For lunch that Saturday Blair decided to stay in and order some Chinese food from one of her favorite places, that way she didn't have to bother going out. Chuck was gone, like he was most days but they had agreed to talk so she was going to wait until that evening.
The Chinese food arrived and she put everything on the counter. She got a mix of different things, and she had about 3 boxes of rice she didn't know what to do with. She grabbed a plate from the cupboard above the countertop and put some chicken, rice, and egg rolls onto it. She figured she might as well make a day out of it, and watch movies in her pajamas while eating.
Blair strolled into the living room and cozied up onto the couch. She wasn't having any luck finding a movie on TV so she switched to OnDemand and decided to rent a movie. She picked a movie and turned it on, knowing that there was a big possibility she wouldn't even pay attention to most of it.
A couple hours later and way too many pot stickers, Blair was full and needed a shower. It was only 1:00 pm by then, and she didn't expect Chuck back until that evening. He didn't tell her his schedule, not that he really had one, so she couldn't be sure of when he would be back home.
She decided on taking a bubble bath, but her tub wasn't equipped with the jets that Chuck's did so she decided on using his bathtub. She also decided she wanted some wine and candles to go with her bath. She grabbed a bottle of Chardonnay and a glass and went to Chuck's bedroom. His room was slightly larger than hers, it lacked much closet space where hers made up it. He had simple décor in his room. His four-post bed was black, grey, and white themed much like everything else was in his room. The only pop of color were the drapes he had, which were blue. Blair picked them out, even though she didn't decorate his room. She went up to his bed and ran her hand across the duvet. It was soft, and she could tell that the bed would be extremely comfortable. She let her thoughts drift to laying in the bed with Chuck. She imagined what it would have been like to wake up to him in this bed every Saturday morning.
As she realized what she was doing, she quickly pushed those thoughts out of her mind. She wanted to keep them away, so quickly turned around and headed for the bathroom, the original destination. She poured some wine into her glass and started the bath. She rummaged through Chuck's bathroom for some bath beads. She opened one of his top draws and instead of finding what she wanted, she found a box. A box of condoms.
Condoms? Why does he need these? Blair wondered. She picked up the box, it had been opened and there was certainly not as many as it originally came with. She put the box back quickly, shut the drawer and continued to search for what she wanted.
As the tub was filled with water, Blair pulled her hair up into a bun and shed her silky pajamas. She climbed in with her glass of chardonnay. She settled into the large tub and turned the jets on with the remote. Blair tried to relax, but her thoughts jumped back to the condoms.
Of course her and Chuck discussed sex. He was free to be with who he pleased, as long as it was discrete as was she, but she never knew about it. They didn't talk about their sex lives, or lack thereof in her case. She assumed he didn't have sex, and certainly not in their home. Their arrangement was strange, sure but she couldn't imagine the thought of her husband bringing a woman to her home and having sex in the next room.
The thoughts she was having were starting to upset her and she knew she wouldn't get any real answers until she talked to Chuck. She decided to just ignore the thoughts until her talk with Chuck later that night. She focused on the bath and the wine she was drinking. She was almost done with the glass.
She hadn't noticed anyone coming home but she started to hear a voice in the bedroom outside the bathroom door. She paused, her mind raced for a few seconds then realized Chuck was home and she wasn't doing anything wrong. She figured he hadn't realized she was in the bathroom. She looked around and noticed she did not bring a towel with her, and couldn't just walk out naked.
Blair sighed, and sat in the tub, a little tipsy. She turned the jets off, and could then hear Chuck's conversation with whomever, a little more clearly.
"Yes, I know the repercussions, Dan." He chuckled. "This isn't a business arrangement, I'm getting laid. It's that simple." Blair was confused. Who is he talking about? Is that why he has a big box of condoms in his drawer? So he does bring girls into our home. Blair thought. She scowled. She did not like this, and felt a pang of something in her chest.
"Dan, she's sexy. I'm going to go for it. She even said she wanted more. Well, she implied it. What could go wrong? She's my wife!" He exclaimed on the phone to his friend.
Me? He wants to sleep with me? Blair was utterly confused at this point. She didn't even think about having sex with Chuck, which was not in the agreement. Her talk with Chuck yesterday wasn't about needing to sleep with him. She was lonely, longing for conversation and company.
Now Blair felt awkward, Chuck didn't know she was in his tub and she didn't know how to confront Chuck. What if he tries to seduce me? What will I do? Blair didn't want to ruin anything between her and Chuck.
Blair was frantically racking her brain for answers she knew she didn't have when the bathroom door opened. Chuck was on the phone mid-sentence when his eyes met Blair's. "Dan, I'm going to have to go, bye." He hung up the phone.
"Blair, what are you doing in here?" Chuck asked, thoroughly surprised. Blair was thankful for all the bubbles because she still had no towel to put on so she could get out of the tub.
"I wanted to take a bubble bath with your jets" Blair spoke. She realized she may have been a little more than tipsy. She had drank a bit with her Chinese.
"Oh" Chuck responded. "I'm sorry, I came home early I had a headache."
Blair didn't know what to say, this was awkward even for them. "No don't be." Blair said softly, she was nervous.
"Did, uh, you hear me on the phone?" Chuck asked, he looked nervous himself which was not normal. Chuck always had a cool demeanor, never really showing emotion. Especially an emotion like this.
Blair knew she could fess up and address the subject, but she also felt compelled to lie and say she didn't hear him so she could avoid the topic.
"Uh," Blair paused. "No, I didn't. The jets were on, sorry. Was it secretive?" She chose a route of self-preservation.
"No, I just…It was personal. Look Blair I know you would like to talk but I think I am going to take a nap first." He spoke softly. He wasn't looking at her face anymore, his gaze and drifted downwards.
Blair looked down and realized the bubbles were disappearing and Chuck had a very good view of her naked body.
"Uh, Chuck, could you grab me a towel I must have forgotten to get one." She asked trying to cover up her body as best she could with her hands.
"Yeah, no problem." Chuck said, then a few seconds later snapped back into reality and rushed out of the bathroom. Blair was blushing at that point, Chuck had never seen her naked.
Chuck returned with a towel in hand and mumbled an apology before rushing out again. Blair stepped out of the tub, and dried herself off. She drained the tub of the soapy water, and then wrapped the towel around herself.
She sighed, she had too many thoughts in her mind, which was now foggy thanks to the wine, and she just wanted to ignore her problems. She picked up her pajamas from the floor and walked out of the bathroom into Chuck's bedroom.
"Well, uh, I hope you feel better. I'll start dinner around 5, sound good?" Blair announced to Chuck, who was sitting at the edge of his bed turned away from her.
"Yeah, that sounds good. Then we can talk." Chuck said, not looking back at her.
"It's a…plan" Blair said as she scurried out of Chuck's room and into her own.
Thank you guys, I hope you liked this chapter.
This story is probably one of my favorites out of my 3 fanfiction stories.
In regards to my last update I gave a couple days ago, the story I would love for you all to check out is an original story on FictionPress. It's easier for me to write original stories because fanfiction is a bit more effort, in my opinion.
I will try to update more. Thanks for all the support!