She chose him. She chose Chuck. It made him so angry that after all the good he has done for her, all the love he felt for her. He still wasn't the one that she loves. But more than angry, he is just tired. Tired of saving girls who didn't want to be saved, tired of being a back up plan. He is done with all this bullshit.
So here he is now, in Rome. Focusing on his writing career. Trying to forget his latest heartbreak caused by a certain brunette. He is not even that mad anymore, he just doesn't care at all. That's what he tells himself and soon enough he hopes it will become the truth. Days pass by with him sitting at the seminar with some small talk and before heading to bed a little drink, by little I mean two or three bottles of beer. And finally, the seminar is done. But he still doesn't want to go back to NYC, actually he's thinking of never coming back. He can start a new life with no dramas. So he contacted Jenny and made some arrangements and headed to London.
As soon as the plane landed, he feels that this can be his new home. Why not? He can live here with Jenny for a few weeks before getting a job and having his new loft or flat as they call it here. He can even visit Sherlock Holmes' home on his free time. This will be great. No dramas. No gossip girl. No Blair.
He saw Jenny waiting at the arrival area holding a sign. As if he wouldn't recognize his own sister even with all that goth and make up.
"Dan, I've missed you big brother" She says as she hugged him.
"Missed you too, anyway thanks for letting me stay with you."
"It is my pleasure, come on. Let's get a cab and go home. By the way, you should totally call Dad ''cause apparently, you deciding to live here, was an impromptu decision. He is so worried. I didn't want to be the one to tell him about this. "
"Yeah, well. I think Manhattan is just not the city for me. As soon as we get to your house, I'll call him." Dan said defensively.
" Not the city for you, huh? So I guess we really are siblings, both thrown out of the city by Blair Waldorf." Jenny just laughed awkwardly, realizing what she had said and just mouthed sorry when she saw Dan's face at the mention of her name.
"It's okay. I'm past the bitter, vengeful phase of the break up. Now, I'm all about myself. " He added a little woohoo at the end of his statement to make it more convincing.
Jenny just looked at him, she knew better but she'll just let it slide this time. She figured that he will talk when he's ready.
Dan finally got settled in with the room that Jenny gave him and he opens his laptop, its time to face his fears. He received a couple of emails from his agent, Serena and Nate. That's it. Nothing from Blair. "Wow. So I guess I really meant nothing to her." Dan thought to himself, he felt himself already falling apart but he had to be strong. "No, she cannot do this to you. Not anymore." He stood up, went to the nearest pub and drank all his pain away.
"This is the start of a new chapter in my life." He shouts as he poured alcohol down his throat to drown his loneliness and pain.
Sleep. Drink. Repeat until forgotten. That was his goal for the next few days.