Chapter Two

The Trouble With Coffee


What a way to start my first day at work. I got there 20 minutes late, and my lame excuse was my daughter was playing up. I used that excuse too much, I mean it was true she was naughty most of the time, but I needed to think of better things to come up with. Glancing at my red apron I had to wear saying 'BB'S Coffee shop' I scrunched my face up thinking about how ugly the uniform was, if I ever had my own shop I'd style my uniforms up with a bit of glitter on it and probably a better name for the shop. That's when I remembered a couple of years back making my own clothes. 'The good old times'. Sighing I didn't realise there was an customer at the till. Glancing up I saw it was the blond bombshell I had known years back. Serena. She still looked the same with her glamorous long model hair, the only difference was she was wearing way too much makeup then she ever used to kind of like how my badger makeup used to look. I personally didn't think it suited her, I guess people have changed round here.

''Jenny!, is that you?'' Serena said. Looking slightly confused at what I was doing there, in a coffee shop, in Brooklyn without even a word about me being here.

''The one and only,'' I laughed. I then grabbed my notebook to write down what she wanted. ''So what can I order you?'' I asked. Acting like it was only yesterday I had saw her. I just didn't want to act different, I didn't come back to answer questions on why I left, I came back to have my normal life back. But being Serena Van Der Wood sen I knew she wouldn't let that pass without asking at least one question.

''Umm I'll have an black coffee please and a donut, '' I nodded. Seeing her face was clueless still. I knew it would be any minute now before she poppedthe question. ''How long you been back?'' She asked. Once I handed over her food and coffee.

''Not long. Actually I've only just come this morning,'' she nodded. Glancing at my apron then back at me.

''How did you get a job so quick?'' she asked pointing to the uniform.

''I planned to come back a couple of weeks ago and so I asked Blair to find me a small quiet job that will at least pay for my rent, until I've properly settled in.''

''Blair? You've spoken to Blair recently?''

''Ermmm yeah I have, I kind of stayed in contact with her,'' she looked slightly both pissed off and hurt. It was either from that fact that I hadn't kept in contact with her or the fact that I had kept in contact with Blair.

''Oh right. Well surely there's a good reason for you going away and not keeping in contact with no one but Blair right?'' I knew now was not the time to mention Grace, Serena was a good nice genuine girl, but she was the girlfriend of my brother and also a good friend of the father of my daughter too, that was something she couldn't hide from both of them.

''I just needed to get away. Just like the letter explains, I was down and really not happy here. I needed time away to clear my head, and now I'm back,'' I said cheerfully.

''For good?'' she asked.

''Yeah I think so,'' I said. Looking at the customer in the Que waiting behind her.

''Okay then well... before I let you get back to work again, it would be nice of you to maybe turn up to my party tonight I'm hosting at my hotel suite, it would be like a welcome home party now I know your back,'' she said.

''Yeah I'll try to come if I can, you know I have allot of unpacking to do, but all try anyway,'' I said. Trying not to think about my real excuse on why I couldn't come, bringing Grace would be a disaster not because of her but because of what others would think, I didn't want her introduction to her family be that way.

''Even if it's for an hour, it would be nice just for you to turn up. I mean I'm sure Dan knows your back.''

''Actually no, no one accept you and Blair know I'm back,'' I bit my lip and carried on. ''And if you could do me a huge favour, could you please not tell him I'm back either? I think it would be best if I saw him in person first, Dan would be mad if he heared off someone I was back before him seeing me himself,'' Serena agreed and then left on her way.

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Once I got back to Blair's palace, I noticed Grace sleeping on the sofa wearing full on loads of makeup, which made her look like an bratz doll, laughing to myself I saw Blair on the sofa next to her half a sleep. She looked sleepy so I decided to leave her to dream. While I began to make myself an coffee I noticed pictures from years ago it was at the masque ball when I was only 14. I never noticed the pictures before, one was of me and Nate kissing, I remembered that night still, it was the first night I noticed him and actually kissed him to, we didn't mean to kiss either he thought I was Serena it's funny how we come from then to being here now.

''Those were the days,'' Blair said. Irrupting me from my thoughts. Looking up at her I saw her smiling like she was having a flashback or something.

''They sure were. How did you get that picture of me and Nate?'' I asked gazing back at the two of us in the picture.

''Well someone took photos at the ball and about a year after you left here, I found the camera that still hadn't had the pictures printed off and once I saw pictures of all of us on there I decided to make like a college of them in my kitchen, I knew it would look pretty and bring us back to the good old times,'' she smiled.

''Yeah even if he didn't kiss me for the right reason,'' I laughed.

''Yeah plus because of that night after I found out about Nate and Serena It kind of made me turn to Chuck, so if it wasn't for that I wouldn't be with him now. But obviously things aren't that good with us anymore,'' Blair's face fell and she then began to act normal again grabbing a cup of coffee herself.

''What do you mean? I thought you were in engaged and happily in love, just like a story book or something'' I said. Wanting to know about the couple who you couldn't help but love. They were the good girl, bad boy thing it was clique but very cute.

''We are engaged and I'm happily in love with him but.. I don't know where we are heading with this relationship,'' she said taking a huge sip from her cup.

''You know you can tell me Blair, it's not like I've kept any secrets from you right?'' she nodded and carried on.

''Well I guess we started drifting apart when I caught him kissing a guy,'' Blair's eyes started tearing up but she wiped the tears away and carried on. ''It was 10 months back at my moms birthday party, and there was an male model there, extremely gorgeous don't get me wrong but walking outside for a bit of fresh air to finding my boyfriend kissing some guy was not the way things were supposed to be. And well we got into a big argument and he told me he was bi sexual and that he didn't mean it, and that it kind of just happened. I was such a wreck I ignored his calls and stayed out of sight from him for weeks, in the end he declared his love to me and I just couldn't say no to being with him because I knew deep down I was still in love with him. But sometimes still even though it was 10 months ago I keep thinking is he secretly kissing some guy without me knowing still, is all these meetings he's going to really all lies you know, I get so paranoid and I think thats why our relationship isnt ever going to be the same,'' she said, with that she grabbed a tissue from the table and began to blow her nose.

''And I thought I was a mess.. oh god Blair I'm sorry,'' I said. Giving her a hug.

''Oh don't you be sorry silly you weren't the one cheating on me with the same sex now are you?'' she said, plastering a big fake smile on her face.

''I'm not but you could of told me, I'll always be an helping friend for you if you ever need me.''

''Thanks Jen,'' Blair smiled.

''No problem. So how was Grace? was she being naughty again like the once when she draw-ed all on my walls?'' Blair shook her head and laughed.

''Nope she was like an angel. Amazing Grace we should call her, she let me do her makeup and then eat some lunch and fell a sleep it was nice to had a child round,'' she said.

''Yes speaking of makeup never put it on her again, she'll ask to have it on all the time now.''

''It was an one off and what can I say I am fun Aunt Blair, you don't get boring with me. Anyway how was your first day of work?'' she asked.

''Good. Well accept me having an surprise customer, Serena'' I said.

''And I bet she was surprised to see you?'' Blair said.

''Well she was asking allot of questions and then she was like asking me if I'd come to a party at her suite tonight, I might go you know because my family will be there and that way I won't have to face each and everyone of them on there own, they will all be there it will be easier.''

''Yeah it will be I suppose, I mean you will have to take Grace with you though or I could take her with me you know with Nate being there too,'' I guess I didn't think about him going to be there too hell how could I of been wrong he's one of Serena's best mates now, not to mention Dans.


Authors Note: Oh my god. I am so sorry for the long update.. I've been busy and well I just didn't have time for the story, but I did indeed decided to update today, and to be honest with you I kind of rushed this chapter to because it was just allot of talking. But I want to get to the Nate bit because its kind of exciting. And there was no real biggy cliff hanger either. :( You thoughts and reviews would be nice thanks.

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