Blair left her penthouse and caught a cab to the Palace Hotel. She went to the 23rd floor and marched towards Chuck's suite. She banged on the door and was shocked when it opened. Chuck stood in front of her: disheveled, suprisingly sober, and covered in bruises.
"What do you want, Waldorf?"
Blair couldn't speak, she had never seen Chuck like this. He stared at her for a few minutes before moving to close the door. Blair saw her oppurtunity slipping away and decided to use some of Audrey's lines.
"I'm back."
"So what?" Chuck scoffed. His demeanor was icy, but his eyes showed how much she had hurt him.
"I guess that I have to be more succinct, earlier you rejected me when I came groveling back. However, Waldorfs don't grovel. So I refuse your rejection because I am erasing that embarassing episode from my life. I will say it once more: I'm back."
"Wow, Waldorf your acting skills have definitely improved. I almost believed you were beig sincere, but then I remembered that Nate abandoned you and I was your second choice. Chuck Bass is no one's second choice."
"Chuck," Blair hesitated, "... you know what, never mind" she turned and started to leave.
"Blair, wait" Chuck swiftly grabbed her arm and turned her to face him, "What did you want to say."
In a barely audible voice Blair replied "I chose you." Chuck seemed perplexed "When did you choose me?"
"I chose you to be my first. You asked me if I was sure and I was. I chose to date you and if you hadn't ruined my cotillion, we might still be dating."
"Actually, Waldorf, you came to me after Nate dumped you, and when I went to find you at the cotillion to apologize and explain what happened, you were making out with Nate."
"No wonder you're failing history Bass, your recall of events are a little off. I went to see you after I dumped Nate. I kissed You. I went to Nate after You ruined my debut!"
"You knew I was there didn't you?"
Blair was speechless, she could never figure out if she hooked up with Nate because she loved him, or because she wanted to piss off Chuck. Chuck easily picked up on her indecision and took this as an answer to his question, "Were you trying to make me.. jealous?"
"No!" Blair responded a little too quickly.
"I knew you couldn't resist me, Waldorf"
"I have been resisting you 'charm' for years, Bass"
"Then why are you here?"
"I'm back!"
They stood there in silence, while they processed the meaning of their words. Chuck took a step towards Blair and she turned to meet him. He sweetly kissed her forehead and led her downstairs. He called his limo and sent her home with a chaste kiss on the lips.