Chapter 4 (sorry for the long wait!)
"Now, today, ladies, we will be uncovering the explosive mysteries of electron transfers. Open your books to page 356 and pull out your periodic tables…"
Chemistry. How ironic that Blair would think of Chuck in this class. Her mind drifted from the droll voice of Mrs. Chapman to the coarse whispers Chuck emitted when he was really happy…
"Hey, B!"
A soft harsh voice drew her from her wonderful thoughts, so it was no surprise when she shot a perturbed glare at her caller. It was Serena, and had Blair been less out of it, she would have noticed the expression on her face was a balance between scared and pissed.
"Yeah, what?" Blair replied halfheartedly.
"Look, are you okay? I know with the break up and everything, you must be a little…confused…" Serena began cautiously, but Blair cut her off with a curt wave.
"Oh, please, Serena, let's be practical. Nate and I knew our relationship had hit more than a speed bump with his family crisis; it fell of a metaphorical cliff. As tragic as it was, we both anticipated it, and therefore have successfully moved on," Blair explained, with an icy undertone.
"So you have moved on, then?" Serena pushed. Hopefully the awkwardness of Serena's secret knowledge could be avoided with Blair bringing it up first.
Blair turned ever so slightly to peer at Serena, and then faced forward robotically.
"No, unfortunately Nate set quite the standard and the Upper East Side hasn't been making much of an effort," Blair replied coolly. She shut her mouth, and then opened it again suddenly as if she'd fabricated something else to say that would better her act. "In fact, I've decided to cut boys from my diet, at least for a while."
Serena resisted the urge to snicker, "You…are?"
Blair tapped her pencil on her desk, "Yes, Serena, finding a replacement for an eleven year boyfriend isn't as effortless as you might imagine. We all can't just kiss a Brooklyn frog and get a doting prince charming, without the "prince" of course."
Serena returned Blair's mock venomous smile with one of her own, but still wasn't convinced.
"Okay, well if you want to talk to me if you feel lonely or anything…"
"Noted," Blair said, pursing her lips in a tight smile. Serena sighed through her nose and gave up for the moment. There was no way around this without a confrontation and that was what Serena dreaded the most.
Blair almost jumped when her cell phone vibrated. Flipping it open, she swelled at the words "New Message from Chuck." Securing her surroundings, she opened the message and drank in every word.
Sushi 4 lunch on Madison in 20. I'll pick u up.
Glancing to her right, she saw Serena eying her and looking away nervously. Did she…? No, there was no way. They'd been so careful. Shake it off, Blair, she thought to herself.
As soon as the bell chimed, Blair was up and out of the classroom. She jetted down the hallway with her heels moving briskly as if she was a woman on a mission. She almost made it to the end when Serena caught up with her and made her presence known.
"Blair!"
She froze and spun on her heel with agitation clearly written across her face.
Serena seemed to be fruitlessly searching for the words and Blair had no time for this. Lunch was not as long as it should be and she was hungry. Very hungry.
Turning again to leave, Serena finally spoke.
"He's not good enough for you, Blair, and you know it." Blair was rooted to the spot as girls filed around her and out the doors. "I know you're hurt, but you can't do this to yourself. You need…"
"Oh, no, Serena, don't even go there. Don't pretend like you know what I need," Blair spat. She'd faced Serena and an unrecognizable fire was evident in her eyes. "You know what? I'm done with needing. All I care about is what I want. I don't need anything anymore, okay? Not Nate or my mother or you pretending to understand."
"Okay, so I won't help you," Serena calmly retorted, "But when Nate finds out and he gives you that look that you know is coming…"
"Oh, yes, of course you know exactly what Nate is going to do, don't you? I mean you know him so well with all the quality time you spent together behind my back," Blair hissed, disdain dripping from every word.
Serena recoiled, "That's not fair, Blair, you know Nate is my friend. I thought we were past this." She seemed defeated and hurt, but how dare she? Blair was the one going through the most trying emotional rollercoaster of her life.
Blair advanced and stuck out a menacing finger. "No, Serena, you know what's not fair? Having the one person you need drive a knife into your back and snatch everything from underneath you." Serena was dumbstruck and just stared with doe eyes at her best friend. How could Blair sink so low? Did she know something about Chuck Bass that Serena didn't? No, absolutely not. There was nothing beneath the surface of that pompous ass. Was there?
Blair lowered her hand and composed herself for the outside world.
"This conversation or anything else you may or may not have bared witness to is officially off the record. If you have any best friend left in you, you will leave this alone," decided Blair. Serena held her head high and nodded as she avoided Blair's glaring eyes. "Do not take this one last thing from me."
Leaving Serena in the empty hallway, Blair burst through the doors in a tornado of fury and adrenaline. She'd derided Serena van der Woodson in front of the whole school, and she felt strangely empty and angry. She needed something to fill the holes. Someone, rather.
Right on cue, Chuck's limo pulled up to the front of the school and Blair wasted no time hopping inside. Tossing her books on the ground she pounced on Chuck; lips and tongue forcing his mouth open. He was quick to respond as he pulled her into his familiar lap and cupped the side of her face.
"Rough morning?" he quipped in between intoxicating kisses. Blair just sucked on his bottom lip.
"You have no idea," she replied and began to work at his buttons. The limo had barely gotten back onto the street before both were desperate for air. Chuck knew they would have little time, so he merely unzipped his pants and she rid herself of undergarments in seconds. As he leaned back against the seat, Blair straddled him and sat on her knees, ready.
Chuck was staring into her dark chocolate eyes and smiled genuinely.
"You look enchanting today," he said, barely above his breath, but Blair had heard him loud and clear. She furrowed her brow ever so slightly and then eased up with a grateful smile. Chuck and his lines, she thought, but her heart betrayed her and leaped in her chest.
Wasting no more time, she lowered herself and gasped as he filled her. Chuck relished in her satisfaction and her eyes closed in ecstasy. It was quick and fervent and loud, but just as passionate as ever. She ran her fingers through his short black hair as he kissed down her collar bone and into uncharted territory. Her head was thrown back and she sucked in air greedily. A few more swift movements and she was over the edge again. This time, Blair clutched onto Chuck's neck and he couldn't help but notice how she'd been doing that allot lately; holding onto him a little bit to tightly to be passion.
"God, Chuck that was…" she said with bated breath. He smirked and surprisingly thrust his hips up into her, evoking a shocked moan from her throat. She came down from her high and a mischievous grin overtook her face. Brushing down his tousled hair, she whispered into his ear, "I love what you do to me, Chuck Bass." His grip on her small hips tightened and she giggled triumphantly.
But then, the limo came to a smooth halt and Blair slipped off of him. Shirts were fixed and hair put back into place. With one last lipstick touchup, Blair was out the door, as Chuck held it open for her with a cocky grin, and into the restaurant. She tried not to notice as he guided her through the glass entrance with his hand on the small of her back, but the gesture was enough to plaster a smile on her face.
Nate who?
A/N: Hello my fantastic readers and reviewers, who are for the most part one and the same! My deepest apologies for witholding this chapter but I have been in the city of glamour itself for the past few days. I'd been many times before, but not since Gossip Girl started and it is a different perspective. Although it was for the majority a college trip, I did go up into the upper east side and ended up eating dinner somewhere around fifty ninth street and madison. I was sooo dissapointed that gossip girl had stopped production and I wouldn't see the cast out and about while shooting but it was still quite a magical experience when I walked past the chruch Blair confessed her HOT sin with Chuck in. Okay, now I'm sounding sappy so I'll shut up. Hope you enjoy and my Serena/Blair conversation was out of my element so i wasn't sure how it went. You guys are the experts and I would love to hear what you thought.