As the sun was rising in London, all maids were going from door to door preparing the Van der Woodsen house for morning. They brought candles, and placed breakfast and a glass of juice on a tray besides each person's bed. They did so making no sound at all, and with great care not to disturb anyone.
"Lady Serena, you have a visitor that has arrived," a woman dressed in black and white said to the curtain of Serena's bed.
"Oh, whoever could it be this early in the morning?" Serena questioned, worried.
"Lord Nathaniel Archibald is here to see you." Serena was now bordering on concerned, never had he came this early.
Serena slid off her bed, and allowed her maid to dress her. A lovely coral gown highlighting Serena's natural sunny disposition was put into place. Her golden locks were tied up into a bun, and diamond and sapphire earrings, a gift from Lord Archibald a couple year ago, were put into her lobes. When her servant was satisfied, she was ushered into the meeting hall.
Nate looked around the room unsure if this was a good idea. He had been confused and suspicious of Chuck's comment about the break in his and Blair's relationship. Therefore, he decided to ask Serena if what he had said was true.
"Nate! What a delight it is to see you!" Serena grinned. Nate loved the way she was so carefree, and unlike most of the other ladies in London. She was truly happy, and everyone around her caught her happiness.
"How are you Serena? Hope everything is well," he smiled, as the maids started to retreat from the room. As soon as they shut the door, she jumped into his arms, dropping her façade. He spun her around, as she squealed in delight. They always acted like kids around each other, despite their age.
"It's been great Nate, but how have you been?" Serena smiled.
"Not so great. Actually, that's why I'm here. It's about Blair."
"Oh no, what's wrong?" she asked, her brow wrinkling. How could he break the news to her? He and Blair had been dating for almost four years now, all through high school. Serena was so used to them together so it would certainly be a surprise.
"We broke up," he stated, looking down to his shoes to hide his emotions. She touched his arm, and he looked up at her, "I thought you knew."
"Of course not! How could I have known?" Serena asked, concerned.
"Chuck told me you told him that we broke up. I knew something was up, he's messing with Blair. I don't know what's going on between them, but we have to get down to the bottom of this," he said, eyes full of apprehension. She nodded her head in agreement, and then rose to fetch some beverages. Coming back with a maid, carrying a tea set, she sat back down and grasped the teapot.
"Would you like some tea?" she asked. He smiled, his mind beginning to scheme.
Lady Blair Waldorf placed her foot in the stirrup and climbed aboard her horse, Alto, and walked forward. She had many horses, but Alto was her favorite. Living next to the countryside, there were dozens of acres devoted to pasture land. Alto was a chestnut Hanoverian, imported from Germany, and he had a past of jumping and foxhunting. Sometimes she used him for foxhunting, but today she was just going for a ride through the woods.
Knowing there would be many logs on the red trail to jump over, she decided on that one, although she had only been on it once before. She noted that she had to pass through the back of a large estate to continue, but no one had had any problems with the landowner yet. Squeezing the sides of her horse, she started to trot, her horse's ears pricking up.
After 20 minutes or so, she reached the estate. She slowed down, taking in the beautiful house beside her.
"Blair," a too familiar voice shouted behind her. She turned around; anxiety striking as she realized Chuck Bass was the owner of the estate. Of course.
He came cantering over to her. She had every urge to dig her heels into the horse and gallop home, but she knew he would chase her, and judging by his tall black horse, he would be close behind.
"What can I do for you, Lord Charles?" she asked sweetly, keeping her façade.
"Actually, I was wondering the same. You are on my property," he reminded her, smirking. She groaned inwardly, realizing she was on Bass land.
"Perhaps I'll leave then. Good day," she said quickly, walking off.
"Blair- I'm so sorry." This made her stop, and she glanced behind to see a sincere expression. She was skeptical, but allowed him to finish, "What I said to you at the ball was out of line. I have no intention to tell anyone about the night we shared together."
He watched her closely as her whole body relaxed. He walked over to her, his horse nosing the other, and said, "What I felt that night was unreal. I know you felt the same. We had chemistry."
Blair's mouth opened a little as she heard the words. She knew he was speaking the truth, and that's what killed her. She just couldn't accept that she had feeling for the infamous Chuck Bass. She shook her head, "You're wrong. I had too much to drink, and we got carried away. I'm sorry." Her heart sank as she spoke those words.
She was lying. Blair Waldorf was never good at lying, at least not to him, but he had to wait for the truth, no matter how painful it was. If two people are meant to be with each other, they'll eventually come together. There was no avoiding the inevitable. And so he nodded his head, whispered his goodbyes, and left just as soon as he came.
A/N: I'm really sorry that was kinda short, but I wanted to give everyone a little Thanksgiving gift: a new chapter! Enjoy it, I hope that you're pleased, and please please review! I had much less reviews for the second chapter, which kind of disappointed me, so please make me happy and review! New chapters come faster if I'm happy. :D And always, a thanks to those who did review (and not just click the Story Alerts button): SaturnineSunshine, epicCHAIR, LisaLevine, vampirebooklover09, SakuraSherryHalliwell, D, abelard, Chair4vr, aand TriGemini. Many hugs to all of you!
Oh and by the way, wasn't Monday's episode so good, but so sad when they broke up. Ugh. Props to the person who finds a direct quote from the episode in this chapter. :P
