Chapter 2

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Just a reminder, Blair and Chuck will be very OOC in this story and that will become more apparent as you read future chapters.

With the return of Gossip Girl in less than 24 hours, I'm very anxious to see where they take this pregnancy storyline. I doubt Blair will be pregnant but I can't wait to see what crazy ride the writers have in store for Chair this season. When Chuck says that line about "carnal knowledge" to Dan, so sexy! I really hope that the writers don't pursue some weird Chair-Dair triangle. While I love Dair friendship and to rile up Chuck, romantic Dair is just wrong on so many levels. Chair must be endgame, end of rant.

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June 17, 2012

"Come inside," Blair said as she made her way into the house with Rose. "I'll have dinner ready in an hour, we really should talk."

Chuck was totally numb as he followed her into the kitchen, taking note of everything in her house. It was an average size but the interiors were exactly how he'd pictured for her. It was all expensive and in its place but there was an inviting feeling he'd only ever felt when in Blair's presence.

Blair set Rose in her high chair before she took the food Pippa left on the counter and put it in the oven. After setting the oven timer, she reached into the cabinet overhead and poured him a drink.

"Here," she said as she placed the amber-filled glass in front on him.

"What is this?" he asked as he looked at it.

"Your favorite single malt," she smirked. "I knew you'd need it for when we finally talked."

"How did you know I'd find you?" he asked, unable to take his eyes off the beautiful little girl across from him.

"I didn't, but I hoped you would," she told him.

"You probably have a lot of questions for me," she said as she sat next to their daughter and decided to ask the burning question. "Do you still want me now that you know about Rose?"

"She's so beautiful," he breathed as he reached for her and gently stroked her hand between his thumb and forefinger, "Absolutely beautiful."

"Please, tell me what you're feeling," she requested as Rose stared at him intently and Blair felt her chest get tight at how he already seemed enamored with their daughter.

"She's mine," he said softly, "I know it."

"I never had to question that," she told him as she smiled at the sight of them. "Rose is your daughter."

"How could you have kept her from me?" he asked, more with disappointment than anger.

"At the time, it was what I felt I needed to do," she said as she bit her lip.

"Didn't you think I deserved to know?" he asked with the pain etched on his face. Knowing that he missed out with not only Blair but also their daughter was devastating.

"No, I didn't," she told him. "When you gave Louis your blessing, you let me go and I finally realized that I needed to let you go. It didn't matter what I felt."

"I only wanted you to be happy," Chuck exclaimed, causing Rose to pull away from him and start to cry from him raising his voice.

"I'm sorry," he said softly, panicked that he upset the little girl as Blair picked her up and brought her to her shoulder.

"You were saying," she said as she rubbed her daughter's back and glared at him.

"You weren't happy with me," he told her. "I thought Louis could make you happy."

"That's not true and you know it," she countered. "You knew I wanted to break things off with him, before you told me to let go. Yet you told me you needed to let go as well."

"That was before I knew you were pregnant," he stated, still in shock that he had a child he knew nothing about.

"Exactly," she said. "If you wanted to let go of me then I wasn't about to guilt you into being with me just because we were having a child together."

"But it would have changed everything, Blair," he said quietly as he continued to stare at Rose. "You should have let me know. I should have had a say."

"A say in what, in keeping her?" Blair asked with fire in her eyes. "No, as soon as I found out she was growing inside of me, I was having her. Nothing or no one would have been able to talk me out of it."

"That's not what I meant," he told her.

"What did you mean then?" she asked him as she rocked Rose back and forth in an effort to settle her.

"I should have been given the chance to be there for you," Chuck said sadly. "I would have been there for you, for the both of you."

"I couldn't trust that to happen," she told him. "But you know now."

"Why?" he continued. "Why wouldn't you tell me? Did you really hate me that much?"

"I never hated you," Blair said. "I loved you with all my heart. I wanted you then and I want you now. But it all boils down to you telling me you had to let go of me. If you didn't want me then, why would you want me after I was pregnant?"

"I always wanted you, that never changed," he said as he downed his glass of scotch and stood up. "This is too much for me to process."

Blair thought he was going to walk out on her and Rose but he walked behind her instead to take the bottle of scotch out of the cabinet. "Don't say a word."

"Wasn't going to," she told him as Rose calmed down and was now playing with her mother's curls. "But we need to talk about where we go from here."

"You can't expect me to take this all in at once, Blair," he exclaimed. "Give me some time to process it all. I at least deserve that much."

"You do, but I still expect you to have an immediate reaction to this," she told him. "I love you, and I want nothing more than to have you back in my life. But if you have the slightest hesitation about stepping into the role of father to Rose, leave now."

"Don't you dare," he warned. "You know my feelings on absent fathers."

"You don't want to turn into Bart, I know that," she said. "But I also know an affinity for running away you have when you feel trapped."

"This is different," he told her through clenched teeth.

"Why, because now you have a child?" she countered. "If anything, this would freak you out even more."

"I'm not freaked out, Blair, I'm heartbroken that I missed so much," he said as he took a deep breath and sat back down. "We do have a child together. And that night at the Plaza last year was amazing. I always knew that I would never find someone who made me feel like you do, but you found someone who was so much better for you than I was."

"So you ran," Blair said. "And because of that I followed suit."

"You're blaming me for you keeping our child a secret?" he asked.

She kissed Rose's head as she closed her eyes, trying to keep her temper in check because she didn't want the little girl to start crying again. "I kept her a secret because I was afraid you wouldn't want either of us. As hard as it was not to contact you, the thought of you rejecting me kept me from it."

"I never would have rejected you," he told her. "As it is, I never should have let you go again. I spent the last year of my life searching for you."

"Where do we go from here?" he asked when she started to bite her lip and avoided looking at him.

"That's up to you," she said. "I've set down roots here and I'm not going anywhere."

"If you want me in your lives, why didn't you try to find me?" he asked, not even bothering to hide the hurt he felt. "What if I never found you?"

"I probably would have contacted you if you were still going to my parents around Christmas," she revealed. "The thought of you missing out on her first Christmas would have been too much. As it is, I'm barely able to look myself in the mirror for keeping her from you."

"But you could have let me know at any time, you knew how to reach me," he said. "Why didn't you contact me?"

"Pride, and fear," Blair revealed. "I may love you but I'm not sure if I can trust you. Besides, it's not just me I have to think of, Rose must come first, always."

"I'd never do anything to hurt her," he said.

"Not intentionally," she told him. "But I know you. The idea of committing to me has made you run countless times, I was certain this would make you run even faster."

"But I wanted you," Chuck said.

"You also told me to let go, you said you needed to let me go," she said. "I wanted to give you that chance, without making you feel like you needed to stay with me."

"I was a fool to ever say that," Chuck said as he leaned across the table. "And not just at Constance last year, I never should have let you go after our first time together. Please, let's not make the same mistakes again."

"I've waited a year for you to say those words to me," she said with a soft and nervous laugh. "I'm just afraid you'll never forgive me. I always thought I'd be the one forgiving you, but I'm the one who needs it now."

"We both need forgiveness," she told him. "What I did was wrong, I know that. But after everything you did to me, I couldn't trust without condition that you would be there for me. I knew I could count on myself to see this pregnancy through, I wasn't sure that you could do the same."

Chuck didn't know what to say, a part of him knew why she thought that while another part of him was certain that he never would have turned his back on Blair and their child.

"I'm not the same person you remember," she said. "Maybe it's all the estrogen coursing through my blood, maybe it's because not a day went by that I didn't miss you, that I didn't want you."

"Go back to your hotel in London," Blair said as she stood up with Rose. "This is a lot for you to take in, you shouldn't be pressured. If you decide we're what you want, come back tomorrow. If not, it was really good seeing you again, Chuck," she leaned over to kiss his forehead before she walked out of the kitchen.

He heard her going up the stairs as he sat frozen at the kitchen table. His head was spinning, finding Blair was pure luck and the way she didn't fight him off should have clued him in that something was wrong. But their daughter could never be wrong, she was the perfect blend of them and physical proof of the love they had for each other.

Even though Chuck only learned of Rose's existence, he found himself completely in love with her. It was different than how he came to love Blair. With her, their love was complicated and took a long time to come to terms with due to insecurities that stemmed from the games they would play. With his daughter, the love was immediate as soon as he laid eyes on her. Seeing his eyes staring back at him, on Blair's features, everything fell into place. If all the heartache they put one another through was needed for Rose to be in their lives, he could live with that.

While he was overcome with grief at his lost time with them both, Chuck now had the opportunity to be there for both his girls. He was being given the chance to show Blair that he could be depended on. Finishing the remaining scotch in his glass, he stood and made his way up the stairs to her. When he finally found the room she was in with Rose, the sight before him took his breath away. Blair was nursing Rose and didn't notice his presence until he spoke.

"I don't need time to think about it, Blair," he told her as he rested against the doorframe of the nursery. "I'm not going anywhere."

Before she could ask if he were certain, she saw the determination in his eyes and remained silent as he made him way to them.

"So, we're parents," he said as he sat next to her in the window seat.

"We are, Bass," she said.

"I'm at such a loss with what to do here," he told her. "I don't know the first thing about babies."

"You didn't run, that's a start," she said as Rose continued nursing. "Parenthood is new to me, too. I'm still learning what to do."

"I never thought you were pregnant," Chuck said. "But it makes sense."

"It's not like we used protection that night of the bar mitzvah," she smirked.

"What happened with you and the prince?" he asked. "How could you know I was the father when you found out?"

"I only slept with Louis once," she told him. "After we were engaged, he wanted us to wait until after the wedding before we were together again. He used protection the one time and I got my period in between."

"He must have freaked when you told him you were pregnant," Chuck assumed as he stared at Rose cradled to Blair's breast, the maternal sight increasing his yearning and making him love her even more.

"Louis was hurt, but always understanding," Blair said. "He told me the wedding could be moved up and that he would love the child as his own, as he loved me. I wouldn't allow that, though."

"But you wouldn't come back to me either," he reminded her sadly, still unable to comprehend why she didn't trust him enough.

"I am sorry with how this worked out," Blair told him. "Terror was what I felt. My engagement was broken very publicly, I was pregnant by the man I loved but was never able to make it work with, and I couldn't go home to the city I grew up in. I'm amazed I didn't have an actual breakdown."

"Why did Louis tell me that you did?" he asked as he thought back to his visit with the Grimaldis.

"Because he's too sweet for his own good," she said. "Before I even left Monte Carlo, I knew there was a good chance you'd go there. I asked Louis and Sophie to tell you that if they saw you, hoping it would make you stop looking for me. He only agreed because I asked him to."

"And that wasn't the man you wanted to spend your life with?" he asked. "He's perfect."

"Louis is perfect, but not perfect for me," Blair said. "Whether or not I was pregnant with your child, I don't think the marriage would have happened. You're the one I want. Who knows if that's even in the cards for us now that I've kept such a secret from you?"

"It is," he told her, "But I need time."

"I've had a year to come to terms with everything that's happened between us," she said as she brought Rose to her shoulder to burp. "I understand if you need time to process all of this. The only thing I need to know now is if you plan on being a part of Rose's day to day life."

"What do you mean?" he asked. "I'm her father."

"I know that," she said with a small smile. "What I mean is how you plan on being there for her. Your life is in New York, ours is here in England."

"I don't know, Blair," he told her truthfully. "All I know is that I want to make up for the time I lost with her. I still can't believe you kept this from me."

"Well, I did, there's nothing we can do about that now," she said. "Do you think you'll be able to forgive me?"

Chuck smirked as he ran a hand through his hair, a million thoughts running through his mind. After searching and searching for Blair, he never expected to find her with their child. He still loved her and found himself in love with Rose almost immediately but felt an overwhelming sadness that she didn't trust him to stand by her.

"Probably," he said. "When do you think you'll trust me enough to give me the real reason for you keeping my daughter from me?"

"I told you the real reason," she said. "We parted ways, rather amicably and acknowledging we'd always love one another. But you saying you needed to let go of me struck a cord. If you thought you'd be better off moving on, I wasn't going to pull you back just because I got pregnant. That was for me to deal with, not you."

"But I was the one who got you pregnant," Chuck told her. "I deserved to know."

"You did, I was just too scared to tell you," she revealed. "My hormones were all over the place at the time and if you reacted badly, I knew I'd fall apart. Besides, if we did get back together, I would have always wondered if it were because I was pregnant and you felt you had to be with me."

"You do hate me," she said when he remained quiet.

"I hate that we were at a place where that was a legitimate fear, one that I understand completely," he told her.

"We need to talk more about that," she told him as she stood up. "I need to change Rose before I put her back down. Why don't you meet me in the kitchen?"

"Can I stay?" he asked, looking uncomfortable as he put his hands in his pockets and looked around the room.

"Only if you help me change her diaper," she smirked as she laid Rose on the changing table and started taking her dress off.

"What do I have to do?" he asked her.

"Just watch," she said as she expertly changed Rose, disposing of the dirty diaper in the fancy contraption next to her before securing a clean diaper on her. "Now you know what to do when you change her," she said with another smirk as she gently held Rose still with one hand and reached into the drawer to pull out a onesie.

"Come here, Chuck," Blair said as he looked at her once she had Rose dressed again. "Do you want to put her in her crib?"

She could see the fear in his eyes as she picked Rose up and brought her to Chuck, "Watch her head. There you go, you got her."

"Wow," he breathed as Rose snuggled into his chest and he felt more secure with his hold of her.

Blair fought back the tears she felt at the sight in front of her. She watched as he carefully placed Rose in the crib, gently touching her face as her eyes closed. They were snapped out of their reverie when they heard a buzzing from downstairs.

"That was the oven timer," she told him. "Are you staying for dinner? It's mac and cheese."

"Mac and cheese?" he asked as his lip curled. "Isn't that far too pedestrian for you?"

"Pregnancy craving I haven't been able to shake," she laughed. "And if you don't have any there's more for me tomorrow."

"Mac and cheese and leftovers, you really have changed," he said as she smiled and motioned for him to follow her.

Chuck just watched in silence as she took the food out of the oven and set two place settings for them. She seemed so relaxed and comfortable with herself that he couldn't help but smile. The Blair he remembered always kept a wall up, shielding her real self from the world, him included. Now that wall was gone and he wanted nothing more than to find to the relationship they should have had all along.

"What were you doing in London, on a Sunday no less?" she asked as she put their plates in front of them.

"A business meeting," he told her as he took a bite. "This is good."

She smiled as he continued, "Lily was supposed to come but she got caught up in with something in New York so she sent me. What about you?"

"I had an informal meeting with the head of the LSE's law program," she said. "I have my degree from Columbia. Long story that I'll tell you later. This year I decided that I'd like to be a lawyer so Cyrus made some calls and got me the introduction today. He told me what I needed to know, now I just need to figure out how to go back to school and still be here for Rose."

"I could help you with that," he said, quickly feeling too exposed and changing the subject. "Did you name her after Cyrus?"

"Yes, he was with me all year," Blair told him. "As soon as I told him I was keeping the baby he was with me. I was afraid to stay in France because I wasn't ready for you to find me. And I knew if daddy and Eleanor both showed up in London you'd find me. I'm so happy that you did but I don't think I would have been ready last year."

He nodded and asked, "When was she born?"

"February 26th," she told him. "And she was a week over her due date. I told the doctor that she got that from her father, never on time but sure to make an appearance at some point."

"Who was with you?" he inquired further, wanting to know as much about his daughter as he could.

"My parents, but when it came time for me to push they discovered the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck," she said as his eyes widened. "Not wanting to chance it, the doctor decided to do a c-section. Cyrus stayed with me the whole time, holding my hand and talking me through it before finally cutting the umbilical cord when she was out safe."

"What did it feel like when you saw her?" he asked, thinking about how he felt when he laid eyes on her for the first time that afternoon.

"Love at first sight," Blair smiled. "Everything they say is true. I saw her and it all made sense, we were meant to be together if for no other reason than for her to be here."

"Blair," he said, his voice thick with emotion as he reached for her hand and held it.

"I know," she said as she closed her eyes briefly. "I also cried when she finally opened her eyes. Seeing you staring back at me was more than I could take. The doctor and nurses thought I had post-partum depression because I wouldn't stop crying for days. My parents assured them it wasn't that, just that I saw her father in her. But people were good though, they haven't said much about me being a single mother, which I've been grateful for."

"That's over now," Chuck told her. "People will know I'm Rose's father and that I'm here for you."

"What happened to needing time to process all of this?" she asked him. "You don't need to say those things to me now."

"This isn't what I was expecting but I'm not going anywhere, Blair," he said as he rubbed his thumb back and forth on her palm. "I told myself that if I found you, nothing was going to stand between us this time. Besides, we've always been a family. Now we have a daughter."

"We do," she said as she sniffled, able to hold back her tears but not the soft sob that escaped her lips.

They didn't talk much as they finished dinner, just watching the other as it became more and more real that they had indeed found one another. After rinsing the dishes and putting them in the dishwasher, Blair led Chuck upstairs, checking on Rose before getting him settled in the guest room.

XOXO

"Hi, can you talk?" Blair asked when she heard Cyrus pick up the phone.

"Of course, dear," he said warmly. "Is everything alright with Rose?"

"She's good," Blair told him. "I'm calling to tell you who's in my guest room."

"Charles found you," Cyrus exclaimed with glee.

"He did, in London this afternoon," she said.

"I knew he'd find you. Oh, I'm so happy," he squealed. "What are you going to do now? How is he with Rose?"

"He was shocked when he saw her, but taken with her almost immediately," she told him, smiling at the memory of how he already adored their daughter. "But I'm not sure where we stand."

"Oh, dear, just give it time," he said gently.

"He's so hurt that I kept her from him," Blair said, grateful she had her stepfather to talk to about how she was feeling. "I did what I thought needed to be done at the time. I feel like the worst person in the world. The look on his face broke my heart, and he told me I broke his."

"Charles said that?" Cyrus asked, unable to believe that he would say something like that.

"Chuck said he was heartbroken with how much he missed," she clarified.

"That's different than saying him broke his heart. I'm sure he still wants to be with you," he assured her. "You still want that, right?"

"I do, but I'm not sure if we can get back what we had," she told him. "With every wrong turn we've made in our relationship, I think this may have been the worst."

Cyrus felt for his stepdaughter, he learned all about her relationship with Chuck. While he was uncomfortable with hearing about her sex life, she needed someone to talk with and he was more than happy to be there for her. He also knew that while hiding their daughter from Chuck was wrong, Blair's reasons were understandable.

"Let him build his relationship with Rose, he deserves that opportunity," Cyrus said. "And Charles loves you, this is just another hurdle for you two to jump."

"I hope so. And he did say that he wants to be there for Rose," she said, thinking of ways Chuck could bond with Rose as well as ways for them to rebuild their relationship.

"Do you think I can still visit this weekend?" he asked. "Your mother is busy at the atelier and I miss my little angel. But I understand if you want time alone with Charles."

"Please, visit," Blair said immediately. "It would be good if we weren't alone. And I miss having you here, so does Rose."

"Fabulous, I will see you all Friday night," he told her, giddy at the thought of seeing his granddaughter.

Blair decided to check on Rose before going to sleep, nervous about what the morning would hold for her.

XOXO

"Eric, I need to talk with you," Chuck said when his stepbrother picked up.

"You'll find her, don't worry," he said, knowing that Chuck must be in need of reassurance in his continued search to find Blair.

"I did find her," Chuck let him know quietly as he stared at Rose sleeping in her crib.

"What?" Eric exclaimed and started bombarding him with questions. "Where? Is she okay? Did you talk to her? Why did she disappear?"

"You'll never believe this," Chuck said softly, "But she was pregnant."

"She was? Really," Eric said, stunned at what he was just told.

"She had my child," Chuck said, still in awe.

"Did you just tell me what I think you told me?" Eric asked. "Does that mean you're?" he wasn't able to get the words out when Chuck answered him.

"Blair and I have a daughter," he said with a smile. "I'm a father."

"How are they?" Eric said. "What's her name? How do you feel about this?"

"Her name is Rose. And she's absolutely beautiful, she looks just like Blair," Chuck said softly. "I'm still in shock."

"Tell me everything," Eric said excitedly. "I want to know all about my niece."

"How could Blair have kept this from me?" Chuck said as his voice started to crack once more. "She had my child and never told me. What if I never found out?"

"Don't think like that," Eric told him as he became more somber. "You'll go crazy if you do. Where are you? Are you with Blair?"

"I'm in her house but she's sleeping," Chuck said. "I'm with Rose in the nursery."

"What's she like?" Eric asked as he sat up in bed, grateful that he got a single room for the summer.

"She's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen," Chuck told him. "She looks just like Blair but has my eyes."

"I take it you're not coming home today," Eric said. "Or are you?"

"No, I'll call Lily in morning," Chuck said. "Blair and I still need to talk about where we go from here. Also, can you not say anything to her or Serena?"

"Of course," Eric assured him. "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Be available to talk to me tomorrow," Chuck let him know.

"I'll be free," Eric told him as Rose started to fuss in her sleep.

"Eric, I have to go, talk to you soon," Chuck said as he slipped the BlackBerry into his pocket and leaned over Rose in her crib.

"What do you need?" he asked as he gently reached for her and rubbed her stomach. She eased almost immediately, his touch soothing whatever was bothering her.

"How is it that I am so in love with you and I just found out about you?" Chuck whispered as he reached for her. "You are so perfect," he said in awe as he cradled her against him, looking around before sitting down in the rocking chair.

He sat in silence with his daughter, reveling in how amazing she was. She remained asleep as he shifted her to his shoulder, kissing the side of her face as he swore she smiled at him.

From the doorway, Blair quietly snapped a photo of the two of them. Chuck blinked at the flash but Rose continued sleeping on his shoulder.

"I couldn't resist, you two look perfect together," she told him as she made her way over to him in the dark. "Is she okay?"

"I think so," he said with uncertainty as he rubbed her back. "I was watching her sleep and she made a noise so I reached for her. She seemed at ease once I had her in my arms and now I don't want to put her back down."

"Don't," Blair said with a smile. "So many nights I just sit here and hold her until I'm almost asleep myself. I only moved her out of my room last week."

"Why?" he asked, wondering why she would ever want to be so far away for such a perfect little angel.

"Because I knew it would only get harder to do the longer I waited," she told him. "It looks like you two are getting along well."

"She's amazing, Blair," he said.

"I'll leave you two alone," she said. "Let me know if you need anything else. We'll talk more in the morning."

Chuck nodded as she left the room. He was still angry and upset that she kept Rose from him but was also grateful that she so openly welcomed him into their lives.

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A reminder, Blair and Chuck are very OOC in this story. While they are still the same people, they are much more mature. This is going to be a story where the past isn't hashed out, it will be accepted and forgiveness will be given in order for them to move forward together. That being said, this story will be slightly different than the other ones I've written. There will be no long, drawn-out discussions of their past indiscretions, no therapy sessions, and Blair and Chuck are going to proceed very differently when it comes to romance because they now have a child together. Rose will change everything about how they would normally proceed. I don't want to give too much away, just a head's up in an attempt to keep from getting flamed. Forgiveness will be given and you may or may not be surprised with how I go about it.

In case you didn't pick up on it, my biggest sticking point with Chuck and Blair's goodbye was him telling her he needed to let go, BS. Blair was the best thing to happen to Chuck and let's face it, neither of them will ever be able to let go of the other. But I'll stop here so I don't go into another rant. Did that bother you, too? Let me know.

Preview of the next chapter: they talk about their friends and family back in New York and what Chuck will tell them now that he's staying in England longer than he planned; some cute parenting moments as Chuck tries his best to be as hands-on with Rose as he can; Cyrus visits so expect him to bring happiness and a surprise with him.

What would you like to read next? I love hearing your feedback and your ideas always inspire me.

Remember, more reviews = more love = faster update. And I loved detailed reviews, the longer the better =)