Jenny Humphrey wasn't a normal Brooklyn girl. She, unlike most girls from her neighborhood, went to school at the well know Constance Billard. Her second year just came to an end. After two years of suffering under the rein of Blair Waldorf, she had control of it now, because of Blair actually. They had made amens... for now...
Summer had just started and Jenny was excited! There would be peace at last! Her dad just got engaged, Dan was getting ready for college, and Eric and Jonathan offered to take her to Maui with them! This summer couldn't get any better. So that left only getting worse, she didn't know that though.
"Hey Jen! Hurry up packing!" Eric van der Woodsen laughing, "Jonathan is already down stairs waiting!"
Jenny sighed happily and yelled back, "One sec! I only have a few more things to pack up!" As she said it she picked a shirt out of her dresser. Under it was the love letter Nate Archibald had given her, before breaking up.
This made Jenny want to just break down and cry. Nate was the best thing that ever happened to her, and she screwed up big time. She tried to not think about him as much as she could. That was impossible though. He was every where, reminding her of what she can't have. It was pure hell.
Eric knocked on the side of the door and walked in, "Are you okay, Jenny?" seeing a tear roll down her cheek, "What happened?!"
Jenny wiped her tear away, "Just a bad memory... Sorry I'm fine, let uh just go," Jenny didn't want to talk about it. It'd only make everything worse.
Confused, but respecting his best friend's wishes, Eric dropped it. He wanted their flight to be enjoyable. Not that flying in a private jet wouldn't be enjoyable! Still knowing Jenny, and every one else in the Upper East Side, anything can turning anything into a nightmare.
"OK, so are you ready to go? Jonathan's waiting and I can't wait to get there!" Eric said smiling, trying to get Jenny to forget what ever it was.
"Yeah, sorry. Tell Jonathan I'll be there in a second, okay? I just need one more thing. Sorry..." Jenny couldn't help to apologize, though she had nothing to be sorry for. Love is a bitch, it turns you into your worse.
Eric just nodded and left, hopping by the time she got down stairs she'd be happy again. He skipped down the stairs and smiled when he saw Jonathan leaning against the car. He loved Jonathan, from the bottom of his heart. He never said it out loud though, not to his face any ways.
Before putting her last dress into her bag her phone rang. Jenny hesitate before seeing who it was. She wasn't in the mood to talk, but it might be Dan or her Dad so she decided she probably at least check. It was Blair... Jenny kind of owed her one, so she answered, "Hello?"
"Jenny! Hi! Since you're now queen of Constance Billard I decided you should be one of the first to hear that Chuck and I are officially a couple!" Blair sounded ecstatic. Can you blame her though? Two years of just games, trying to get true love. You'd be excited to if you were finally together with the person you'd been chasing!
"Oh... Congratulations Blair! I'm really happy for you," Jenny tried to sound happy for them, but how could she? Nate memories just flew into her head, her and Blair just made peace, and Chuck... The forgiveness hadn't kicked in all the way yet.
Blair could tell Jenny wasn't that happy, "Not that it makes a difference to me but... What's up Jenny?" Blair stopped for a second. It sounded so weird not calling her Little Humphrey, or Little J any more. But she wasn't, she was now Queen J... weird!
"Nothing, to involve you. I'm actually packing to leave to Maui with Eric and Jonathan at the moment." Jenny knew bringing up Nate would just lower the chances of any such thing as a friendship happening between them.
Blair laughed and sighed, "Jenny! You're queen now! You know I love Eric and Jonathan from the bottom of the heart, but you need to find a nice, straight, guy!" She said thinking of the awful Asher Hornsby.
When Jenny and Asher first started dating, it instantly boosted Jenny's popularity. Witch, of course, Blair didn't like at all. So when Dan came around seeing Asher kissing another guy, who turned out to be Eric, Blair used it against Jenny to regain control. But when she found out Eric was the other guy, she couldn't do.
Since rumors were going around that Asher was gay, he made Jenny tell every one she lost her virginity to him. And that Jenny just needed to play along, and she could get what she wanted. Then Eric gave the OK to tell every one about Asher and him, destroying Jenny.
That was the past though, a haunting past, but still a past. Blair just wanted Jenny to stop hanging around gay guys all the time. Nothing wrong with being gay, but come on! Jenny is a young, hot, smart single girl living in New York! It's like she wasn't even trying to find a boy!
"I know Blair! But I mean..." Jenny said trying to think quick, "They'll be plenty of hot guys in Maui!" She said lying about her reason.
Blair shook her head, "Jenny! Nice excuses but seriously, it never hurts to have a king at your side when you start out. I mean I wouldn't get any where as far as I did if I didn't start off with Nate," Blair said it like it wasn't a bad thing to use a guy to get where you want. Then again some of the greatest women used men as stepping stones.
This wasn't a good time to be talking about boyfriends, and bringing up Nate for that fact too, "Listen Blair thanks for your help, with everything. But now isn't really a good time to be talking about that stuff. I'll uh... Calling you one I land if you want?" Jenny said not sure if they were actually friends yet or if Blair was just doing the ex-queen duties or what ever.
"You don't have to call..." Blair said trying to pretend like she didn't care, "But fine, you can if you want. Bye Queen J..." With that Blair hung up.
All the sudden Jenny didn't seem to be so sad any more. No matter how much she liked to think she didn't care what Blair thought, she called her Queen J! Jenny never imagined any one calling her that! And coming from Blair exspeically! Maybe things weren't so bad?
With
a smile, Jenny finished up, grabbed her bags, and ran downstairs. A
vacation from New York would be a nice change of pace, "Johnathan!"
Jenny shouted as she dropped her bags to give him a great big hug,
"I've missed you!"
Jonathan couldn't help but laugh, "We
saw each other just the other day..." He hugged her back though, it
was still nice.
"I know! But still, everything seems to just be flying by lately. It's just nice to be around a friend," Jenny smiled and got in the limo, "You boys coming?"
Eric smiled at her, "Yes your highness!" Slightly mocking her new found power of the school.
And with that Eric and Jonathan got in the limo, and they drove off to the airport. Everything was going good, great really, until they entered the private jet. Jenny's excitement from the lavishing plane was instantly crush when she noticed Chuck. Sitting in the back. Just smiling at her.
Stopping
right by the door Jenny looked Chuck dead in the eye, "What are you
doing here?!" This was suppose to be peace, and quiet! Yet she had
Chuck Bass right in front of her!
Chuck just grinned, "Nice to
see you too." He said it in that mysterious,
I'm-To-Good-For-You-Voice. Jenny couldn't stand it.
Eric was just as shocked as Jenny, "Wait... Chuck what are you doing here?!" No one informed him of Chuck coming.
"Well Blair told me you were all heading to Maui, and well," He winked at Jenny, "I thought I'd join. You know, for some fun." Chuck said that knowing this would only be fun for him. For Jenny it'd be a nightmare!
With out another word, Jenny sat down and waited for take off. She made zero eye contact with Chuck, avoided talking to Chuck, anything Chuck related was a defiant no. Jenny did good about keeping her distance until the last thirty minutes of the flight, where she gave in to talking, because Eric and Jonathan were asleep. And well there wasn't really anything to do.
"So how's Blair?" Jenny wanted to talk, but keep the subject off anything related to her, "Why isn't she coming? Why aren't you with her instead?"
Chuck
grinned, he knew she'd cave eventually, "Blair's fine. She's not
coming because she's visiting her dad, and I'd much rather be around
you," He got up and sat right next to Jenny, "Enough about Blair
though, how have you been?"
The one thing Jenny didn't
want to talk about. Herself. That was Chuck though. Always knowing
what to say, and bring up things, when you don't want to talk about
it at all!
"I'm good, thanks," Chuck touched Jenny's hand. Instantly flashbacks of the Kiss On The Lips party started flashing threw Jenny's head. It was like the whole night was happening all over again. It was horrible.
Chuck had apologized for his behavior, and Jenny thought she forgave him enough. The memories were still so awful though. It wasn't Chuck though, it was everything. The party, ruining Dan's first date with Serena, the fact it happened. The fact it was Chuck just gave a face, but he wasn't the crime.
A tear slowly rolled down Jenny's check. She didn't want to remember. She didn't want to have to hate Chuck. She just wanted it to be gone. That was all. For it to leave her, and let her live her life in peace, and with out being scared of being around Chuck Bass. So maybe they could be friends...
"Are you okay?" Chuck asked, actually sincere, "I'm sorry if I brought up something that made you upset. Chuck asked, actually sincere, "I'm sorry if I brought up something that made you upset. Just forget what ever I said, we can forget it." Was he actually apologizing for his actions?
Jenny smiled at Chuck, he was being sweet. It'd be wrong to give him the cold shoulder, "You didn't say anything wrong. I just..." She looked at his hand, still on hers.
"Oh! I uh..." Chuck pulled his hand away as fast as he can, "Sorry?" He said sorry, again. This must be a record or something.
"It's okay, don't be sorry. I was just thinking of the last time you held me hand..." Jenny was ready to move on. The past was now the past, and she wasn't going to let that stop her with anything... Or any one...
