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Nate woke up with a pounding headache. He groaned, why was life like this? Where was he? Well, if his head resting on an armrest and his feet hanging off the end of the other armrest were any indicators, then he was on a couch. But whose, he didn't know.
"Nathaniel."
Chuck. God, what had happened? Nate slowly, but surely opened his eyes and blinked several times before confirming his assertions. He looked at Chuck, who was downing some aspirin. Nate mumbled something unintelligible and Chuck responded by thrusting some aspirin and water into his hands. Nate swallowed the pill and said, "Thanks."
"Yeah."
"So?"
"So…"
"Do you remember what happened last night?"
"Well, I remember both of us getting dumped by Blair after our heartfelt confessions. Then Blair getting a text from Serena saying that she was hanging out with Dan. So Blair said that as friends we should hang out together."
"Oh yeah and then we went to Victrola. I don't really remember anything afterwards, do you?"
"Not really." But before either boy could say another word, their cell phones rang. Nate and Chuck checked them; it was a text message from Gossip Girl. It read:
Hey there Upper Eastsiders. Gossip Girl here. Just wanted to let you know that B, C, and N got wild with a new hottie from Cali at Victrola. News is that the new hottie plays for C's and N's team. So sad, but what I want to know is whether B is becoming the new old S? XOXO, You Know You Love Me, Gossip Girl.
"Now I've got to know what happened. New hottie? What the hell?" Nate said. Chuck nodded, "Let's check this out on the tape."
"Tape?"
"Well camera really. I have a live feed from Victrola and I have footage from the last seven nights."
"You're disgusting man."
"Hey. I got to keep an eye out on my investments."
"Uh-huh."
Chuck shrugged and hit a button on the remote. A huge plasma screen TV appeared. Chuck asked, "So what time did we arrived at Victrola?"
"Maybe 10."
Chuck started to rewind and fast-forwarded until he got to the right part. "Okay, here it is."
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Blair, Chuck, and Nate had justed entered Victrola when they were ushered into the VIP booth. They were drinking and having a rowdy Upperside time. Blair was sitting between Nate and Chuck when a good looking guy walked up to them and asked, "Hey honey, didn't you dance here once? Yeah you did. I was here and I absolutely loved it. Would you mind doing it again?"
Nate and Chuck both stood up and tried to defend Blair's honor. Nate asked, "What's your problem?"
The guy looked mortified. "Did you think that I was hitting on her?"
They both nodded and the guy laughed. "Hi, I'm Gabriel. I just moved here from California and I'm gay. No offense to you honey." Gabriel winked at Blair and she started to laugh uproariously.
Nate stood aghast and Chuck blushed. Interesting reactions. Blair finally stopped laughing and stood up. "Hi, I'm Blair and these are my former boyfriends and now friends Nate and Chuck. But why do you want me to dance?"
Gabriel smiled. "Well let me explain. I'm a college student at NYU and I'm studying theater there. So a part of my project for class, I have to write and direct a play. And in my play, I want there to be dancing, so I'm going around to different places to observe the different types of dance. The way you moved the other night was amazing, you reminded me of an Audrey Hepburn slash Marilyn Monroe reincarnation."
Blair glowed. Audrey Hepburn was her idol and for this guy to say that was the best news that she had heard in a while. She slowly stalked off towards the stage and began to dance. She was the center of attention. She may not have been the most beautiful, but she was captivating. She may not have been the best dancer, but the grace of her body beat anything else. Her whole presence had a mixture of sexiness, confidence, and some indeterminably quality that made her enchanting and alluring to all.
All three boys regardless of sexual orientation could not take their eyes off of her. She smiled and gave them a wink. After that both Nate and Chuck began to drown their sorrows of losing Blair with alcohol. When Blair got down from the stage, everybody cheered and chanted for more. She laughed and headed towards Nate, Chuck, and Gabriel. Chuck slurred, "You were so sexy up there."
Nate hiccuped. "You were so bee...uutiful. I lurve you Blair."
She laughed and motioned for them to leave. Gabriel was lounging in the VIP booth while Blair ordered Chuck's driver to take both of them to the Palace and to get them into bed. She finished and turned to Gabriel. "You want to get something to drink?"
Gabriel jumped at the chance to talk to Blair. "I would love to. Blair I have a feeling that this is going to be the beginning of a beautiful relationship. I've always wanted to have a control-freak Queen B bitch as my friend."
Blair just stared at him for a second before laughing and replying, "And I've always wanted a gay theater director for my friend too."
The two new buds stalked out of Victrola without noticing the same stranger from Bendel's was there and staring at Blair.
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Nate and Chuck looked away from the screen and sighed. "What a night Bass. Getting hit on by a gay guy."
"Yeah." The silence between them was deafening. Before the scandal had gotten out, Chuck and Nate had always seemed to find something to talk about. Chuck broke the silence, "Nathaniel, I'm sorry man. I know things won't be the same as before, but could we still be friends?"
"I don't know. I still love Blair and I want to get back with her regardless of how you feel."
"Ditto for me."
Nate looked at his best friend from childhood and realized that he missed Chuck. Nate proposed, "How about this, we both keep fighting for Blair, but she gets to choose who she's with. And the person that Blair doesn't choose will just have to move on and support the other."
Chuck would have normally asked for more, but this was Nathaniel, his best friend since preschool. "Alright Nathaniel, but don't cry when you lose."
"You wish."
"I lurve you Blair." Chuck slurred as he imitated Nate. Nate shot back, "Oh Gabriel, don't come near me with your gayness."
Chuck growled, "Whatever. You want to do something?"
"Yeah. Let's walk around Central Park."
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