AN: Thank you for reading and reviewing , and sorry I haven't responded to the last chapter's reviews:P

Also, Can anyone Beta for me?

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"You're coming to dance practice?" Nate asked Chuck. Nate knew Chuck was leaving for the weekend; in fact this was probably his last night in the city. Why he'd waste it in a studio was beyond him, and he had to ask.

"They may need a back up dancer," Chuck shrugged as they walked in, but the true reason was as obvious as day when he caught sight of her. She was upset, she had a definite scowl. But looked as irresistible as ever. When she turned and saw them enter she instantly smiled, and even though he was the first to smile back, Nate was the one every expected to walk up to her.

Nate leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek, and Chuck felt his heart rip a little.

"Hey Chuck," Kaitlin was at his side as they sat down to watch everyone dance.

"What brings you here?" Chuck smirked as Nate tripped a little. His friend was nervous around Blair, and it was the only comical thing about the scenario.

To say she was annoyed that he didn't even spare her a glance would not due her feelings justice, but once her eyes fell to what he was looking at she understood. "Blair asked me to come."

Chuck merely nodded and kept looking over her perfect form as she danced how he wished it was his hand on her lower back, it drove him mad. He almost got up but Kaitlin started to talk again.

"Love sucks doesn't it?" He would have said everything he could to disagree. Say he wouldn't know of such a thing as love. That he would never give his heart away. But when Nate leaned over to whisper something in her ear, his heart ripped a little more, and he knew it may just as well be.

"Interested in Archibald?" Chuck looked over to her for the first time that day. She really did look like a mini Blair, but she'd never come close. Her eyes were innocently green, and they didn't hold the same weight, couldn't draw him in, as Blair's.

"Does it matter?" She motioned towards the two dancing with her head, "he's still into Blair"

"She's not interested," Chuck smiled knowingly. It really did cheer him up knowing it was he who saw her naked this morning, and had sex with the brunette beauty, not his best friend. "And he doesn't even know any better. He likes what he can't have," Chuck looked back at the two smiling to one another, and caught a glimpse of Blair's wicked smile as she looked over to him. "He just needs to be removed from her side by a new interest," Chuck looked to his side and smiled.

"What?" Kaitlin asked suspiciously. He had an evil idea, she knew it.

"Care to help me with a plan?" She wasn't Blair, but she may as well share her scheming DNA one way or another.

Nate was wonderful. He looked perfect as they danced, and only really stumbled once when she made a joke about his hair not looking as kept at it usually did.

"You know, I may know how to dance, but don't distract me with heresy"

"Heresy? Wow Nate, I'm impressed" Blair laughed a little, "Not only has your vocabulary increased, but so has the level of appreciation towards your hair. Have you started your own religion yet?"

"Ha-ha" Nate only smiled as he kept dancing. He had a great smile, very photogenic, perfect for her night out with cover shot. "I was wondering if you wanted to come to my fitting tomorrow. Make sure we match,"

"Oh that's right, did Dorota send your tailor the fabric?" Blair just remembered; having completely forgotten that he asked her to send whatever was left from her mother's design to have it made into a matching bowtie. It was a rather endearing idea, but honestly she was surprised he would even care. Maybe he had changed, and probably did care now more than ever.

"Yeah, I bet you'll look beautiful," he whispered to her, but all she could think about was chuck saying the same exact thing earlier, as she laid underneath him with nothing on. She glanced over and saw him talking to Kaitlin. He instantly locked eyes with her, and she couldn't help the smile that crept to her face.

"Nate!" Kaitlin caught up with the blond as he exited the dance studio.

"Hey, didn't you leave with Blair already?"

"She had an errand to run," which consisted of going home to prepare for chuck, and despite how much he hated to ask this of Kaitlin, it was his last night before he left, and they wanted to enjoy it. Eric was supposedly busy elsewhere for a while anywhere. "Mind if we hang out?"

"No, of course not. But honestly, I thought you were kind of pissed," Nate rubbed the back of his head. "After last time and all,"

"I was," she wouldn't lie to him. Well she would about Blair, but not about herself. "But I guess it wasn't exactly called for, I'm sorry."

"So am I, hey wanna get something to eat?"

"I'm craving burgers"

Nate almost laughed at the idea of asking Blair to get a burger. Unless it was Kobe and bite size, it was probably the last thing she'd ever order. "I know a place, come on"

She was thankful they walked, since it really did feel like they didn't get much of a chance to talk. They finally reached a hotel, and Kaitlin couldn't help look over Nate quizzically.

"Trust me," he smiled, and it's not that he didn't know of any other places to get a burger, but he wasn't about to take her anywhere too inappropriate, or Blair might just kill him. Just around the corner, past the reception was a little entry to The Burger Joint*

Inside it barely felt like they'd entered a hotel at all, but another average New York burger place. Nate got them both seats in a booth, and ordered. Within five minutes they called up their order and he picked it up.

"This is amazing," Kaitlin smiled and unwrapped her burger.

"I hope you like it," he smiled, and waited for her to try it. He was honestly anxious having suggested anything to anyone that wasn't pot related. It made him feel great knowing she enjoyed it.

"That was perfect, it was like the first real New York experience I had since I got here," She smiled as they left the hotel and started walking towards Broadway.

"Well then, let me show you around."

"I've been all over the park, and the Upper East Side, but I haven't even seen Times Square since I got her yet,"

"We're going to have to take you there," Nate laughed as he lead her towards the place. He was excited; it was fun playing tour guide.

"Friday night in times square, in uniform," she hated how she sounded a little like Blair, but it did seem a bit silly to go there now.

"Who care, come on live a little Kate," he nudged her and she smiled. "We can buy something to wear on the way if you feel ashamed by the sight of me in a yellow shirt," he faked being hurt and she just shoved him a little.

"You pull off pale yellow quite well Nate, but the tie-"

"I look good in a tie!" Nate defended and they both just laughed.

"You're going to be the death of me," Chuck smiled as he stood in her doorway. Blair was in a rather intimate nightgown, and was busying herself with lighting candles all over her room.

"So are you, leaving me for a weekend," She pouted as she strutted towards him in heels he hoped she'd keep on during their escapades.

"I'll be back before you know it," his hands held onto her waist and pulled her close for a kiss.

"I'm going to miss you," she admitted and he smiled.

"I saw Serena today," he admitted between kisses.

"Yeah, she's coming with Carter Baizen now, but between you and me, he's bound to bolt" she laughed at how ridiculously travelled that boy is.

"Kati and Is seemed to have lost their dates too," he smiled, "seems like no one's going" his hands played with the ribbon that held her garment together.

"All the better. I'd have a cotillion all to myself, but..." she looked away for a second

"But?" He asked surprised by the sudden change in Blair. This was probably the biggest even of the year, people only got one chance at a cotillion, and Blair would have hers, nothing could go wrong.

"Nothing," she gave him her best smile, even if it didn't reach her eyes, and grabbed him back to resume with their more intimate plans for the evening.

*This place actually exists. It's in the Meridien, just a couple of blocks south of the park. It's great.