Disclaimer: I do not own Gossip Girl, and I am not affiliated with it in any way other than my rather unhealthy obsession for it.
"And all we need are your signatures and the divorce will be finalized," the man at the head of the table said as he slid the papers and pen towards her. She sent him a slightly cold smile in return, not because of him, but more just the fact that she was in the presence of her soon to be ex-husband.
Perfectly manicured fingers grabbed up the pen and started to scrawl her signature at each designated point. When she had finished, her eyes flickered up and connected with deep brown ones across the table. There was something there, something that made her feel a small pang of guilt. He looked so hurt that she hadn't even hesitated on putting her name down.
"Mr. Bass," the lawyer said, a small hint of frustration and hopefulness in his voice, and she understood. They had been through this process three times already; the first time, Chuck had been called away on a meeting, the second time he was late for an appointment, and the last time, they hadn't managed to find a working pen in the room. Each time, Chuck hadn't given his John Hancock.
Across the table, he looked down at the papers, trying to make it seem as if he was reading the words, but he was nearly frozen in his spot. His hand was merely centimeters from the pen, and his fingers were curling away from it at the thought of picking it up. But when he looked back up, he could see his wife silently pleading with him to sign the papers. With a heavy sigh, Chuck grabbed up the pen and brought it to the paper. There her name was, in ink, just above the line that dictated where he needed to sign. If he put his signature down, their marriage was over; everything that they had gone through, everything that they had shared would be over…with just a simple movement of his hand. Once more looking across the table at the woman, he shook his head and dropped the pen, "I'm sorry; I can't."
"Damn it Chuck," she protested as she stood, gave one withering look towards her husband and headed for the door.
"Jenny," Chuck said after her, his voice full of both exasperation and desperation. But she was already gone. He sank back into the seat with a sigh, staring at the door, ignoring the lawyer's huffing and puffing as he gathered the things together of another failed meeting.
SPOTTED: Strike one, strike two, strike three…strike four? It seems as if our favorite "it" couple has tried to get divorced once more, and failed at it yet again. If J. is so eager to become single again, why is C. so hesitant to do the same?
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Gossip Girl
[Author's Note: All right; so this is just a teaser to the story. If you're confused I promise that it will all be explained in due time. So, just send in reviews. I'd love to hear from you. Oh and I promise that the coming chapters will be a hell of a lot longer than this. This is more just to give you a taste of what the story is about.]
