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Quaternary: Rise to Power
Chapter Four- Touch of Bex
Buttoning up his shirt, Carter looked over at the desk to see that he had managed to make the pile of work he had to do a bit more manageable. After his romp with Sam, Carter knew that work had to become more of a focus and his need to dull away his boredom would have to be pushed aside for the sake of the and the vision of the Empire had been all he had thought about and he had to make sure that each of his focuses were successful. So a few slumber parties over in the office would just have to be the price he paid for the future endeavors he planned to take on. Making his way out of the office, Carter made his way over towards the bar to pull out the only non alcoholic drink he could think of that would get him through the day. Grabbing the remote control for the radio, Carter aimlessly turned it on as he just waned to hear something relevant about the world that'd make him feel like an active citizen.
Radio Host: Breaking news or not so breaking news as of now, that's if you troll the internet, Blair Waldorf has become the celebrity of the day. It appears that she's joined the list of celebrities that use a sex tape to become even more relevant than what they all ready were. She didn't strike me as a sex tape type of girl, but the word has been this one is a must see since the guy in the video isn't her current boyfriend…
Quickly turning off the radio, Carter raced back to the office as he began a desperate search for his cell phone. Throwing stacks of paper to the floor, Carter soon discovered the phone on top of the desk before he quickly noticed the Gossip Girl updates that he had missed out on. Dialing Dan's number, Carter could only hope to gage his friends headspace with this latest scandal but found that his phone was going straight to the answering machine.
"Dammit!" Carter cursed to himself
Meanwhile…
His eyes slowly fluttered open as he slowly began to wake from his slumber, Dan realized that her body was nestled up close to his body. With his hand resting on her waist as her back fitted comfortably again his chest, Dan swore that he could stay like this for days on end with just the simplicity of them being together as his only highlight in life. Leaning forward to kiss the back of her neck, Blair let out a soft laugh that only made him feel like his mission was completed. He'd want to assault her with kisses and possibly persuade himself that they'd be able to make love in a timely fashion, but he knew that if they started then he'd be lackluster in his writing session with Arthur.
"What time is it?" Blair asked as nestled up close to her pillow
"Time for me to get ready for work" Dan said before he leaned forward to kiss her once more on the back of her neck
"No. You should stay and slack off with me" Blair laughed as she put up a valiant effort to protest as he sat up in the bed "We could implement more of those sex positions were reading about" she teased
"We'll be implementing that regardless. I for one am a big fan of the Get Down On It move" Dan teased as he covered her face with kisses "But Arthur flew in, and standing up wouldn't bode well for me" he said as he got out of the bed
"Do you think you can make pancakes? It's been a while since I've had a true Humphrey breakfast" Blair asked
"No, if I make you breakfast then you'll start complementing me and then we'll end up in bed. My ego can't be tamed" Dan laughed
"What can I say, you rock my world in the realm of sex" Blair replied as she sat up in the bed while Dan turned on the television.
TV Reporter: Blair Waldorf or anyone from the Waldorf family has yet to make a statement, but we assume that a statement will come out soon in regards to the sex tape. It has been spread all throughout the internet and only looks to pick up more coverage as the hour goes on.
"And apparently you rocked his" Dan said in disbelief as they looked on at the television screen before he looked back at Blair to see that she had a look of utter disbelief
"I…I need to call Darren" Blair said in a panic as she quickly got out of the bed, grabbing her phone on the way out of the bedroom while Dan just sat back on the edge of the bed. Looking at television screen caps of the grainy images of the leaked sex tape.
Within a matter of an hour, Dan and Blair had found their living room as meeting central. Darren walked the floor with a phone permanently attached to his ear, Cyrus and Eleanor talked with the family publicist, while Blair and Dan stood in the kitchen sipping on coffee. Not wanting to discuss anything at length in regards to the tape, Dan and Blair just stood in silence as they watched everyone else in work. Personal questions had no realm of importance with so much else on the line at this point. Exchanging a few glances here and there, Blair and Dan mostly stood in silence just wondering what the other was thinking. Noticing Tyler's entrance into the house, Blair immediately put her cup down on the counter top before she quickly made her way out of the kitchen as if her brother was supposed to come save the day while Dan followed behind.
"Were you able to find out anything?" Eleanor asked as she turned her attention towards Tyler
"The tape is on widespread. It was apparently leaked from a personal computer" Tyler told them "I have a guy that's getting more details on the story but not much has been said" he said
"Yeah because there's so much visually to see" Blair sighed as Darren ended his call and walked over towards the group
"Okay, I have to be in court within the next hour to put an injunction on the tape" Darren said
"How long will that hold?" Cyrus asked
"It just depends" Darren said
"On what?!" Blair asked "Their should be a depend on it" she told him
"I have to prove that you didn't voluntarily give out the tape, then the fact that it's being used wrongfully" Darren told her "Were you aware of this tape?" he asked as he looked at Blair
"Clearly no" Blair replied
"But these shots? Are they you?" Darren asked as he reached over to grab the lap top to show the video at it's full extent to Blair, which only made Dan squirm at the sight
"Yes…" Blair said as everyone seemed to exasperate "But I had no knowledge that he was even filming this" she said
"And what makes it worse was that they were together at the time" Tyler sighed
"Which means what?" Blair asked
"Louis could've conceded to the tape being released, he could've gotten paid off of this or something under the table" Tyler quickly replied
"We could still go after him, right?" Eleanor asked "I mean tell me that he can't just get away with this?" she asked
"I'm going to do everything I can to stop this" Darren told them
"Well you're going to do this with my help" Cyrus said as he got up from the couch to grab his coat as Darren and Cyrus walked towards the door
"Call me!" Eleanor called out as the two left
"This can't be happening. I mean this literally can't be happening" Blair said as she began to pace the floor nervously
"We'll stop this" Tyler told her as he could see the strain this was having on Blair. Noticing that the tape was still on loop, Dan began to shake his knee nervously as he tried to force himself to watch it. He tried to force himself to stare down the images of the woman he loved in intimate moments with another guy, and it felt as if his skin was being stripped from his body piece by piece, it was that painful for him.
"How?! I'm all over the internet. I'm all over the television. I probably have dvd's coming out soon at this point" Blair stated
"You should have faith in Darren, you can't just jump to the worst conclusion" Tyler told her as Dan quickly walked over to slam the laptop shut as he couldn't take the images any longer. Knowing that all the attention had turned towards him, silence filled the air as he just kept his back towards everyone while he tried to process it all.
"Dan…" Blair said nervously as she walked towards him and for a moment she stood looking at his back "Dan" she said helplessly as she was on the verge of tears before he turned to face her.
"It's going to be fine. Darren will handle this, Cyrus will handle this, even Tyler" Dan said as he forced a smile in hopes that it'd make her feel better with little regard to himself "It'll be fine" he smiled weakly
"I believe you" Blair replied as she wanted to believe that this wasn't taking it's toll on him
"I…I have to go" Dan began to say as their eye contact became too much to handle
"Good luck with your meeting" Blair told him before he took a took a deep breath then leaned in to kiss her forehead
"Thanks" Dan said trying to muster up the decency. Nudging onto his hand, Blair wanted him to pull her into a hug like he typically would in these types of moments but she knew that he was reeling from this just as much as she was. Walking past her, Blair let her hand linger as she let it go as he gave a quick hug to Eleanor on his way out. Watching the door close behind him as he left as all she could do was look on.
Getting out of the taxi, Serena pulled the money out of her pocket to give to the driver. Thinking that she had luggage to carry, Serena motioned to go to the trunk but she knew with her swift decision to leave that she only had time to just get out. Making her way inside the building, Serena thought she would somehow forget the way but it seemed it only got familiar to her with every step she took. Running up the stairs, Serena contemplated on turning back with her assumptions causing her to doubt if she had gone mad. Taking a few moments to run through her thoughts, Serena felt herself propelled to just go towards the door to live on the slim hope or certainty that she felt within her. Knocking on the door, Serena stood nervously as she finally let her thoughts get the best of her. Just as she began to turn to the leave, Sean opened up the door to see the blonde as she prepared to leave.
"Serena" Sean called out before she turned to look back at him. Silence came between them as they looked at each other, trying to come to their own conclusion of what to make of each other.
"I finally got it" Serena just blurted out as those were the only words that could come to her "I just realized that I didn't want to be that girl that just accepted what was happening to her. I didn't want to be that girl that just reasoned his actions instead of realizing that I deserved more….I finally got it" she said just saying anything that came to mind
"You left him?" Sean asked wanting to make sure that he was hearing correctly as he walked towards her while she nodded
"I'm sure he'll probably figure it out by tonight…" Serena began to say
"Then we'll face it together" Sean quickly replied as he walked closer towards her
"This isn't your problem. This is mine. I just want to get that straight from the start" Serena began to say as he caressed her cheek "I need to figure this out….I need to be better" she began to ramble
"And I have faith that you will" Sean agreed as he seemed to look her over as if he was trying to access the possible damage she could've endured "I'd bet on you every time" he laughed softly as a silence came between them while they looked on at each other "You could've gone anywhere….to Blair's, to any one of your friends. Why here?" he asked as he looked her dead in the eyes
"Because…you're the only one that makes me feel safe. You've unexpectedly become my safe haven" Serena replied softly as a smile slowly came to his face while they both just enjoyed the moment. Leaning in slowly, Sean put his hand on her waist to pull her in closer as he leaned in slowly in hopes of kissing her. Biting down on her lower lip nervously, Serena felt her stomach doing flips as every part of her was nervous but thrilled to finally have this moment happen between them. Foreheads pressed against each other. Noses grazing. Lips closing their distance…..[end of dream]
Hearing the glaring sounds of her alarm clock going off, Serena slowly opened her eyes. Touching her body nervously, Serena began to think that it was all just a dream that she was joyfully living through. Letting out a groan as she swiped at her alarm clock, Serena was glad to hear the crashing sounds of her alarm clock falling to the floor. Preparing to sulk away in her bed as the realities of what the day really called for, Serena wanted nothing more than to return to her dream to see how it would turn out. Cover her head with a pillow, Serena sighed in frustration as her crappy day was the only thing she had to rise to. Just as she prepared to go back to sleep, Serena was once again torn from her dreams by the sound of her bedroom door opening.
"Serena sweetheart, you have to do alterations on your dress. It's a bit dated now that I take a good look at it. Then your seating for the Hendricks Benefit has you sitting with Trip, so you'll need to be prompt because I'm sure you'll have to deal with the media….Serena" Lilly said noticing that her daughter was still in the bed "Do you plan to stay in bed all day?" she asked
"I would like to" Serena sighed "But I'm sure you'll have a debate against that notion" she said
"I most certainly would. Serena, you have too much to get through today before the benefit" Lilly began to say
"Do you know that tomorrow is the day that Sean is supposed to be leaving, that's if he's leaving?" Serena asked as she quickly sat up in the bed
"As I can recall, I believe Sean is going to be playing his profession in Spain, which is an excellent opportunity considering the circumstances" Lilly replied
"Circumstances that ended up with Jason being dead" Serena said as she took a moment "Mom, you've never asked what my part in this was? You've never asked what I feel about my boyfriend at the time being shot and killed? Why is that?" she asked as Lilly stood frozen for a moment trying to give the right answer
"Simply a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time" Lilly concluded as Serena looked at her mother in disbelief, wondering if she willfully chose to be oblivious to the circumstances of it all because it once again meant that she was in another mess of her own making that would reflect badly on the van der Woodsen name "Besides, I figured you might want to spend the day being there for your best friend" she said
"Why would I need to be there for Blair?" Serena questioned
"Because it appears there is a sex tape out, which stars her" Lilly said as Serena wasted no time in getting out of the bed as her immediate thought was to get to Blair. Seeing her daughter run amuck in her closet just throwing on clothes "And I'll take this time to call a car for you" she said as she made her way out while Serena through her hair up into a ponytail.
Looking on at the document his agent placed in front of him, Sean found himself staring on at the words rather than reading any ounce of what this all meant. It had all been a surprise to him but the jest of what he knew was that his world in New York was about to come to a close, his world in the United States was about to come to a close as it all became real with the actual print of his contract with FC Barcelona to become their new shooting guard. Leaning back in his seat with the pen in hand, Sean just shook his head in disbelief as he looked up at his agent then over at Rochelle before he got up from his seat on the sofa. If the tension in the room wasn't all ready high, Sean knew that it was about to reach an all time high with his hesitancy. Pacing the floor as he thought, Sean stopped to look out at the New York skyline as he just couldn't imagine not seeing this view for too long, he just couldn't come to accept it.
"There's got to be another way" Sean stated as he turned back to look at his agent, Rich Piedmont
"There isn't another way Sean!" Rich told him as he groaned in frustration
"I'm leaving the country to play basketball, I'm sorry but that's a bit much. There has got to be some D-League I can play for…something that allows me to stay in civilization" Sean reasoned
"Okay, factor this is. You play in a D-League, you allow some young punk to outshine you while you wait for some team to pick you up at a cheaper cost then what you're worth. You play in a D-League and just hope, hope that your highlight will get recognize over someone else's highlight. What option do you want?" Rich asked
"I'm a good player" Sean reasoned
"Teams don't want to take a chance on a good player, they take chances on a guy that will get them a championship. You're a rookie that has not been proven, so the only shot you have is to take this time to improve your game and hope someone takes notice" Rich told him
"So what? I just go overseas an get stuck there?" Sean asked in disbelief as that seemed to be the shocking truth that had come out "I stay there hoping someone will take a chance on me?" he questioned
"Possibly" Rich sighed "Look, I'm not going to force you into anything. You want a career, you want to play basketball…then this is all I can get for you because this is the only team that is willing to take a shot on you. I can't pull teams out of my ass, I can't make what happen go away but I can only help you be what you want and that's a ball player. The location is just something we can't control. Now if you want to go, if you want this shot then I can fax the paper off by tomorrow night and have you on a plane tomorrow….but I need to know by tomorrow at five what the plan is" he told him as he prepared to leave "This is the path you chose, and these are the hurdles in between" he told him before he said his goodbye to Rochelle then left.
"Go ahead, pile on your thoughts. I know you want to" Sean groaned in frustrations as he flopped down on the sofa
"What do you want me to say?" Rochelle asked
"I don't know. I just don't know" Sean sighed
"We're having a baby Sean. In less than five months we will be parents, so I don't know what more I need to heed you on" Rochelle stated as a silence came between "Do I have to tell you to be a man because I just….I just assume that you will be that" she stated
"So me not rushing to sign this contract doesn't make me a man?!" Sean questioned "Thanks for your words" he replied sarcastically as Rochelle just laughed to herself in disbelief as he frustrations began to show. Grabbing his phone that was on the kitchen counter, Rochelle got up from her seat and walked towards Sean.
"Don't you dare! Don't you dare give me attitude when you've been texting and calling her with every chance you've had" Rochelle said as she tossed Sean's cell phone into his lap "I get that this is not an idea situation but it isn't for me either. I have a job that I might have to give up just so you can live your dream. I have family that I'd be leaving behind just so you can be around your child. So don't you dare act like I'm an outsider in this, like I don't know what it's like to have a crappy hand dealt because I'm realizing more and more that I'm with a guy that wants to be with someone else. I'm with a guy that's stupid enough to risk his future on behalf a girl that won't let a blemish touch her family name" she said angrily "I deserve your best, not what you feel like giving to me because if you can't give that to me than I'm more than capable of raising this child on my own. So do whatever the hell you want with the contract, but I officially don't give a damn" she told him before she stormed out of the apartment. Slamming his hand down on the table in frustration, Sean wanted nothing more than to wake up from this nightmare but it became more and more clear that this was his reality. This was the reality that he had to face. Looking on at the contract, Sean just found himself staring yet again.
Making his way inside of the club, Tyler looked on at the few old geezers that sat off at their tables drinking their alcohol. Coming side of Victrola, Tyler still couldn't help but be surprised that two guys that were five years younger than him were owners of a club while he struggled to even own a fish. Feeling the vibrations of his cell phone go off again, Tyler sighed as he was sure that it was another one of his media friends trying to get an inside scoop of what was going on with Blair Waldorf with the sex tape being the main topic of the Upper Eastside. Walking over towards the bar, Carter was surprised to see the boy Waldorf at his establishment but then he began to fear that the worse may have happened if Tyler found himself at his place of business.
"Tyler, what are you doing here?" Carter asked "Is everything okay with Blair?" he asked
"What?…yeah, she's fine or at least I hope so. Her staying idle should be a good thing but I fear it can be the worst" Tyler reasoned "But nonetheless we are on a witch hunt to find the perpetrator of this mess" he said
"Blair is most likely at her best when she's on the prowl" Carter laughed to himself "But I hope that you guys get this figured out" he said
"I do too but I didn't come for family problems, well it kind of is family problems….Sean, my best friend…" Tyler began to babble through
"Yeah, yeah. The basketball player" Carter said "Why what's up there?" he asked
"I was hoping that I could have some sort of a party here for him. He might be or might not be going off to Spain, but nonetheless; I want to celebrate him getting out of jail and basically surviving the crap of it all. So I'm hoping that you will give me a discount of some sort for…." Tyler began to say as Carter just laughed at Tyler's attempt to pay him "What?…is this like nowhere near the price I'd be paying?" he asked
"Nowhere near because I wouldn't charge you" Carter replied "The girls, they will but even that I can take care of" he said
"I'm a bit…what are you saying?" Tyler asked
"I'm saying that you party on my dime. Consider it the I Like You discount" Carter replied
"Are you sure? I mean I can pay you. You might have to wait a few days for the check to clear but the money will be there" Tyler laughed
"Oh how I love you middle classers, you're pride is such a road block that you can't allow yourself to just accept the damn gift" Carter replied "You will get the V.I.P treatment and enjoy it. In fact, have a drink. I'm sure Blair has sent you there" he told him as he patted Tyler on the back
"Thank you" Tyler told him as Carter walked towards his office
"I don't need thank you's" Carter called out before he made his way into the office before Tyler turned towards the bartender
"Vodka straight up" Tyler told the bartender as he was quickly joined by Georgina with a barstool in between them
"Shots, numerous of them" Georgina quickly told the bartender as she took her coat off along with her gloves to put on the bar stool beside her before she realized that Tyler was sitting at the counter as well.
"And this day just got worse" Tyler sighed as he hung his head
"Glad to know you're having a crappy day. First shot will be to you then" Georgina replied as the bartender placed the shots in front of her and she wasted no time in knocking one back
"Shots so early?" Tyler asked
"Vodka so early" Georgina quickly pointed out
"What the hell, I'll just cut to the chase of things because I'm sure the reason I'm having this vodka will be because of you" Tyler said as he turned to look at Georgina while she continued to drink "Just tell me that you sent the video" he said
"What video?" Georgina asked as she looked at Tyler skeptically before she began to realize "Oh, you mean the video of Blair slutting it up with Louis. Now that was a shocker" she smiled "No, I didn't have the pleasure to sent that boring excuse of sex" she added
"You do realize that this affects someone. This tape hurts someone. Why don't you people understand that this step on whoever to get to the top deal is absurd?" Tyler questioned
"Because naïve idiots like you allow it to be done to you" Georgina replied
"She didn't deserve that. No one does" Tyler reasoned
"Oh, she deserved it. Blair deserves a hell of a lot more" Georgina replied as she signaled for the bartender to give her more drinks "You live in this world where the good prevails while the evil sulk in the darkness. I'm here to give you the breaking news that the evil are the badass in this world. We don't care about who and what affects those that just typically annoy the hell out of us because frankly….we don't care. Learn the past before you start claiming what the present of a person deserves" she told him "I'd think you of all people would understand that" she said
"And why would I?" Tyler asked "We don't share any beliefs on anything" he told her
"You're becoming the Upper Eastsides bitch, I'm just the bitch in the Upper Eastside" Georgina said before she knocked back her last two shots before she got up from her seat "Sooner or later, you'll get tired of losing and maybe, just maybe…you'll join team badass" she said as she put her money down on the counter before she turned to walk towards the door
"At least she didn't make any sexual references" Tyler said to himself before Georgina stopped on a dime to turn to face him
"When you reach that low point, I'd be more than willing to let you in my bed" Georgina smiled before she turned to leave
"And there goes any ounce of self respect" Tyler said to himself as he shook his head in disbelief, knowing that Georgina would use any chance to remind him of their sexual tryst
Staring off at his computer screen, Dan ran his hand through his hair as he tried his best to keep his focus. Letting out a deep sigh as he leaned back in his chair as he found that words were hard to come by. Noticing his frustrations, Alessandra broke away from her own reading while Arthur looked on at his pupil. Both with their own way of dealing with things, Alessandra felt compelled to ensure that Dan was okay while Arthur seemed more concerned with wanting Dan to push through. It was no secret that the anticipation had been heaped on Dan's second novel that would be a follow up behind Insider, so Alessandra just wanted him to devote himself to his work but not to the expense of driving himself insane. Gnawing on the head of his pen, Dan tried to key in on the screen, knowing that if he wouldn't push through this chapter then Arthur would be on him. Noticing the different reactions to Dan, Alessandra just couldn't sit back and watch the torture any longer.
"Dan, you're done for the day" Alessandra finally stated as Dan and Arthur turned to look at her
"What?" Dan asked
"You're done. You're miserable and you're sighing, so just be done" Alessandra reasoned
"He has to push through this. Coddling won't help him" Arthur said
"I'm not coddling" Dan quickly defended
"All of which is annoying me. You must continue to fight through, and deal" Arthur stated
"Yes, but you can't have a miserable writer" Alessandra stated
"Every writer is miserable. The best work comes from being miserable and having the crappiest lives you can imagine" Arthur stated
"Okay, I'm not exactly aiming to have the whole crappy life. My life is fine, crappy in the current state but fine. My only misery is just trying to find another word for previous out of the thesaurus that sounds all writerish" Dan told them
"And I'm still saying stop for the day" Alessandra said "Which is final by the way….you don't intimidate me" she then stated as she looked over at Arthur as he huffed and puffed while getting up from his seat
"Americains fous et leur empathie pour la misere. La misere est la meilleure medicine mais aucun…donnez au garcon une couture" Arthur muttered out French as he made his way out of the room
"I think you literally pissed him off" Dan stated as he sat in amazement with how upset Arthur was
"He'll get over it" Alessandra replied as she looked over to see Dan's sister was at the door "Besides I think you have more pressing matters to tend to. Give Blair my support" she said as she made her way out of the office just as Jenny was coming in
"Are you in writer mode?" Jenny asked as she leaned in to hug her brother
"I'm in no mode. I couldn't finish the chapter and I've officially pissed off an angry French guy that will most likely go to the nearest library and critique their selected classics" Dan told her
"Okay, I'll pretend to understand that strife" Jenny replied "How is Blair?" she asked
"She's….mortified and horrified. There was no intention to rhyme" Dan told her
"Have they found out who did this?" Jenny asked as she sat beside her brother in the chair next to him
"They're working on getting an injunction to stop the tape but it appears to be going viral" Dan sighed "Images are everywhere on the internet…and it's managed to make it onto a few newspapers" he said as he looked on depressingly which Jenny couldn't help but notice her brothers behavior
"And how are you handling it?" Jenny asked knowing that Dan was probably internalizing his feelings
"I feel….I don't know" Dan replied "I mean she told me that she slept with Louis. That much I knew but I guess I just pushed it away in the back of my mind. I think I reverted back to thinking that I was the only guy she had been with" he told her "But seeing a video. Images of her with her then boyfriend at the time, which is the reminder that we were so far away from each other that we almost lost us, that's….it's hard to stomach" he said
"She loves you" Jenny told him "I don't care what a video shows. Blair loves you" she told him
"I don't doubt that she loves me. I just always thought I'd be the only guy" Dan told her
"Excuse me while I pounce on your male ego, but I'm married to a guy that has been with half of New York and possibly half of the country. It shouldn't matter what they did in their past but what they could do for your present and future. I know people don't understand why I'm with Chuck, and I don't care what they think because every part of me loves him" Jenny told him
"No offense but that's a long stretch to compare the two" Dan told her
"Not really because at the end of the day, they both have done something that we don't exactly like or can stomach…but how we feel about them doesn't change" Jenny said as a silence lingered between
"It's the tape Jen" Dan laughed in disbelief
"And it's Blair, Dan" Jenny replied "You may have a hard time with seeing the images but just imagine how she feels in all of this" she told him as Dan couldn't help but think about what his sister was telling him.
Making her way through the media storm that seemed to be huddled in front of Blair's house, Serena could hear her name being called out from every corner and every mouth that was near. Trying her best to smile through it all as the camera's went off with questions being thrown out at her, Serena wanted nothing more than to just tell everyone to back off but she knew a reaction was exactly what they wanted from her. Knocking on the door, Serena waited a few moments before Blair opened the door and Serena quickly made her way into the house before anyone could intrude along with her. Taking her coat off, Serena looked on at Blair as she walked back to flop down on the sofa to look on at the media coverage that was on her sex tape. Feeling even more upset to see Blair like this, Serena hated that Blair was going through this because she could clearly see the affect this was having on her friend. Joining Blair on the sofa, Serena looked on at the reporter attempt to give insight of what she thought Blair was thinking which only seemed to upset her more.
"Okay, enough of this" Serena said as she quickly leaned forward to turn the television off "You don't need to be watching this" she told her
"I have to see what's going on. I haven't heard anything from Darren and Cyrus turned his phone off…my only way of knowing is through the news" Blair reasoned
"Well let's live in a world where we don't have the media for a bit. You and me, zoned out" Serena told her
"You should've seen the look on my mother's face, then Dan's….it was like they were disgusted. I mean I'm living in hell right now. I'm in hell and I can only watch myself through video to see why they'd be so disgusted" Blair replied as she rested her head on the arm of the chair of the sofa
"Stop. Dan and Eleanor are not disgusted with you" Serena declared
"Yes, they are. My mother, Serena! My mother has now officially seen me having sex. My boyfriend, the guy I've had more battles with and have finally come to a great place, he's seen me have sex with another guy, I feel like I'm cheating on him blatantly and forcing him to watch" Blair exclaimed
"First of all, Eleanor knew you were having sex in high school. I'm sure Dan's male ego is hurt more than anything" Serena said
"I've seen that tape so much that I can't even get into the headspace of what that girl was doing in that video" Blair sighed
"It's sex B, we do things we never thought we would do" Serena replied
"I get that but I just…I feel like that's not even me in that video. I feel like I'm some different person all while being in my own body" Blair said "I just thank the heavens that it was only minimal skin shown and all under the cover action" she pouted
"You can be thankful that it wasn't the raunchy type of sex tape. I mean you just have brief early moments of being seen but everything is pretty much done under the covers" Serena stated
"That really doesn't make me feel overly excited but I can live with it. I have to live with it" Blair sighed "Let's talk about something else. Let's talk about you and your surprising connection with Trip Archibald? What happened to Sean? I mean I've only been back from Paris for some time but clearly I missed a lot" she said
"Nothing is going on with Trip" Serena sighed "And Sean…it's never been that or at least it never could be" she said
"Because of Jason?" Blair asked
"That and the fact that he's going to be a father soon" Serena replied as Blair looked a bit shock "Yes, I've seen it with my own eyes. What happened to Jay was a nightmare that I just wanted to get out of, almost did but it just was so surreal" she said realizing that Blair was giving her a skeptical look from the statement that she had made "Talking about Jason is a bit hard…" she began to say
"Then we don't have to talk about it. I just want you to know that through all this craziness and mayhem, I'm fully capable of helping you deal with the loss. I just want you to know that" Blair told her as she grabbed on to hold Serena's hand as the two girls just took comfort in knowing that they could be there for each other.
"Who would've thought you'd come out with a sex tape before me" Serena stated as the two girls laughed
"Oh, how I wished for it to be you" Blair laughed along with her friend
"Yeah well, I promise to leak one in the near future. We could compare who had the better sex tape" Serena joked as Blair just smiled on at her friend
"Thank you S" Blair told her as she leaned forward to hug her friend
"You're welcome B" Serena said as she rested her head on Blair's leg while they laid on the sofa together.
Entering the hotel lobby, Jenny smiled on at the hotel staff as she walked over towards the elevators. Boarding the elevator along with another couple and their child, Jenny couldn't help but smile on at the little girl. The whole ride up to the penthouse, Jenny would make faces that would make the little girl smile and laugh. Reaching their floor, the little girl looked on at Jenny with surprise as the allure of the upper floor had gotten to the little girl. Waving to the little girl, Jenny leaned forward to close the elevator doors once the family had stepped off. Reaching her floor, Jenny quickly stepped off the elevator and made her way to the double doors to let herself in. Wasting no time in going towards the kitchen, Jenny grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge as she downed it. Leaning up against the counter, Jenny waited for a moment to compose herself before she walked out to the living room to see Elizabeth sitting with company.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to intrude" Jenny quickly apologized
"No, it's okay. I actually or I should say we were waiting for you" Elizabeth said
"We? Why is there a we waiting for me?" Jenny asked in confusion
"Can you excuse us for a moment" Elizabeth turned to tell her company as they got up from their seats to leave the room
"What's going on?" Jenny asked
"I thought we could take this time to talk. Please, come sit with me" Elizabeth said as she waved Jenny over to come sit with her
"No, I think I'm good here. Elizabeth what is going on?" Jenny asked
"I could ask the same for you but since you've insisted on not saying anything, I guess I must come to the table with my own suspicions" Elizabeth sighed
"Yes, please do because I have clue as to why I'd be suspected of anything" Jenny replied as she folded her arms
"Jenny, I believe you are pregnant" Elizabeth stated as Jenny laughed in complete surprise by the accusation "This is not a laughing matter" she said
"It is when it's far from the truth" Jenny replied
"You've had all the signs Jenny. I know pregnancy when I see it" Elizabeth said
"The signs if there were any was that I had a stomach flu from that God awful meal you made us eat the other night" Jenny replied "I'm not pregnant!" she exclaimed
"I find that hard to believe" Elizabeth said
"Then you should get on the search for said belief because I'm not pregnant" Jenny told her "But you have definitely reached for the crazed theory on this one" she said
"Then you wouldn't mind taking a few tests with the doctors I've called over" Elizabeth said
"You called for doctors?" Jenny questioned
"I called for your well being" Elizabeth quickly replied "So you wouldn't mind taking a few tests to prove your said belief" she said as Jenny stood in utter disbelief of the whole situation
Closing the door behind him as he entered the house, Dan let out a sigh as he began to relieve himself of his tie. Putting his coat away in the closet, Dan wanted nothing more to wet his taste buds with a nice quenching stiff drink. Walking towards the kitchen, Dan grabbed his choice beer out of the fridge before he opened it up to take a sip. Enjoying the lingering tastes, Dan let it soak in for a moment before he found that he was joined by Blair. Exchanging a glance with each other, Dan and Blair stood in silence for a few moments before he leaned over to hand her the beer while he reached for another. Just standing together in the kitchen, Dan and Blair sipped slowly on their respective beer in silence. Putting her drink down on the counter, Blair knew that they couldn't sip away the problem.
"Dan" Blair said
"Don't. I don't need an explanation" Dan told her
"But you need to know that I never meant for this to get out" Blair told her
"And I get that" Dan said
"No, you don't get it because then you'd say something. You'd be mad. You'd be Humphrey like or something other than this walking zombie of yourself" Blair reasoned
"I'm trying to support you" Dan told her
"I don't need you to support, I need you to tell me how you feel in all of this. I need to know that I haven't changed what I mean to you in your eyes" Blair said
"Oh c'mon don't make this dramatic" Dan said "Nothing has changed" he said
"Nothing?" Blair asked
"Nothing" Dan stated before Blair quickly turned on her heels to walk into the living room to turn on the recorded version of the sex tape. Turning the volume up on the tape, Dan gripped on tight to the counter as he could hear every bit of the tape from where he stood
"You should see this position. I mean really, Louis performance wasn't exactly memorable but looking at this video certainly helps jog the memory" Blair called out
"Turn it off" Dan said as he walked towards the living room
"Why? This doesn't affect you. This is just me having harmless sex with Louis" Blair stated "What are we on, the second hours worth of sex. The tape only has an hour left to go. I sure hope my memory can come back to me because from the looks of this tape, I must've really enjoyed it" she went on to say before Dan finally grabbed the remote to turn off the television
"Turn it off!" Dan yelled as he threw the remote onto the sofa
"Finally, something out of you!" Blair replied
"What do you want me to say?!" Dan questioned
"How you feel" Blair stated
"Fine, you want my feelings. It disgusts the hell out of me to see that everywhere I look that I have to see my girlfriend, the only girl I've ever had sex with, having sex with a guy that turned out to be an asshole. It disgusts me to watch this tape because in that moment you were having sex, I was calling you telling you about the biggest news of my life. I'm disgusted because you having sex with him was to get back at me…it was all to prove that you could move on from me. So yes, I have feelings but I choose to hide them in this situation because it stops me from being angry at the fact that you should've seen this, you shouldn't have been so damn stubborn to deny the fact that you loved me and prove it to the point that you slept with another guy" Dan told her
"I didn't deny it" Blair told him "I never denied that I loved you" she said
"You ran away from me at the wedding and to Louis. That's denial if I've ever seen it" Dan told her
"Yes, I went to Louis and my intending thought was to have sex with him but….I told him that I loved you. I remember telling him that I would always love you" Blair said as tears welled up in her eyes "How things got from that to sex, I'm still trying to make sense of it" she told him
"You slept with him" Dan said as his heart nearly breaking became visible to see to her "I know that it didn't bother me before because I just subconsciously willed it to have never happened, but you slept with another guy and then had it filmed" he said
"I never knew there was a camera in the room. You know me better than that…." Blair said
"I do know you and that's why I stand by you. I will stand by you through this because I know who you really are…but that girl on the video, I don't know her. I don't understand…" Dan told her as he stared off
"If I could take it back, I would because I promise you that that night I was certain that I loved you. I'm still certain that I loved you then as I do now. Dan you're my first and I want you to be my last, so I want do whatever it takes to make this right and it starts by finding who did this and making them…" Blair began to say
"No, no. This isn't about revenge on Georgina or Ophelia!?" Dan exclaimed "We have nothing to do with what's going on with Georgina or Ophelia, this is…this is something you did. You made a conscience decision to sleep with him, now its not your fault that he was sleezy enough to tape this but you went up there with the intention to sleep with him…you went up there" he said "I support you, but sometimes…you make it difficult to" he told her before he walked past her towards the bedroom
Bringing their drinks to the table, the waitress smiled on at Tyler and Sean as they enjoyed the festivities of the night in their V.I.P. area of Victrola. Looking on at the live show that was going on that got the crowd riled up with excitement, Tyler couldn't help but be impressed with the business that Carter was running as his thoughts of Carter as a business owner wasn't too high until now. For most of the evening since meeting up with Sean at his place, Tyler and Sean hadn't said much but the usual game time talk on sports teams but nothing of the usual conversation that they were used to. Sitting at their table, Tyler hoped that conversation would spark as he could see that Tyler was clearly bothered with something but wasn't holding his breath for anything to happen on Sean's end.
"What's up? Why the silent treatment?" Tyler asked finally cutting straight to the point
"Nothing, just a lot on my mind" Sean sighed "But tonight is great" he told him
"It'll be more lively once the rest of the gang arrives, but until then we could actually talk. I mean I'm your best friend, I know something is off with you" Tyler said as he could see it written all over Sean's face to what was going on "You signed. You took the contract in Spain, didn't you?" he concluded as Sean slowly nodded in agreement
"It's the only place I could play and I have to make money to provide for my pending child" Sean reasoned "I really had no choice" he said
"No, I get it. You have to keep in mind what's important and you have a kid on the way. I get it" Tyler replied "So have you decided on what you're going to do about Rochelle?" he asked
"She's put in notice at her job to come with me. She's got a job in Spain lined up. Apparently her firm was able to get her something out there" Sean told him
"That's good. Everything is lined up" Tyler smiled weakly before the lights dimmed low in the club as the crowds cheered on for the headline act to make her way on to the stage. Joined by the rest of their party, Tyler and Sean greeted their other friends as they tried to make the evening somewhat enjoyable but knowing that it was all coming to a close for them both.
"Welcome to the stage the lovely Sam I Am" The announcer said as the crowd erupted loudly while Sean took this time to finish off his drink along with another
B- in my old phoneI should call one and go home
I've been in this club too long
The woman that I would try
Is happy with a good guy
Sitting on at her table along with Trip and the rest of the Archibald family in tow, Serena sighed as she found it exhausting to keep up with what she was supposed to be about with the very people she had socialized with since she was a little kid. It all just felt like people dressing up to play like they were important when they really weren't, but this was the life she had always known, this was the Upper Eastside. People lost in the fancy and glamorous world while hiding the fact that they were nothing inside of themselves. Faking smiles at jokes that weren't funny, Serena just hoped she'd make it through the night.
But I've been drinking so much
That I'ma call her anyway and say"Fuck that - that you love so bad
I know you still think about the times we had
"I say, "fuck that - that you think you found
And since you picked up I know he's not around"
(Are you drunk right now?)
Slouching down in his chair, Sean tried to enjoy himself along with his friends as they were having the time of their lives. He wanted to enjoy what seemed to be his last night in the states but he just couldn't stop dwelling on the fact that he had yet to talk to her. Sean knew their last conversation hadn't gone so well but it didn't stop him from thinking about her or wanting to hear her voice. With the color lights going into strobe lights, Sean couldn't bear sitting through another performance as he got up from his seat to escape. Making his way down stairs from the balcony area of Victrola, Sean went through the crowds of men that tossed money as if it weren't anything but for him, it was the only thing that he was starting to see that kept him apart from the girl that he was falling hard for along with the fact that he didn't have the social clout like any politician or Jason Peters. Pushing the doors opened to make his way outside, Sean took a few deep breaths as he just looked out at the city lights.
I'm just sayin' you could do better
Tell me have you heard that lately?
I'm just sayin' you could do better
And I'll start hatin' only if you make me
Looking down at her phone, Serena swore that she had started and stopped the same message that she had planned to send to Sean for the past few days. She'd read his messages over and over like it was the closest thing she had to him while replaying his voice mail just to hear his voice. Each time, Serena swore she was closer to breaking this lack of communication she had with him because in an effort to make this better for him, it was killing her as well.
[Flashback; Trinity "The Empire Strikes Back"]
"If you could runaway, do you think you would? I mean from all of this, the media, the expectations…would you?" Sean asked
"I have before, ran away. It didn't work because the problems still remained" Serena smiled "I'd want to be normal but that would wishful thinking on my part because I'm always going to be the it-girl that everyone wants to talk about or blog about" she said
"Sometimes the illusion of perfection is better to have than the reality of things not being perfect" she told him before Sean walked over towards the sofa to take a seat beside her
"You bruise. You bleed. You love fashion like the typical girl. You're stubborn. You like reading the fortune cookies before eating your chow mein. You break….you cry" Sean told her looking her dead in the eyes as they sat looking at each other "You're normal and your human like everyone else. You just have access to a lot of things, but nothing makes you better than anyone else. You're normal and I think you act more normal than you fail to realize" he told her
"I can't act normal, me being normal will kill the façade for people that look at me as some paragon of perfection" Serena laughed "And I happen to think eating the fortune cookie before is common sense because…" she began to say
"Your bad luck could be chipping your tooth on a peanut that was in the container or something" Sean filled in the blanks "You tell me that every time" he laughed as a silence came between them "You could be anything in this world, if you want it to be then it can be. You just have to stop thinking or letting other people dictate who you are in this world. Serena van der Woodsen is who you define her to be, not what some blog portrays you as because I guarantee you, I don't have to read a blog to know that 99% of what they say is false because of what I know about you, I happen to think your amazing" he told her
"I've never heard that I was stubborn" Serena laughed softly
[End of Flashback]
Uh, cups of the XO
All my people been here
I see all of her friends here
Guess she don't have the time to kick it no more
Flights in the morning
What you doing that's so important?
I've been drinking so much
That I'ma call you anyway and say
Pacing the sidewalk, Sean struggled with trying to wrap his head around the situation at hand. Sean wanted to be the father his own father wasn't by doing right by the woman he got pregnant, but his heart seemed to battle every intention he had. Sean knew that Rochelle was right and that she didn't deserve his second best but his best, but he just could shake her from his system. Pulling his cell phone out, Sean went back and forth on whether or not he should make the call. Going to his contacts, Sean became more tempted to make the call because deep down he needed some answers.
"Fuck that - that you love so bad
I know you still think about the times we had
"I say, "fuck that - that you think you found
And since you picked up I know he's not around"
(Are you drunk right now?)
Noticing that she was missing from the picture, Nate excused himself from the photo session before he looked around for his friend. Spotting Serena by the bar, Nate quickly undid the button on his jacket as he walked over towards her to join her. Staring on at the drink, Serena contemplated on getting drunk because she knew that'd be the only way she could enjoy something like this. Though she was in a rush to get this over with and would do so with this drink, Serena realized that she didn't want to go down that path of her former self.
"You should smile" Nate told her as he moved the drink away from her while she looked over at him "This is what you wanted, so why not smile about it?" he asked
"I never wanted things to end up like this Nate" Serena replied sadly
"Yeah well, you made your choice and now…we all have to live with it" Nate told her "You don't need to self destruct, you just need stand by what you decided to do" he said before he walked away. Preparing to rely to Nate's statement, Serena was stopped short by the sound of her phone going off. Answering the call, Serena once again looked over at the drink as if she knew after this call she may need it so she could survive her own choice.
"Somehow I was expecting you to call" Serena sighed as the silence lingered between them "I think we should talk" she said
I'm just sayin', you could do better
Tell me have you heard that lately
I'm just sayin' you could do better
And I'll start hatin' only if you make me
Entering the penthouse, Chuck stood in complete surprise as he looked on at all the mayhem that was his wife and mother arguing. With clenched fist as she challenged Chuck's mother, Jenny showed no signs of backing down by any bit. Contemplating on turning back towards the elevators, Chuck found that his only option of escape after a long day had been taken away once he was spotted by his mother. Letting out a sigh, Chuck slowly put his briefcase down in the closet before walking towards the dueling ladies in his life hesitantly. Each with arms folded, Chuck looked from one to other hoping that one would crack and apologize so that he wouldn't have to hear about the argument.
"What's going on?" Chuck asked nervously
"Oh, nothing. Just your mother losing her mind" Jenny stated as Chuck nodded
"You can insult me all you want to Jenny but it won't change anything" Elizabeth laughed at her insult
"You've overstepped in this situation" Jenny replied "That hasn't changed" she added
"Overstepped in what? Mom, what did you do?" Chuck asked in confusion as he tried to access the situation
"Why do you assume I did something?" Elizabeth asked
"Because you did!" Jenny replied
"Jen, really?! Can we please just talk like civil adults and access what the problem is?" Chuck asked
"Your mother thinks I'm pregnant" Jenny quickly blurted out while stood a bit baffled
"And are you?" Chuck asked looking from his mother to Jenny
"No" Jenny replied
"Okay well I don't see why the arguing has to ensue. Jenny isn't pregnant, case closed" Chuck said
"Oh, the arguing is necessary because I just had to kick out two doctors that she called over to examine me and get me on the right birthing plans" Jenny stated as Chuck began to massage his forehead as he felt a headache coming on
"Why? Why would you do something like that?" Chuck asked his mother
"Because I strongly believe that your wife is pregnant. There have been signs Charles…" Elizabeth began to say
"Oh would you stop calling him that!? His name is Chuck, not Charles. Chuck Bass, not Charles Bass" Jenny stated
"Do you see what I have had to put up with all day. All I've tried to do was show support to Jennifer but this constant attitude has made it a tiresome task" Elizabeth replied
"Why can't you just apologize for what you did today? I mean you took an accusation or belief and ran with it because you want it to be true. I'm not pregnant" Jenny said
"Clearly she was just excited at the possibility" Chuck sighed
"Possibility or not, you don't call doctors over and challenge me to take a pregnancy test" Jenny said "That's just rude" she stated
"She thought she would have a grandchild. I can kind of see the excitement on her side" Chuck reasoned as Jenny looked at him
"Who's side are you on?" Jenny asked
"I'm not taking sides. I just don't think we need to overreact to a theory gone wrong or proved wrong in this situation" Chuck said "We're married, it's only natural for our next step to be having kids" he said
"Natural is moving in together, natural is buying a house together, natural is waiting, natural is discussing the topic of kids together…" Jenny began to say
"I think the last topic in your argument has proven to be useless in your argument" Chuck added "We haven't talked about anything involving kids" he told her
"And I don't plan to start with your mother present" Jenny said noticing the satisfaction that Elizabeth was getting out of the disagreement "But I'm sure this is what you want? To have the topic come up again" she asked
"I think it's only likely that he would. You should feel glad that a man wants to have kids" Elizabeth said "If it's a medical reason that's enabling you two from having kids then I strongly believe seeking medical attention is necessary at this stage" she added as Jenny just laughed in disbelief
"I can't believe you. I really can't believe you on this Chuck or should I call you Charles in this scenario" Jenny said as she backed away
"Where are you going?" Chuck asked as he followed behind her
"To get pregnant" Jenny replied sarcastically "Regardless of where I go, I need to get the hell out of here because I'm literally seconds away from strangling your mother. So have fun talking about my ovaries on your own with her" she said as she grabbed her jacket before she left the penthouse.
Taking a deep breath, Blair tried to stay asleep but found that her trying took more effort than her actually being asleep. Rolling over onto her back to see that Dan was sleeping peacefully beside her, Blair watched her for a moment as she just couldn't help but watch him. The idea of being with another man was still something of shocking to her but still she had no clear recount as to why this was all happening to her. Blair had tried to call Louis to ask straight from the source if he was behind the tape but found that he was out of the country, which was convenient in her mind for his sake to put him out of dodge. Caressing the side of his face as if she wanted to remember every detail of Dan, Blair couldn't help but not love him. Deep down she wanted her every memory of making love to be with just him because every part of him loved him unlike she had loved anything in her life but she could feel his trepidation with all the battles they were going through. Blair knew that he wanted to save her but she was just unwilling to let him, especially when she figured there was a way to do so for herself. Thinking back on the circumstance of everything, Blair got up from the bed as she made her way out towards the living room.
[Flashback]
"No, you feel wrong because you want to move on but you're afraid to be the first to go. It's classic and I've seen in numerous times in movies" Bex told her "Blair, it's okay to want to be with other guys because sooner or later, we all have to grow. Part of growing up is changing what we like, changing our opinions, and sometimes changing who we love" she said
"Then it was never love if you could change it so quickly" Blair replied as Bex leaned back in her chair
"Not necessarily. You can always love someone but grow out of that relationship. It's all just a part of growing up" Bex told her
"I still love him…but maybe I don't love him in that way anymore, maybe I love him because I still care about him as a person" Blair reasoned as she worked through her thoughts
"And there's nothing wrong with that" Bex said "You can't wait for a boy to become a man, it sounds cute and romantic but in the end it's not realistic or fair to you" she told her "Dan may very well be the one, but so could someone else that you have yet to meet or date in Louis's case. You'll never get to your future if you're so fixed on going back to your past" she said as Blair couldn't help but think about what Bex was saying to her.
[End of Flashback]
[Flashback]
"Who is Sledneb?" Blair asked
"It's more of an exclusive collection in New York, black card type of thing. They cater to more of the corporations when it comes to accessories" Louis told her
"Accessories would look good. I'm think cufflinks and all the above when it comes to the perfect business man or business woman attire" Bex said
"But we want you to look over the portfolio and then get back to us on it. There is a bit of a deadline to buy the stock, but we're sure you can get back to us soon" Louis said
"Could I share this with my mother's stock broker? I mean I know the little that has to do with my mother's company but even that is minimum" Blair said
"It would help, but making the moves known that we're interested in certain companies then other companies will get involved because The Madame is linked…" Bex began to say
"And then they'll drive the prices up along with attract attention from others" Blair concluded
"Look, this is a big responsibility but I trust you with this vital information because you've been around the business with Eleanor since you were a kid. So just go with your gut on this decision and I'm sure it'll be good" Bex smiled
"Thank you once again for this. I promise I won't let you down" Blair told them before her phone began to vibrate to let her know that she had a text message. Noticing Blair's eyes as she looked down at the message, Bex looked over at Louis quickly before looking back at Blair.
"Human resources will be contacting you on upgrading your pay and all the other perks that come along with Junior Assistant. Since you're my assistant then you will have the corner office, so I'd pack all your stuff up so you can transition better" Bex told her "But that's basically it" she smiled
[End of Flashback]
[Flashback]
"Do you even want to?" Louis asked as a silence came between them "I wanted to surprise you with a romantic evening after the wedding. I got us a room at The Lark because I figured that we were ready for that next step" he said as he placed the envelope down on the table that contained the key card inside "I don't want to share you Blair" he said "Show up tomorrow night and then I'll truly see how you feel" he told her before he turned to walk away.
"Louis" Blair sighed as she didn't want to end the night on a bad not with everyone
"No, just make your decision and stand by it" Louis told her before he boarded the elevator.
[End of Flashback]
[Flashback]
Walking towards the room, Blair looked down at the key card to make sure that it was correct in what she was reading. Taking a deep breath, Blair reached up to knock on the door. It took a moment but the door had not yet opened. Going back and forth in her mind, Blair began to question her decision or if she was acting off of fear rather than what her heart truly wanted. Just as she turned to leave, the door opened up to show that Louis was standing on the other side of the door. Feeling as if she had no chance to turn back, Blair breathed a sigh of relief as she couldn't help but feel the comfort of his smile. Without a moments worth of thought, Blair leaned forward to capture his lips with hers as they backed in to the room making sure to close the door behind them.
[End of Flashback]
[Flashback]
Breaking the kiss, Blair quickly pushed Louis off of her as he sat back on the sofa. Taking in the sight of how far she had gone with her dress undone in the back while his chest remain bare. Blair felt her lips as she felt some bit of relief that they hadn't gone all the way but had just kissed heavily. It was in that moment that she knew that she couldn't go through with this, not when it'd only be out of fear of what was truly lingering in her heart. Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked on at Louis, Blair hated that she had played with his emotions but she just couldn't stop herself from feeling the way she did.
"I have to go with my heart, I have to go with my heart" Blair babbled as the sudden rush of thoughts came to her as she remembered Tyler's words "I still love him. I know that you're a great guy and deep down I'm attracted to you but…I love Dan. I'd be lying to you if I said that I saw a future with us or even a short term one because my future has always and will always be with Dan" she cried
"It's okay" Louis told her as he tried to calm her "I've known for the longest, I guess I was just waiting for you to say it" he said
"I'm so sorry" Blair cried
"Don't worry. I'll heal" Louis smiled weakly as he got up from the sofa to head over towards the bar. Pouring the green liquid in to a glass before combining it with the vodka he had. Louis poured another glass with just the vodka before he walked over with the drinks in hand. "You probably need this more than I do" he said handing her the drink
"You're probably right. I feel like a complete wreck" Blair sighed as she took the glass that contained the green liquid.
[End of Flashback]
[Flashback]
Finishing off her glass, Blair placed her glass on the table as she took a moment to compose herself. Her head felt a bit dizzy but she felt relaxed and soothed. No worries had flooded her head or plagued with future problems of anything. Noticing how relaxed she was as a smile broke from her face, Louis put his barely sipped glass on to the table. Looking over at the dresser, Louis looked back to see that Blair was a mere centimeter away from him.
"So about that attraction you have to me?" Louis asked as Blair smiled at him devilishly before she sat up on the sofa. Sliding the straps of her dress down over her shoulders, Blair let the dress fall freely over her frame to reveal her bra before she got up to step out of her dress to reveal her lacy underwear.
"Does this explain all that you need to know?" Blair asked a bit woozy as Louis just smiled as Blair extended her hand out to him to attempt to lead him over towards the bed but he had pulled her back
"I think I like it here" Louis whispered to her before he kissed her in an animalistic manner.
[End of Flashback]
[Flashback]
"Sorry, I was waiting for you. I thought you would've been in earlier" Bex quickly apologized as she got up from her seat
"It's okay. I was thinking about working from home today anyways" Blair sighed as she took her coat off to put on the rack "Did you need me to do something?" she asked
"No, I just wanted to talk to you. See where your head was at with all that was going on. I was in Milan this past week and got a full on show of Louis and some model, which ultimately clued me in on the status of how things are going with you two" Bex said as Blair took a seat in her chair
"Yeah, it's something that doesn't really bother me anymore" Blair sighed as she ran her hand through her hair "What happened with Louis sucked but it's not like I was all in. I understand and I'm not upset, I just…I just want things to be professional" she said
"It will. We only have the small amount of high school in the office, but you still hold a major part in my plans for you" Bex smiled
"Good" Blair smiled weakly
"Cheer up girly. Heartbreak is a part of the gig, you have the love em' moments but you gotta learn to leave em' as well. Especially with you meeting The Madame for the upcoming Fall Spread. I had a fear that Louis may cut back on his recommendations, so I was glad to see that your work spoke for itself and now, you're finally arriving to where the action is Waldorf" Bex told her
"My career is all I have. I fully intend to take advantage of it" Blair said as she stared off into the distance
"That's exactly what I like to hear" Bex smiled devilishly before Blair's cell phone began to vibrate
[End of Flashback]
Coming to the ultimate realization of it all, Blair flopped on the sofa in complete disbelief. Sitting in shock, Blair had finally understood how deep this all ran beyond Georgina or even Ophelia for that matter. Covering her face with her hands, Blair took a few deep breaths in and out as she could only concentrate on what her next move could be.
Meanwhile…
Giving up hope that he was going to find Sean, Tyler had chalked up the celebration night out for his friend as a complete waste. Facing the news that Sean was bound to fly out of New York and onto the friendly skies of Spain, nothing about this night was worth trying to remember for anybody's sake. Wanting to give some bit of money on his tab that the rest of his friends had ran up on bottles worth of alcohol, Tyler made his way towards the office. Seeing that the door was open, Tyler walked right on in to see Carter sitting at his desk watching the very sex tape that featured Blair.
"Dude, seriously?!" Tyler questioned as he looked at Carter like he was crazy.
"What's up?" Carter asked casually as he turned to look on at Tyler while the video continued to play on his computer
"Your watching my sister having sex. Do you not see how wrong this is?" Tyler questioned him
"Only if I was enjoying it. This is just research which has come in handy from my numerous sex tapes that I've watched. I mean clearly, Blair could learn something from Kim Kardashian" Carter said
"Okay, we're not having this conversation. Turn that off!" Tyler quickly replied
"No, you need to see this" Carter told him as he got up from his seat to walk towards Tyler
"Do you not understand that she's my sister, my little sister according to age and pain in the ass according to personal accounts" Tyler replied "No part of that gives me some thrill of watching her have sex" he told him.
"Once you get past the perv factor….okay, I think I can understand why this is uncomfortable" Carter said as he slowly began to realize "But I have a point to this" he told him
"To be disgusting" Tyler stated
"To show you that in the tape, Blair is in the earlier part from the whole foreplay, but the tape skips every ten seconds" Carter said
"Skips how?" Tyler asked
"It gets interrupted or something" Carter said "Look, every ten seconds it gets interrupted with the white line of some sort then reverts back to it's original playback" he said as he rewound the video to show Tyler
"And what exactly is that supposed to mean?" Tyler asked "Should I be upset that Louis didn't use the proper camera in all of this?" he questioned
"The tape is looped" Carter told him "Which has me thinking that what happened might not have gone down like we think because who edit's a sex tape?" he questioned
Getting out of the taxi, Serena paid the taxi driver before she closed the door to the car. Digging her hands into her pockets, Serena walked through Central park as she searched for him at they spot they had agreed to meet up at. It was all her idea to meet up but not without much urging. Looking over to see Serena coming his way, Sean quickly got up from his seat to greet her before she stopped short of coming any closer towards him. Accepting that was about as much as she was going to give him, Sean just took this as his only shot to prove himself rather than sulk. Feeling the effects of last night's hangover still with him, Sean just took a deep breath before he committed to following through with his original idea.
"Thank you for coming" Sean told her
"I think we needed to talk" Serena replied
"Yeah, we do" Sean said "I signed the contract. Tonight, I'm supposed to be leaving for Spain" he told her
"Good. I think that's best" Serena agreed as Sean felt himself becoming more nervous than ever
"I get that we have all of this stuff in our way, all of these people talking about what we should do or what we shouldn't. Everywhere and even from those closest to us, but I don't want to listen to that stuff anymore. You once said that you ran away but the problem still existed…well I have the same situation. I have a problem and I think by going to Spain it will still exist" Sean told her as Serena couldn't help but feel her heart sink into the pit of her stomach with the very fact that he remembered what she had said to him let alone thought about her that much to recall conversations
"Sean" Serena sighed
"I have the problem of thinking that I may not love any other girl the way I love you" Sean stated "You know that I haven't been that guy to really believe in all things love because I haven't really seen that for myself growing up with my own parents. I stick, I'm a stick around guy because I'm afraid of being what my father was. I stay to avoid being the guy that left, and for the most part I accepted that basketball was number one in every phase of my life…but not anymore. I finally understand that there's more in life, there's the actuality of only having one person that is meant for you" he said
"You don't believe in fate or destiny" Serena replied
"I know but now…I believe because I believe in you and me. I believe all that crap about love because I feel it" Sean said "I want to be a good father but I want to show my kid that they don't have to settle in life. That they can love the person they're supposed to love even when everyone else is in your ear saying that you shouldn't. I want us more than any game. Ask me to, and I will gladly walk away…no Spain, no basketball. Just you, I just want you…everything else I will make it work" he told her as a silence came between them
"You'd be making the biggest mistake of your life" Serena said
"Not this time. I'm sure of it. If I have you, then it's not a mistake" Sean told her
"No, not in that way. You'd be making a mistake because even though you feel these things for me…I don't for you. I tried but I don't love you in that way" Serena said
"No, I don't believe that. Serena, I know you feel this" Sean quickly replied
"I felt sorry for you. I felt sorry because yet again I allow someone else to clean up my mess. I didn't want you to take the blame for what I did and I just wanted you to not be persecuted for it. My number one goal was to get you out of jail…so if it meant making you think we had a shot together, then I was prepared to make you think that" Serena told him
"So what? You were just playing me? You some how found love with the senator guy now?" Sean asked in disbelief
"Sometimes it's not about finding love all the time. It's about finding someone that makes you forget about the struggles of not having love and I had just realized that Jason wasn't the one and then dealing with everything involving his death….I just needed to not think and that's all Trip is and was" Serena told him
"I mean this…I'm leaving tonight. I'm not coming back. You can stop all of this if you just be honest with yourself because what you're saying sounds like bullshit" Sean told her as tears welled up in his eyes
"You have the chance to be great and I don't want to lie to you anymore. If you stay because of me, then you will only be disappointed because even if Trip isn't the guy I expected, I can't be with you" Serena told him as it finally just seemed to sink in for Sean "You've got a lot of potential to be…." she began to say
"Stop. I really…I really don't want to hear it" Sean told her as he walked towards her "You can be with every guy in New York to void this so called lack of love you'll never experience but it's only because you're too damn scared to face the real issue. You choose the love you think you deserve…so what does that have to say about yourself if you keep choosing the guy that you hope will love you the way you need to over the guy that just does" he told her
"Maybe so" Serena replied as she avoided eye contact with him
"You'll always be that" Sean said as he stared on at her
"Be what?" Serena asked
"A beautiful tragedy" Sean told her "I'm done. I bow out…but then again that's what you've all ready done" he said before he walked off leaving her behind as she stood alone in her own sorrow.
Sitting in front of the computer screen as she couldn't get much sleep from the night before, Blair leaned closer towards the computer screen as she read on at the article. Researching to learn the jest of what the green liquid she last remembered having that night. Intrigued with what she was reading, Blair went through the other numerous articles she was reading to learn that the so called green liquid was named absinthe. Hearing the rumblings of Dan making his way down the hallway and towards the office, Blair quickly logged off the internet as she made it seem like she was just playing some random game on the computer as he entered. Walking into the office, Dan kissed her on top of the head before he took a seat on the sofa.
"You been up long?" Dan asked
"I couldn't really sleep. So I thought I'd come in here to do some gaming" Blair replied as a silence came between them
"So about last night and our conversation…" Dan began to say
"No, I understand. I've pushed you to the brink with the whole support I'm asking of you" Blair replied
"No" Dan quickly replied as he got up from his seat on the sofa to walk towards her before he kneeled down in front of her "I'm going to stand by you in whatever you choose to decide because I love you and I believe that we can get through anything. I just…I just want you to know that we can get through it" he said
"And I do" Blair said
"Do you? I mean do you really think you can rebuild from this?" Dan asked
"I wish everyone would stop acting like my family has been knocked out of social standing. We have had bad media coverage with said tape, but the Waldorf's are still a force to be reckon with. This swan song is getting redundant" Blair said
"Okay, I'll give you that but you don't have to be strong all the time. I can prove useful in being a great partner in all things ally and other things" Dan said as Blair looked at him in confusion "What I'm saying is that in order for me to support you, you have to let me do that. When I went through my whole deal of pushing you away it was because of my pride and because failing was something I never planned for" he said
"Our circumstances are different. You're deep rooted issue was Alison. Though my mother and I haven't exactly been great, we weren't at the same place you were with your mother" Blair replied as Dan sighed at the effort he was trying to make with her "I appreciate you. I greatly appreciate that you want to my hero like you were when I was that girl you first met, but I'm not the damsel in need of saving" she told him
"No you are most certainly not, but I think along the lines you're going to need to know we're on your side whether we want to fight the battle or not. I just want you to know that" Dan told her "But I guess I'm always going to want to be that guy in your eyes, and I guess it was my male ego talking yesterday. I just see so much of future that I don't want anything or anyone to blemish that" he told her as he looked her dead in the eyes before she leaned in to kiss him
"The only way anyone can blemish what we have is if it comes internally. You're always going to be the first and only guy to have my heart, you have to know that" Blair smiled at him
"I think that's a good thing to have" Dan laughed before he leaned in to kiss her once more.
Walking through the lobby, Louis quickly pushed away at the elevator buttons feverishly. Once the elevator doors opened up, Louis wasted no time in boarding the elevator as he could only hope that it would shoot him up quickly to the top. Once the elevator doors opened up, Louis wasted no time in making a quick bee line to Bex's office. Seeing that the boy wonder was finally in the office, Bex quickly ended her call as she turned all her attention towards Louis. Glaring at Bex for a few moments, Louis ran his hand through his hair before he quickly slammed to door behind him. Leaning back in her chair, Bex let out a slight laugh as she couldn't help but be amused by this display of anger.
"What? Did we not get our quickie we needed on our trip?" Bex asked
"Shut up" Louis quickly replied "What the hell is your problem? Why do I touch down in the states and immediately get hit with a barrage of reporters about a sex tape?" he questioned
"Because there is a sex tape out there starring you" Bex told him
"And do you mind explaining why it's out there? I thought we weren't using the tape" Louis said
"She was digging, so we had to call her bluff. You knew it would come into play. No one makes a sex tape with not intention of showing it or it being found" Bex replied
"I should've been told" Louis said
"No, you should've been honest. I saw the tape Louis" Bex said "I saw the lack there of sex in the tape" she said
"What are you talking about?!" Louis asked
"You never slept with her!" Bex replied angrily "I had to have the tech guy edit it so it actually looked like sex occurred. It wasn't a sex tape, it was you looking like an idiot pretending to have sex" she said
"I gave her absinthe, do you have any idea the type of trouble I'd be in?" Louis asked
"You were supposed to do what was asked of you, and you didn't" Bex said "Now, I have to go in clean up your mess" she said
"This is getting ridiculous. Revenge is one thing, but being heartless is another" Louis said
"You signed up for this. You encouraged it, so you deal with it" Bex replied as Georgina made her way inside the office before the Bex and Louis quieted up which only made it more obvious to Georgina that they were in a heated conversation.
"You guys can continue on" Georgina smiled "I mean it's still amazing to see how tightly wound my mother has you" she said
"Do you need something?" Bex asked
"Yes, I need to know just what exactly my mother's role was in this sex tape" Georgina said "You two carry out the deeds but I'm sure my mother called the shot" she said
"No, Ophelia didn't do this. Bex and her boredom did this" Louis replied as Georgina just looked at him with a bit of smirk
"Wow, he's naïve beyond belief" Georgina laughed "My mother knows every move you two make. You'd be stupid to think, well actually you don't need to think because she'll do that for you. What role did my mother have in this tape?" she asked as she looked over at Bex
"She was the one that told me to send it" Bex revealed as Louis looked at her in complete shock "She feared that you may have a conscience in this, so with Blair snooping it was fitting" she told him
"So you do something behind my back on a matter I handled?!" Louis asked
"The mission was completed, that's all you should worry about" Bex stated "Now, all we have to do is wait to collect" she told him
"Unbelievable. You're truly unbelievable. You want loyalty, then stay loyal to your family, I am your family and that's who you owe loyalty to but you showed otherwise" Louis said before he stormed out as Georgina couldn't help but catch on to the slip
"And this day gets better, what type of sick and twisted game has my mother conjured up?" Georgina laughed "Kissing cousins. Who would've that phrase would actually be true" she said
"You can go Georgina" Bex said
"I will, but only because I've become bored with this talk of loyalty" Georgina said
"You know, I'm not exactly some minion like you make me out to be. I can be quite the bitch if pushed too far" Bex said
"I'd take that as foreplay but again, I don't like you that much. I don't care if you can be a bitch because I can assure you that your bark is louder than your bite. My mother has given you this sense of entitlement to think you can do as you please and cause havoc but if there's any bitch in this room, it's me. No one is a bitch if they have to say they are" Georgina said before she made her way out of the office
Walking up the steps slowly, Blair could only remember climbing these very steps as she always did when she was younger. This was her home regardless of where she had move to, this penthouse was her only home that she had such memories. Whether good or bad, Blair lived under the assumption that she could always return. Making her way towards her mother's room, Blair took a moment to access her thoughts before she entered into her mother's room to see the financial advisor preparing to leave. Wondering what was going on as she stood in the doorway, Eleanor finished up with her advisor before the man left them. Closing the door behind them, Blair looked on at her mother as she walked over to her desired chair.
"What was Cecil doing here?" Blair asked
"I asked him to come" Eleanor replied
"Are you surging to create another business plan?" Blair asked as she took a seat in the chair next to her Blair
"No" Eleanor replied "I had Cecil come to take care of the matter that is this video of you" she said
"What do you mean?" Blair asked as she looked on at her mother a bit confused
"There was a price to stop the video…and I paid it" Eleanor said as Blair shook her head
"No, you shouldn't have done that. I was going to take care of this" Blair replied
"How? Blair this was a serious matter. This could ruin your future" Eleanor questioned
"Not if I don't remember said act, then Tyler said that the tape was looped. This was all some set up" Blair told her mother
"Regardless if this was a set up, it was a well thought out plan. It was a damning video that made the case of making you the focus of the media. By killing momentum, by conceded then we kill the buzz of this tape" Eleanor said
"But it also shows that you're weak" Blair replied "Look, I had no idea that a camera was in the room but I don't even remember sleeping with Louis. You have to believe me on that" she said
"I believe you. I believe everything you say but when will you start realizing that you can't fight and scheme against everyone. Sooner or later you just have to accept that you will lose battles, you will have come after you just because they feel like it. You can't fight them all Blair" Eleanor said
"Me choosing to fight back isn't about me trying to cover for my mistakes, it's about correcting them. I'm not going to sit back and let people walk all over my family especially when they're classless individuals" Blair replied
"You know the great thing about mistakes?" Eleanor asked
"Let me guess, they allow you to learn and move on" Blair said
"Making mistakes is a part of life, but accepting them is also a part of that deal as well" Eleanor said "You make them but you move on. So please move on from this" she pleaded with her daughter
"I'm not conceding or accepting. You taught me to stand up for what I believe in, did you not?!" Blair asked
"Yes…" Eleanor replied
"Then that's what I'm doing. I'm fighting like hell. I'm fighting to restore this family but it feels like I have those closest to me turning on me rather than standing with me" Blair told her
"What war should we be fighting? Who should we go after? What should we condemn them with? How should we banish them?" Eleanor asked of her daughter "You're not God. You don't get the say so of how people should be dealt with because newsflash, people will disappoint you and the world doesn't give a damn about what you think is the correct social order" she said once more
"Does any part of you even believe in me anymore? I mean have I disappointed you so much that you doubt me?" Blair asked
"This version of you, this person that they've made you into…I'm scared for her because she's showing me the one thing I've always hated to see" Eleanor said as tears welled up in both of their eyes "How I failed you as a mother in teaching you the life lessons that are vital" she said as Blair shook her head
"No, I'm not doing the crying. I'm so sick of feeling like the loser in this scenario and all these doubts…it's pathetic and that's something we've always strived to never be. That's not a Waldorf. If I have to do this on my own then I will, but I'm not crying with you or letting you talk like this because that…that's what they want you to do" Blair said before she stormed out of her mother's bedroom.
Now I don't really care what you call me
Just as long as you dont call me rude
I bet they knew as soon as they saw me
"Goodnight its over with" thats all she wrote
Streets like cold Chicago
Ain't nothing new I've seen it all before
But still I ball like no tomorrow
"Goodnight its over with" thats all she wrote
All she wrote, all she wrote
I said "it's over with" thats all she wrote
All she wrote, all she wrote, all she wrote
"Goodnight its over with" thats all she wrote
Releasing his hold on his friend, Tyler gave Sean one more pat on the back as little was said between them. The setting of the airport had made it all too surreal for Tyler as it was yet another goodbye. Sean wanted to make the promises of tomorrow or even the next week but he knew that Tyler didn't need that. The only way to show that this wasn't goodbye was to just do as he had hoped.
"Well safe travels" Tyler said trying to muster up a smile while Rochelle finished up her text message
"Thanks. I was just finishing my goodbyes to my mom" Rochelle smiled
"I'll keep you updated on all things little Sean" Sean joked
"I'd like that very much" Tyler told him as he nodded in agreement "But if we should stop with the updates or even any indication, it's fine. I'll understand with the whole different country and all….I will be watching on some form of media to see how you do in the Euro league" he said
"It's not a goodbye" Sean told him "This isn't a goodbye" he went on to say once more while Tyler just nodded
"Boarding flight 3445 for Barcelona, Spain" The announcer said over the loud speaker as Sean gathered their things
"Well that's you guys" Tyler said before he leaned forward to give Rochelle a hug
"All right. I'll see you" Sean smiled at his friend knowing that it was just as hard for him to say goodbye to his friend as it was for Tyler because they were more than best friends, they were each other's family. Walking towards the line along with everyone else, Tyler slowly watched them as they left him inch by inch before he was finally watching the plane fly off into the sky. With a look of defeat, Tyler could've stayed by that very window in hopes for some miracle that would turn the plane around but Tyler knew miracles for him were few and slim.
Its stupid how I go in knowing everybody knowing that I'm
Sewing up the game, destroying like they hate me for it
Eventually see they cant beat than with me they join
Others sworn under oath, or banished left completely scornY
ou tell lies, get caught, - kick rocks
You never did blend in with the big shots
Its on the fast track, ain't no need for no pit stops
I just laugh at, - wishing they were this hot
Guess they mad at me huh, really pissed off
Better that than pissed onI'm the Jetsons you the Flintstones
Catch me in the end zone
High stepping prime time
Thought you - been on
Ain't no blocking my shine
Like my new air Yeezy's you can see me in the night time
I get rich off livin' life, he check the check reciting rhymes
So call me what you want, wanna hate, have a nice time
While I get stupid paper, hey my dough ain't in its right mind (mind, mind)
Looking on at the message, Serena was all but sure that Sean had boarded and left for Spain in that very moment. Leaning her head up against the backboard of her bed, Serena sighed in frustration as she hated that doing what was right for someone else was costing her more in the long run. Once again out of torture, Serena looked on at the message that was on her phone.
Rochelle: Thank you. I will never forget what you did for our family.
[Flashback]
Heading outside of the building, Serena looked back once more to make sure that anyone was following from inside the party. Making her way down the staircase, Serena looked out to see if Rochelle had made it okay to the location that Serena told her to meet her at. Earlier Rochelle had called, which wasn't surprising to Serena since she was almost expecting some sort of call from Rochelle but Serena knew that it was better to just talk with Rochelle rather than ignore her. Finally spotting her, Serena walked over towards her as they stood with a bit of a respective distance between them.
"Thank you for meeting me" Rochelle told her "I know this is insane but you're the only one that can get through to him" she said becoming emotional
"Why? What's happened?" Serena asked becoming nervous at the thought of something being wrong with Sean
"He's not going to leave. I know this is me being stupid but he's got his future on a platter and he's willing to throw it away" Rochelle said
"I can't make him do something he doesn't want to do. If he doesn't want to play basketball in Spain then…" Serena said
"It's the only shot he has. You know this and I know this. The only reason he's hesitating is because he still thinks you two still have a chance" Rochelle told her
"I can't help how he feels about me Rochelle!?" Serena reasoned
"But you can help how you feel about him" Rochelle said "If you truly love him, whatever you feel for him….then you will make him see that going to Spain is his only option" she told her as Serena sighed in frustration
"Fine, I'll talk with him" Serena sighed "But I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this for him. This has all been for him" she said trying to fight back the tears that were trying to come before she began to walk away
"Serena" Rochelle called out before Serena turned to look back at her as she made it to the top step "I know you love him, that much I have to say but I have to make this work…we're about to have a family" she told her as the two began to understand what their common goal was in all of this
"And I get that. More than you realize, I get that" Serena said before she turned to leave
[End of flashback]
Now I don't really care what you call me
Just as long as you dont call me rude
I bet they knew as soon as they saw me
"Goodnight its over with" thats all she wrote
Streets like cold Chicago
Ain't nothing new I've seen it all before
But still I ball like no tomorrow
"Goodnight its over with" thats all she wrote
"I never meant to cause you any problems" Elizabeth said as she made her way through the darkness to walk towards Chuck as he sat in the living room
"This wasn't your fault" Chuck sighed "This was mine. I should've had my wife's back in this. You never should've pressed so hard with her" he told her
"I understand that now. I just hope Jenny will allow me to make it up to her" Elizabeth said
"I'm sure she will" Chuck smiled weakly as he tossed the paperwork he was trying to work on to the coffee table
"I just have to wonder though, I mean kids are supposed to be a natural progression in marriage and it seems like you two have differing opinions on it" Elizabeth told him "I just fear…I just fear you may be more invested in your future with Jenny then she is, and as someone that was in your position, I don't want that for you" she told him as Chuck looked on at his mother once more "That's just my observation. Take it how you want" she said before she turned to head back towards her room
Your staring straight into a barrel of hate
Terrible fate,
Not even a slim chance to make a narrow escape
Cupid shot his arrow and missed
Wait Sarah you're late, your train left.
Mascara and eggs smeared on your face
Nights over goodbye, hoe I thought that I told ya' the spilled nut aint nothing to cry over
Never shoulda' came within Range of my Rover S
houlda' known i was trouble soon as I rolled up,
Any chick who's dumb enough out there I blind fold her,
She still comes back to my crib,
Must want me to mess with her mind hold up.
She must've took me for some high roller.
But i wont buy her a soda Unless it's rock n' rye cola. (Faygo's cheaper)
Buy u a bag of fritos I wouldn't let u eat the - chip on my shoulder.
"May I help you?" Georgina asked once she opened the door to see Tyler standing on the other side of her door looking more dejected than ever. Lounging forward, Tyler pressed his lips against hers as they savagely kissed. Ripping away his shirt, Georgina made quick work of his shirt while he backed her inside as she kicked the door close behind them.
If you was bleach and I was hair
I wouldn't dye for ya
Tryna pull 5 bucks from me is like tryna pulling 5 molars
You get your eyes swole up i'm on my straight grizzly
So why would i buy you a gay ass teddy bear, -, you're already bi-polar
"Absinthe, designed to make a person make lose their inhibitions" Blair said as she made her presence known when she entered into Bex's office. Looking up from her computer, Bex took a moment before she let out a smile.
"Took you long enough" Bex replied "What gave it away?" she asked
"I have a great memory, which allows me to question if I even slept with Louis" Blair said as took a seat in front of Bex's desk
"I guess that's between you and Louis" Bex replied
"Why? Why'd you do this to me? I mean assuming that you were the same person that leaked the sex tape" Blair asked
"All assuming, right?" Bex asked "If we were assuming than you should know that tough choices were made with heavy…" she began to say
"Cut the crap. I expect the long diatribe from Georgina not from you" Blair told her as a silence came between them "Luckily, I think you're being undervalued here with Ophelia and most certainly by Georgina" she said
"And how do you figure that?" Bex asked
"You're the actual worker in this set up. I mean I'm sure you even talked Louis through the stages of what to do, then created the idea of getting me to buy into Sledneb" Blair said "So now, I want to know what it'll take for you to cross the aisle?" she asked
"Wow, you really are naïve" Bex laughed "What makes you think you can trust me after everything I've done thus far?" she said
"This isn't about trust, this about respecting the craft of deception. I respect you and you…" Blair began to say
"Pity you" Bex added
"I'm not going away. Whatever you do to me, I'll only come back because I don't know if you know this but I'm very persistent" Blair said "I don't need you as a best friend, I just need an inside into what onslaught Ophelia has planned next" she told her
"And you think my need to be respected will get the better of me and force me to help you out?" Bex asked as she played with the idea a bit in her head
"It's a question I have to ask. Can't hurt to ask, right?" Blair quickly replied as the silence lingered between them. Playing with her pen that she had in her hand, Bex leaned back in her chair as she couldn't help but entertain the idea of showing how much value she could be to either side since she was neither respected nor appreciated with those she allied with.
"Hotshot boyfriend like Dan, you must be fending off girls left and right when it comes to him" Bex said as Blair did all she could to keep herself together
"Like I said, I will do anything just as long as you end this war on my family. Whatever you want, I will give in exchange for my mother to have some bit of peace" Blair said through gritted teeth
"I thought I made it perfectly clear what I wanted" Bex laughed as she got up from her seat to take a seat on the front of her desk as she waned to face Blair "One night with Dan and you can consider me an ally" she told her as Blair looked at her in disbelief. Staring each other down, the two waited for the other to flinch as some sort of a bluff move. Getting up from her seat, Bex watched as Blair walked towards the door thinking she was prepared to leave but was surprised to see that she was closing the door.
Now I don't really care what you call me
You can even call me cold
These bitches know as soon as they saw me
Its never me to get the privilege to know
I roll like a desperado
Now I never know where I'm gonna go
Still I ball like there's no tomorrow
Until its over and its all she wrote
Songs/Lyrics Used in this Chapter
Drake- Marvin's Room
T.I. featuring Emenim- All She Wrote