Love's Ultimatum - Chapter One
Authors Notes: This story is a little bit different from what i usually write but I'm hoping some of you will enjoy it. It may be a little far fetched, but that's why they call it fiction lol.
Blair and Chuck did get married Blair's first year of collage (lets just try and forget all this prince nonsense, shall we), however to young and both to head strong the marriage fell apart. Eight years later Blair is entitled to half the Bass empire, but she only wants one thing…..
January
"What do you mean I'm still married?" Blair Waldorf struggled to keep the hysteria out of her voice as she stared aghast at her attorney.
Unflappable as usual, the older gentleman sat back in his chair. "Apparently your husband never filed the papers."
"But we've been separated seven years. How could this happen?"
"Failure to file is not as uncommon as you might think, Blair. But if you want to know the real reason, then you will have to call Charles and ask him. Or let me do it."
The pain of failure, of love gone so horribly wrong, still hurt. She'd loved Chuck with every fiber of her being. But in the end her love hadn't enough. "No, I don't want to call him."
"Let's look at the big picture. You're entitled to half of Charles' assets when we file again, and those assets are considerably more now than they were then."
"I'm not anymore interested in Chuck's money now then I was then. I want nothing from him."
The quick flattering of her lawyer's lips told her the news didn't make him happy, and no doubt she'd hear more about the subject. 'I understand that you want a quick clean break, but you could get more since you didn't have a prenuptial agreement."
Another wave of worry rippled over her. "Dose that mean he could also get half of my business? I've worked too hard to make Waldorf designs a success to give it away."
'I won't let you lose Waldorf designs. But let's revisit what brought you here today. You can change your last name regardless of your marital status."
"My name is the least of my worries right now." Her plan to take control of her life had seemed so simple , beginning with taking her maiden name, then starting the family she'd always wanted. But Chuck had refused to…..
Her thoughts skidded to a halt as an elusive memory teased her. Grasping the arms of the cool leather chair, she struggled to recall the details of the story he'd confessed over too much champagne on their honeymoon, and slowly the pieces fell into place.
Hope flickered to life inside her. She'd been aching for a baby, and when she'd turned twenty eight she'd decided to take matters into her own hands and quite waiting for her mythical prince charming to appear. She'd decided to get artificially inseminated via a reputable sperm bank.
She'd been reading donor profiles for weeks, but had never expected to find a donor she'd known and once loved. She knew how any unanswered questions - some important, some not - she and her child would face down the road if she went through with her plan. She'd grown up with two absentee parents, and wanted to break the cycle with her baby.
"Mrs Bass, are you alright?"
"I - I'm fine." Swallowing to ease her dry mouth, Blair studied the wizened face of the man on the opposite side of the desk. "You said I'm entitled to half of everything Chuck's?'
"Yes."
Her heart raced with excitement. She struggled to regulate her quickened breaths. The idea of having Chuck's baby without his consent was ludicrous and even sneaky. It certainly wasn't the nicest thing she could do, but she desperately wanted a child, and she would never ask him for support. He had probably forgotten about Nate's stupid dare, anyway.
She wiped her damp palms on her pant legs. "When Chuck was younger he made a deposit at a sperm bank on a dare. He said he asked them to hold it 'for future use.' if the sperm bank still has his….stuff, can I have it? Or at least half of it?"
Kudos to her lawyer for not showing surprise by so much as a twitch of an eyelash. "I don't see any reason we can't pursue that option."
"Then that's what I want. I want to have Chuck's baby. And then as soon as I've conceived, I'll want a devoice."