Serena was radiant. As far as Jenny was concerned, all eyes were fixated on her golden locks, her shinning gown, and the way her eyes sparkled when she looked at Dan and how her face beamed with joy when she released her jaw-dropping smile. She was the most beautiful person in the room… To Jenny no one else deserved a moment's notice. However to Nate, another blonde stole his focus.
It had been three years since Jenny returned to the Upper East Side. Blair had unmistakably transformed into a woman with not only power but also true love, and in that she became forgiving and compassionate, because of this she abolished Jenny's banishment and invited her back to work in Waldorf Designs. Miraculously after Jenny's homecoming they had got along in ways that could never have been expected, they were genuine friends.
Blair was known for working her troops with extreme expectation, while she worked hard herself she expected above and beyond from those she paid. Only the most prestigious could survive. Jenny was undoubtedly the most overworked but energetic worker the company had; she lived to design. Jenny was expected to willingly stay at work until the early AM and was often discovered collapsed at a table the next day. The other workers were put to shame by her commitment, they appeared to have no drive or push in comparison. Blair was one of few who really understood the reason that Jenny would want to work unpaid hours…
When Jenny left the Upper East Side she was on bad terms with almost every person who was of worth to her. Even Dan and her father weren't the same when she returned; while they loved her she could always tell they had serious concerns about her reappearance. For the past three years she had purposely avoided social gatherings, parties and basically anything that involved socializing with a certain blue-eyed bachelor who had an unhealthy hold on her heart. Successfully, in the past three years she had only came into contact with Nate seven times, not that she would admit to counting. Outside of work Jenny might as well have been non-existent. As far as she was concerned, anything other than her job was irrelevant.
Nate over the past three years had excelled. Without the distraction of a girlfriend, Nate could focus his heart and soul on The Spectator. Like Jenny he worked himself to the ground, though this did tend to work in his favor. The long hours, late nights and high doses of coffee had done nothing negative to his appearance. His hair remained slicked back, his breathtakingly blue eyes still glowed, his dazzling white smile still had a hold on every woman who caught sight of it and the way his muscles bulged from a tight shirt could still cause weakened knees among the masses. Needless to say he may have been single but he couldn't claim a chastity belt anytime soon. His was accomplished and he knew it; but there was still something missing. He was happy and he felt it; but there was still something stopping him from feeling successful. He was lucky and he was grateful; but there was one girl who never had chance on her side. For a long time he knew who he wanted, but where was Jenny Humphrey when he needed her most?