~They Belong Together~
Chapter 7 .Dan and Serena?
I do not own Gossip Girl or any of those characters. I am just using them for fan fiction.
a/n: Hello there! I hope you all had great Christmas and wish you all a happy New Year!May this one make your dreams come true!(and our dair dreams of course!) New chapter here, written by Serena's point of view this time. I hope you are not confused with the different pov's! So, enjoy!
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The news of Blair's pregnancy made Serena feel relieved and happy.
Even if Dan had a crush on Blair –Serena would never accept he loved her – with Blair being pregnant, he would have to forget her eventually. And then, the picture would be clear for her to step in.
She couldn't help but wonder, if Dan knew about the baby. Blair had said that only two people knew, but she hadn't mentioned their names. She could bet the one was Dorota. Even if Blair wanted to keep it a secret, the clever maid would had found a way to learn. But the other? Chuck and Louis were off the list, so…. Could Dan be the second?
Serena knew that Dan and Blair had come very close to each other over the last year, but could Blair ever confide in Dan for such a serious matter? No, it didn't seem possible to her. So –unless he found out on his own- Dan wouldn't knew.
She would have to tell him. She would have to let it slip from her mouth with no evidence that she did it on purpose. Dan had to know. Serena felt already guilty for even thinking to do this to Blair, but she had to. Dan was also a friend of her- a person she deeply cared about and he was suffering trying to have his chance in Blair's future. Although, when he would learn the news, he would understand that he stood no chance. His always kind nature would keep him away from Blair and he could see then that she was there and available. Interested in reviving their thing.
The first thing she needed to do, was call Dan and arrange an appointment for tomorrow. She could do it right now, she thought and smiled.
Dan answered in the second call.
"Hello?" he said.
"Dan? It's me, Serena. I was wondering how you're doing. We haven't talk in a while.."
"Oh hi..Serena..I'm fine. Yeah it's been some time.."
"Hey! Why don't we fix that? Breakfast? Tomorrow morning at 10?" she suggested already sensing that Dan wouldn't refuse.
"Yeah why not? 10 should be fine. See you then?"
"Ok! Bye Dan!" she said happily.
Great! That was very easy indeed! Soon, everything was going to be as it should be, she knew it.
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They were almost finishing with breakfast, when Serena decided to bring up the matter.
"And what about Blair? How often do you see each other now that you're friends?"
She kept her eyes fixed on his expression to get even the slightest change. He first got puzzled, then he became alerted and finally something between disappointment and defeat showed up in his face.
Yet, he only told:
"Very rarely lately, to be honest…You know, not big deal..She's really busy and all…"
"I know, right? She hasn't got time even for her best friend! But who can blame her? With all these problems she's facing.." she dropped the bait and watched him.
"Er…problems? What do you mean?" he asked highly interested.
"You know.. with the baby.." she said and then forced herself at an immediate look of anxiety. "Oh! You do know about the baby, don't you? Please say yes! I would never forgive myself for exposing Blair's secret like this to someone who doesn't know!" she pleaded.
She watched him struggle with his words and becoming uneasy under her continuous stare.
"Um..I…I had..quite understood that…Although wasn't entirely sure…" he muttered finally.
He was lying, she could tell. If he knew something, that made him the second person to know according to Blair. Anger flooded in her when she tried to understand what that meant. They had been close, very close, that was the only reason Blair would tell him about her pregnancy. Dan was definitely not a person who would understand such things on his own.
Apart from anger, another feeling settled in, which she recognized to be jealousy. Well she knew that Dan hoped to be with Blair in a romantic way. She had read that in his novel, he had told her himself. But Blair allowing herself to be so close to Dan – whom until recently she called Brooklyn or cabbage patch with disgust- was another thing.
This was definitely not going the way she had planned.
"You mean she hasn't told you? I thought you guys where close.."
"We are just friends, you know that!" he claimed in no time "Just not hanging around very much lately.."
"Then if you suspected that you surely know that you have no chance to be with her right?" she said softly.
"What is this now Serena? You got me here to question me about Blair?" he said frustrated.
"Hey calm down ok? I thought we were friends, aren't we?"
"I don't know..Are we?"
"Of course we are! And as your friend I care about you and I don't want you to be hurt!"
"Well you can't do anything here…I'm not feeling comfortable to discuss it now with…"
"But I want to!" she cut him off." You know I care about you! I always did! I still have feelings for you and I confessed that the last time we met…We had said that we will have one more try between us.." she said pleading him" I want to try now Dan.."
"Serena please… I have already told you, I don't feel that way anymore.."
"But you see that you can't be with Blair!"
"So? Because I can't be with Blair I have to be with you? I have been the second choice to you once Serena, and you definitely don't want or deserve that!"
"You were never my second choice!" she protested.
"What about Nate then?"
"I chose you! Remember?"
"Took you a long time, didn't it? Anyway, that belongs to the past… I'm not going to use you to get over Blair, ok? Cause that would be the case if we're back together"
She remained silent trying to calm herself down. She had lost him. That was all she understood..And it hurt.. He was Blair's now..And once she was his whole world. Her eyes filled with tears but she tried hard to keep them from falling down.
"Serena..please…don't do that…" he said noticing her eyes.
"I want to leave now…" she said looking around for her things.
"Serena…" Dan tried again but she stood up not looking at him.
"Bye Dan…"she whispered and left.
He followed her with his eyes, left the money on the table and made his way to the exit with no intention to follow her.
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About two hours later Blair's cell phone rang.
"Blair! How are you doing?"
"S! I'm glad you called! Could you stop by here? I just talked with Louis and he's coming in NY! We need to talk! I must be prepared to tell him but I can't do it alone!"
"Yeah ok..I'm on my way..I also wanted to see you B, cause I wanted to share my news with you! Dan and I are back together!"
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a/n: End of the chapter! Thanks to all of you for your lovely reviews and please keep them coming! I love hearing your thoughts and criticism about my work..So in this chapter Serena turns a little nasty..She won't be bad for long..It's just her reaction to finally understanding that she has lost Dan..In the next Louis is going to be back (don't hate me for that) but also another person who I kept away intentionally until now…Chuck (now don't shoot me, will you? LOL! he has to be in the story also..) If you notice any mistakes there please let me know..Read and leave your review please!
