"So, when are you going to give your mystery knight and shining guy a call?" Blair ask casually as she is browsing through the rack of clothes in Bendel's.

"Who are you talking about?"

"You know, that guy who saved you from your ex boyfriend?" she says looking at Serena "that old dude?" searching for something else to make Serena remember him.

"The paparazzi?" she ask, finally remember.

"Yes, him... don't you want to call him?"

"I don't think I should... if ever Spencer finds out about it, I'll be sixth feet under" Serena say trying to lighter the conversation.

"I don't even know why you're still with him!" Olivia says almost annoyed "he hit you more than he care about you... the only time he is nice is when he wants to have sex with you"

"You don't know Spence the way that I do..."

"We know him alright!" Blair says, turning Serena to look at her "look, just a harmless thank you coffee with a guy who save you..." she says handing Serena her phone "plus, you said it yourself that he is old... so why worry!"

"I'm not worried... I'm just..." she's trying to find for excuses but fail "fine!" she said and start calling Dan.

10 minutes later...

"He agree in meeting us today..." Serena say walking back to meet with her friends "in Thailand Cafe"

"Wait, us?" Blair trying to digest and Serena nods "no, it should be just you and him Serena!"

"Well, I don't want to be alone with him"

"Why? Because he's going to rape you?" Olivia trying to tell Serena that this guy will not do anything bad to her.

"No"

"Then?"

"I don't know..."

"Look, he can do whatever he wants when you can't walk and he was with you alone in your apartment. He didn't right?" Olivia ask.

"Just come with me" Serena heave a deep sigh.

Suddenly, her mind transported back to the night when it happens and when she met Dan for the first time. She can't really remember much about Dan but the only thing that stand out is his eyes, the deep brown eyes.

Sternhall Library, NYU

"Who was that?" Damien ask Dan with a curious voice.

"A friend" he said with a confused tone.

"Are you alright?"

"Yes, I am going to wrap up early today... sorry!" he says, trying to pack his things that is scattered all over the table.

"Wait... where are you going?" Nate ask as he can see that Dan is panicking "is there something wrong with Jenny?" he ask concern.

"No, not Jenny... I'm going to meet up with a friend!"

"A girl?" Sophia ask with jealousy.

"Yeah..." he says looking straight into her eyes with a tone of sorry.

Freshman year, that's when Sophia and Dan started dating. They broke up because Dan can't manage his time working, family and having a serious relationship. Sophia is always the demanding one in the relationship, Dan tried to help the relationship to something healthy but it didn't last, he became more and more busy juggling work and family, that he have less time with Sophia until 6 months ago, he found out that Sophia cheated on him with his own friend. He can't be mad, can he? He knows partly it is his fault, but that's that.

"Dan is going for a date?" Nate say proudly.

"It's not a date, just a meet up..." he says shyly.

Thailand Cafe, East Village.

Blair and Olivia has been wondering around East Village for awhile to get a peeked on Dan Humphrey, especially around Thailand Cafe but they can't find him.

"Don't tell me, he is the kind of guy that always come to meet a girl late?" Blair roll her eyes.

"It's hot now Blair, let's go inside first shall we?" Olivia suggested and Blair nods.

30 minutes...

"Where have you been?" Blair says when Serena walk-in the restaurant, wondering where is Dan Humphrey "he's not here yet?" she ask disappointed.

"I guess not!"

"Well, just give him a couple of minutes and we go..."

"This place seems empty" Serena says looking around the restaurant.

"Well, we're not the only one... there's a guy dining here... he went to the restroom" Olivia assure Serena but Serena seem to be confused "what? He's hot!" she says and the girls laugh.

"I can't really remember how he looks like, but his hair is somewhat curly and he have beard"

"No one with beard around..."

"Well, I guess he's not coming" Serena says sadly, deep down she really want to meet Dan again and to thank him personally. She's looking at the direction of the bar when a guy exit the restroom "okay, he is hot!" Serena says to herself. The guy catches her eyes and smile but Serena turn before she could reply the smile. She wonders why that guy is walking towards their table.

"Hi" he says with a warm smile.

"I'm sorry, we are not interested" Blair says trying to get him away from them but he just shake his head and smile.

"Hi, Serena!" he says again only this time trying to get Serena's attention and he let go of a small laugh.

"This is getting ridiculous" Olivia says annoyed "you really need to go!" she says nearly raising her voice.

"You don't remember me do you?" he says.

"Do I have to remember you?" she ask sarcastically. Not like she knows him or anything, she look at him, just in case she actually remember this guy who claim to know her.

"Do offense, but I think you need to go..." Blair says politely, "clearly, Serena don't remember you!"

"Okay, I can go..." he says softly "but, this is for you..." he says with a very honest smile "take care..." he says taking a step away from the table.

Serena takes a look at the same box, the guy put on the table. She doesn't want to open it but she is very curious. This guy seem to know her but she can swear that she don't know him. The guy that she is waiting for didn't show up and now a guy claim to know her. She opens the small box and was shocked to see, her spare key.

"Do you have the key to your unit?" Dan ask while carrying Serena.

"It's under the door mat" she answers, she know that this paparazzi is a stranger but she seem to handing her life to him right now. As he open the door, Serena watch him as he put the key into his pocket.

"Remind me, your key is in my pocket... where's your room?" he ask, entering her apartment.

"On your left!" she says.

"I never get it back!" she says out loud, making Blair confused.

"Never get it back what?" she ask, shockly and confused.

"Wait, Dan!" she says getting up from her chair.

Hi sorry it's late. here it goes. there's two parts for this. review. thank you