A/N: So something I forgot to include in the other chapter, I decided to write this story so that Jenny is the same age as the other characters; making her and Dan twins. I thought it was an interesting idea :) anyway, onto chapter two, and let me know what you think :) x
Chapter Two
It had been two weeks since Nate had become her tutor, and both of them loved every minute of it. They enjoyed spending time with each other away from the stresses of being one of Manhattan's elite. It took careful planning and lying for Nate to avoid Blair; her birthday party was only one week away, and she was getting more and more stressed by the second. Thankfully, Jenny was a constant delight away from Blair.
"Knock Knock." Nate said, opening the front door to the Humphrey apartment. Jenny stood at the island in the kitchen, preparing a small basket of food for them both. "Wow, what's the occasion?" He asked, sitting down at the small island as he watched her put the finishing touches to the food.
"Well, it's such a nice day out, and I thought we could work outside you know? And have a bit of a picnic whilst we're at it." Jenny muttered, blushing at the fact that she probably sounded like a stupid girl with a crush.
"That's a great idea, let's do it." To her surprise he sounded enthusiastic, and she was even more surprised when she felt him stood closely behind her, helping put the food away. "And, if you're really good, I might treat you to ice cream afterwards." He laughed to himself, and she couldn't help but laugh in response.
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"Wow Jenny, this is amazing." Nate exclaimed, taking a swig of the wine Jenny had snuck from her father's wine rack. She smiled softly as she looked at his relaxed features, taking a small sip of wine from her glass as a blush spread across her cheeks; why was she feeling this way?
"I'll be right back. Don't eat the pudding without me." She joked, seeing Blair's name flash upon her phone. Great, she thought, standing up and brushing off her trousers as she headed towards some bushes, hoping for a little privacy.
As Jenny left Nate on his own, one of her younger friends from Constance Billard walked through the park on her way home. Automatically she gasped as she saw Nate Archibald sat on his own with a picnic, and as she focused more on his smiling figure she saw there were two wine glasses, and the entire scene seemed romantic.
"Gossip girl will get a kick from this." She muttered, snapping a picture with her phone and forwarding it to gossip girl with a small grin.
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"Okay, okay Blair; I said I'll pick it up!" Jenny exclaimed before slamming her phone shut. Recently Blair was beginning to get on her nerves, sending her and the others on pointless errands for her birthday party. She was getting sick of it, and now Blair had practically forced her into picking up her dress for the party. Just as she hung up her phone again buzzed, this time with an alert from gossip girl.
Why so happy N? Could it be that your dream date is not Queen B, but one of her drones instead?
Jenny gasped as she read the caption to a picture of Nate sat alone, a content look on his face. Could it be that gossip girl knew he was with her, or was she just referring to one of many girls who idolised Blair? Looking between the picture and the real Nate, she noticed a confused look upon his face; he must have received the text too.
"Nate, I think we'd better get out of here." She said as she jogged over to him, hurt masked in her features as she saw him pack away briskly.
"I'm sorry Jenny, we should never have come out here; it's too risky."
"Nate, its fine. Let me pack up, and you just go. I've got to go and pick up Blair's dress anyway." She mumbled, throwing things into the basket as Nate did, and paused when he paused.
"Don't let her keep ordering you round Jenny, it's all she ever does to me and I'm sick of it' besides, I don't want you becoming one of her brainless followers." People were starting to come through the park quicker and quicker, most likely on their ways home from work. "Look I'd better go, but just promise me you won't become like Hazel, Penelope and Iz."
"I promise." She mumbled, sad that their picnic was coming to an abrupt end. He hated seeing the pain on her face and stepped closer to her, pulling her close as he wrapped his arms around her waist in a tight embrace. "I'll see you tomorrow?" She asked, inhaling his scent and squeezing her eyes shut. He mumbled something in response, and it took a moment for her to register what he had said.
"Of course, you can't get rid of me that easily Jenny." He chuckled, loving the feeling of her in his arms. "I'll see you soon."
