Finally, an update! Sorry it took me about a month lol. Anyway, enjoy and I love reviews! (:
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Chuck observed Nate and Serena sprawled over the couch in his suite. He chuckled and shook his head. Well, at least the situation was good on team blond. Why was Blair so angry anyway? Okay, he might have stood her up but he was here now, and surely that was all that mattered, right? Wrong. Sure, he apologised but a Waldorf was never going to settle for a mere apology. He observed Archibald and Van der Woodsen on the couch, in each others arms. It was sickening, seeing two people so…content. But then again, after everything that happened, maybe it was time they were happy. He rolled his eyes at the sight. Nate had treated Blair like crap and yet he still got the girl he wanted in the end. And with a snooze, Nate Archibald opened his eyes and scanned the room, trying to identify his surroundings. His eyes rested on the girl next to him for a moment and a huge grin spread across his face. Chuck went to the bar and started mixing some concoction.
"So how did things go with Blair last night?" Nate ventured cautiously. How did things go? They didn't go at all. Chuck downed the drink and sighed.
"She…told me that she can't." He replied exasperated.
"She can't what?" Nate asked.
"I don't know. Can't be with me, can't talk to me, I don't know. I just don't know what she wants anymore." Serena woke up and smiled dreamily. Chuck rolled his eyes again. Life was just so great for those two. Things just couldn't get any fucking better.
"You were not ready for the return of the Waldorf, were you?" Serena asked, not really needing an answer. She rested her head on Nate's shoulder and looked up at him endearingly. "Look I know you said you had no romance left in you, well you can't just expect Blair to fly back into your arms again. You have to show her how much you want her." Serena said. The infinite wisdom of Serena van der Woodsen.
"She doesn't want me." Chuck said simply. "And I don't want someone who doesn't want me. In other news, you two had fun last night." He smiled slyly and chuckled. Serena blushed and darted to the Bass suite bathroom. Nate had a look of discontent plastered on his face. "What the hell, man? You scared her away."
"Relax, Nathaniel. I don't your going to have any jaws on the floor when Gossip Girl finds out." He responded smoothly.
"Why do even read that crap?" Nate said in his best gruff man voice.
"Don't pretend you don't." Chuck slipped his Armani suit jacket on and made his way out.
"Where are you going? I thought we could all do something today." Nate said.
"I love you and S, but I'm not a third wheel, Nathaniel. I'm going to see Blair." He replied hopefully.
"Your funeral."
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"Well, look who it is." Chuck called out to a sun glasses wearing Blair, who was strutting down fifth. She pulled them off so he could be on the receiving end of her glare.
"Go away, Bass. Remember how things turned out last time you stalked me in your limo?" She said coolly. He was smiling and leering. Why the hell is he smiling? He should be devastated at the loss of me. Blair thought bitterly.
"I came to invite you to breakfast. We could talk." He asked.
"After last night's fiasco, I think I'll pass." She replied sarcastically. His smile soon reverted into a frown. He had to get her back, somehow. Blair wasn't just a faceless girl he had slept with. She was a big part of his life, a girl he had grown up with. He loved her. Why couldn't he ever say it though?
"Don't pass Blair. Face it, you need me. I make your life interesting, what with the limo sex and –
"Don't talk to me like that. I'm not one of your whores." She snapped back furiously.
"I'm the only person you can rely on a hundred percent of the time. Even Serena went to boarding school-
"Serena is my best friend." She corrected. "She came back, didn't she? Where as you had me waiting in a villa in Tuscany."
"You can't pin me down with insults or silent treatment. You need me." Chuck smirked.
"You know what? You're fun to have around, when you're not trying to get into my pants." She scoffed.
"Well I succeeded in that, didn't I? And also, who would you call when your next little plot rears its head? You could call Serena, but she's too busy brooding over Brooklyn or making out with Nate. And you could call him, but my best friend seems to have obtained a moral compass lately. Who's left B? Me." He said, slightly embarrassed at his speech.
Blair knew he was right. Chuck was always there for her. She stopped walking and remembered the morning after the…incident. Chuck was tired of waiting.
"Whatever. Consider yourself uninvited." He said.
She slipped on her sunglasses again and realised who fast her heart was beating. Why was he still doing this to her? Bass-tard.
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Serena brushed her teeth frantically. Like everything the blond usually done, last night with Nate was a spur of the moment affair. The only boy she ever committed to was Dan and well, look how that turned out. Clearly, he had moved on, she should too, right? She stepped out of the bathroom slowly to see if Nate was still there. Of course he was. He was always there, like he was always still there when she was at boarding school, still there when she came back and still here now, waiting for her.
"Hey. Last night was crazy, huh?" She said raspy voiced. Not exactly the response Nate was looking for.
"Yeah..." he trailed off. "Serena, we were together last night. We can't just pretend it never happened. We tried to pretend we weren't together at the wedding and look how that turned out." He stated.
"I know," she began, "its just…I don't want this to turn out badly. I want us to be great. Because we could be great together." She said smiling. Nate looked into her blue eyes for a moment. To hell with taking things slow.
"Serena, there's something I have to tell you. Something I should have told you a long time ago, but every time I tried too, Blair happened or Dan happened. I love you." There, he said it. It suddenly felt as if a weight had been lifted off him.
"I love you too Natie." She said, saying his old nickname felt…strange.
"No. Serena, I'm in love with you." He said, smiling.
Serena paused for a moment, taken aback. She didn't know if she was in love with Nate, but he was always there. She loved him but…she didn't want to mess this up. And what was he doing, declaring his love for her now? Like there were no other times to tell her in the last year, like when they were having sex at a wedding or when they were younger. When he wasn't with Blair. But you see Nate had been there before; lying next to Blair when he was in love with Serena. Serena lying next to Dan when she was in love with Nate.
So she didn't say she loved him, she just captured his lips with hers. She certainly wasn't missing Dan as much as she thought she would be. Not as much as she missed Nate when she was with Dan.
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Chuck stomped up to his suite, brooding desperately. Blair just wasn't cutting him any slack, was she? He was just ending his day as he started it; wanting Blair. He opened the door to his suite.
"You're still here?" Chuck asked.
"I have Nate and room service, Chuck. All that was missing is your witty banter." Serena greeted him happily.
"How did things go with Blair?" Nate asked for the second time.
"I invited her to breakfast and she just started arguing with me. Frankly, I just wasn't up for it." He said exhausted.
"I'm sorry, Chuck." Serena said sympathy in her tone. Chuck Bass didn't need anyone's sympathy. Or maybe now he did. He grabbed Serena's Chinese food and began eating, when Serena's phone started ringing. "It's Blair." She said, as if Chuck needed to know. She got her ass off the couch and answered. "Blair, what's up?"
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Serena heard the despair in Blair's voice. It began to eat her inside. She knew she had to leave and go to see her.
But should she? She glanced at Chuck in the living room. He wasn't even talking. And it took something big to silence Chuck Bass.
"Blair was asking for me." She stated blankly. "But I think you should be the one to go and see her Chuck, she's not so good."
"What's wrong with her?" Chuck asked.
"She's throwing up again." Serena said sadly. Chuck looked at her. What? Throwing up? Chuck and Nate remained silent. Boys could be beyond stupid sometimes. She thought at least Nate would have known.
"Blair used to be bulimic…she's had trouble with it before." She said, immediately regretting her decision to tell Chuck. Blair was going to kill her. The boys immediately sprang off the couch.
"I'm going." Nate said quickly.
"Yeah me too." Chuck responded.
"Okay let's go then." Serena conceded.
Oh yes, Blair was most certainly going to kill her for this one.
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So I've decided to give Blair an eating disorder, but hey, that means Chuck can be the one to rescue her, right? (: Sorry for how long this took me to write, I just didn't really know where to go after the last chapter. Reviews are always appreciated! (: