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"Man I can't believe your back." Nathaniel Archibald grinned relaxing back on the soft leather couch in the home of Bebe Fallows.
Smirking at his childhood friend Alexander Demata Fallows looked down at his low top vans, "I can't believe it myself." He drawled his voice had a slight accent making Nate frown and wonder where he'd been to get the accent. "So what's up?"
"Nothing just had to see for myself, why didn't you come look me up man how long you been in town?"
"About a month and a half" he shrugged sitting back "And I did look you up I went to the townhouse but all I saw was a seized notice what's up with that."
Nate sighed heavily, "Some serious trouble with the Captain and the F.B.I. Man its been messed up since you left."
Alex looked at him doubtful his blue eyes narrowing "Nate I left years ago it can't have been that bad."
"It has alot has happened and the FBI have seized everything and my dad is on the run and my moms up at the Hamptons I just came from there."
Alexander eyed his friend curiously "So where have you been staying."
"Here and there, Chuck will be back later tonight so I'm going to crash at his suite...anyway enough about that you starting back at St Judes the soccer team would take you back in a heart beat I got captain."
Alex frowned "Nate you can't crash at Chuck's."
"I said let it go Alex."
"Your my friend Nathaniel I may not have been here before but I'm here now, what are you gonna do?" Nate jumped to his feet sighing running his fingers though his blonde hair, he didn't come here to talk about his situtation he came to catch up with his childhood friend and maybe go for a drink but by the determined look in Alex's eyes he knew the subject wasn't going to be dropped. "Nate!" He called.
"I have no choice Alex alot has changed as I said alot has gone on, its what I can do." Alex stood too his feet but not before picking up Nate's bag at his feet.
"Come on you can stay here, my parents are hardly home its just me and Thea." (Althea's nickname)
"Look I'm not depending on my friends ok." Nate's hand shot out stopping Alex but Alex shrugged it off facing him.
"We're not friends Nate we're brother's we established this back in Elementary School you me and Chuck we're brothers and brother's help each other out. Thea won't mind and Bebe's bed ridden and I'm pretty sure she won't mind either she loves you just as much as she loves me if not more." Alex let a small chuckle escape past his lips but Nate's own blue eyes were determined making him sigh. "Fine look at it this way according to my sister who's been catching up those Gossip Girl Blogs Chuck is with Blair and if he's still the same Chuck I remember I doubt you'll want to be in the same room as them fucking." He arched an eyebrow in questioning his face serious "So are you going let big brother help you out."
"Fine but this is only temporarily as soon as-"
"Yea yea I know come on I'll let you get settled then I'm taking you for a drink."
Throwing his arm around Nate's neck Alex led him up the stairs to the second level of the penthouse where his, Athena's and the guest bedroom is located.
Once Nate had packed away his clothes and settled down in the guest bedroom he changed his sweater and jeans for a white shirt and black jeans with his black and white vans he went into the living room to wait for Alex.
"Mr Fallows is Tiffany speaking."
"Tiffany its Alexander," Alex peeked out at Nathaniel who was staring out the floor length window over looking central park.
"Oh Alexander." The blonde breathed throatily though the phone. Alexander and Tiffany had a brief weekend long fling where he flew her out to Italy on his father's private jet, treated her like a princess made amazing love to her then dropped her off at the office fresh on Monday morning dismissing her from his presence. "I haven't-"
"Put me through to my father." He demanded clearly not wanting to hear another declaration of love from a past lover.
"Oh umm....ok hold please." Rolling his eyes at the sudden change of tone Alexander looked back out at Nate and paused for a split second. Althea had returned from her recent shopping trip and was now talking animatedly with the stunned looking boy; Alex smirked Althea knocked many men off their feet wherever she went boys and even men fell to her charm and by the look on Nate's face it seemed that he too fell victim to Althea's Siren call.
"Alexander," Hearing his father's voice Alex turned his back to his sister and friend giving his father his full attention.
"Dad I have a request."
"What is it?"
"I need your lawyers to look into the Archibald case the F.B.I has going on."
"What exactly are they looking for Alex?"
"Nate's going to be staying here for a while, Bebe's giving it the ok but he's been slumming if you would."
"Ah you want your old friend back." He scowled practically hearing his father's smile through the phone.
"No dad just look into it I need to know how serious his situtation is."
"Fine I'll get my lawyers on it."
"Thank you...Will you and mom be back later."
Michael Fallows leaned back in his high backed office chair smiling, his son may be the heartbreaking womaniser playboy he's made out to be but underneath he's still the little boy who slipped his crayola drawings into his father's briefcase just before he left on business trips and lived for their baseball games at Fenway Park on Saturdays.
"Yes but I'll be leaving tomorrow for a business meeting in Boston and your mother is accompanying me."
"So you will not be here for our first day." Walking across his room Alex peeked out at Nate and his sister but only Nate was there still waiting but this time with a dreamy smile on his face 'no doubt thinking of Thea'.
"Your mother wants to be and so do I we'll be back tomorrow night for your first day then we'll be off. Alexander I have a meeting in 5 minutes and Tiffany has to brief me. We'll talk later."
"Bye."
Waiting for his childhood friend Nathaniel began studying the pictures that decorated the wall a let a smile grace his features the pictures were mostly of the twins. There were a few odd ones of a young Chuck, Alex and himself all in their uniform smirking for the camera and Althea with either but none of Serena. It seemed that Bebe was a proud grandmother and had no shame in flaunting her grandchildren.
"You know burgulars usually go for the silver or the paintings not the childhood photographs." A raspy voice whispered in his ear. Turning he expected to see Mrs Demata-Fallows since she was known for her raspy seductive voice but instead he saw a teenager with a smirk worthy of rivaling Chuck's infamous one. "Then again the first place they go for is the safe but there's nothing in there but birth certificates and such."
"Err I'm sorry do I know you?" Nate asked dumbfounded, her blue eyes were familar but he couldn't put his finger on it.
"I can't have changed that much Nathaniel."
"Althea?" The girl's smirk widened and Nate staggered back shocked. "Wow you look...like your mother."
"Well I am my mother's child but I'm a cross between my mother and my grandmother I have none of the Fallows features."
"Unlike your brother."
"Exactly."
"You look really good Althea California's been good for you."
"Yes it has I'll miss it but New York has always been home. So Nathaniel come sit." Taking his large hand in her small one Althea led the still somewhat stunned boy to the couch and forced him to sit sitting close beside him so her bare knees that were pressed together brushed against his denim covered ones. "How have you been. How's Blair."
"Err...are you serious."
Althea smirked widened into a smile "No Bebe told me about Gossip girl so I checked out all the past blogs and I mean all."
"So you know basically about what's going on or been going on."
"Yep your having a tough time Nathaniel I'm sorry, where are you staying?"
Nate scratched the back of his neck nervously "Umm Alex offered me the spare bedroom."
"Oh well you should accept its just us here with Bebe and her house maid, the chef comes and goes as do my parents." He nodded.
"Yea I did."
"Good. Can I ask you something."
"I suppose so."
Althea opened her mouth but snapped it shut suddenly and stood to her feet "Forget it. Anyway I better change I'm off to dinner and a drink."
Nate stood up "Me and Alex were going for a drink you could join us I'm sure Alex won't mind."
"Umm yea just let me go change I'll be down in 10 minutes."
Sending him her winning smile Althea disapeared up the steps walking past her brother's room but he was busy on the phone sprouting off demands.
