"Morning Blair,"
"Morning Chlo," answered Blair as she step into her office.
Chloe is Blair's assistant for the past two years. She's been dedicated to her job all these while so Blair decided to step down and let her take the big responsibility. Since she found out that she's pregnant, she has made a huge decision to step aback in her job. She loves her job but she decided to focus more on her family. So, Blair's current job is running her own column 'BW - What's Hot and What's Not' and do approval other than supporting Chloe in everything.
"So, I have received the catalogue on new fall collection. Just need you to go through with it. The color palette is done; need your approval and other things I have forwarded to your email,"
"Thanks, Chlo," she responded briefly.
"Are you okay, Blair? You look pale,"
"I'm fine,"
"Do you want me to bring you juice or something?"
"No, thank you. But just one thing out of curiosity and you has to answer this truthfully from your heart, okay?"
"Erm, what's this about? Is it about the fur jacket? Because seriously I do think it kind of make you a little bit plump,"
"You think the fur jacket make me fat?"
"Well, I said a little bit. I'm sure it will look good on you after you give birth but now I say ditch it,"
"You told me it looks okay yesterday! Okay that was not what I'm asking you. Okay, honestly do you think my husband's attractive?"
"Yes," she smirks.
"Just yes?"
"Truthfully, yes, he's quite a catch. Why do you ask?"
"Nothing,"
"Girls, need you in meeting room. Talk with the new interns," Epperly barge in and call Blair and Chloe for a meeting with the interns.
"Last but not least, do your job well. You know the urban legend of interns getting fired after a day of working here?" said Epperly while she gives a mean glance to Blair.
"Oh my, the rumors are true?" said Chloe; she was really in a bit of a shock.
"What rumors?" Blair pretends not to know anything.
"There's this urban legend about two interns, a boy and a girl. I don't know what happen but they were fighting and rolling on the floor in front of Stefano Tonchi, they get fired immediately, by the way,"
"Oh they did? Never heard of it before,"
"You never heard of it? It was the 'story' among all stories, Blair. You know what I'm going to do; I'm going to squeeze the story from Epperly. Epperly was in charge of the interns at that time,"
"No you can't"
"Why not? Do you happen to know about it Blair? Spell it out,"
"Well, I heard they were great interns. They were so great that they can't help but challenge each other. In the ends, no one wins,"
"Yeah, it's because they lose. They get fired. Wonder what happen to them?"
"Probably having the best job in the world. Shocker. Got to go. Its lunch time. And I have some shopping to do,"
The mall was pack with office worker who rather take their lunch break for a window shopping instead. They prefer to have a lunch on the go and shop instead since it's a short cut way to slim the wallet and waist. Blair was not one of them. Well, she was but two months after she was positive pregnant, Dan will nag her to have her lunch almost everyday. Today was an exception. It's shopping time, especially for her sister in law who keep dropping hints that she has been eye-ing the new Balenciaga shoes for weeks.
"This one, size five," Blair hands out the shoes to the promoter nearby.
While she was looking at other shoes, she can't help but notice a young lady with a golden brown hair keep looking at her. She was wearing a cute work outfit, red blouse with short pencil skirt pair with a black coat. She was holding a brown big notebook on her left and cute hobo handbag with a plastic of wrapped sandwich, probably a lunch on the go. She didn't stop staring so Blair decided to go and say hi, after all she probably want some fashion advice.
"Can't help but notice, but you were staring at me the whole time,"
"Oh, I'm so sorry. It's just that you look like….,"
"BW a. . k. a Blair Waldorf from 'What's Hot and What's Not', yeah that's me," Blair gladly introduce herself.
"Do you want some fashion advice or..," Blair continues.
"No, it's just that…,"
"Or you want my autograph? I get it all the time. So, where should I sign? In your notebook?"
"No," the lady answered, surprised.
"Or I can sign at your sandwich wrap, and don't worry I have an extra marker in my handbag, just in case," as she pulls out the black marker from her handbag.
"No, no. Actually, you look like Dan's wife,"
"Dan? As in Humphrey?"
"Yes, Daniel Humphrey. You are his wife right? I notice from the picture on his table at the office, that is you, am I correct?"
"Yes, but who are you? "
The lady laugh. To be honest, Blair knows almost everyone from Dan's department. From the coffee lady to the boss of his department. It happens the night of Valentine's Day early this year. Blair already prepared something special for Dan when he comes home with a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolate. Blair thought it was for her until she read the card.
'To Mr. Humphrey. Happy Valentine's Day. Xoxo"
"Oh come on, Blair. It's totally harmless. That person didn't sign her name. Maybe she just trying to be nice," as he hug the sulking Blair.
"Be nice? Are you blind? Someone is totally crushing on you,"
"Well, I kind of am the new hot stuff at the office. Owww," as Blair pinch his arms.
Blair drop the topic when Dan elaborately explains that it was just a secret crush and it was harmless for an hour long but that didn't stop Blair to stop by at his office the next day, and the week after. She will bring a pack of home lunch everyday and begin to get to know everyone in the office. She only stop coming when she finally found the culprit. The young intern from NYU. Apparently, she knew Dan from his work back at NYU and been crushing on him since then.
But this young lady, she has never seen her before. She was pretty, look a bit like her when she was younger.
"Mrs. Humphrey, I work at his office," she explains.
"I'm Sophie Leroy. I'm Dan's new assistant," she continues
"Dan?" answered Blair, confused.
"Sorry, I used to call him Dan back in Paris,"
"Paris?"
"Oh, didn't he tell you? We're friends back in Paris,"
"Oh, so now you're his assistant?"
"Yes, he must forget to tell you about me huh. I just came in two days ago,"
Yes, two days ago. The perfume from Paris on her table. The nice suit Dan wore to the office today. A friend back from Paris he never told her about which now work as his assistant, close to him.
"Did you have morning breakfast with him this morning?" she guesses.
"Oh yes, we have breakfast at a café in Brooklyn. The place he grows up. He told you that?"
"Of course he did, I'm his wife. He tells me everything. I just forget. He said he bring a friend to breakfast today,"
"Well, yes. Urmm, it's very nice to meet you Mrs. Humphrey. I have to go. A lot to catch up. Nice to see you,"
"Nice to see you too,"
This can't be happening. They shared everything together. But all of sudden, he keeps secret from her. He even goes to the café in Brooklyn with her. This is not right. She's the only one who can share morning breakfast in Brooklyn with him. She's the only one who can share a hot chocolate pastry with him. Not her. Not the French lady he met in Paris whom he never told her about. She feels like a knife was stab right into her heart. She reaches for her mobile in her handbag.
"This is Dan Humphrey; please leave your message,"
He switches off his phone. No, this is certainly not happening.
"Excuse me, here are your shoes. Size five," the promoter comes in with the shoes she asks for just now.
"Just wrap it up. Put a small card on top,"
"Yes, madam,"
"Quickly please, I'm in a hurry,"
