"Daddy!" Addison's face lit up when she saw her father walk through the door.
"Baby girl, I missed you," Nate told her as he hugged her. He picked her up walked over to Blair."So is Ian coming too?"
"Absolutely not!" she exclaimed.
And with that Nate put Addison down to let her say goodbye to her mother; he grabbed her suitcase and headed for the car.
"So where's Ads?" Dan asked.
"Saying goodbye..." There was an awkward pause in the car, "I hate having to do this Dan. No one deserves this. I bet Ian is in there wondering why he can't come. It's not fair, especially for the kids."
"Yeah man, but it would have been worse if you had stuck around. I mean by the way you describe it, I would imagine a fight emerging every second and that is definitely worse."
"Damn...you're right," Nate shook his head.
"HEY! No foul language," Dan said and point to the twins, "their brains are like sponges! They soak up everything! And I don't want them to learn that while Vanessa's away."
Nate looked back towards them and they were snickering; within a few minutes Addison was heading towards the car.
"Hey Dan...Boys," she said as she looked at the twins while putting her seat-belt on.
"I'm glad we brought your van Nate; why is it so big if you only have two children?" Dan asked.
"I don't know..." He simply said.
They stopped by a diner to eat breakfast and get some snacks for the road trip. Dan suggested they stopped by a movie store to buy some entertainment for the "youngsters" as he would call them. Once all of that was over they were on their way to the Hamptons.
"Woah daddy, these houses are huge!" Declan called out.
"I know right?" he chuckled.
As the twins stared in amazement Addie just sat there watching the movie that was playing.
"We're here!" Nate said as he parked his car. As the twins got out they just stood there staring at their new house.
"Do we pick our rooms?" Kevin asked quietly.
"Of course," Nate said.
"O.K," Stephen whispered and they slowly walked inside.
"What's up with them?" Addie asked.
"Ads, they're in shock. I think they haven't seen anything bigger than that or anything remotely resembling a house like that," Dan explained.
"Right," Addie stated sarcastically. She was used to seeing things this extravagant. She was used to having expensive things. And was certainly used to her lifestyle.
She seems pretty mature for her age thought Dan. Truth was that most wealthy children had to be; one mess up and the entire world knew about it and soon the family name was stained. Luckily for Addie, it was too late for that.
"Don't just stand there Dan. How about giving me a hand with these bags?" Nate struggled to blurt out.
"Oh haha sure. Damn! What did Addie bring? It's so heavy!" exclaimed Dan.
"She is just like Blair in that sense," Nate explained.
They decided to stay in for the rest of the day and to go out to eat for dinner. As he got ready, he couldn't help but think about the times he was here, maybe not the same house, but near the beach with Serena.
*Flashback
"Natie!" She screamed. "Stop it! I can't breathe!" she yelled as he tickled her.
"Make me," he said sticking out his tongue.
**End of Flashback
He remembered he light blonde hair with its natural highlights and her beautiful skin. They were both innocent and he wished he could stop time.
"Hey Nate," Dan knocked on the door, "you ready?"
"Yeah, let's go," he answered.
"C'mon kids. Let's go eat!" Nate stated enthusiastically.
After eating they went to the beach. Dan noticed that Nate was out if and told him to go for a jog. "You sure man? Can you handle ALL of them?"
"Yes, just go," Dan reassured him.
"Hey sweetie, Daddy's going for a jog. I'll be right back. Will you be okay with Dan?"
"Yes daddy."
"See I told you!" Dan bragged. And with that Nate was off. He hadn't felt this free since him and Serena used to run away together.
...Serena...he stopped running sat down and let the waves crash against his calves.
*Flashback
"Happy 4th of July!" her Natie exclaimed as he gave her his personalized cupcake. "I made it especially for you."
"Aww Natie!" she took it and hugged him.
"Do you like it?"
"Of course Natie. And I love spending the summer here!" she said as she walked into the water pulling him along.
**End of Flashback
He smiled in content. He knew it was a one in a million chance to see her now in the Hamptons; it wasn't summer. It wasn't their season, "But just maybe..." he whispered.
If this were a TV show, he thought, I'd seen her just a few minutes after saying that. He got up and began walking towards the house, where Dan texted him they'd be knowing it would be foolish of him to just sit there and wait for Serena…the girl of his dreams…the girl that never waited for him…the girl he loved no matter what.
