ANOTHER SECRET

©duchessrose

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Authors Note: Althought I have been writing fan fiction for a while now this is the first time I have actually submitted here, so please read, review and tell me what you like/don't like so I can evolve!!

p.s. I don't own GossipGirl. Infact I don't own anything. Not even these hands or this laptop. Toshiba who?

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Chapter 1 The Studio

Chuck eyed her curiously from the balcony. Where exactly was she sneaking off to he thought.

The party had been average. Some new faces but nothing interesting. Nothing quite as interesting as Blair Waldorf. But it seemed that no matter who he met, no one compared to her. And it frustrated him to no end.

So he caught himself following her every move. Usually she would be more than aware of his attentions as she too would be just as conscious of him, but not tonight. Something else was on her mind and she mistook the latest blonde conquest on his arms as a sign that he was too busy to notice her sneak out the side doors.

Blair walked awkwardly by the table of lawyers who appreciated her passing by wearing a surprisingly short ensemble. That was something else that intrigued him, in more ways than one. Blair wasn't the type to expose her skin as anxiously as some of the other girls in the room. So he watched quietly from the balcony to see which direction she was heading. He casually finished his drink and headed after her.

Her jacket swung angrily in the wind as she sped up her pace. She was going to be late and that was something she really couldn't afford. Her dress threatened to ride up even higher, forcing her to stop every now and then just to re-adjust. Luckily for Chuck, this gave him more than enough time to catch up with her.

He watched from the limo as she walked into the McCartney Photography Studio. The studio was busy with action and models waiting to be shot for what seemed like a winter themed session. The front window, famous for providing a life-sized TV feed of what was happening inside, allowed him to pull up in the front and watch from the limo. But Blair barely stopped to acknowledge the dozens of people in the studio. Instead she marched through to the back rooms where the TV failed to capture her movements. He waited five minutes before he stepped out of the limo. Just as he was about to walk in, he noticed those legs on the screen.

He leant up against the wall as he realized that she was there to be photographed. Then he realized that all the attention was on her feet and the row of shoes next to her. She changed shoes about 5 times and posed with a nervous expression. After only 10minutes she was finished and the shoes were being rolled away like royalty. He noticed the label and realized that these were designers that rivaled Blair's mother in the industry. Blair was assisted off the stand by a guy who appeared to be in charge. Chuck shuffled uncomfortably as he watched the guy kiss Blair's hand. She seemed to thank him and walked with him into another office.

Was she dating this guy? He knew she would normally shove him in Chucks face if she was but all this was so secretive. He sat back in the limo and waiting for her again. After half an hour he grew annoyed and decided this was stupid. He was wasting his time. If he wanted her he could have had her. If she wanted to keep things from him she could. But he fumed as the limo drove away.