to seeing him. She can't help herself.
Throughout the meal, which she admits is very good, though it's not gourmet and the mashed potatoes could used a little more salt, she and Rufus act as though they've never met, and they almost get away with it until Rosewood comes up. And Jenny talks about how he wrote it for Allison, which makes her mad because that's the song he wrote for her. And for just a moment she forgets herself and blurts out her sarcastic retort,
"Really Rufus? And here I was thinking it was about me, you did tell me that didn't you? While we were in Saya Lida? Maybe I heard you wrong."
And then she realizes what she said and her hand goes up to her mouth and the room falls silent. She and Rufus lock eyes and she sees nostalgia and a hint of mischief, because he doesn't give a damn if the kids know about their past, and she does, and she spilled the beans.
She feels nauseous, and though she won't admit it she feels a little nostalgic too.
The kids are all staring at her and she doesn't even know where to begin, so she glares at Rufus, because this must be his fault somehow, and returns to her meal.
"Dad, what the hell is she talking about?" Dan asks his father, his tone half confused, half angry.
"No, how about since my mother had an outburst, she can explain," Serena interrupts and Lily's head shoots up, she glances at Rufus again only to see him smirking at her.
"Rufus if you don't stop smiling at me I swear to god—''
"What will you do Lil? There's no use hiding anything from them any longer and you know it."
Lily shoots him another glare and is silent for a moment, choosing her next words carefully.
"Rufus and I were… romantically involved. It was many years ago and—"
Lily's speech was cut off by a chorus of groans coming from the kids.
"Oh, and for the record Lil, the song was about you," Rufus said quietly so the kids wouldn't overhear.
"All right, I think I've had just about enough of these revelations for today, Dan, do you want to get out of here? Jenny, Eric, you guys can come too," announced Serena. Before they knew it, their kids were gone, leaving Rufus and Lily alone in the apartment.
Spotted: the entire Van der Woodsen clan was seen entering the humble Humphrey abode on Thanksgiving. What's S's mom doing on the wrong side of the bridge? And even more suspicious, Lonely Boy, S, Little J, and Eric were seen leaving together, sans parents. What could S's mom and Mr. Lonely Boy be doing all alone?
XOXO
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