And they all scream…FINALLY!
Blair looked in the mirror, her mind racing. She took a deep breath. So she wasn't pregnant. It was just a late period! But something in Blair ached. Had she wanted another baby? She rested her hands on the cool sink counter. Another baby would be too much for her and Chuck right now. They already had two girls in their terrible threes. She and Chuck were busy expanding Bass Industries. So why did she feel so terrible?
"Maman! Hurry up! Rapide!" Scarlett yelled, banging the door. Blair sighed.
"Coming Let." Blair replied. She gave one last look in the mirror, planting the fakest smile she could muster, and went out into the room.
Blair set her head against the back of the monorail seat, trying to avoid Chuck's touch. She couldn't have him near her. It hurt too much. She didn't know why it did, but it did.
"Mommy, you are squeezing me reawy hard." Beth said, looking up at her mother with concern. Blair loosened her grip.
"I'm sorry fille." Blair apologized. She scolded herself silently and took a deep breath.
"Are you excited to see Cinderella and to go on her float?" Blair cheered, trying to sound eager. Beth nodded excitedly.
"Are you and Daddy gonna watch us?" Beth asked. Blair hugged her close.
"Of course." Blair murmured into her daughter's straight brunette hair. Chuck looked down at his wife and daughter, holding Scarlett in one of his arms. Something about Blair was not right. He couldn't put his finger on it. He reached to rub Blair's arm, but she quickly drew it away. He opened his mouth to say something, but then shut it. The monorail doors opened and Blair sat up, pulling Beth's arm with her. The family walked down the stairs towards the castle in silence.
"Hi Elizabeth! Let's get you ready!" Cinderella squealed, taking the young girls hand. Beth jumped up and down excitedly. Blair smiled at her daughter's excitement. She never had seen Beth so excited and jumpy for. She was usually quiet, but happy. Now, she was out of control. Scarlett hopped out of Chuck's arms and walked over to Belle.
"We are gonnah wrock this parade." Scarlett exclaimed, placing her hand on her hip. Belle started to laugh, along with Chuck and Blair. Typical Scarlett. Belle swooped her up in her arms and carried her to the back room. An attendant came up to Chuck and Blair.
"Here are your passes. You have front standing spots. Your daughters will eat with the actresses. I would recommend going to the quick bites place down the walkway here. When you come back, go past the bars and show them your passes." The man instructed. Blair nodded and smiled.
"Thank you." Chuck said. He reached and grabbed Blair's hand. She flinched at the contact. Chuck chose to ignore the cringe and walked outside with his wife, his hand still intertwined with hers.
"So, obviously we don't want a 'quick bite'. What are we, middle-class scavengers? Let's go eat at that Italian place over there." Blair decided.
"Blair…" Chuck started.
But she was already halfway to the restaurant.
After ten minutes of silence and Blair "texting", Chuck put his hand down.
"What is going on?" Chuck shot. Blair looked up from her phone and placed it on her lap.
"Nothing. Serena had a mommy emergency and needed my help." Blair covered.
"Blair, you and I both know Nate and Serena are in Barbados. You are just looking at your phone to provide a distraction from confronting me. You were a tad off this morning. Now you just seem…upset. Not like before. I just don't get it." Blair's eyes met Chuck's.
"I'm sorry. I am just PMSing. I'm such a crappy mood because I got my period in the hotel bathroom. Okay Chuck?" Blair snapped. Chuck jumped a little at her sudden snap. It was not like her to snap at him during PMS, but this was different. He felt like there was something else bothering her, but this wasn't the time to make her even more furious. He'd ask her later. They sat in silence for five more minutes before their food was set down in front of them. Blair forked through her pasta roughly and shoved it in her mouth. Chuck just watched her.
"Would you quit staring at me and eat your damn steak?" Blair practically screamed. Chuck quickly looked down at his steak and began to cut it. Blair sighed loudly.
"I'm sorry." She said weakly. He continued to cut his steak.
"Beth and Let are going to look so cute up there on their floats. This is going to be the night of their lives." Blair offered, changing the subject. Chuck nodded.
"Okay Chuck you can talk now. I'm not going to scream at you." Blair said, laughing at her husband's silence. Chuck smirked.
"Were you able to get the other mother a spot on Ariel's float?"
"Yes." Chuck answered, still smirking. Blair cocked her head.
"You look really beautiful tonight." Chuck breathed. Blair laughed.
"Honey, I just slept in the same outfit I went to sleep in, I am sweating like a pig from hot flashes, and I just screamed at you. How can you find me beautiful?" Blair questioned, raising an eyebrow. Chuck opened his mouth to answer, but Blair beat him to it.
"You are not getting any. I am on my period. So cut the act." Blair interrupted. Chuck took a bite of his steak.
"That's never stopped us before." He set down his fork and smirked again. Blair rolled her eyes and took a sip of her water.
"But that's not the reason. I just love you. A lot. I know this is the last place you want to be, but you are here." Blair cracked a small smile. Chuck always knew just the right things to say to her. He knew her better than anyone else. Better than Nate, Louis, or even Serena. His fingers started to toy with hers. She let her hand succumb to his warm one and soon their hands were wrapped together. His pulse shot up her arm. The strength of their love never would fade. She then met his eyes. His deep brown orbs, glistening in the light. She couldn't lie to him. It hurt her too much, but she didn't even know why she was hurting. Was it because of the baby she had lost? Was it because she, deep down inside, wanted another baby? Was it just pure disappointment? She needed to understand her feelings before she told him. Maybe she just needed to sleep on it. She slowly pulled her hand out of Chuck's grasp and looked down at her phone.
"We…we should hurry. The parade is starting soon." Blair murmured. Chuck nodded and went back to eating his steak. He really didn't understand what was going on with her, but he was determined to find out. Tonight he would ask her. But right now, it was about their two princesses.
He would deal with his Queen B later.
Blair and Chuck showed their passes to the attendant and hung them around their necks. The show was just about to start. It was a rather breezy night in Orlando, Florida. Blair rubbed her arms to keep warm. Chuck, seeing her discomfort, walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her and pressed his body to her back. Blair closed her eyes and sighed heavily. He felt so warm, but at the same time, it was so uncomfortable. In the pit of Blair's stomach, she had this throbbing disappointment that felt like a lie. She couldn't get rid of it. Before she could wriggle herself out of Chuck's arms, the parade started. The crowd silenced and the lights went down. The music started and the floats started to pour out.
Blair was surprised by all of the beautiful lights and scenery. Until this moment, she had thought the Eifel Tower lights were the most impressive lights, but Disney was coming in at a close second. The violets and blues mesmerized her. Suddenly, being in Chuck's arms was the only place she wanted to be while she witnessed this. Her guilt and disappointment slowly faded away. She found herself pressing closer to her love and wrapping her arms around his. He rested his lips on the top of her head and squeezed her tight.
Snapping out of her daze, she saw Cinderella's float. Sure enough, Beth was on top of a podium, being her shy self. Blair knew if it were any other person, Elizabeth would have refused to do it. The little girl was extremely shy about everything. Her personality resembled Blair in some ways, but Blair never was as shy as Beth. She got her shyness from Chuck. As a small child, Chuck was very shy. He quickly grew out of it, and Blair assumed Beth would as well.
Elizabeth waved her tiny hand at the crowd, but kept her arms close at her sides. In her other hand, she held a blue wand. Her hair was done beautifully in an up-do, very similar to Cinderella herself. And of course, on the top of her head was a beautiful jewel crown. Cinderella turned and offered Beth a smile, trying to break her out of her shyness. As Cinderella turned her attention back to the gleeful crowd, Chuck screamed out Beth's name. The brunette heard him and her head immediately shot towards the direction of his voice. She grinned as she saw her smiling parents to her right. She giggled and some of her shyness broke off as she offered her father and mother a big wave. Chuck and Blair laughed, still holding onto each other. They waved back, encouraging her to go on. Beth broke her glance towards her parents and held up her wand and arm up, giggling. The crowd laughed and clapped for her.
And for once in her life, Elizabeth Bass liked the attention.
She smiled even wider and waved her wand in circles. Blair felt Chuck's body shift behind her.
"Shit Blair we forgot to take pictures and she is almost past us!" Chuck screamed. Blair turned to face him.
"Don't worry, I hired a photographer and videographer. You really think I wasn't thinking about that? You underestimate me sometimes Bass." Blair laughed. Chuck kissed the top of her head.
"I never underestimate you, Mrs. Bass." She sighed and encouraged him to snuggle back into her. She would never get tired of being called Mrs. Bass. She felt his grip get firm again and settled into him. Beth's float was passing them. Their daughter turned and gave them one last smile and wave. They waved back with equal smiles. Blair turned to find Scarlett's float. The float after Beth was the Ariel float, ironically. Blair saw what must've been the lady she had ran into's daughter on the float, holding hands with Ariel. Blair smiled at the sight of the girl's happiness. The motherly side of her was happy the girl got this opportunity. Becoming a mother made Blair into a totally different person. Sure there was still the bitch part of her but she couldn't help but to feel compassion for little girls. She realized some girls never got the opportunities her girls got. Even though Blair was basically ignored as a child, with the exception of Dorota, she did get spoon fed a lot of things. She was glad this little girl got the opportunity to shine in the spotlight for one night. Blair spotted her mother across the way, grinning. She met Blair's gaze and offered Blair a wave and a smile. Blair smiled back. The woman mouthed 'Thank You' before turning her attention back to her daughter. Blair felt her heart warm.
After the Ariel float passed, a couple of other various floats came out. Blair started to get impatient. Four floats went by slowly before she spotted a familiar head of curls on top of a yellow float. She immediately started to laugh. Chuck found what she was laughing at and joined her.
Scarlett Bass was quite the showstopper. She always was. Ever since she was born, Scarlett had always shown to be the more 'vocal' twin. She loved to sing Justin Bieber, often for Blair, who despised the cutesy teen sensation. Blair loved it in the mornings when Scarlett sang for her. Beth usually danced or mouthed the words as she sang. They were very comparable to the YouTube sensations Sophia and Rosie. Scarlett was defiantly Rosie. Not only was she vocal in that area, but also she was vocal in areas Blair wished she wasn't. Her personality was a spitting image of Blair's, but with a hint of Chuck's edginess. Like Blair, she was a very jealous and insecure person. Blair had a fear of she becoming a teenager very similar to Blair, but something about Scarlett was a tad different. Chuck's piece of Scarlett was what kept her somewhat invincible. Fearless. Something Blair never was.
Scarlett stood at the front of the float, waving. She paid equal attention to each side, taking some time to wave to one side, then the other. It was almost like she had attended a dress rehearsal. Similar to Blair, Scarlett was natural in the public speaking area. Chuck's fearlessness gave her the strength to be herself up there. She stopped waving and picked up her dress ends, flailing them around. She danced to the music that was playing, and even got Belle to join in. Blair and Chuck just shook their heads. What could they say?
She is Scarlett Bass.
Scarlett spotted her parents out of the corner of her eye and ran over so that she was to the right side of the float. She waved in adoration to her parents, grinning. Her parents waved back, not able to contain their laughter. She blew a kiss to them and curtsied, making them laugh even harder. With one last giggle, she turned her attention back to the crowd. She wanted to suck up all of the adoration. Like usual. Even as a baby when the old people fawned over her beautiful red lips and red-tinted brown tendrils, she would smile like she felt the adoration. Scarlett twirled around in circles, clapping her hands. Belle stopped her and took her hand, raising it high. The two waved in unison together before traveling out of Chuck and Blair's sight. A few floats later, the fireworks started to go off.
"I love you." Chuck whispered in her ear. She smiled.
"I love you too." Blair replied simply. Those words that had been so hard to say suddenly seemed so easy to say. Chuck pecked at Blair's cheek, causing her to giggle. She abruptly turned around and kissed him flat on the lips. He deepened the kiss and wrapped his arms around her tightly. She broke away from the kiss, her heart sinking. The effect of the parade had broken off. She looked down at the ground and smiled faintly.
"We should go pick up the girls. They will be exhausted." Blair murmured. Chuck took her hand and walked towards the castle. The two walked without saying a word. No words needed to be said. They both knew very well Blair was hurting, but right now it was about their two daughters. Nothing else.
"Dadda, me tired." Scarlett said, resting her head against her father's chest. Chuck found himself carrying his two sleepy daughters even though he had a vacant stroller. His arms were tired, but he kept them in his arms.
"Don't talk like that Scarlett that's not proper." Blair scolded. Scarlett sighed.
"Maman, Scarlett is tired. She no talk proper right now." Blair rolled her eyes. As the family walked up the path, she realized Chuck was not leading them to the parking lot.
"Chuck…why are we at the castle?" Blair asked, confused. Chuck smirked. Without saying a word, he led them to a side entrance.
"Welcome Mr. Bass. I will escort you to your room." The lady said. Another male attendant walked up to Blair and offered to take her stroller. Blair swung her 'mommy bag' off the stroller and followed Chuck to the elevator. It then clicked where they were going. She looked at Chuck and her eyes opened wide open. He nodded, but put a finger to his lip. Blair nodded in agreement and faced forward, containing her excitement. The family finally reached the top floor.
"Welcome to Cinderella's suite!" The attendant announced.
Annd….that's where I will end. Cliffhanger, as always ;) But I just wanted to make a quick apology. My life has been…well crazy is an understatement. I am trying to focus REALLY hard on school (which is not always easy) and also my music and other hobbies. Not saying that writing isn't one of them. It certainly is. It is part of my future :) But right now, I just really need to focus on school. It is over on Tuesday and after that, UPDATES GALORE! I promise. I am doing a lot of things over the summer as well, so they will never be immediate, but I promise they will be faster. "All We Have Left" will be ended soon (epilogue and all) :( but actually, don't be sad because there will be a sequel, "What We Have Now" (I know, totally cliché). Also there will be another story branching off of that called "Catalyst", which is a tad darker, but will be really good and will involve all of the characters in AWHL as well as some new ones… (hmm…I wonder…?). But please don't be sad or think I am abandoning this, because I'm not. I love to write. It's one of my passions. I also love to write FF. I've seen all of your concerned comments, and I am here to let you know I am not going anywhere and that I will try to update as many fanfictions as possible. I will also be updating my casino one very soon. Well, all of them. If you aren't subscribed to my Author Alerts, I would advise you to so you get all of my other fanfictions too :)
You know I love but hate at the same time to make you wait XOXO, Becca
