Hours had passed and they had heard nothing, nothing on gossip girl and nothing from anyone that knew her.
"It's been nearly...12 hours" he said checking his watch, "and still nothing, I can't sit around and do nothing anymore"
"I know but its dark now, we're better off looking in the morning."
"Fine, you can. But I'm going to go find her" he said storming off before Chuck pulled him back "Nathaniel, don't be stupid. You're better off getting a good night's sleep and spending all day tomorrow looking for her. We all will" he said looking to Blair as she nodded.
"I promise you, we will get up early and start looking for her first thing" he said patting his back.
As he made his way upstairs to sleep in Serena's room, he pushed open her door as he began removing his tie.
With a heavy sigh he threw it across the room as he sat on the edge of her bed, resting his head in his hands he looked to the floor in despair. Where was she? He needed to know she was okay and the baby was too, it was killing him not knowing.
Running his hands through his hair he looked up before collapsing backwards onto her bed, looking up at the ceiling. He could only hope and pray she was okay, well that the both of them were.
After a moment he finally sat forward and began unbuttoning his top, as he looked around her room seeing little things of hers that made him smile slightly.
As his shirt slipped on his left shoulder and turning to take it off his right, he seen the picture frame on the side table. As it slipped off his wrist he threw his shirt to the left of him as he smiled at the photo that slid in beside it.
Slipping it out of the frame, he took it in his hands as he looked to the sonogram photo of their baby. Granted it looked nothing like one, but it still didn't take away from the fact it was, it was their baby, his and Serena's. The thought of it still surprised him yet left him feeling like the happiest guy in the world. The sight of it, made him that much more determined that he would find her.
As he held out his hand for her she took it before sitting down and slipping her feet under the covers with him.
I know you're worried, but we will find her." "I hope your right, I couldn't bear the thought of losing her or her not being here for our big day" she said resting her head on his chest as she intertwined her fingers with his.
"I won't let that happen, I know how much her being there means to you and I want her there too" he said placing a kiss to her head. "I'm really worried about Nate, he's really taking it badly."
"Well that is his baby missing too, he doesn't know where they both are and if they're okay?"
"I know, I just wish Serena had spoken to me first"
"Me too, I know how much it hurt you the first time"
"You would think she would have learnt"
"This is Serena though Blair, you know she would never have done it to intentionally hurt you"
"I know she wouldn't, but it does"
"I understand. Look you should get some rest ready for tomorrow, I'm sure our little one could do with some too"
"Wow, is that the first time you haven't referred to our daughter as a boy"
Chuck just smirked as he turned over with her and buried his head into her neck, placing his arm over her "It was a minor slip up" he whispered into her ear as she just smiled before closing her eyes softly.
Almost eight hours on the dot, it was like their own personal alarm as Nate came barging though there door, "Its 8am, get up we have a lot of work to do"
"Really Nathaniel?" He yawned as he stretched out in bed. "There is such a thing as an alarm clock you know..."
"Yes and even that is more pleasant than this wakeup call" Blair chimed in as she began rubbing her eyes and sitting up in bed.
"Right, I'll be downstairs ready with breakfast. You have thirty minutes" he said looking to Blair before closing the door behind him.
"Is he kidding?"
"Somehow I don't think he is" he said slipping his feet off the side of the bed and into his slippers.
"Thirty minutes to get ready, really?"
Chuck just smirked at her slight anger he had always loved that cute quality she had, even when he was on the end of her anger. "You don't need thirty minutes to get ready, you're beautiful as you are"
"Sweet, but we both know that's a lie. I'm going into the bathroom first" she said getting up and walking into the bathroom.
An hour later they were both walked downstairs ready, walking into the kitchen Blair cut him off before he even had the chance to speak "Don't say a word, it was far too much to ask for a woman to get ready in that amount of time, especially in my condition" she said sitting down and grabbing some toast.
Nate just rolled his eyes "While we're all down here I was wondering if you had any ideas of where to look first?"
"Well I could ring some hotels again today to see if she slept there?"
Nate just nodded, "Okay, Blair any ideas?"
"We could check some bars she 'enjoys' so much, though I'm hoping to god she isn't in any of them"
"Okay sounds good"
"We should all split up and meet back here in 4 hours time?" Blair and Nate both nodded, as they all began to search for their best friend.
Walking out of the fifth bar, Blair couldn't help but think this was getting pointless. She knew Serena would have at least gone to one of them if she was on a path of self-destruction.
Then it hit her, where was the one place Serena would go to to get away from it all. Straightening her coat she hailed a taxi to take her to Central Park.
Walking through the park she had only hoped her gut feeling was right and she was exactly where she guessed she would be. Walking round the corner to the bench she would sit on to take time away from it all...and there sat nothing, there was no sign of her.
As she walked over and sat back on the bench, she breathed out a heavy sigh as her phone started going off "Hello?"
"Hey gorgeous, how's the search going?"
"Not great. I've just realised it was pointless to carry on looking for her in places I knew she wouldn't be. But even when I felt confident I knew where she was, she's not even here."
"What do you mean?"
"If she wasn't in one of the first five bars I've been in, she isn't going to be in any of them. You don't get how certain I was she would be here" she said deflated.
"Look we still have 20 minutes before we go to meet Nate, where are you? Let me come and pick you up."
"It's okay I'll meet you there, I just need time to clear my head"
"To think where she could be?"
"Yeah"
"Okay, I'll see you soon. Ring me if you need anything"
"Of course I will" she smiled slightly before hanging up.
Placing the phone on her lap, she sat back wondering where else she could be. She just wished she had spoken to her before she left again, it hurt Blair massively when she left years ago and it did just as much now. She just needed an idea of where she could have gone, could be and even if she was okay.
Standing up she finally made her way back to her penthouse to meet the others, to see if they had found out anything.
As the elevator doors opened, there stood Chuck waiting for her "Hey"
"Hi" she smiled back walking over to him and kissing him, "Did you find out anything?"
"I'm afraid not, none of them had any reservations under her name."
"Where else could she be?" With a sigh he responded "I don't know" As the elevator opened again there stood Nate, looking just as defeated as the others.
Stepping out they looked to him with hope as he just shook his head at them, "I got nothing"
"Us either. Look let's have something to eat and talk it through then?"
"Sounds great" Nate said softly walking towards the table.
After finishing up with lunch and talking about what they had found out or lack of. Something still kept coming back to them all, just how similar it all was?
"Well last time she left, she went to boarding school right?"
"I don't think she would be there..." Nate said.
"No, i mean it wasn't away to somewhere else in the city."
"What if she actually left?" Chuck said almost finishing off her sentence for her.
"Yes exactly."
"So where.." Nate asked confused.
"That's what we need to figure out. She couldn't have left the country could she?"
"Is her passport still here?" Blair just looked to him nervously, "Top draw of her desk, 4571" she said as Chuck ran up stairs to check.
"You don't think she would have left the country do you?"
"I hope not, she could be anywhere if she has."
"Well she can't be here no one's seen or heard anything from her."
"Just have to ask ourselves where else she could be?"
Running downstairs Chuck joined them both at the table "her passport is still up there, but I just had an idea. We could just check her banking, see if she's used her cards at all and if so see where they're being used."
"That's great Chuck but none of us know any of her passwords or anything.
"Lucky I found this then" he said holding up what was once a padlocked notebook, with her account number and everything. "She really should have the same combination on both"
Grabbing Blair's laptop they began typing in her online banking account number, before being followed by a few security questions.
"They call them security questions, they were incredibly easy" Nate just looked at Blair "What? It's true"
"Ah here we go" said Chuck as he began tapping away.
"Well, look at that. There's where our girl is" he said pointing to the screen.
"Of course she is, better get packed and go first thing tomorrow then"
So where is Serena..?
I know both chapters were shorter but the next chapter will make up for it, though to disappoint you all it wont be at least till after Christmas. As im not going to even be home for a few days after sunday as im off to New York. I cannot wait, though annoyed that if there was no hurricane I would be watching the finale next monday when im there!
Ohh well, anyway sorry to you all again! Probably thought id died or something, as this is more than likely going to be my last post before Christmas.
I will wish you all a Merry Christmas now to be sure and enjoy the GG Finale of course ;)
xo
