The day was perfect. Not especially hot, but they had had their fill of sunshine in the Hamptons. The month they had spent there had been incredible. Long lazy days filled with sun, sand and sex. Chuck Bass smiled at the memory. He and his official girlfriend of one year to date Blair Waldorf were walking hand in hand down Bleecker St . It was almost amusing to Chuck how even the thought of holding hands would have not so long ago made him want to flee the country. But that was now only a distant memory. It did come as a shock to people when they became an official couple. Not that they were to be blamed for feeling that way, considering the fact that, well, he was Chuck Bass. Not even he could explain how it happened. He supposed it just hit him one day. If he couldn't have Blair, nothing else in the world mattered. Though he had to fight for what he wanted, Blair soon realized the same thing. Since she didn't get into Yale, and didn't apply anywhere else, Blair stayed in the city, which worked out well for both of them. Chuck didn't go to college either. He had enough to do at Bass Industries. And they had been happy together ever since that one momentous day, exactly one year ago. Chuck stopped. There was something he was planning to do that day, but he needed to get rid of Blair for a few minutes while he double checked that everything was set. "Hey Blair? I have to make a...uh...business call. How about you run over to Magnolia and get some cupcakes? We can eat them tonight."

"Red Velvet?" asked Blair. Chuck smiled. "Naturally, now go before the line gets ALL the way down the street". Blair pecked him on the cheek before she began her dash across the street. Before Chuck could so much as blink, a taxi came out of nowhere and smashed right into Blair.

At that moment, the world stopped moving. "BLAIR!" he called out. He ran to her, but stopped dead in his tracks. There was blood pouring from her head onto the pavement. "BLAIR!" he shouted again and kneeled at her side. He cradled her in his arms. "Someone call 911!" he called, but the sirens of ambulances could already be heard. "Blair" he whispered again softly.

Everything about the hospital waiting room was loathsome. From the stiff brown, pleather chairs, to the vomit colored tile floor. The most loathsome thing of all was the fact that they had been stuck in there for two hours with no word on Blair. Serena and Nate had come to join him. Serena was in panic mode and Nate was trying to calm her. Chuck never said a word, except for the occasional outburst. "Those mother-fucking bastards have no idea what their doing. How good is this hospital? Did anyone ever bother to find out? She is probably dying right this minute as they sit there like the clueless fucks they are!" "Chuck" Nate had said. "This is Lenox; you know it's a good hospital". "Then why the fuck haven't they told us anything!" Chuck spat. "Well, they must be busy helping her" Nate said trying to calm him. "Bastards" gasped Chuck before he fell silent once more. The only thought that kept circulating in his head was It's my fault. I sent her to get those cupcakes. It's my fault she is in some unfamiliar room being examined by fuck-head doctors. If she dies, her blood would be on my hands. It's my fault. It's my fault.

A doctor then appeared. "I'm looking for Blair Waldorf's family?' The three of them stood up. "How is she?" Nate asked. "She is going to be perfectly fine. She did lose quite a bit of blood, she will have a scar on her head, and her leg is broken, but she should be ready to leave in a few days." "So can we see her?" Chuck asked eagerly. "Well, yes but you should know..." but Chuck was already racing away. All he could think was She's ok she's ok! He skidded to a stop outside the door to her room. His heart dropped. She looked so tiny and fragile in the stiff hospital bed. All he could see was her chestnut hair flowed out onto the pillow and her in-cased leg propped up. She was still beautiful. "Blair! You're ok!" He ran to her and almost kissed her, when she said "Oh hi Chuck. Where's Nate?"

So just let me know how you guys like it. My second attempt at a C/B fic. I know this chapter is short, but it had to be like that.