Spotted : Blair Waldorf and Serena Van Der Woodsen at loggerheads at a society event .Seems like my little video of S and Lonely Boy's affair at the Shepards Divorce Party has caused quite the stir. Luckily Nate was there to split the warring pair, but the real jaw dropper of the night, the return of our resident bad boy Chuck Bass amidst all the drama. We heard B ran off into the night like a Bass out of hell
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" Really Serena , how 2007 of you" Blair snapped her eyes gleaming in hatred at her best friend. Serena giggled and swayed a bit more, " Oh Come on B , it's not like you even wanted him in the first place. Dan was a stop gap on your way back to Chuck . Well that was the plan anyway wasn't it until….". "Shut up Serena" Blair screeched causing the orchestra to stop playing and several guests to look in their direction with interest. Blair spotted someone taking a photograph and knew it was only a matter of time before it was all over Gossip Girl. Serena fixed Blair with a doe eyed stare, " What's the matter Blair, you don't want everyone to know what happened in Monte Carlo, are you ashamed?". Serena laughed maliciously , her eyes cold and Blair fought back the urge to tear the blonde flowing locks from her head. " And look at you , going MIA for three months and then turning up in this state. Looks like old habits die hard S , if that white powder on your nose is what I think it is.". That hit Serena hard and she wiped her nose quickly, Blair delighted in the hurt that crossed her face for a minute. The tall blonde blinked back the tears and Blair almost felt sorry for her , until she remembered the video she had seen just moments earlier on Gossip Girl. " You slept with Dan" Blair began " While you were on your way to tell Chuck you loved him" the blonde interjected. " So what Blair, you take Dan from me . Dump him because you love Chuck and then your mad at me? , you didn't even love him, but I did. " Serena stood tall and crossed her arms her Givenchy Black dress emphasising her fabulous figure. Blair opened her mouth and closed it again. " What was is B , a way to hurt me , to take something of mine that I loved ?". Blair felt her anger rise, she had intended to give Serena a piece of her mind when she spotted the blonde at the event, yet somehow it had all been turned around to be her fault. She spotted Nate walking quickly through the crowd and announced loudly " Oh Look here comes another of my ex-boyfriends that you slept with ". Before she could continue Nate had caught both her and Serena by the arm and was dragging them through the door and out into the foyer . " Hey, what the hell is going on here . Serena?" Nate said his voice calm and concerned. Serena rolled her eyes, looking bored and started to feel around her bag for something. Nate raised his eyebrows at Blair and she shook her head. " Ask Serena, she's the one who slept with Dan at the Shepards Divorce party. Their sex tape is available on Gossip Girl if your wondering". Nate shook his head, he could see Blair was furious and Serena looked completely out of it. It wasn't alcohol either , she had all the telltale signs of the old Serena. She seemed to be losing her footing and he put out an arm to steady her. She slapped his hand away "Don't touch me , where were you this summer, where were any of you?" She pulled a vial out of her bag and shook it in front of them both " Now if you don't mind , I have something to do". As she turned and went to walk away she stopped dead in her tracks. Tension filled the air as Blair and Nate noticed him at the same time. He strutted forward like a panther removing the vial from Serena's hand " Not so fast Sis " Chuck said . " Nathanial . take Serena to your place. Go out through the kitchen, You know the drill". Nate nodded dumbly and caught the leggy blonde around the waist, although she resisted at first she went eventually giggling all legs and hair. Blair hadn't moved from the moment she had seen Chuck walk in . He looked good dressed in a black suit , white shirt and ruby red tie. Ironic really seeing as her dress was exactly the same shade of red. In happier circumstances she would have made a comment about how they matched without realising it. Chuck turned towards her and took a tentative step forward . " Don't " she said her eyes filling with tears easily. His eyes searched hers " Blair" he said simply. She turned and ran as fast as she could out through the doors and onto the pavement. She grabbed a taxi and threw herself into the back seat. Chuck was still standing in the same spot , gazing after here. When she arrived at the penthouse Dorota was getting ready to leave and go home. "Miss Blair?" she said as she saw her employer with tears running down her face and sobbing uncontrollably. " They're back Dorota", she managed to choke out between sobs and the faithful maid rubbed the small of her back gently. " Who ?" she enquired. " Chuck and Serena " Blair choked out , if Dorota was worried she didn't show it. " Come on Miss Blair, I run you bath and get some hot chocolate". Blair nodded and followed her friend up the stairs.
Dan Humphrey looked at his watch , Georgina was supposed to be here half an hour ago and he needed to pick her brain about a business deal gone awry between Bart Bass and a colleague a couple of years before his " death". Dan suspected that the business mogul had taken part in some shady deals with a city councillor and he was going to expose it as part of his book. He had worked tiredlessly over the summer to get " The Monarch of Manhattan" published and when it hit the bookshelves the UES would never be the same again. Dan felt a little stab of conscience as he did on occasion when he thought about how this book would affect those he had once considered friends, but he didn't think about it too much. If he did he would chicken out and they would win again. This time he would have to be strong. His phone rang suddenly interrupting his train of thought , he was relieved to see Georgina's name flash up " So a sex tape with Serena huh , good way to get publicity Humphrey I am impressed". Dan blinked his eyes twice in confusion . " What, me and Serena didn't, what sex tape" Dan responded , flustered as usual. " You may want to check Gossip Girl, see you in ten" was all he got in reply before the phone clicked off. Dan ran to his laptop immediately and clicked onto the Gossip Girl site, there it was , him and Serena at the divorce party. She had told him that the tape had been deleted , but had obviously lied, Now this. Without thinking , he picked up his phone and pressed call.
Blair padded out from the bathroom with her robe fastened tightly around her. She pulled herself onto her bed and picked up her phone. The shock of seeing Chuck had subsided somewhat , she knew all along he would be back but she wasn't ready in the moment that he did. She was just about to call Waldorf Designs to check in , when Dan's name flashed across her screen. She declined the call , and decided she wouldn't speak to him or Serena ever again. Or Chuck for that matter , not after what happened in Monte Carlo . They could all go to hell, she diidn't need any of them .
Chuck poured himself a glass of scotch and let the liquid tumble down his throat feeling the familiar burn as it did. Nate had called to say Serena was tucked up in bed in his place , he would have to deal with her tomorrow . He didn't want to call Lily and alarm her at this hour of the night. He had hoped to catch her and his father at the benefit , there were some things he had to say. Lily was collateral damage of course, he didn't blame her for what happened , but he wanted to speak to his father and let him know that he wasn't the only Bass with an agenda on the UES. Monte Carlo had been a success for him and Jack , they had enough money to start their own venture , one to rival his fathers Empire. Chuck smiled bitterly at the thoughts of his fathers face when he heard of their plan. Jack had been suprisingly supportive during his hour of need. He had even called Blair to let her know of their plan. Chuck felt his stomach flutter at the thought of Blair, things had gone badly for them both. He had never had a way with words, and he had managed to say all the things she didn't want to hear. He was still angry then, with her and with Bart . In the following months after his anger had subsided he had almost called her at least a hundred times, but he knew a phonecall would not suffice. He needed to see her face to face and explain. His only hope was that she would hear him out. He took his suit jacket from the chair and called the limo. She would need to hear him out .