Blair could feel someone's eyes upon burning upon her, she looked up to see Chuck staring at her; avoiding eye contact she swallowed and made her way to the steps, waving at her boyfriend on the way.
The girls gathered around their queen as she picked at the non-existent fluff on her skirt and meticulously positioned her body on the steps to ensure she had the best view of the courtyard but most importantly of Chuck, who was standing outside the front gates with Nate casually smoking a cigarette.
She was insanely worried he might mention something to Nate, and had been doing her best to ensure they were never alone together, but spending time with Nate and Chuck together was almost unbearable. Chuck used every opportunity to take small digs at Blair as the two of them tried to fight the attraction they felt for one another; Nate however was completely oblivious to the tension between his girlfriend and best-friend, encouraging them to hang-out more.
Chuck continued to looked Blair's way – she glanced at him from across the quad before announcing to the girls her time at lunch was over and marching into the Constance Hall.
He saw her charging down the stairs and towards the girl's hall, stubbing out his cigarette he mumbled something incomprehensible to Nate before slipping into the building after her. He walked up behind Blair, who was standing at her locker and grabbed her firmly around the waist, her body stiffened at his touch and her eyes started to dart around the empty hall, she tried to wriggle free of his grip.
"Relax Waldorf," Chuck whispered into her ear as he released his tight hold on her, her stomach quivering at his touch.
She spun out of his arms and glared at him.
"You can't be touching me Chuck!" She hissed at him.
He laughed at her and the ridiculousness of the situation.
"I'm just trying to play nice, my dear best friend Nathaniel is concerned that we aren't getting along as well as we used to, he wants me to make more of an effort," Chuck said mockingly, "If only he knew."
"You're heinous!" she said.
"Let's not dwell on what I am or am not, we have the Benefit Ball tomorrow night and Nate, bless his naive soul, wants us all to have pre-drinks in my suite, you remember where that is don't you?"
Blair rolled her eyes dramatically.
"You mean the place you held me captive?"
"You were hardly being held against your will Blair," Chuck replied, "One could have been fooled into thinking you enjoyed it."
"That's easy when one is a fool," she said slamming her locker and turning on her heels.
Chuck felt his body tighten as she walked away from him, he knew it was wrong to still want her, Nate was his best friend and Blair was his girl. It was that simple. Only it wasn't.
