Chapter Four

Serena sat down on Blair's bed, she began to lay down on her best friend's bed when she heard Blair shriek.

"I don't think so S... it's time for us to have a little chit chat you can go to sleep later" Blair said as she sat down on her bed "after you take a shower of course."

Dan just shook his head and smiled at the last thing Blair said, that was such a Blair response.

Serena looked up at her boyfriend and smiled and patted her hand down on the other side of her to tell him to come and sit. Dan did what she asked.

"Okay S what happened last night," Blair asked getting directly to the point.

"I don't know where to start..." Serena whispered looking down at her feet.

"At the beginning." Blair responded matter of factly.

This statement made Serena start laughing and Dan smiled. Again that was such a Blair comment. Her personality was so get to the point, there was no beating around the bush involved, that's one reason sometimes Dan disliked her so much, but it was what made Blair, well Blair.

"Okay..." Serena whispered again. Dan could see the tears welling up in her eyes, but he must have been the only one because Blair looked like she was getting extremely impatient. He knew how hard this must be for her. If he had been just her and him or even she and Blair it would've been easier for her.

Serena took a deep breath and began to talk, trying her best not to start crying. Well her plan didn't work, tears began to run down her face within the first five minutes. She was careful not to look at Blair or Dan's faces a lot while she was talking. She didn't want to see their expression, but she could tell that they were both worried because Dan would put his hand in hers from time to time and slightly squeeze it. Just feeling that security made her keep going, ignoring the multiple times that she just wanted to stop and keep all her thoughts and problems to herself. For the next forty-five minutes Serena talked about all her problems that she was having at home, and about how much the whole situation with her brother really affected her, and a bunch of other stuff that had been on her mind. Blair had absolutely no idea that Serena had been going through all of this, she could tell that her best friend had been a little bit more distant recently, but she thought it was because she had Dan to talk to now. While Dan was just in complete shock that she had been keeping all these emotions inside of her and didn't explode sooner.

Blair immediately pulled Serena into a hug and said, "Everything is going to be okay I promise."

Serena smiled then nodded her head, as she wiped the fresh tears off of her face and eyes. Blair got up and went into her bathroom for a minute to give Serena a little time to talk to Dan alone. She knew that all this information probably wouldn't be easy for Dan to wrap his mind around. But then again Blair also knew how Serena acted when she was upset and this was a first for Dan.

Blair waiting for about five minutes and then grabbed a damp washcloth so that Serena could at least clean her face, and also grabbed a ponytail holder off of the vanity, then walked back into her bedroom.

"Here you go S." she said handing the wash cloth and hair thing.

Serena gladly accepted both. She pulled her hair up into a bun, really not caring what in the heck it actually looked like. Appearance wasn't very important right now or on her mind, especially the way she felt. She cleaned off her face then went into the bathroom to freshen up some more.

While she was gone Dan looked at his watch and knew the sooner he got home the less trouble he was going to be in when he got there. He sort of had a plan on what to tell his Dad but wasn't totally sure if it was going to work.

Blair noticed Dan looking at his watch and she could see the stressed look on his face. "You know you can leave if you need too."

Hearing this Serena's head turned towards the bed, looking at her boyfriend and she saw the look too before he quickly changed his facial expression.

"Actually I wanna go too... I just want to go home and go to sleep." Serena said as a big yawn came over her, which caused both Blair and Dan to laugh. It was obvious that everyone in that bedroom was extremely exhausted, especially Dan and Serena.

"Okay I'll take you home." Dan smiled as he got up off the bed and held his arm out of her to grab.

She accepted it and allowed herself to get gently pulled from the bed. Serena turned around to her best friend and said, "I love you B and thanks for everything," then gave Blair a hug.

"Anytime S but next time try not to drink so much and just come and talk to someone. " Blair requested.

"I promise," Serena said as a small smile crept across her face.

As soon as Serena walked outside she wished that she had her sunglasses with her. The sunlight was magnifying her headache by at least 10. But thankfully the cab was there quickly. When the cab driver asked where too Serena shocked Dan when she said Brooklynn and gave Dan's address.

"I thought you said that you wanted to go home?" Dan asked with a completely stumped look on his face.

"I do... home with you. If that's alright?" Serena asked as she laid her head on Dan's shoulder.

"I wouldn't have it any other way." Dan said as he kissed his girlfriend on the forehead. He could tell that she still felt bad on top of her head killing her.

Serena was almost asleep in Dan's lap when she felt the car come to a stop. She opened her eyes and looked up at Dan, who was looking down.

"Are we there?"

"Yep," Dan answered as he helped her sit up. Serena nodded then followed Dan out of the cab.

The only good thing that had happened today was when they walked into the loft and saw that only Jenny was home.

"Hey Jen," he said so they didn't surprise his sister, who had her back turned to the front door.

"Dan! Dad's gonna..." She stopped immediately when she saw Serena. "Oh hi Serena, are you okay?"

"Oh great, I must look really bad." Serena thought to herself, but nodded in response.

Dan walked Serena to his bedroom, then came back where Jenny was. Jenny immediately asked what was going on. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that something wasn't right. Dan explained to her that Serena had had a really hard night and morning, not going into complete detail about how drunk she actually had gotten, and said that she didn't want to be alone right now and wasn't feeling all that great. All Jenny did was nod, knowing that he would probably give her more of the story when Serena wasn't waiting for him in the next room.

"Oh yea Jenny, where's Dad?" Dan asked kinda dreading the answer.

"He's at the gallery but should be back in about an hour," she answered as she saw her brother turn around and begin to head towards his room. "Oh and Dan you better have a great excuse."

"I know I know." Dan called back as he went into his room and carefully shut the door behind him.

He saw Serena sitting on the bed looking completely dazed and exhausted. He knelt down right in front of her, brushed a strand of blonde hair behind her ear, and said in a very concerned voice "Are you okay? You're really pale again."

Serena nodded her head. "I'm just really tired and my head feels like someone's driving over it multiple times," she meant for that to come out very casually, but the look on Dan's face made her realize that it sounded a little more dramatic than she wanted it to, even though it was the truth.

"Why don't you lay down? I'll be back in a minute okay?" he said as he got up off the floor and gently kissed her on the forehead. Serena nodded, watched him walk out the door, then laid down on his bed, hoping that sleeping would calm her stomach and help her head.

Again she was just about asleep when she heard someone gently calling her name. She looked up to see Dan right in front of her holding a cup of water, three Tylenol, and another pill that she didn't know what it was. Serena took the three pain pills with a swift pop in her mouth, but was more precautious with the other pill. "It's to help your stomach," Dan said noticing her uneasiness. But then she nodded and swallowed that pill as well. After she'd finished all the water in the cut, she laid back down. Dan laid down on the other side of the bed, just watching her as she slowly began to drift off.

About 30 minutes later, Rufus shot in planning to start screaming at his son, but when he looked on the bed he changed his mind. There was Dan and Serena dead as a doornail, his arms wrapped around hers like he was protecting her, and she curled as close to Dan as she possibly could be. Rufus quietly turned away and shut the door behind him. He and Dan would talk later. Jenny who was right behind her Dad looked in when Rufus turned away and had to say awww. It was now obvious to her that Dan really did love Serena, and wasn't about to let anything happen to her while she was wrapped in his arms.

Author Note: I'm sorry it took so long for me to update but I hope yall enjoy it. Please read and review! Comments are awesome!