Hey guys! Sorry this chapter took a little bit longer then the other ones. I was totally swamped this week. Thank you guys for reviewing, again. I really do enjoy all the feedback. I know I did make Louie a bit of a dick, but if I was in his shoes, I would be a little terse with Dan as well. I mean I wouldn't be as pig-headed as I wrote him, but I think that was just my own hatred for the character coming out. He does seem like a stand-up guy in the show, but I honestly think that he may be a little pig-headed underneath his prince charming exterior.

Anywho, I incorporate the song I used for my first Dair vid into this chapter, so please check it out on youtube - search for Dan & Blair (Words- The BeeGees) - and my name on it is carolynmetzy. Check it out. This date is going to be multi chapters long - just letting you guys know beforehand. Hope you enjoy the first part!

xxCarolyn

Chapter 7

As the cool fall air hit both of their faces when they walked out of Blair's apartment building, Dan felt his nervousness begin to multiply exponentially. 'This is it Humphrey. One shot – and that's that. Don't screw up – and please for the love of god no nervous rambling.' He rung his hands together and Blair took notice of his strange behavior while looking up to him, grabbing his hand and halting their steps.

"Hey, are you okay? It feels strange when we aren't going back and forth with witty and semi-insulting witty banter by now…" Blair spoke as Dan smiled down to her.

Dan took a breath and exhaled loudly, "I am extremely nervous and know once I have opened my mouth it is going to take all my willpower not to ramble on and on. I just know that I only have one chance to get this right and don't want to mess it up…and it doesn't help that you are wearing that dress because it doesn't leave much to the imagination and you look devastatingly beautiful…my heart is skipping beats every other minute. Also, I have a lot planned for tonight and want to make sure I can fit everything in before…"

Blair silenced his rant with her finger while smirking. "Humphrey…just relax. I mean I said yes to your request for a date…so the hard part is over, it can only get better from here. Well, as long as we aren't taking the subway." Blair laughed.

Dan smiled and fought the overpowering urge to kiss her finger and then move to her mouth. "I wouldn't dream of it." Dan glanced at his watch. "Okay, we are running a bit behind schedule, but it's not too bad. Let's get a move on."

Dan walked to the curb and whistled. "Ah, I can't believe you can do that! I have always tried but never could." Blair said joining him at his side.

"Well, if you are a good little Waldorf I might teach you how." Dan said patting her hair. Blair smacked his hand away, smiling.

Dan opened the door of the town car he hired just for an hour. He had other plans for their ways of travel for the final part of their date. He smiled thinking of her reaction.

Once they were both in the car Blair was anxiously awaiting Dan saying their destination address to their driver, but it never came. "So, I am guessing I can't ask where we are going."

Dan smiled, "No, you can most definitely ask. I am just not going to tell you."

Blair rolled her eyes but smiled, "I am surprised that you hired a car. I thought you would just rely on a yellow cab."

"You are in for a lot of surprises tonight, Waldorf. And I am hoping that you find them all pleasant." Dan said glancing over to Blair who was looking out the window, seeing they we headed downtown, but not in the direction of any bridges to Brooklyn. 'Well, we aren't going the the loft or Brooklyn...so there's a point for Dan for a little creativity.'

The cab stopped short just then and Dan moved his arm over Blair's body to stop her from propelling forward. Blair didn't want to admit it to herself but her body was burning with passion and want from where he was touching her. She immediately missed the feeling when he took his arm away. "Jeez Humphrey, we aren't even 10 minutes into the date and you are already going for second base? You perv." Blair said with a smirk in her voice.

"Ha-ha, you're welcome for saving you. You could have flown through the windshield." Dan said moving his hand onto his leg.

"Oh, yes. Because the driver was going all of 15 miles an hour. The most definitely would have propelled me through the windshield." Blair said smoothing her dress and rolling her eyes.

Dan chose not to reply because he was getting nervous about their first destination. 'I hope she enjoys it.' He was taking aback when her hand clasped around his own. He looked over to Blair and she was looking out the window, choosing to ignore whatever shocked face he would be wearing because of the sign of affection she gave him. Dan squeezed her hand and entwined her fingers with his own, silently thanking her for the gesture.

The car finally stopped in front of their destination. "Where are we?" Blair asked.

"We are going there." Dan pointed while her opened the door and got out. Grabbing her hand to help her out of the car. "They are having an open mic night. And I'd love to hear you sing."

"Well, you are going to be disappointed." Blair said while making a move back to the car.

Dan stopped her, "Only joking, I am the only one who will be going on stage tonight."

Blair looked up at Dan curiously. "I don't know if your singing is going to help your cause Dan."

"I didn't say I was just going to sing." Dan said grabbing her hand and bringing a confused Blair into the upscale bar.

'What is he going do a strip tease? Hmm.' Blair smiled at the thought. The bar was packed. But there was a table in the middle of the floor right in front of the stage that Blair noticed they were heading to. "You can reserve tables at open mic nights?" Blair said as they reached the table and Dan pulled out her chair.

"If you give the owner some incentive, yes. And by incentive I mean a twenty." Dan said smiling. "Want anything to drink?"

Blair smiled, she was intrigued. "I'll take an Arnold Palmer."

"Excellent choice. Be right back. Don't run away now." Dan said jokingly.

Blair glanced around her, noting that this place was actually kind of nice. She was glad that he didn't bring her to some grimy dive, as she half expected him too. She smiled thinking how much thought Dan probably put into this date and she was very excited to see what he came up with. 'But what the hell he is going to do on stage?'

Dan arrived back just as the performer on stage finished up and the host took the microphone. "Here you go, enjoy, looks like I am up." Dan said placing the drink before Blair.

"Our next act will be Daniel Humphrey. He will be doing a little something different for us, but bear with us. It will be quick." The host said, trying to be funny and clever but failing miserably.

Dan walked to center stage without taking his eyes off Blair. She was gazing back at him with questioning eyes. "Hello, I am Dan Humphrey. I know most open mics are just for aspiring singers and comedians, but I am a writer. I just actually came out with a book called, Insider. It hurt a lot of the people I care about and as much as I regret that fact, I don't regret publishing it. Because not only did it bring me success... it did something more important...something I didn't have the guts to do. And that was let someone know how much I love them. I'd like to read you a short little something about this person. I just finished it, and it is the first draft so bear with me. I hope you enjoy it." Blair's eyes widened in shock, but she was anxious to hear his work.

She has eyes like the night sky. Big, dark, but shining with stars. Any time she looks at me I have to remember to breathe. The stars in her eyes are what make me know she is destined for greatness. And her stubbornness is what gives me certainty she will achieve it. That stubbornness is also what infuriates me about her. But mostly because I am stubborn as well. Hard-headed people always seem to bump heads constantly, but never seem to break one another, and there is no exception when it comes to us. But our bickering is something I have actually found myself enjoying, and actually missing when it is gone.

She has the beauty of a work of art. When she moves it is as if she is floating on a cloud. Sometimes I don't understand how someone with such deep all-encompassing beauty could ever feel less than exquisite but she does. Her vulnerability is something that she only shows to very few. And I thank the heavens each day for being a part of the select few. She is deeper than she herself realizes.

I am not going to sit here and tell you that she is perfection…because she does have her faults. But what I am going to tell you is that, what I can't fathom is that I love all her faults as well, perhaps even more then her strengths. They say it is always the imperfections that make a person the most interesting, and I do agree. But what makes this girl the person I love is everything about her. I love her – but I don't deserve her…all I have are words to give her. Oh and also, an embarrassing memory of me singing. Because I might have embarrassed her by publishing my book, so I owe her one. Sorry, about the singing part-but please- just listen to the words - not on how their coming out.

(Dan starts singing Words by the Bee Gees-for the purpose of this story Dan wrote these lyrics)

Smile an everlasting smile
A smile could bring you near to me
Don't ever let me find you gone
'Cause that would bring a tear to me
This world has lost it's glory
Let's start a brand new story
Now my love right now there'll be
No other time and I can show you
How my love
Talk in everlasting words
And dedicate them all to me
And I will give you all my life
I'm here if you should call to me
You think that I don't even mean
A single word I say
It's only words, and words are all
I have to take your heart away
You think that I don't even mean
A single word I say
It's only words, and words are all
I have to take your heart away
It's only words, and words are all
I have to take your heart away

Blair's eyes shined with laughter and tears as Dan was singing. She had to hand it to him, even though he was butchering the singing, she was thoroughly enjoying herself. And the words in the song were touching her heart, warming it as her body was flushing with want and need. It was amazing how turned on she was at first by Dan's little anecdote about her, and now watching him play that acoustic guitar. 'He has a talented tongue and fingers. Hmmm…Blair, stop it! You are not going to give in and ask him to kiss you. Oh but I do want to so bad… '

Dan finished up his song. Placed the guitar down and walked off the staged while applauses were not too loud, but acceptable. He joined Blair, clapping slowly and shaking her head, at their table and silently asked her what she thought.

Blair tried to play it cool and said, "Well, you do have a horrible singing voice, but I am happy you embarrassed yourself."

Dan looked at her with a smile playing on his lips. "I meant every word I said up there…spoken and sung." Dan said in a low seductive voice.

Blair forgot herself for a moment and leaned in slightly. Then pulled back quickly, cleared her throat, "Well, if that is the best you got…"

"Oh, not even close, Waldorf." Dan relented asking her again what she thought and grabbed her hand pulling her up. "Come on, I am starving. Singing always gets me in the mood."

Blair flushed at that statement. Dan quickly realized what he said and tried to recover but stammered. Blair cut him off, placed a hand on his arm and said lowly, "Ditto."

Dan took her hand, smiling and led her to the door, nodding to the owner as they walked onto the street. He moved to open the door of the car for Blair. But she didn't get in. Dan turned to see Blair scrunching her eyebrows in thought. "Everything okay?"

"I just don't understand how Dan Humphrey is the one person in my life who sees the real me. And even worse, how glad I am that it's him who does." Blair said not looking in his eyes.

Dan tilted her head up to her and said, "Thanks for the compliment." Dan knew this was as close he was going to get to her commenting on what he said on stage, and he actually preferred it that way. "After you, Waldorf." Dan said showing her to the door. Blair stopped as their faces where in front of each other, their bodies on either side of the car door. The air seemed to thicken with the sexual tension around them. 'Please say kiss me. Please say kiss me.' Dan pleaded in his head.

'God, I want to kiss him. Not yet though…' Blair smirked, leaned in a little to tease him as Dan closed his eyes expecting her lips to connect with his in a second, but felt nothing. Blair was already in the cab after he waited for a couple more seconds, with his eyes still closed, looking like an idiot more or less. "Humphrey, I am waiting. I don't get pleasant when my blood sugar drops." Dan smiled and shook his head, got into the car and they were off to their next destination.

"I hope you are in the mood for a picnic." Dan said with a smile. He leaned in to Blair's ear to whisper, "Tease."

Blair gasped a little when his breathe hit her ears. She replied with a husky, "its freezing."

"I'll be there to keep you warm." Dan said, not moving from his position. Blair gasped again and then remembered herself. She pushed him away with both hands while he laughed.

"Oh yeah, I am the tease." Blair said with a huff.