Blair was livid. And she was only putting it that way mildly. As the girl entered Butter she was stopped by a woman at a stand, who was taking names and leading people to their reserved tables.

After Kati's phone call she had told Isabel what she had told Blair and now the two girls were set with wilder stories to tell their best friend.

"Where are they?" Blair asked angrily. She hadn't meant to sound like she really cared if Chuck was having dinner with Jenny but she couldn't help it.

"Right there," Isabel said, pointing into the direction where Chuck sat alone.

"So where the hell is Humphrey?" Blair looked around, hoping that the girl left already if she was actually even there.

"She left for the bathroom a few minutes ago." Kati answered, looking at Blair as if expecting a catfight to break out the minute the girl lays eyes on Jenny.

Blair smiled as she thought of a perfect idea. She turned around to look at the two girls behind her, "I have an idea. Go wait by the bathroom for Humphrey and when the three of you are making your way over to the table and see Chuck and I say something like 'He's got it bad for her.' Got it?"

The two girls nodded, happy that there was a plan formulated already. Blair stopped a waiter on his way to a table and whispered something into his ear, handing him a few dollar bills.

*

Chuck looked up when he felt a hand on his shoulder. And when he saw who it was his heart gave a little quick pound, making his heartbeat unsteady.

Blair smiled down at him as if she hadn't been trying to push him away the last few weeks. She couldn't help but think back to the time she had lost her virginity to Chuck in the back of his limo. She felt her stomach give a tight squeeze, butterflies making her feel slightly dizzy.

"You looked a little lonely so I came over." Before Chuck could say anything Blair sat down in Jenny's seat, making herself comfortable. She looked around to see if the waiter she had asked of a favor was doing the job.

She caught the guy standing by a woman who was holding flowers, talking to her while handing her the dollar bills that Blair had given him. He pointed at the table that Blair was sitting at and walked away.

Blair quickly looked away as she saw the woman start to move towards the table, hoping that Chuck wouldn't catch onto the fact that she had asked for a bunch of roses to be given to her, possibly giving Jenny the idea that Chuck had bought them for her.

"So what brings you here? Round this time you're usually at the Regis Hotel having a drink. Or maybe you should be with your father. I'm really sorry about that…" Blair really was sorry about Chuck's father. Nobody heard yet if he was alive or not. Most of the city already knew that Bart Bass was in hospital from a car accident, waiting on their toes to hear some new news.

Chuck nodded, looking down into his lap, hoping that he wouldn't start crying like he had done in the hospital. "Thanks for caring." Chuck could have cursed himself for how open he was with Blair.

He knew that he wasn't the type of person who like being sympathized but it had hurt a little when Jenny didn't mention it at all. Blair was the one to start the touchy subject. And yet Chuck wasn't all touchy about it like he had been before.

"No problem. Just remember that I'm always there for you." She reached across the table and took Chuck's hand. He flinched but didn't pull away, exposing himself to the feelings he thought he had for Blair.

*

Jenny came out of the bathroom only to be assaulted by Isabel and Kati. Their eyes were lit up, happiness shining from their faces. "Jenny! We wanted to ask your opinion on our dresses for prom. We need to look amazing, as always!"

Jenny gave them a puzzled look. "Well, I'm on a date right now and I can't keep Chuck waiting."

"Well, no need to but someone else already took your spot." Isabel said in a fake sad voice.

"And they look pretty comfy, if you know what I mean," Kati added, trying to hide a giggle.

Jenny's head snapped into the direction she remembered her table being in and saw that someone had occupied her seat.

Blair Waldorf sat in her seat, holding Chuck's hand in one of hers and a bouquet of red roses. She was smiling at Chuck and Chuck seemed content to stay in his seat staring at the girl sitting opposite to him.

Jenny remembered back to a few pros and cons she had made for her plan. One of the cons was that Chuck might not be able to stop himself around Blair. His feelings for her were real and Jenny knew that it would be hard to get over them.

She sighed just as Kati looked at Blair and Chuck, "They look good together."

"He's got it bad for her." Isabel said, looking at Jenny, waiting for a reaction. Jenny had to admit that Blair and Chuck did look good together. And just went to show that Chuck and herself didn't look the best of couples. They just looked like a vixen and villain coming together to plot the domination of the world. Tacky, but true.

"Well, thanks for informing me. Now, bye." Jenny was grateful that she had taken her purse with her to the bathroom. Now she could make a clean getaway and not bother Blair and Chuck.

She passed by the two girls, leaving them clueless of what to do next. They looked at each other and back at Jenny's retreating figure. They knew that Blair wouldn't be happy about Jenny leaving like that because she had hoped for a little confrontation of some sorts.

*

"Well, this was really nice but I need to go now." Blair stood up, pulling her hand out of Chuck's grasp. She was cursing herself on the inside for being so kind to Chuck. Some people like Isabel and Kati might think that she was just playing a role of the bitchy 'it' girl who was trying to mess up another girl's life but she didn't have to play a role of any character when she was around Chuck.

She had opened up to him just like he had to her and now she was the only one cursing herself.

You're meant to be happy because he's so not 'lovesick' over Humphrey. Be proud that you can get a guy like that! Blair thought to herself as she quickly walked away from Chuck's table.

Chuck looked around to see if Jenny was anywhere in sight. He just caught a glimpse of a figure with a black dress on, sporting an awesome hairstyle, leaving through the main entrance.

Fuck. He quickly got up and threw down his napkin. A waiter immediately rushed over to him. "Are you finished already, sir?"

"Yeah," slapping a wad of dollar bills into the man's hand, Chuck rushed out of the dinning area.

Jenny had obviously got a different idea from what was actually the truth. Yet why did she run out when she had a chance to ridicule Blair in front of half his classmates?

Chuck stepped out of the restaurant and bar to see that his limo was waiting across the street. Hopefully Jenny had decided to wait in there.

*

Jenny walked slowly down the street she was on, thinking about her short date. It seemed that by now she'd never have a proper date.

She sighed and kicked a can that had been lying around on the ground. She fastened up the button of her jacket as she started to shiver from the awful cold.

Just as she was going to kick the can again she was interrupted by a honk. She spun around, thinking that maybe it was for someone else but she knew that the limo that was pulling up to the curb was Chuck's.

She waited as it parked next to her and the back window rolled down.

"Doing a running number was unnecessary," came Chuck's husky voice. Jenny gave an involuntary shiver that had nothing to do with the cold.

"Sorry but you looked a little cozy back there with Blair so I left you to it," Jenny snapped back. She didn't want to sound sad or a little jealous so she decided to go for a sarcastic look.

"Jealous?"

"You could say that. I was waiting for a good night but instead I got this. I thought we had a deal, Chuck?"

"When did you start calling me 'Chuck'?" Chuck changed the subject, not wanting to explain to Jenny that it was a bit hard for him to forget his feelings for Blair.

"I'll call you whatever I want. Now back to business. If you want your prize in the end you better follow the rules that I give you. I don't need a fake boyfriend who will give everything away by pining after some other girl."

"Sounds like jealousy."

"What was that back there anyway?" Chuck opened his door and got out, getting tired of talking to Jenny about such important matters through the window.

"Blair decided to be nice and talk to me about my father. Something that you didn't do!"

Jenny was surprised. She had been told that Chuck wasn't the type of guy who liked to be sympathized. And she knew that it would hurt if she just talked about his father while he lay in hospital on the brink of death.

"Well, how was I to know that you'd like to talk about your father. I thought that it'd be a touchy subject! I don't even know your father, except for his name, while Blair's probably been at millions of dinners with him where she spoke to him!" Jenny was getting worked up by a few simple words and yet she still wanted to defend herself in front of Chuck.

Maybe she was a little bit more jealous than she had initially had thought.

"Goes to show that I shouldn't be with someone like you. Even though my prize does sound promising I could still get it all by myself."

"Like that went well for you before!" Jenny had seen the looks Blair and Chuck had given each other before and she could have easily guessed that they had feelings for each other.

"Now your just trying to keep me for your stupid little plan. If you're planning on having me as your fake boyfriend I need a better merit. Other wise it would be a waste of time."

It was obvious to Jenny from the start that Chuck Bass wouldn't help her unless there was something in it for him. The best she could have offered him was the chance to have Blair.

"Fine. I'll give you anything you want then!"

"Anything I want? And what if it's out of your reach? What will you do then?"

"Getting Blair to be your girlfriend is not out of my reach."

"Lets leave Blair out of this for a few minutes."

"Fine. What do you want then?" Jenny crossed her arms and glared at Chuck. She had an hunch that he'd pick something that she couldn't give to him. That would be funny for him and enraging for her.

"I want something fine, untouched, uncontrollable, and amazing. Something amusing and unique."

"Just name the damn thing, Bass."

"Lets say that when we get what you want we'll decide then what should be my reward."

"Fine by me. Just as long as you don't pull out."

"A deeper deal with the devil."

"Why do you say stuff like that? Like all those 'pick-up lines'?"

"Well, it's not as if you don't like them." Chuck pouted and took a step towards Jenny. She was shivering and it was starting to annoy him.

He took her by the arm and pulled her to him, bringing her into an embrace. It felt odd that he was hugging someone but it still managed to be nice.

"I'm really sorry about the accident. Life's just seriously unfair, I guess." Jenny said as she wrapped her arms around Chuck's shoulders. He held her to him, relishing in the warmth of their hug before it was over.

It really felt nice, Chuck could admit it.

Author's Note:

I got a chapter posted in record time! I promised myself that I'd give you a treat by updating faster.

I know that I said that I'd keep to what I had thought u for this chapter but I had deleted it by mistake when I was renaming it and so I had to write it all out in like just an hour.

I was asked a few questions and here I'm answering 'em…:

Will Chuck and Jenny end up together; you betcha!

This feels a bit like a Chair story rather than Chenny(Jeuck); but it's not. It's just that Chuck can't get over Blair as fast as some of you would like him to.

Okay those two were the ones that I wanted to kind of announce and now I am going to ask for a (sorta) favor. I have made a poll (which is displayed on my profile) and I would like more of you lovely readers to check it out. I need a bit of reader's perspective!

MM.