Treat
Serene van der Woodsen was easy to buy for. Anything chocolate and Nate Archibald was golden until he screwed up again. As he held onto the huge box of dark chocolate (with a variety of filling), he wondered why she made him so flustered. He hadn't even been this bad in his awkward teen years with Blair.
Like last night. Granted, he probably should have just kissed her instead of answering her "do these _ make me look fat" question. All he seemed to do was stick his foot in his mouth. His wallet was becoming considerably lighter thanks to his fuck-ups.
The elevator dinged and Nate stepped out. He ran a hand through his messy hair and tried to rub the sleep from his eyes. Serena kicked him out early that morning, miffed at him for his stupid answer, and he hadn't slept much since. Rather, he hadn't slept at all.
How did a girl keep him on a leash like this? God, if Chuck could see him now . . . Nate shook his head and climbed the stairs to Serena's bedroom. That was the nice thing about dating Serena. Her mom was rarely around which meant no awkward conversations when he was sneaking out (or sneaking in) at all hours of the morning.
He stopped short in front of the white wooden door and gave a quick knock. He smelt his breath (minty fresh) just as Serena opened the door.
She still smelt of his cologne. Her eyes were half-shut and he guessed from her tousled hair he just woke her up. Hoping to soften the blow, he raised the chocolates to her line of vision.
"You never look fat in anything."
Serena tried not to smile. The corner of her lip quirked up and she bit it down. "I will if you keep getting me these chocolates."
Nate shrugged. "I can start getting you diamonds, but then you'll need to let me work more."
She giggled, tucking her chin down so he couldn't see her bright blue eyes. "Chocolate's fine." She took the box then snuck a glance at him. "You comin' in?" Apparently she had yet to notice he was in a suit, ready for work. Or she did, and she just didn't care.
Nate tried to come up an excuse to tell his boss as she leaned up on her tip toes to kiss him. He exhaled into their embrace, picking her up off the ground as the door bumped against the wall. She wrapped her bare legs around his waist and he caught her giggles between kisses.
The chocolates lay forgotten outside the bedroom.
