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Someone knocked on the door of Serena's hotel room. Startled Serena moved to the door, who could this be? She hadn't arranged to meet anyone. If it was Dan..She didn't know what to do if it really was him but she had to open. Or did she..? Confused she stood in front of her door, waiting for nothing in particular.

"Serena...are you there?" a familiar voice asked from outside the door.

"Nate, is that you?" Serena asked, still confused.

"Yes..Now could you please open the door?" Nate responded, now evidently confused as well.

Serena opened the door rapidly, noticing how awkwardly she had just reacted. She just hoped Nate didn't develop any suspicions, dealing with Blair was one thing but Nate as well. She really didn't like the sound of that.

"Whats up?" She asked smiling at him.

"Well, i was on my way to see Chuck and i thought i'd check by, we haven't really seen much of each other lately." He was right, they really hadn't seen a lot of each other lately. Serena had seen little of all her friends lately, simply because she didn't want risk them finding out about Dan's return. Once more Serena noticed what a large effect Dan's return had on her.

"That is nice of you." Serena said smiling at him

"Yeah, well Blair also told me that something else has been wrong with you lately and I've become slightly worried.." Nate said, cleary expressing something he has been thinking about.

"Oh? No its nothing. I've..I've just not had a lot of sleep lately" Serena said, still doing her best to smile.

"Alright then, I've got to get going now. See you soon?" Nate asked, making it obvious that he did not quite believe what Serena had just said.

"Yeah sure, see you!" Serena answered.

Once more Serena felt relief knowing that for now the secret was safe. But she also knew that she was under time pressure. Where was Dan? When would she finally find him again?

Dan was really getting nervous. Time meant nothing to him right now. He was always alone and the isolation was starting to get to him. What if he didn't get another chance like the one he just threw away at the elevator? It was a really painful thought. Dan was tired of waiting, but what else could he do. He was sure that Serena would come to The Empire at some point. At least he hoped that she would. Everyday it got worse. Every hour..every minute even. It was just insane and he hoped it would end soon. It was time that he found out where Serena was now and where he could meet her again. He flipped open his laptop and went straight to google.

Where is Serena van der Woodsen?

Dan was startled by the amount of hits this search had - this meant she had to be somewhere unusual. After flying over a few articles he finally found a relevant one, it was from 3 days ago:

After Serena's break up with Mitchell there have been few public appearances by Serena. Moreover there have been rumors about her whereabouts. We finally solved the mystery. A very reliable source has reported that she is living at The Empire. In addition we have received various photos of Serena eating in the restaurant as well as sitting at the bar. Now the question is what is she doing at The Empire?

Dan closed the laptop. Could this post be true? Was Serena really at The Empire? He had no time to think, instantly he rushed to the phone and called the concierge!

"Hello this is Dan Humphrey calling from room 1409. My friend Serena van der Woodsen is staying at the hotel and..well i need her room bumber please"

"I am sorry, but this is very confident information. I will not be able to pass this on over the telephone" a woman, presumably the concierge, said. She instantly hang up.

Frustrated Dan made his way down to the lobby, he wasn't giving up like that. He went to see the concierge and surprisingly this time she gave him Serenas room number. Apparently she red a lot of gossip magazines and therefore she knew about their history but she couldn't just give him the information on the phone. Room 1603. He had all the information he needed. But what was he going to do now? He had no more excuses for not confronting Serena. None whatsoever. He headed back to the room. He needed to think. He needed to prepare.

Once more there were knocks on Serena's door, who could it be this time. Only about 30 minutes had passed since Nate's last visit, all she wanted was some peace. She made her way to the door when she heard voices..

"What is taking you so long Serena...Open the door." It was Nate again and Serena was getting slightly annoyed, but she had to open the door...

"Hello Nate...why are you paying me a visit...again?" Serena asked, clearly discontented.

"Well..Chuck didn't feel well and I thought we could..catch up?" Nate suggested "We really havent talked in a while and you know.." Nate was interrupted by a further series of knocks. "Who's that", Nate continued, "Are you expecting someone?" The knocks continued.

"No" Serena said, evidently confused. She made her way to the door to open not even thinking about who it could be. Nate followed her.

"Dan?" Serena and Nate said simultaneously after she opened the door..

There was an awkward atmosphere. Dan did not expect Nate to be here and neither Nate nor Serena were expecting Dan at all. Finally after what felt like an hour of silence Dan lightened up the atmosphere..

"Ehmm..can i come in?" Dan asked, his voice trembling.

"What are you doing here?" Nate asked. Serena was still paralysed and too overwhelmed to answer.

"I was hoping to talk to..to see Serena." Dan answered, unsure how to act.

"Well i don't think she wants to see talk to you Dan!" Nate answered trying to be protective. Finally Serena understood what was happening.

"Its okay Nate...I've got this." Serena said.

Nate turned around and stared at Serena. He didn't understand this.

"Please just go Nate, really I've got this." Serena continued.

Confused Nate stumbled out off the door past Dan. The whole situation was a mess. An unpredictable mess. There was another moment of awkward silence. Nates presence had really surprised Dan, leaving him confused and unsure on how to act.

"Ehm..Can i come in?" Dan asked, finally getting his shit together.

"Sure..yes..i mean yes, yes you can come in", Serena answered, "But Dan what are you doing here..in Ney York...in The Empire?"

"I, I just couldn't bear it anymore. My mind..it..it was handicapped. Serena...I missed you.." Dan responded.

"No Dan. No, you cannot come back into my life." Serena said, knowing that at some point he would step out of it again, leaving her world in turmoil once more.

"Serena..I.." Dan got interrupted.

"No Dan, it doesn't matter how sorry you are. This cannot happen Dan. It just can't." Serena said. "Please just leave Dan, we can't do this...not again"

Dan wasn't giving up. Not now, he had not come so far just to give up now. He was prepared to fight.

"Serena. I am not leaving. I have gone to incredible lengths to be here right now. I am not letting you go just like that. 5 years ago i made a huge mistake. I wanted to prove that i was powerful. But i made a huge mistake selling out all my friends on the way. At the point i just didn't see another way. And Now, for 5 years, everyday, i have suffered because of the decisions I made back then. I tried to escape by going to europe, by travelling constantly but nothing helped. Serena. I am sorry."

Sooooooooooooo...cliffhanger i guess haha, whats happening next? Not sure when i will update next. review etc. etc. blabla hope u liked the chapter.