A/N: I do not own Gossip Girl or any of the characters. This is just me wishing the series had continues much much longer than it did.
Jenny has been living in London for years now running this branch of Waldorf Designs. Blair and Jenny have long since moved past their endless feuds and have actually become good friends and even better business partners. She is no longer the reason that Jenny has been avoiding the Upper East Side for so long. Jenny has become a mature woman and moved on past her destructive teen years and she fears that returning to the world she so dearly wanted to be a part of will bring back the side of her she has been so successful at crushing. But she had to go back. Dan and Serena were finally getting married and this was not an event that she could miss. They had come across the pond to visit her in London about a year ago and she saw Blair frequently for business purposes but she could not even remember the last time she had seen the rest of their friends, all of who still lived in Manhattan. Jenny knew this would be a trip to remember but she had no idea what was in store.
Blair had offered repeatedly to send the Bass jet to bring her back to New York but Jenny insisted that flying like a normal person would be perfectly fine. The Basses of course however, had a towncar waiting for her when she arrived at JFK. She texted Blair that she was on her way to her Brownstone that she had Chuck were living in with their adorable son Henry. She absolutely adored Henry and could not wait to spend some time with him. He was such a well-behaved child which was comical considering the trouble that his parents had gotten into when they were younger although she did suppose that between their Blair's scheming and Chuck sleeping with every woman on the Upper East Side (married or not) they both had impeccable manners.
When Jenny's car pulled up outside of the Basses beautiful home, that she could not even imagine the cost of, Serena flung open the door and started jumping up and down.
"Jenny! Jenny! You're finally here! Everything is perfect now!" yelled Serena. Jenny hurried out of the car as the driver took her bags and ran to hug her soon to be sister in law.
"I can't believe I'm back here but I could not miss 2 of my favorite people getting married! I'm surprised it's taken this long we all knew it was going to happen since you were like 17 and Dan was helping to document your every move to the whole world" laughed Jenny as Henry came running out the door yelling "Aunt J! Aunt J! I missed you! You can finally see my room and play with me!" Blair followed close behind him laughing at her energetic little boy and welcomed Jenny into her home. Their house was everything Jenny expected from Blair. Perfection. Every detail was perfectly taken care of and looked like a spread in a magazine. The perfect mix of elegance and a place you would actually want to live. It was not yet set up for the wedding in a few days but Jenny could envision Serena coming down the grand staircase to the altar where she would be united to Dan.
They sat down in the living room and Henry resumed the puzzle he was doing on the floor as Dorota came in and served them tea. Jenny marveled at the connection that Blair had with her maid who had definitely become much more than that over the years. Dorota was like a second mother and friend and right hand man all mixed in to one besides her cooking, cleaning and skills to help all of Blair's visions fall perfectly in place. The women discussed the wedding and all the details that were long since taken care of by Blair and they were just waiting for them to happen now. The only detail that had been waiting for Jenny to be there was the finishing touches on Serena's dress. That had been part of why Serena and Dan had come to visit her in London. Serena wanted Jenny to design her dress. She needed something unique and elegant and Serena. Who was better suited to design it than one of their own? They went upstairs to the guest room where Jenny would be staying so Serena could try on the masterpiece. The dress fit perfectly as Jenny knew it would but she wanted to just do a few finishing touches once she saw it on Serena for the first time. The dress was stunning and Serena was glowing. She was going to be the most beautiful bride and Jenny could not wait for her brother to see her!
When Jenny decided that the dress could not get any more perfect and had Blair's full approval they helped Serena out of it and hung it back up so the next time it would be touched would be her wedding day. Serena had to get home to go to dinner with Dan because it was the last day Blair was allowing them to see each other before the wedding and she would be spending the whole day tomorrow with Blair and Jenny for her Bachelorette celebration. It had been planned by Blair so it should be a classy and tame affair unlike Blair's before her short marriage to Louis and avoiding bringing back Serena's wild young teen years at all costs. Jenny was excited because she was meeting her best friend for dinner. Not seeing Eric all the time was one of the hardest parts about living on another continent. He had come to visit a few times but Eric had graduated from Brown this past year so he could not just come whenever he wanted. Her phone buzzed and it was a text from Eric On my way. She finished getting ready and went downstairs to wait for the cars arrival.
After very excited greetings they were on their way across the bridge to one of Jenny's favorite restaurants in Brooklyn. Eric was one of the few people that Jenny really felt fully comfortable around from her time at Constance. He never judged her for her behavior back then even though she had done some horrible things to him he always forgave her and for that she was eternally grateful. Eric could understand trying to fit into a world were people were constantly finding reasons not to accept you. Being gay in their world was definitely not the normal but people were definitely getting use to it and their inner circle had absolutely no problem with Eric's choice of partner's gender as long as he was good enough for their friend.
"How's Jonathan?" Jenny asked with a sparkle in her eye. They had been together when Eric had come out back in high school but then separated for a few years and found each other again at Brown. They really were a great match and no one had ever made her friend as happy as he did.
"We're good Jen we really are. I could not be happier that we reconnected. You know I never really got over him. I knew I loved him when he challenged you on the Met steps" he said winking. Jenny laughed at the memory and then felt horrible for her minions pouring yogurt on them. Wow she really was kind of insane then. "How about you though? I could really say the same about you not getting over someone. Still single over there? I don't know how you haven't found someone with all those incredible British accents," Eric laughed.
Jenny knew he was right. She never did get over him even though it had been at least 6 years since she had seen him. "I don't know what it is going to be like to see him this week Eric. I'm sure he has completely forgotten about me because it's not like he ever did have a real interest in me." Jenny sighed. "It's gonna break my heart to see who he brings to the wedding."
"Jen he hasn't been with anyone in years and you know that. I always remind you of that. He's married to the Spectator. And you and everyone else that we are friends with including your own brother knows that he clearly had a thing, a very big thing for you back in high school and you were just too young. Nate was smarter than to try and date you then and face the wrath of Dan and Rufus when you were like 15. I think it will be a very good thing for you two to see each other. Make sure you look extra pretty and don't bring back that awful goth phase!" Eric ended his speech on a joking note knowing she had long passed that style thank God!
Even with his reassurance Jenny was still nervous. There had been dates here and there with various men for appearance sakes but never anything serious or long lasting because her heart belonged to someone else and it had for a very long time. This week would determine if she had been wasting away all these years or if waiting for him had been the best decision she ever made. "But we're in two different worlds Eric. He just entered the race for mayor of New York and I live in London. I don't see how it could work." Jenny sighed again.
"Jen your boss is one of your best friends and also his. She also knows that you've been in love with him since she stopped dating him. And don't look so surprised," he said in response to the look on her face that Blair could possible know she loved her childhood sweetheart. "Blair knows everything including that Nate has not ever gotten over you and I think she would love to see you both happy. She could easily move you back to New York if that's what you wanted." Eric tried to get through to Jenny.
Nate had been on edge since Dan told him that Jenny would actually be coming back to New York City for his wedding. Jenny had been notorious for avoiding the island for years and he didn't know what it was going to be like to actually see her in person again for the first time in longer than he could remember. He had been following her in the press since she left Manhattan. He also slipped her into conversation any chance he could with his friends to try and find out how she was doing and if she had found a man yet. He told himself far too often that he had no chance with her. She was beautiful, strong and successful and there had to be tons of guys lining up to be with her. There were often pictures of her with men in the press from various Waldorf events and fashion shows throughout the years but never one that was around for long. She seemed to just be using them to have a man on her arm at the events she needed a date for and that was all. Or so he hoped. The thought of her being with another man made such a knot in his stomach and he had never even been with her. He had such mixed feelings about the night he could have taken her virginity. Sometimes he wished he had because he would have never let her go after that and definitely wished it had not been Chuck who got to take that special moment from her. But then again he knew she was young, too young and one of his best friends sisters. That does not mean though that he has not thought about what it would be like many many nights alone in his bed. The way he would kiss her, make her comfortable and try his best not to hurt her as he entered her, so tight and warm and perfect because she was perfect. He was growing hard thinking about this fantasy again and could only dream that maybe just maybe he could be lucky enough to have a reality to outshine his imagination.
