Disclaimer: If I did own it, they would've been happily married now. So, it belongs to the respective creators.
Notes: I got over episode 18 OO I completely went into this whole 'rage' fest and was mad at Chuck, and then tried to dissect the characters and why he did what he did ya know? Then I got over it. I have faith. I HAVE SO MUCH OF FAITH for CB in season 2. I loveeeeee them. Sniff. BUT ANYWAYS I SUCK for not updating sooner. I know. UGH. But here it is. It's long. I hate long chapters but I had to make up for the terrible time I've kept you guys waiting. Thanks for reading!
Warning: This was… un beta-ed. Point out mistakes if you like, but I KNOW its unbeta-ed.
As usual:
Italicized gossip girl narration: GG's inside narration.
Bolded ones: Published GG news.
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"Hey Blair, what are you doing out here alone?" Nate came up to Blair, who was sitting out at the patio, that overlooked the beautiful beachside, with untouched food on the table .It the day after her hot kiss with Chuck.
Last night it was the same thing, she waited up for him, or rather, pretended to wait up for him but he didn't come in till god knows what hour! If he remembered correctly she fell asleep at 3am and he still wasn't around. Where was he? She beat herself not to care, but she did! She was curious, who was he with those long nights! Where did he go, what did he do? If he was with a woman, he was such a whore! Kissing her then running off to see some other woman… or more.
"Blair? Blair!" Nate called out snapping Blair from her daze.
"Huh?" Blair looked up to see Nate sit across her, holding a croissant in his hands. "Oh Nate, I didn't see you there." She said a bit embarrassed that she was entangled in her own thoughts to notice Nate call her.
"What are you thinking about? You looked like you were deep in thought. Something important?" he asked buttering his toast.
Blair laughed and shook her head, "It's not even worth thinking about. I just got sidetracked by the beach view." She lied as she picked up a strawberry to plop into her mouth.
"Well, it's a good today. You want to go to town?" he asked her. "You know how you like to walk down the town streets. It's so clean, and posh as you say." He took a bite of his toast. "And that café you liked, Plaza? We can go there. Get you your desert and salad."
Blair smiled, "Ah, Archibald, you remembered, how sweet! We only came to your beach house for 2 summers."
He nodded, "And I remembered how much you loved their food. I don't know what Dan and Serena are doing, they have their own plans. Jenny is out at some spa. And Chuck … well I don't know where Chuck went, is he sleeping?" Nate asked.
Blair shook her head; "He wasn't in his bed this morning."
Nate chuckled, "I still find it funny both of you are in the same room and I hear nothing." He stopped chuckling when he realized what he said, "Uh I mean not like sounds coming from your room or anything, or… or anything in general I meant--." He was messing up his words, but Blair just laughed at it.
"I know what you mean Archibald. Stand down, you don't have to correct yourself. It's just that Chuck hasn't been in the room that much so it doesn't bug me." She explained. Chuck wasn't around at all to bug her. She lied though, when she said it doesn't bug her.
"Haha, must be with the neighbors." Nate said, "Or one of those chicks you meet at the beach."
"That's not a shocker."
"Yeah, I think so. You know Chuck." Nate said simply, and Blair nodded. Of course, Chuck and his women. Who didn't know Chuck?
"So are you up for a walk in the Hamptons?" he asked.
Blair smiled at him, "For an old friend, of course."
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They spent a few hours just walking around town, catching up, and chatting about random things. She learned a few things, like Nate had gone to New York University, just to be closer to his mother. His father was fine but laying low for a long time now, and that he was having fun where he was. Better in USC than Darthmouth, where his father wanted to send him too. He also said some stuff about Jenny but not too much, knowing he was talking to his ex girlfriend. Blair appreciated him for it, but she actually wanted him to tell her more about Jenny so that she could have more things to jab Jenny about.
Nate was mostly talking about himself, and he realized that when they reached the café for lunch.
"Blair, you were quiet, you didn't say much about your time in France… or London or wherever." They took their seats and quickly order their drinks.
"Nothing much." She smiled, brushing it off. She didn't want to tell him her time in wherever. She didn't think it was any of their business what she did and if she wanted to tell, she'd tell.
"Just the usual. Uhm went to school, went to Oxford, it's a fast paced prestigious place to be at. I always have to fight to be the top." She told him.
"Yeah, and I'm sure you managed to get the top spot every time."
"Yes. Archibald." Blair said proudly, "Yes I do." She said
"You're different somehow." Nate said suddenly, his eyes locked onto her face.
She leaned down closer to him, "Really? What part is different? My bitchiness? Or lack of?" she giggled, "Maybe the fact I let you talk more than you usually do?" reminding him of their past together, where Blair would always talk while Nate was sit to listen, even then, Nate didn't do much listening.
"No… no, its just that… you're different." He said looking at her while moving closer.
He touched her cheek as he leaned down, staring deep into her chocolaty brown eyes, they mesmerized him. Blair didn't move away, she just let him touch her.
How could he forget those eyes which stared down at him every night whenever he slept? How did he let go of this? His eyes roamed her face, then ended up on her lips. They were plump and rich, he used to kiss those lips…. And if he remembered well, they were soft and great to kiss.
Blair looked back up into his rich blue eyes and her heart started thumping. Nathaniel Archibald, the man she loved since she was a kid was so close to her, his touch, his closeness… it was familiar. She watched him as he leaned down, his lips inching closer towards hers, it was going to touch very soon…
"SO THERE YOU GUYS ARE!" Chuck smacked Blair's back lightly, but enough to make her jump up, and smack him hard across his arm.
"Chuck Bass! You idiot! Don't scare me like that! Ugh!" she said her heart thumping faster when she saw him. She looked like she was guilty getting caught dropping her mother's best silverware or something. "You are a bastard you know that?"
Chuck was giving her a toothy grin, his face morphing into a naughty smirk, looking like he was the other person who saw her break her mothers silverware and was bribing her so she could keep him quiet. He sooooo knew Nate and Blair were going to kiss. Chuck turned to look at Nate who was covering up traces of his near infidelity by drinking his iced coffee down.
"I was around walking the neighborhood, just finish my runs with this hot chick of a neighbor…"
"Obviously." Blair said rolling her eyes, why the hell did she have to hear this?
"And I saw the both of you guys! Catching up! So I thought of joining you guys." He snickered taking his seat between Blair and Nate. "Oh and Nathaniel, I saw Jenny walking around town, looks lost." He added in for Nate who looked up and checked the time.
"Oh! Okay. I'm supposed to go meet her after her spa." He shook his head. He looked apologetically at Blair, "I have to go get her uh…" he looked at Chuck who was looking at the menu. "Will you be ok?" he asked Blair indicating that once he left, she'd be stuck with Chuck Bass.
"Oh don't worry Natahaniel." Chuck cut in, "If she can share a room with me without crying 'Rape' like the boy who cried 'wolf', she can perfectly well handle me sitting down with her for coffee." He assured Nate who still didn't look convinced. Chuck wondered if his best friend ever trusted him again after 'that' time in high school.
Blair just smiled and assured Nate the same thing, "Yes Nate. And even if Chuck tries anything dirty on me, you can bet on your life Chuck won't try anything else. Go get Jenny, tell her I say hiii." She said in an airy tone. As if she cared what happens to Jenny. With that Nate nodded at the both of them and walked out, looking a bit disappointed his time with Blair was cut short.
"Well it so seems, the princess waltzed herself back into the princes arms, yet again. Tell me Blair, have I come early to this ball or what?" Chuck asked, turning around to sneer at Blair.
"Are you speaking English, Bass?" she took a sip of her macchiato.
"Oh, Waldorf, that act clearly doesn't work with me. I don't see you denying the fact you were going to kiss lost ol' Archibald in 5 if I didn't waltz by-,"
"Oh? If you didn't waltz by, what would happen?" she asked him, smiling. So, Chuck Bass did try to stop their kiss, how interesting, Blair thought. She was quite amused she still could pull out such emotions from him.
Chuck eyed her and frowned, "You wanted that kiss to happen. You little minx, you wanted him to kiss you." Chuck saw right through her, and that was one of the things that annoyed Blair about him, amongst other things.
She sighed boringly, "Did I?"
Chuck called the waitress and ordered his drink, he turned back to look at her and gave her an 'oh please' look.
"Blair, I don't know if your years of being abroad has erased your memories of your comrades, but do you see the difference? Between me and Nate? I'm not clueless." He smiled. "You can commit murder and I'd know you were the one who did it." He said proudly telling her he knew her well.
"This is part of your destruction plan isn't it? Blair destruction plan 101. What? Seduce Archibald to get back at Jenny? That's so five years ago." And he hit bull's-eye with that. She rolled her eyes and she kind of gave up hiding her plans from Chuck knowing he'd see right through it anyway.
"Besides you know the poor guy is totally falling for your evil ass, you play innocent reformed girl very well. That I have to give you credit for." He said. "Reminds me of S when she came back all virgin Mary."
"Whatever." She shrugged; she was not telling Chuck her plans. She didn't have to; she had a feeling Chuck had some of it figured out. UGH.
It was awkward for a while, as they both were quiet. Blair looked over at Chuck who was scanning the room. Did he forget their kiss? The last few kisses he gave her? Did he just forget that so easily? Sometimes Blair hated being a girl, or rather she hated her feelings. She did not forget the last few kisses they shared, and it was annoying to see Chuck be all-cool about it.
Then, after a while, Chuck looked at the time, then back at her, "So, now that your organized day had been deterred, what're your plans for the day? Care to devote some time to an old friend?"
She glared at him, " We're not friends…"
He sighed, "You're always absent when I'm present, it looks like you're avoiding me, Waldorf, I am truly hurt." He put a hand to his chest.
"What the… you're the one M.I.A most of the time. You don't seem to sleep in your room. What're you talking about?" And when that came out of her mouth, Blair wished she had a filter for every time she talked to this demon.
"Did you want me around?" he asked her in a low voice.
"No." she said curtly.
"Exactly."
"What?" she looked at him, puzzled.
"Nothing."
She continued staring at him, not getting what he meant by that but before she could ask him again, he stood up and grabbed her hand so she could stand up as well.
"Bass what the--," she pulled her hand away from his, just because it felt so hot and awkward.
"Come on, let's hit the beach."
"Ew, salt water." Blair complained.
Chuck just rolled his eyes, "Tie your hair up."
"More like salt water touching my body." She said thinking about seawater touching her body and wrinkling her skin. She hated it when that happened.
Chuck looked at her from top to bottom, obviously having dirty thoughts about Blair getting wet. "Are you turning me on, Waldorf?"
It was Blair's turn to roll her eyes, "Any woman talking turns you on."
He chuckled as they walked down town and got into the limo "Didn't you know? I prefer them not talking."
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Blair didn't know how or why she ended up here on the Bass's corner of the private beach. Yes. Chuck Bass had a private section all to himself. She was wearing a chanel purple and white bikini, and he was wearing an Armani white board shirts with a really thin purple and white striped v necked sweater. They were both wearing sunglasses to beat out the glaring sun. Why she was here with him, she had no clue. And did she think this was awkward, yes she did.
Oh wait, it was coming back to her. The bastard tricked her. Just thirty minutes ago.
"Accompany me to the beach."
"No. I'm not." She declined his invite.
"I wont rape you. Come on we established this before." Chuck said, rolling his eyes, "Besides its not rape if you're willing."
Blair glared at him, "Who'd be willing to do you?"
"Hm, I find this amusing. I'm just asking you to come to the beach with me, and we're completely going to a territory I feel more comfortable in" he drawled. "We can stay here instead. And continue this sexual innuendo of yours."
Blair pursed her lips, "Stop being disgusting!"
"Come to the beach with me. The waves this time around is getting good." He repeated again. "You can't stay here all the time."
"Why? So you can oogle other girls while I sit down and get oogled by?!"
"Hm, that sounds like an idea."
"Bass…"
"It's a private beach, I assure you no ogling, except for us, ogling each other." He said coming closer to her. She put a hand on his chest and pushed him away.
"EW. Gross. No. If its just me and you--,"
"The nauseating couple is coming." Talking about Dan and Serena of course. "I invited them to come, and grace me with their nauseating activities. Not anyone can go on that private beach."
"You're lying." She eyed him, obviously not trusting him one bit.
"I might be. Depends. Would you rather come to the beach and spend time with nature, and me, of course…. Or just hangout here, all alone…just being the fuddy duddy you are and-."
"Ugh if it makes you shut up. Give me 50 minutes to get ready."
"30."
"45"
"Done."
"Dan and Serena are coming, right?" she stopped at the stairs, making sure again.
"Positive."
"Such a liar." Blair muttered to herself. The little prick didn't have to try hard to get her down here, and he knew that. If she truly didn't want to go with him, she wouldn't. But she went along, which meant she did want to go. She didn't want to look like she enjoyed his company at all.
She loathed him.
She was now sitting down on a beach towel, just tanning, reading a book, but her eyes weren't on the book, it was mainly on Chuck, whom she thought was looking pretty fine, and he was busy playing with a dog.
Yes. A dog.
"Chuck… where did you get that dog?" she asked.
He grinned and ran back to her, the dog following suit. It was a black German Sheppard and it was huge. He dropped next to her and the dog came to bounce on Chuck licking his face. He chuckled like a little boy as the dog continued to lick his face. Blair couldn't do anything much except be disgusted by the whole thing, although Chuck being totally boyish was very cute.
Suddenly the dog turned to sniff Blair and jumped on her, making her scream.
"AH! Get it off!" she said not touching the dog. Chuck laughed and patted the dog. Basically urging it to lick Blair who was totally disgusted by dog saliva.
"Okay Hugh, be a gentleman and glide away, they usually come back for more after you deny their advances" He grinned grabbed his dog and pulling it away from her.
"Hugh? As in Hugh Hefner?" Blair said taking a towel and wiping goo off her face. Chuck just grinned, "You're so typical. Bass. Where did you steal this one? Ugh, thanks to Hugh, I smell."
"You totally do." He said, snickering as he saw Blair frown and quickly take out her perfume. "It's mine." He told her. "I keep him here in the Hamptons whenever I come down. As you know I own half of the estate from this corner to that." He pointed along the strip. "I just decided to stay in the Archibald summer house because he invited me. And of course, why should I pass up the chance of sharing a room with you?"
"Not like you did much with that chance." She muttered, and again she felt like slapping herself, where was her sentence filter?! Chuck obviously caught that and looked at her.
"Are you disappointed I didn't do anything to you at night?" he laughed, "Is that it?"
"WHAT? You have to be kidding. I'm grateful you don't come back at night and try to seduce me." She said looking at him like what he said was unbelievable.
He chuckled, "Waldorf, you noticed I was missing from the rooms at night, it kind of tips me off by saying you actually waited up for me." He said coolly. What he said just made sense to Blair as her eyes widened and she turned slightly red, he so caught on to her.
"Ugh, you wish." She said curtly, turning away.
"Blair, you miss me don't you?" he said in such a low and seductive voice. Why was it so hard to resist him whenever he put on that stupid Bass charm of his? "I don't deny that I missed you too." He looked at her face and let his hand trail down her cheek to her neck, then lightly touched her collarbone down to the middle of her chest, where Chuck leaned down so close to her lips.
"I don't miss you. I hate you." she said, her eyes transfixed onto his brown ones. She didn't know why she didn't mean what she said.
"I hate you too." He whispered, finally covering her mouth with his. She wished she had the will to push him away, but his lips were maneuvering themselves beautifully on hers. It was hard to resist a good kisser and Chuck was a fairly amazing kisser. Her hands came up to grip his shoulders as he deepened the kiss. She opened up her mouth to him and he gratefully pushed his tongue inside her hot mouth, he rolled on top of her, her grip on his shoulders still evidently strong.
He supported himself by putting both of his hands on either side of Blair's head and continued kissing her. It was so good, they both knew it. No matter how much Blair hated him for saying those words to her, for ruining her life, she couldn't deny the evident chemistry they both STILL had. And it had been 3 years. Sure, she's kissed a few guys in those 3 years, but none, none were as fantastic as Chuck Bass.
His body covered hers perfectly, and even if he was wearing board shorts and a thin sweater and she still had her bikini on, it felt like their bodies were on fire. She so shamelessly wanted to take both of their clothes off. She grabbed the lower hem of his sweater and brought it over his head, which he obliged getting out of. His mouth leaving hers for just a fraction of a second, and she whimpered from the lost of his mouth on hers.
Chuck chuckled and looked down at her, "Don't worry I'm not going anywhere." He told her as he lowered his mouth onto hers again. She hungrily kissed him again while he untied the strings of her bikini top. Blair wasn't one for dirty sex, especially with the sand and all, but for one round of sinfully hot sex with Chuck, she'd make exceptions.
They both totally forgot they had a dog running around. Blair swore if that dog came jumping on them when they were doing it she'd kill it.
But it wasn't the dog that she wanted to kill.
"HEY! Chuck! Blair!"
Chuck stopped doing what he was doing, cursed loudly and rolled off Blair, his back flat on the beach towel. Blair quickly sat up and tied the back of her bikini top, composing herself, smoothening down her curls, erasing traces of Chuck on her.
Nate came up smiling at them, "There you guys are! We went back to the house but none of you were there, and Blair you left a note on the fridge, telling Serena you were at the Bass private beach. So we decided to join you." Then they saw Jenny come up behind him, in a Versace two piece. Blair wondered who the hell bought that for her, the bitch had no money for even the bottom half to save her life.
Blair shook her head, stupid fucking note. Then again, she should be grateful! She was about to have sex with Chuck Bass! The scum of the earth! But why was she so disappointed.
Jenny narrowed her eyes at Blair then Chuck, "We didn't come at a terrible time did we?"
"No. Jenny. In fact, I'm glad the both of you came. How was spa?" Blair said, smiling ever so fakely at Jenny. "Why don't the both of you join us." Minus Jenny, Blair thought. She then, smiled sweetly at Nate who beamed up when she did. Chuck totally noticed it and rolled his eyes.
"Fuck this." Chuck muttered under his breath as he stood up. "I'm just going to… play with Hugh." He brushed himself off. Blair looked at him, he was annoyed he didn't get to screw her, she knew that much. She felt the same way, just well more composed than he is, but he handled it pretty well.
"Yes, play with the dogs, that's what you do best, Chuck." Jenny said rudely. Chuck stared at her like she was a piece of shit on the ground.
"At least I'm not the poor female dog whom has no class belonging here.." He said smiling at her. "I suggest you shush that trap of yours, Little J. I've no mood to entertain your childish bull. Find someone of your age and background. Maybe then they'd give a damn. I'm going back to the house" He said, obviously annoyed with her. That definitely shut Jenny up. For that Blair stifled her smile. Nate just stared at Chuck, surprised at his outburst. Chuck didn't even look at him when he walked away.
He was clearly pissed they came to mess up their 'rekindling'.
"Hey Chuck, we can catch up tonight." She said, surprised by her move. It surprised Chuck too when he looked down at her… for a brief second she thought she saw a sparkle in his eyes, but that was gone and it was replaced with a smirk.
"Absolutely. There is much to catch up on. And I assure you, I wont be M.I.A, for your sake. Excuse me." He said turning around and waving his hand boringly. His dog ran up next to him.
"Wow, you and Chuck… seem to be on good terms now." Nate said, his voice slightly tinging with jealousy. Jenny just looked at him, her mouth agape.
Did Nate not just see Chuck insult her?! And here he was, talking about Blair?! Jenny thought incredulously.
"No, not really. We're just civil." She told Nate, "It's better than cutting each others throat out. Don't you agree?" she looked at Jenny when she said this. She gave Jenny a very conniving smile, Jenny frowned for a mere second before smiling back at her.
"Yes… I totally agree." Jenny said, her mind raking with questions. What did Blair Waldorf mean? Was she over their fight 3 years ago? Judging from the way Blair acted, she was so not over. She was probably fixing up some plan to destroy her.
"Girls the waves are looking great!" Nate said looking at the sea.
"Go ahead, honey." Jenny said in a sickeningly honeycomb voice that Blair refrained from barfing on.
"Yeah go ahead Nate, we'll join you in a second." Blair added. Nate nodded and trotted off to feel the waves.
"Nate's really cute." Blair said looking at Nate's perfect body.
"Blair, you've got to let Nate go. He's mine." Jenny said with a hard voice, "He's in love with me. And you've nothing to destroy me with.
Blair just smiled lying down on the beach towel, but propping herself up with her elbows.
"Did I say I wanted to destroy you? Come now, little J. Why the paranoia?"
"I know you Blair. You wont let a grudge go. Unless someone brainwashed you while you were in France." Jenny said staring at Blair whom just continued smiling, not giving anything away.
"Well, whatever it is. You couldn't destroy me then, Blair, you can't do anything to me now, we're not in high school." Jenny smirked, laying down the facts for Blair. Jenny knew Blair couldn't do anything to her. Not now. If they were in high school then, maybe, she'd be scared. But they're out of high school what could Blair possibly do?
Blair just smiled ever so beautifully, "That's where, you're wrong, and where my fun comes in, Jenny Humphrey." She put on her sunglasses, and stood up.
"Hey Nate!" Blair said strutting over to Nate who turned around and beamed.
"Come on Blair! The waves are getting good."
The waves are getting good all right.
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A/n: Guys I suck, I know, but I was getting out the whole ep 18 phase. Lol. More shit with Jenny and Nate will happen in the next chapter. And of course, Chuck and Blairs 'catching up' in next chapter maybe? Hehe. Stay tuned. And as usual I LOVE reviews, it fuels me! And you guys ROCK! CB FOREVEERR.