Disclaimer: I don't own Gossip Girl and never will. Otherwise, Chuck would have gone to Tuscany with Blair and not listen to a word his total ass of a father said. Also, I don't own the songs used in this chapter. Soho Dolls and Katy Perry do.

A/N: Hey there guys! So thank you to for those who reviewed last chapter. It meant a lot to me. Okay, so last chapter was definitely...interesting. Lol, yes it is true. The true Chuck Bass has returned after all but he's still gonna be sweet. Well, as sweet as Chuck Bass is gonna get that is. Hehe. I'm a little nervous about writing this chapter. Not because of being in character but I'm not completely sure where I'm gonna go with it. I have a few ideas for what will happen and I'm still trying to decide what all to use. Hopefully, it'll turn out how I want it to. Enjoy! :)

Songs I Listened To While Writing: In My Arms by Plumb, Stripper by Soho Dolls (you all know what that means! lol), I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry (lol, not what you're thinking), Somewhere Only We Know by Keane, Sour Cherry by The Kills (Again, you know what that means lol)

Pairings: Chuck/Blair, slight S/D, S/N, N/B(ugh, lol), and N/V mentions throughout


"Shout when you wanna get off the ride,
Cause you crossed my mind, you crossed my mind.
Made my blood thump Saturday night,
Make my heart beat double time."

- The Kills, Sour Cherry


Chapter Four: A Night Of Fun At Victrola With Friends

The second Blair woke up the next day, she knew she was going to hang out with Serena instead of Chuck. Yes, it was not the best solution to her best friend's problem but it was all Blair could think of. Besides, she was going to have a whole week with Chuck in Tuscany to herself, right? It wasn't like they needed to spend all their time together. Besides, he could have a chance to hang out with Nate.

Serena needs me.

So that's why at brunch she proposed Serena and her spend the whole day doing whatever S wanted. Now, of course, Serena was slightly suspicious at why Blair was being so generous. But she realized that her friend probably pitied her since Blair had a boyfriend (or was that really what he was?) while she had no boyfriend at all. That is, as far as she knew. Unless Dan was planning to change his mind.

Like that was going to happen anytime soon.

After all, he hadn't spoken to her since the wedding. But then again, it had only been two days since then so who knew, right? Maybe there was still a chance. Serena sighed to herself.

Hopefully.

"So what first, S?"


After Blair said goodbye to Chuck (who had come down from his suite just to see her) with what had to be a 3 minute makeout session in the kitchen right in front of Serena ("Stop kissing already, you two!" she had cried to get their attention), the two best friends went walking down the streets of Manhattan. Blair had decided they should go shopping, since it was the only kind of therapy she could think of to provide for Serena. Who love a little retail therapy?

Still, it wasn't working. Serena looked miserable the whole time. Every time she picked something up, she would quickly put it back as though she didn't feel like she was allowed to wear it. She felt useless.

Blair decided it was best to try a different approach. "So, what are you thinking about?"

It took a moment for Serena to respond. It was as if she had been in a daze. "Huh?"

Sighing, Blair realized she was going to have to be direct to get anything out of her blonde best friend. "Serena, you have to talk to me. Are you still thinking about Dan?" She placed her hand on Serena's shoulder. "You can tell me. Remember," she paused to smile, "we're sisters."

If Serena hadn't been so sad she would have joked and said that meant Chuck was her step-brother too. But she was so instead Serena broke down on Blair's shoulder. "Blair, what am I going to do without him?"

Taken aback, Blair found herself to be speechless. She realized she had no answers for her best friend. So she did the only thing she could do: comfort her. "Serena, you're going to be okay." Blair stroked Serena's hair, frowning. "You'll see."

Maybe forcing her to hang out was a bad idea.

She slightly pulled away from Serena to see her in tears. "How about we get you home?"

Serena nodded. It appeared as though her body was shaking. Blair put an arm around her much taller friend to keep her balanced. "Come on, S." The two then took off for The Palace. Along the way, Blair continued to try calming Serena down, but she was failing.

Somehow Blair managed to lead Serena in the elevator and took her to Room 1812.

Hopefully he's here. Maybe he'll know what to do.

Luckily, Chuck was there to help. He put an arm around Serena's shoulder as he asked, "What's wrong with her? Is she drunk?"

Blair shook her head. "She's just been thinking about... him, all day." She grabbed Serena's hand. "S, it's okay. We're here." Chuck, on the other hand, seemed slightly annoyed. He did not want to sit here talking about his step-sister's relationship, or lack thereof one.

"You're still thinking about Humprey-Dumpty?" he scoffed.

That made Blair glare at him. "Behave." She turned back to Serena. "You can talk to us. I..." Blair paused, glancing over at Chuck again before repeating, "We're here for you."

Chuck sighed, irritated. "We are." He gave Blair a look to let her know that he was not happy about this at all but she didn't mind too much. She was too worried about her friend at the moment.

A minute later there was a knock on the suite's door. "Chuck man, open up!" It was Nate. Definitely not good timing. Blair gave Chuck a curious expression.

Simply shrugging, Chuck replied, "I made plans with Nate tonight since I knew you and Serena were going to be out all day. I figured I'd show him Victrola since I never did." He got up to answer the door. He had seen Blair's reaction to the name Victrola. Her eyes widened with a hint of a smile.

Nate came into the suite with a smile until he spotted Blair and a very distraught Serena. "What are you guys doing here? And what's wrong with Serena?" It was clear he was confused. He turned towards to Chuck for answers.

"Serena's still upset about Humphrey."

"Chuck!" Blair cried. "Subtlety."

Chuck shrugged, not bothered. "What? It's true." He sat back on the couch, leaning his neck on his hands. "She has to face it. It's over."

Serena let out fresh tears. "I'm not sure I'm ready to." She continued to cry so Blair went to comfort her again.

"Oh, S."

Nate frowned at this. "Maybe we should cancel, Chuck." He wanted to make sure Serena would be okay.

Chuck looked over at Nate, disappointed that he was encouraging this to continue. "Nathaniel, what about Victrola?" Suddenly, he had an idea. "Why don't we all just go?" Blair raised her eyebrows at this. Chuck put on his trademark smirk. "We could all use a little fun.

"And," Chuck stared at Blair as he added, "I've always hoped to witness a re-performance from our dear Blair." He gave her wink.

Blair couldn't help but gape at how casual he had said it. Nate was there, after all.

But it seemed as though, per his usual style, Nate needed a second to finally get what Chuck had said. "Wait. You really slept with Blair the same night she and I broke up?" He didn't look appropriately upset, but instead astonished. Once the shock was gone, he actually smiled. "Well, that didn't take you guys so long."

Again, Blair was even more confused. How was it that even Nate could be so casual about this whole conversation? Hadn't he been hurt when he found out about the two of them? There was obviously something that she had missed and she was going to get down to the bottom of it. First, she had to take care of Serena. "S, are you okay now?"

Drying her tears, Serena nodded. "Yeah, I think so." For some reason, she suddenly wanted to go to Victrola. She knew how Blair had felt so free and happy the night she had danced on stage there by the way she had talked about it. Serena found herself wanting that feeling too. "We should go."


After Serena cleaned herself up and Chuck convinced Blair that it was a good idea, the four teens all rode in Chuck's limo to Victrola. Blaring music greeted them as they walked in. Chuck, holding Blair's hand, led her, Serena and Nate over to his usual spot. In minutes, a bottle of champagne and four glasses were on their table.

Holding up his own glass, Chuck stated, "Cheers" and downed his drink.

Blair hesitantly lifted hers to her lips. She knew if she drank too much alcohol Chuck would eventually convince her to go on the stage again. Not that she had fully regretted the experience, it had been amazing, but she wasn't if she was in the mood tonight. But Blair had been in deep thought so she didn't notice how much she had drank in 10 minutes.

She had started to loosen up after her third glass. That's why when a familiar song came on, Blair beamed over at Chuck. "They're playing the song!" Both Nate and Serena were puzzled at this but could tell by the couple's looks at each other that the song meant something to them. Only, it didn't seem romantic. At all.

"You can call me x,

You can call me y,

You can call me z,

You can come and try."

"I may have asked them to play it. Just in case."

After much persuasion from Chuck, Blair made herself head towards the stage. She began to twirl and move in rhythm to the song that she and Chuck both knew well. She was wearing a dress like last time so she began to wonder if she should take it off. After all, Chuck had wanted a re-performance.

So slowly but confidently, Blair unzipped her dress and let it fall. Smiling, she danced and actually sang along with song.

"Na na, Na na, Na na, Na na, Na

Na na, Na na, Na na, Na na, Na"

Back over on the couch, Serena and Nate both stared at her, horrified and amazed at the same time. "What the hell is she doing?" Nate asked.

Chuck just laughed at him. "Just watch her, Nathaniel. She's a natural." He turned his full attention back to the dancing brunette. He wasn't so shocked at how amazing Blair was like last time but that grin of his still appeared on his face.

Yes, it wasn't something that you could normally call romantic. But, for Chuck and Blair, it was.

"So," Serena began, finally finding her voice, "this is really how you fell for Blair?" She had remembered Blair's story from last night but didn't know it involved her best friend doing a striptease for the whole club to see. "Are you serious?" She looked over at Nate in disbelief.

What she saw on his face surprised her. A smile.

What the hell...?

"You're actually okay with this?"

Nate nodded. He had been slowly changing his mind once he had seen how happy Blair looked, and the way Chuck and her were staring at each other. He realized it really was best she was with Chuck and not him. "She looks happy."

The song had eventually come to an end and the audience had applauded her. Only, Blair didn't seem ready to get off the stage yet. This was too fun.

The next song began to play: "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry. Serena, who seemed to finally understand why Blair had loved dancing on stage so much, decided to join her, much to Chuck and Nate's enjoyment.

It looked like Serena was still a bad girl at heart, after all.

"This was never the way I planned,

Not my intention.

I got so brave, drink in hand,

Lost my discretion."

Serena started shaking her hips along with Blair, who was now standing beside her. Serena twirled Blair around and they spun in circles on the stage. The audience applauded them in amazement at how graceful and confident the girls were.

"It's not what, I'm used to,

Just wanna try you on.

I'm curious for you,

Caught my attention."

A random guy in the audience shouted, "Kiss!" Both Chuck and Nate were entertained by this. Blair and Serena both stopped for a second and looked taken aback by the request.

But Blair, never one to back down from a dare, grinned and pecked Serena on the lips, leaving S quite surprised. All the guys in Victrola clapped and whistled after that. Seriously. Blair didn't say a word and kept dancing along to the song.

"I kissed a girl,

Just to try it.

I hope my boyfriend don't mind it.

It felt so wrong,

It felt so right.

Don't mean I'm in love tonight.

I kissed a girl,

And I liked it."

Once the song was over, Blair and Serena bowed and got off the stage to join Chuck and Nate, who were clapping for them. Chuck smirked up at Blair. "I must say, Waldorf, I'm impressed." He kissed her on the lips, pulling her onto his lap. "You were amazing." The two started kissing again, which actually made it uncomfortable for Serena and Nate to be there.

Serena cleared her throat and the two finally separated, clearly out of breath. "Maybe we should go," Serena suggested. After all, it had to be getting late by now and she was tired from the dancing.

Blair pouted, obviously still very tipsy. "But I wanna stay!"

"I'll walk you home, Serena," Nate stated. He stood up and held out his hand, waiting for her to take it. Skeptically, Serena took it, and then smiled.

"Bye, B. Chuck, take good care of her. Get her home."

Serena and Nate left Chuck and Blair all alone, pleasing the latter. "That worked out well," Chuck exclaimed, smirking. He eyed Blair, realizing she wasn't wearing her dress still. "You look really hot, by the way."

Blair stared down at her appearance and blushed. The comment seemed to sober her up a little. She continued to avoid Chuck's eyes. "Sorry."

Chuck shook his head, still smiling. "Do not apologize."

"Fine. I won't." She leaned over and kissed him hard. Chuck put his arms around her waist, pulling her closer. He would have stayed like that with her all night, but he decided it would be best to do this in a place more private. "We should go."

Blair started to protest but Chuck cut her off with his lips. "To my suite," he added. Blair perked up at that.

"Lead the way, Bass."


Serena and Nate were walking down the street, in silence. After all, what was there to say? But it seemed Nate didn't want things to be awkward between them. "So, you're still hurt about... well, you know."

Sighing, Serena nodded, with a frown in place. "And I don't know what to do about it." She shook her head, laughing. "Something's wrong with me, isn't there?"

Nate shook his head. "Not at all. It's normal to feel that way about a breakup." He paused. "Actually, I still feel bad I didn't really feel too much when Blair and I did. At least the first time. The second time I was upset, but then again I didn't even really think about her until she called me to help her with you the other day." He smiled over at Serena. "Now see, that's not normal."

Serena smiled back. "Thanks for trying to make me feel better."

"Well, it was my pleasure." Nate laughed. He then stopped walking. They were standing outside of Central Park. He remembered a certain memory between them there. He couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What's so funny, Nate?"

"Do you remember how Chuck and I first met you and Blair here?"

Serena gasped, beaming. "Oh my god, we did meet here!" She giggled as she herself remembered the memory. "We started playing Tag and you chased me around the whole park and Blair got mad because you wouldn't chase her instead." She sighed. "You know, that was the day Blair developed a crush on you."

Nate raised his eyebrows. "And what did you think of me that day?"

"That..." Serena didn't know how to put her first impression of Nate into words. "That... you were a nice person that I could enjoy being around." She smiled up at him, starting to get lost in his blue eyes. She was starting to lean in without fully realizing. This could not be happening. But it was.

Serena had kissed Nate. It was brief but she still knew it was a mistake. Yes, they were both single but she still wasn't over Dan, Blair would probably get mad, and she and Nate were only friends. Nothing more. I have to get out of here.

And so she fled. Running away, she cried, "I'm sorry." The tears slowly began to fall.

She was a mess.


"So, Bass, what exactly do you have planned?"

Blair smirked up at Chuck, who bent down to plant kisses down her neck while leading her towards his bedroom. He let out a laugh before he replied, "Oh, I think you know." Blair giggled as he kissed her shoulder. While doing so, Chuck started to unzip Blair's dress that they had gone back on the stage to get. At the same time, Blair pulled off his shirt.

This was what she had been waiting for. A night alone with Chuck, with no distractions.

Chuck kissed her fully on the lips as the two of them stood at the edge of the bed. Abruptly, Blair detached herself from him and he gave out a groan. She seductively laid on the bed and waited for Chuck to join her. Eventually, his body was on top of hers. Her lips were instantly back on his.

Was this really happening? Were they actually going to be able to do this? First, Chuck had been very unlike himself and told her he wanted them to take it slow, and then they had gotten interrupted by Serena showing up last night... what next? Blair had been wondering if they'd ever be alone and now they finally were. It had to be too good to be true.

But so far it wasn't. Blair had finally managed to unbuckle Chuck's pants while he pulled off the straps of her slip. Chuck kissed Blair's jaw line as he ran his hand up one of her thighs, forcing her to wrap it around him.

After much struggle, Blair removed Chuck's pant as her slip was halfway off. Right now, the only thing that separated them was Chuck's boxers. God, this is really happening.

Or maybe not.

Chuck's cell phone rang. At first, the couple hadn't cared too much but Chuck had realized by the ringtone that it was Nate. He would have left it unanswered if he felt like it wasn't important. His best friend obviously needed to talk to him since Nate had to have known Chuck would be with Blair right now. So that's why after kissing Blair briefly, Chuck sat up and picked up his cell. "Nathaniel?"

Blair's head shot up at that. "Is there something wrong with Serena?"

Chuck didn't respond. He just gave her a look to let her know to be quiet. Blair could tell Nate was telling him something. She tried to hear what but found that she couldn't.

Finally, Chuck spoke again. "She kissed you?" He looked in Blair's direction. "Well, is that a good thing or a bad thing for you?"

On the other line, Nate had mumbled, "I don't know, man." He sighed. "I'm still not sure how I feel about her. Maybe I'm over her."

"You sure about that or do you just want to be?"

Another sigh. "Is Blair there with you?"

Chuck was confused now. He stared over at the curious brunette, lying next to him on the bed. "Yeah. Why?"

"Well," Nate started. "Do... you think she could talk to Serena? She ran away from me, probably off to her suite in the Palace. You guys are there, right?"

Now, Chuck Bass never blushed. But he couldn't help but feel awkward talking to Nate about this. Especially since Blair was his ex. "...Yeah."

If the situation wasn't already uncomfortable enough, Nate asked, "So, you two are, well..."

Chuck let out his own sigh. "Nathaniel, please do not finish that question."

Nate laughed. "Oh, going that bad is it?"

"Actually, even though it's none of your business, we were doing just fine until you called."

"Oh. Sorry, man." Chuck could tell Nate meant his apology.

"Whatever, dude. Just next time, text me."

The two finish their conversation on the phone and hung up. When Chuck placed his phone back on his nightstand, he found himself face to face with Blair, who looked very amused. "So, talking to my ex about our sex life? Or lack thereof?" She continued to smirk at him. Chuck sighed as she let out a giggle.

Eventually, Blair calmed down. "So... Serena really kissed him?"

Chuck actually looked like he was panicking on the inside. "Yeah... So what?"

Blair shrugged. "I'm just worried about her is all." She sat up from her spot. "Maybe I should go talk to her." In response, Chuck groaned in protest. Blair kissed him to get him to stop. "I know, Chuck. I'm just as frustrated as you are but I promise I'll come right back."

That made Chuck smile. "Well, fine. Hurry back, Waldorf." They kissed briefly and Blair got dressed quickly. She looked at herself in the mirror and made sure she looked presentable this time.

Good.

After glancing back at Chuck one more time, Blair left suite 1812 and headed for the Van der Basses' room.


A/N 2: Lol, so what did you think? I found this chapter enjoyable to write but it took awhile since I had all these ideas and didn't know how to put them all together. So lots of stuff got cut and I like how this turned out. I worked hard on this. Yes, even more C/B action and even a little N/S for people who like them. Not sure how that'll work out. Anyway, thanks for reading and plz review! It would mean a lot to me. Hope you all liked this! :)

Also, the dancing part with Blair & Serena was inspired by a moment in a Degrassi: The Next Generation episode. Just to be funny, I promise. lol Though B & S do actually kiss once in the book series so I could see it happening once on the show. Watch me wonder why I did this later.

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