Sure enough come December 22nd it was time for the Snowflake Ball, for Jenny it meant seeing everyone from Constance after she had ended up dropping out. However, Chuck had been trying to convince her to talk to the head master about at least finishing up her senior year. But Jenny didn't want to even think about school for the day, the only thing she was upset about was even seeing anybody from Constance. Instead she just focused on herself for the night, it was a night for going out there and seeing everybody she also knew and loved and showing everyone she had changed. As she threw her hair back into a pony tail she got started on her make-up.
Putting her eyeliner, blush, and mascara on she looked in approval of how she looked. As she spent the next fifteen minutes she finished her hair with a nice updo and sprayed it so that it looked sleek and clean. Topping the whole look off with a soft lipstick she took a deep breath and smiled. Pulling the oversized tee-shirt down and following with her sweat pants she grabbed her dress from the closet. Slipping it out of the bag she smiled as she lifted it up and let it hang over her shoulder, before smiling at the way it fit. It held its own which was nice, it was also form fitting which made her look mature and not like the Jenny everyone remembered.
Taking a seat in front of the mirror she did a quick touch-up until her eyes caught the photos that lined the outter part of the mirror. She had photos of her and Erik in one of those photo machines at a movie theater, she looked like a grunge kid with her blond hair all wild and her make-up a little heavy. There were a few photos of her and Dan as well as pictures with her dad, there was a photo from this past Thanksgiving with everyone that Chuck had given her, she continued to look around but quickly looked back to the Thanksgiving photo. Everyone looked happy, Erik and Jenny had been laughing from a joke, Blair and Chuck were close together smiling, Lily and Rufus were giving each other a kiss and then there was Nate and Serena, Serena who smiled as well as she could and Nate who was looking at something from the corner of his eye.
All the photos she had she loved, it was her family. Everyone on the Upper East Side had become her family as she noticed over these photos. As she picked off one photo, she heard a knock at her door, looking into the mirror she saw Chuck standing there taking a sip of scotch. He was just smirking as he approached her.
Putting the photo back, Chuck smiled. "Blair has something for you in the living room." With that Jenny grabbed her heels and walked out of the room, it was almost eight meaning they'd be leaving soon. As soon as she was out of the room Chuck turned to leave before looking back to her mirror, he grabbed the photo she had been holding. It was of her and Nate, a Gossip Girl photo non-the less but Chuck remembered that day like the back of his hand.
It had been just about four years ago when Nate and Jenny first met, she looked so young and innocent. It was of Nate giving the girl a smile and Jenny smiling at him as they both managed to focus and pick up the things Jenny had dropped. After words it was like Jenny and Nate had become best friends, of course at the time Jenny was aiming for Blair's approval and Nate had been dating Blair. All Chuck could do was put the photo back and shake his head, they had to tell Jenny tonight.
"Oh Blair it's beautiful!" Jenny marvelled at the necklace and earrings that Blair had just given her, along with the bracelet that all matched. "Well, I figured since our Little J is growing up she needs some grown-up things."
It was a very simple necklace with a silver chain, and a diamond pendant. The earrings were the same being two diamonds and the bracelet was all silver with about seven diamond pendants.
"I agree, it's very grown-up Jenny." Chuck walked into the room and smiled. "Awe, thanks guys. This means a lot!" Getting up she hugged Blair and then Chuck, "Let me grab my coat and we'll get going."
Jenny disappeared down the hallway as Chuck smiled to Blair and then approached her, offering a soft kiss he took a sip of his scotch. "Tonight's the night, give her the letter tonight."
"Are you sure?" Blair frowned and looked at him, she wasn't sure if tonight was the right night of all the nights that were to come. "I'm sure, she needs it."
"Chuck?" He raised an eyebrow to his name, "What do you have up your sleeve?"
"You'll see. Trust me." He simply smiled and gave her another kiss just as Jenny came back into the room.
"Ready!" She smiled to them and they were on their way.
They had really done it this year, the floor was made to look like there was fresh snow on the ground, there were white tree looking objects around the room with lights on them, the windows had been blocked to look like snow was covering them. The room was dark however there were lights going around to add that winter wonderland feelings, and the band was doing incredibly well. Jenny could only smile at how lovely it looked, as she looked to Blair and Chuck she saw Erik across the room and made her way towards him.
"Chuck, I'll be back." With that Blair disappeared leaving Chuck to go find his best friend. Blair quickly found Serena who looked as tall and stunning as she usually did, she was showing a little more skin than she usually did but she looked absolutely stunning. "Well, well, well S. Looking as fabulous as always." Blair smiled and embraced her friend in a hug.
"B you look stunning!" She held her friend back and looked at her with a wide smile.
"So, who'd you come with?"
"I actually came with Dan." "As in Humphrey? Why?"
"Well, me and Nate broke up and I just kind of re-fell for Dan who for some reason took me back." Blair had to admit, she looked absolutely stunning and did look happy. From across the room she could also spot Dan, who was of course standing with his sister and Erik on the other side of the room.
"I suppose a congrats is back in order!" Smiling to her best friend she looked around the room for a minute to locate Chuck who was laughing it up with Nate.
"Blair, you okay?"
"Fine, fine. Look, Chuck wants Jenny to get the letter tonight. He's got something up his sleeve, and I don't know what but can you please give it to her tonight?" "Sure, sure. Will you stay with me and then help me find Nate to apologize?"
"Of course."
Serena and Blair found Jenny fast since the girl really did stand out, and was also standing with Dan. Of course Dan pardonned himself just before the girls got to Jenny. "Oh Serena, Dan was just looking for you." Jenny smiled and looked at the girl. "You look amazing, as usual."
"Jenny, you look stunning! And a little sexy too." Smiling she looked to Blair who quickly grabbed Erik away for a moment. "Jenny, I need to tell you something."
"Ok?" The girl was still smiling as she looked at Serena with a questioning look.
With a deep sigh Serena held out an envelope, Jenny took it and without looking at it she looked to Serena. "What is this?"
"Not long after Nate and I kind of got back together I followed him one day after he'd been avoiding me, he was dropping this into the mail box."
"I don't understand."
"Jenny, sometimes you're so naive." Serena smiled and pushed the small strand of hair out of the girl's face. "It's for you, and I took it. Nate wrote you a letter that I stole because I wanted Nate for myself."
Jenny looked like she had just crashed into a brick wall, she stood there mouth a gap looking to Serena who was frowning. "Jenny please speak."
"Serena...how could you?"
"Look, I know I was wrong. But I wanted him for myself, and you were my real threat. But he changed after he never heard from you, and then that night with Damien we broke up not long after."
"You broke up?" Jenny looked from the letter up to Serena who nodded.
"Jus read it, I don't know what's in it but he was really disappointed when he never heard from you so I take it it's important."
"Nathaniel."
"Ah, Chuck. To what do I owe the pleasure?" Nate smiled and looked to his best friend, taking a sip of his drink. "A drinking buddy." Chuck held up his drink and they clinked them. Just then Chuck's hand disappeared into his tux and pulled out an envelope. "This if for you."
"An envelope? What can you not speak?" Nate smiled and laughed as he took it, as he read the front of the leter he recognized the girly hand writing and then looked at Chuck. "What is this?"
"Look, Jenny doesn't know you're getting this. I had her write it for therapy to get all her feelings out so she'd stop sulking after I told you to step off. I admit, I was wrong and I caught her today looking at a photo of you two. I haven't read this, so I'm hoping it clears some things up."
"What photo?" Nate showed an interest as he put his glass down and started to open the envelope. "Gossip Girl's first ever post about our Jenny. It's a photo of the aftermath of you two clashing into each other like fools." Chuck smiled as he looked around the room, truthfully he was searching for Jenny but couldn't spot her. "Chuck...where is she?" Nate looked up from what was inside the envelope. "I'm trying to find her for you."
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Jenny read the whole letter from top to bottom at least four times while she stood alone in the corner of the room. People were dancing, people were talking, she looked up from the letter with a tear in her eye. She almost couldn't believe it but the letter has just re-emerged every single thought and feeling about Nate, as if looking at the Gossip Girl picture hadn't re-awoken any feelings. She could feel her make-up smudging and at that moment she saw Erik.
"Jen?" He sat next to her and saw her face, "Holy crap Jen, what's wrong?" Grabbing a napkin she started blubbering like an idiot while she held two pieces of paper. Erik picked her up from the table and walked her out the front to the nearest bathroom to help her get cleaned up and to hear the whole story.
Erik walked back into the event before Jenny did, and that was the first person that Chuck noticed. He knew that Erik would know where Jenny was, he had to seeing as he had been with her just about the whole night. Of course once Erik was in the grasps or Rufus and Lily he couldn't touch the boy until he had been released, but he noticed as the boy seemed to whisper to Blair who then flashed a look to Chuck and disappeared out of the room.
It was getting to be just after ten by the time Jenny walked back into the room with Blair on her arm, the girl's make-up had altered slightly and her hair had too. But it was like she was the queen of the ball as people seemed to notice her and smile and say hello. A few of her old classmates told her she looked good and then got into talks about how she dropped out, the whole time Blair not leaving her side.
Leaving Jenny alone for a minute with the Humphrey and van der Woodsen clan, Blair snuck off to Chuck. "So you look like you've accomplished something, spill."
"I gave Jenny's little therapy letter to Nate."
"Well Serena gave Jenny the letter that Nate meant to send to her."
"Then I suppose we've accomplished our goals." Chuck looked down to Blair and smiled. "Have I mentioned you look beautiful in that dress?"
"Of course you have." Smiling she kissed him.
He pressed his lips to hers and then whispered in her ear. "Have I ever mentioned you'd look even more beautiful out of that dress?" They shared a look and then Chuck took her hand and led her out of the room.
With that the bright light shone on the dance floor as the final dances for the night were occuring, Erik asked Jenny to dance and so they made their way to the dance floor. "Thanks for dancing with me Erik."
"No, no. Thank you for dancing with me Jennifer Humphrey."
As they danced, Jenny's eyes closed as she started to feel herself fall asleep on Erik. He shifted underneath her and felt like he wasn't there, and she just smiled as they dance. "Sorry, I'm just sleepy Erik."
Opening her eyes she was looking over a man's shoulder at Erik who smiled to her and waved. Jenny tensed underneath the person's hold and looked up to see the face of non other than Nate Archibald. "Nate?" If a smile could kill it was the one he was giving her at that moment, if a touch could kill it was his arm around her waist, if a look could kill it was the one he was giving her right then. "Nate we need to talk."
"I know, Serena told me." Nate dug into his tuxedo and pulled out an envelope that had his name on it. "And Chuck gave me this." He raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"I wrote that for a different reason, but Nate yours. When did you write it?"
"Just after Chuck told me to back off."
"Oh Nate..."
He placed his fingers to her chin and lifted it as he kissed her, his other arm wrapped around her waist he pulled her closer. Her arms wrapped around his neck , and things quickly heated up as his hands slid around her waist. Tracing a circle on the small of her back, against bare skin she felt her whole body shake underneath the touch. Her hand pressing into his chest, almost to push him back but he pressed against her. Her hunger met his as she pressed into him.
Stopping for a moment he whispered into her ear, "Let's get out of here."
WARNING: Heated chapter coming up next, so there will be a *M* in it and following that chapter will be one without an M because the story will continue. This is just a bonus chapter coming up next.
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