She was in a daze. (A blurry, hazy, daze of pleasure, but a daze nevertheless.)

"I want you," he told her; kissing her in places she knew she should not let him.

The words were all she heard, all she allowed herself to hear.

She pushed back all her worries and doubts about Chuck Bass, and gave herself over to him in every sense of the word.

During the night, as she fought to keep herself from screaming his name, his mantra changed.

"I need you," he whispered in her ear. And Blair Waldorf knew it made all the difference.