Author's Notes: I've NEVER been to NY. I've never left my country actually. So excuse me if some parts aren't how it's supposed to be. I guided myself trough googlemaps LOL I tried. I'm sorry if I failed (too much). Oh, and to do this chapter I based myself in these pictures:[.com/2901840]. If you want, you can follow the order of the pics (IN MY HEAD OBVIOUSLY, THIS DIDN'T REALLY HAPPEN) as you read the fic. Oh and, yes I say that a lot, enjoy!

The next morning, Ed had to wake up early: a friend of his was flying from London to NYC, he was going to a casting there and Ed promised him he'd show him the city and they'd go to a Basketball game. He got up of the bed and went to the shower.
"Where are you going baby?"
"Taking a shower… May I?"
"Only if I go with you." Jessica smiled. Ed was not that excited, though.
"Sorry dear, I have to hurry up. You don't mind, do you?" She pouted.
"No… no… That's ok. It's just… Oh nothing forget it." Ed was walking to the bathroom but he stopped, he knew she wanted him to ask what was wrong.
"What?" he asked.
"Nothing… it's just that… sometimes I look at you and I feel you're not here. It's like as if I am talking to a wall. Like your mind is above clouds and doesn't want to let me go with you. It's hard you know? Was it something I did? Or said?" Jessica started crying. He had never seen her like that.
"No… no… no... Please… don't cry. It's not you, it's just that…" He had to find the guts to tell her he never liked her, but he tried. Yes he did. "I've been so busy with the GG shooting that I don't have time to myself, to do whatever I want to you know? And I like space, I really like it. I'm exhausted, this is too much for me to handle."

He got in the shower and all he could think of was that night at the backstage with Leighton. Great, he thought.

That was exactly what was missing for him to be pissed off: the mere thought of being (really) in love. He always thought it was only a crush, a loooooooooooooong crush. But after being with her and hearing her telling him those things… He had the so-called butterflies that Chuck must have felt on the series.

"HEY! HERE, DICKHEAD!" Yes, Ed was always very nice to his friends. Everyone in the airport looked at him; trying to figure out to whom the hell he was shouting that.
"Heeeey!"
"How have you been? I was really surprised when you called me the other day saying that you were coming."
"Oh you know… I heard about a casting and I knew it was my chance. Now or never. And I knew you were here so I had where to stay."
"Ahah, you trust me too much." Ed looked at his friend laughing, but they both know it was true. The kind of relationship they had wasn't very common, they were closer than brothers. Back in the days where they both lived in England, they made a few... things… together.
"So, where are we going?" He asked.
"I was thinking about taking you to a very American-ish thing: we're going to see the Knicks game!"
"Ohh I see..."
They put the bags on the back of Ed's car and went home.
"You know, I do not live alone."
"Really? I thought you did."
"No, I have a roommate. You might have heard of him. Chace Crawford?"
"No… Not really."
"Oh well have you ever watched Gossip Girl?"
"Sometimes… just to see what you were doing. Why?"
"So you'll know him. I just hope that there aren't any papps outside."
"Ahah you're so egocentric."
"No I'm serious! You have no idea… Everybody thinks I have a thing with my roommate."
"Are you serious?" They both laughed.
"Yes I am... At the beginning it was fun, we just laughed about it. But now it's turning really annoying, like, in every interview we go together they ask about us. Now imagine that they see me taking another guy home." His friend laughed really hard
"Oh well I guess we're going to have threesomes here! Me, you and… What's his name again? Oh, yeah, Chace. Sexy!"
"Oh yes… a lot." His friends put his hand on Ed's leg.
"Hey man don't you dare…" And they both cracked laughing.

No paparazzi outside.
Perfect.
They took the elevator till his floor and when they were opening the door, Chace was going out.
"Hey man. Oh, is this that friend..?"
"Yes. Chace, John. John, Chace."
"Hi." John smiled.
"So… Where are you going?" Ed asked.
"Hum… Do you really want to know?" Chace knew about Ed and Leight but he never told anyone. Ed was his friend and he respected that he was trying to find the right moment to tell Jessica.
"Hum… Yes?"
"Sebastian passed by an hour ago or so and invited me to the Knicks game. Leight told him I liked it and he thought it would be cool to invite me."
"OH yes... Join the dark side Chace… Way to go Chace."
"Oh c'mon man you know I'm on your side. He was just being nice to me, and you have to remember that I've known him since 2005…"
"Yeah whatever… John, you can put your things there" He pointed to the room. "Here's the bathroom, here's the bedroom. You'll have to sleep on the couch, but you don't mind do you?"
"No… That's ok." He smiled. Chace had already left the apartment after Ed's little scene. To John, they really looked like a couple. He laughed at that thought.
"You don't like that Sebastian that much… do you?"
"Uh? Oh… I don't have anything against him."
"Oh yes I could tell that. What's going on?"
"I'll explain to you later, we must go or else we'll be late for the game."

They got to Madison Square Garden fast, it was near his house.
"Here… I have special tickets." Ed went to the front row and John was happy about it, he had never gone to a basketball game. John looked to the front and saw Chace and a couple next to him.
"Is that Sebastian?" He pointed to the guy next to Chace.
"UH? Fuck… Yes."

"Hey guys… what's Ed doing here? And who's that guy next to him? His new boyfriend? Does Jessica know?" Chace stared really serious at her, expecting she said something about her and Ed. But no, she didn't.
"Yeah... I didn't know he'd be here" Chace said, looking at them, smiling.
"Hey guys the game will start in 5 minutes." Sebastian never liked not to receive attention.

"Fuck?" John was oblivious.
"Oh… Let me tell you. See that girl there? In yellow?"
"That one?" John pointed to Leighton.
"Sshh don't point. Yes that one. It's Leighton Meester."
"Yes I've seen her on GG. She's like the main character or something like that, right?"
"Well sort of… Anyway, she's the reason I don't like Sebastian"
"She's so freaking hot. Wait... I'm not following… Weren't you with that girl, what's her name? Jessica?"
"Yes, I am." he giggled. "Remember when I moved, I told you about this girl that was really hot and I really wanted to…do her really hard?"
"Yes… OH, that's Jessica right?"
"WRONG." Ed came close to John's ear "It's Leighton" he smiled and took a sip of his drink.
"So you're saying that you had a crush on her?"
"Yes, I used to."

"But now you're dating Jessica, the brunette with green eyes?"
"Yes… And you know, The Filthy Youth had a concert a few weeks ago, and she" Ed took a quick look at Leighton "was there. And I…" He noticed that John wasn't paying that much attention so he whispered to his ear again "did her in the backstage."
"Whaaat? You're so fucking kidding me!"
"No, I'm not. She is really… Oh dear, really hot. And she knows what to do." He made a pervy smile.
"Oohhhhh…" John smiled and Ed was proud of what he was saying. "Ed, you're the man. But you know what, you have to be careful. That guy doesn't look like a very friendly specie" John was rubbing his hand on Ed's leg without even noticing, Leighton looked and laugh.

"Hey honey… Look at that" she made him a sign with her head "Is that guy rubbing his hand on Ed's leg or what?"
"Where? H… Ahahah" Sebastian laughed and told Chace to look at them. They really looked like a couple, so cute. Ed saw Chace looking at them and asked what were they laughing of, and he only moved his lips.
"Leight… is… mocking…. With… you... OH Man no way. That bitch."
"What's happening?" John asked.
"She's mocking me. HEY BITCH" Leighton looked at him, to see to whom was he talking, but she quickly discovered that the bitch was her. His eyes said it all. So she decided to kiss Sebastian. "Me? A bitch? You haven't seen nothing yet." she thought.
"You… Whore" He was nervous and jealous. "Be right back."

As soon as he passed the doors to the bathrooms, he stopped. Grabbed his phone and texted her.

"Always thinking about me, aren't you? –E"

He checked himself on the mirror and smiled. He was hot. As usual. His phone rang.

"And why should I be doing that? You're not that important. Not anymore. –L"

"Chace told me. Don't make things harder than they are, you know you want me. –E"

He left the bathroom and when to the service door to smoke a cigarette.

"After what you did to me, not even if I was dead I'd want you back. I'm fine with him. –L"

"C'mon pumpkin, you know he doesn't give you butterflies. Meet me outside the bathrooms. –E"

He wasn't sure if she'd show up, but at least he couldn't say he didn't try. Ed lighted a cigarette and looked to the sky. Bright day, though it was a bit cold, and the clouds were with funny shapes. Ten minutes had passed and no clue of Leighton. He was already on his third cigarette when the door opened. She was even more beautiful on day light: her messy brown/light brown hair shone a lot more when the sun was around, and the dress she was wearing made her already hot body seem even more... bangable. She had a pair of silver d'Orsay Sedaraby, by Manolo, one of her favorite shoes.

"Edward." She said, with a distrustful tone. What he had done to her was still hanging on her throat waiting to be… swallowed.
"I was almost giving up on you"
"Oh really? You and your little Chuck Bass always give up when things get interesting." She was referring to his dick. Leighton heard a while ago (Jessica told her) that he used to call it Chuck Bass.
"How the hell… Well it doesn't matter. What does…matter" He came close to her face and slowly directed her back to the wall near, put his arms above her shoulders like she was trapped. She couldn't escape it. Him. "Is... that you're here now."
"Yes..." He knew she was having trouble breathing and he was enjoying how he affected her. "I'm here. So what? Are you going to put your fingers up on me and then leave me here alone, again?"
"What if I do?"
"You won't. Not this time." She repelled him with all the strength she had, making him walk two steps behind. Then he stumbled in a rock, and fell on the floor. She laughed hard, but he was with an un-very-friendly face.

"Oh you dirty whore…" but right when he was trying to get up, she put her right leg in the middle of his legs, which were wide open due to the fall, and her right foot on the top of his crotch. If he moved a mere centimeter, there would be blood. A lot of it. She smiled when she heard the word Whore, she knew he was probably having a hard on.
"You like to play rough don't you, Eddy?"
"As soon as you get your heel of my balls I swear I'll bang you like you've never been banged in your whole life"
"Do you think I want that, Eddy?"
"I know you want it Leighton. I give you what Sebastian doesn't."
"Don't you dare comparing yourself to my… uh… boyfriend" She didn't like Sebastian anymore as a boyfriend, but she wasn't going to allow Ed saying bad things about him. Because, if there was one thing that Sebastian knew how to do, was fucking. He could be a little weird sometimes, but still he made her come 5 times in one night. Of course, she wasn't thinking of him when she came, but that wasn't even the point.

"You can't even call him boyfriend anymore, can you?" Leighton pressed his balls against the heel a bit more. She knew it was hurting, but not hurting him that much. Jus the enough for him to shut the fuck up a while and listen to her. She was really pissed off, and this was the greatest opportunity to show it. Thanks to whoever put that rock there.
"That's not the point, Ed. The point is: you" she moved her feet slowly above his balls, knowing that it would make his erection grow. "Can't treat me" still moving it. "Like garbage. And if you do…" She stepped harder "This WILL happen again. And you'll wish it didn't. Understand?"
Ed was already dying in pain/hornyness, so he couldn't really answer; he just looked at her and nodded with his head.
"Good. Now say you're sorry."
He remained in silence with his pain; she was talking seriously and when he didn't answer, she stepped a tiny bit harder.
"Fuck you Leighton… I'm…" He was almost crying. There you have it, asshole, now you see how I've felt when you left me yesterday. "Sorry"
"What? Sorry, could you speak a little louder? I can't hear you dear" She smiled cynically.

"I'M SORRY LEIGHTON I'M SORRY."
"There there… now tell me you'll never do it again."
"I SWEAR I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN."
"See how easy that was? That's the Ed I like" Leighton never liked to be controlling things as much as she was enjoying now. Looking at him so defenseless on the floor… it was fun! But it was better calm down, she liked him too much to have fun watching him suffer.

She was walking away when he tried to talk. Pain-free Ed was almost back. She was still laughing.
"So…. Love… see you tomorrow at eight? In my apartment?"
"I'll see what I can do." And she closed he door behind her, leaving him on the ground.

Ed was devastated. Not in a bad way. He just never thought she'd do what she just did. Little miss Leighton be-careful-don't-break-me-I'm-too-fragile Meester, after all, was a little miss Leighton don't-you-dare-playing-with-me Meester. That was good. He knew she had something hiding in her. And he liked that. He liked discovering new faces on people. She was playing hard to get, but he knew she was easy. He was enjoying this whole things, it was by far more pleasurable than his last relationships. The day after they'd be together, and he already had in mind what to do…

He got up and went back to the arena. The game had already ended and his friend was looking for him.
"Hey dude where have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere"
"I'll explain it to you… Later." He looked to the door and saw Leighton and Sebastian leaving. She looked behind her shoulder, directly to Ed's eyes. He smiled and thought, See you tomorrow, bitch.