Sorry it took so long to write, and I know its not that much. I just had to let you guys know I was still working on the story. I had so many other story ideas I had to write and all at once school attacked me, so I couldn't do anything. Thank you guys for waiting around!
RECAP: She couldn't leave Shane and Odette. They were her life now. Despite how much effort is going to have to go into protecting them from her past now, they were still going to be her number ones. Nothing could change that.
"Ella," Mali's voice wasn't the usual happy and carefree one. She sounded almost heart broken, and looked it to as she approached Blair's desk. "Shane says he needs to talk to you about something really important. Right now."
Oh crap! Maybe he finally found out what happened a month ago at the party! What if he fired her? What if he sent her packing to some other town where she would need to start over with Odette?
"Right." Blair forced a smile onto her face towards the blonde. "Is he in his office?"
Mali nodded in response then slid over to her own desk, looking just as solemn.
Before Blair lifted out of her chair, she took a deep calming breath. She continued to do so as she walked to Shane's office.
"You wanted to see me?" When she entered his office, Shane's back was to her. He was staring intently out the window that was his back wall, over the city.
"Yes, shut the door please." He hadn't turn to face her yet.
Swallowing down her fear, she did.
"Its been what a month since the show?" He asked, finally turning to her. Almost to the exact date really.
"Yes."
"I received a phone call this morning, from Mr. Bass." Blair held her breath. She would kill Chuck if he had told Shane!
"What did he want?" She found herself sitting in one of the caramel colored seats in front of Shane's desk.
"Guess." Shane had his poker face on and his tone was masking whatever emotion he was feeling.
"I don't know."
"He wants me to work for him!" A sudden smile erupted on his face, sending waves of relief crashing onto Blair.
"Really?" She matched his excitement.
"Yes! He wants me in New York in a week! Now I can really spoil Odette!" He'd crossed the room and engulfed her in a hug. 'You'll come with me right? We can take Odette sight seeing and everything!"
No. Not in a million years! She wanted to answer but Shane kept on talking.
"I couldn't go if you didn't! You're the reason I'm going! Mr. Bass said that you convinced him to use me for his new project when you told him all about the work we'd been doing!" Finally he finished.
Tell him no. Say you cant. You don't want Odette exposed to those things, "Of course." Blair said with a tight smile.
"Wonderful! Thank you so much, Ella!" He squeezed her in the hug even tighter.
He twirled her around a bit more, kissed her, then set her back down.
"I've just got to call Mr. Bass back. He was beginning to look for us an apartment." Shane took the few strides back to his desk, snatched up the phone and jammed in a number.
"Oh, okay. I just need to go and…do something." Blair kept her tight smile and faded back out of the office.
How on earth did this happen? She couldn't go back! Chuck was waiting for her there! Not only Chuck, but Nate too! Then again, it was Tripp as well! How did she find her downward spiral again?!
"Was everything okay?" Mali was waiting for Blair back at her desk.
"Yeah. He was just telling me that…" Blair couldn't lie to Mali, "He wants us to move to New York for a job offer he has gotten."
"New York?" Mali's mouth hung open.
"I know. I'm sorry its just-"
"I'm so happy for you!! Just remember about me no matter how rich you two get!" Mali laughed, her blonde bob curls bouncing up and down.
"I would never forget you!" She hugged Mali quickly.
When they pulled away both were threatening tears.
"Come with me to get Odette? You know how she loves you!" Blair wiped the corners of her eyes.
"Oh of course! I've gotta have full custody of her until you leave!" Mali laughed as she ran over to her desk to get her jacket.
"We'll have to see about that." Blair snatched her jacket off the back of her chair, linked arms with Mali; then they giggled all the way to the elevator.
***
"That's great news. I'll have a place ready for you whenever you arrive." Chuck hung up the phone and reclined back in his office chair.
So his plan to get Blair back to the city had worked. Now once they get here, he just needs to get her away from the drug-using-woman-abusing-mother-trucker Shane!
Of course, he was Chuck Bass, so that should be no problem.
Why on earth would Blair leave her loving adorning boyfriend (albeit was Nate, nonetheless he was smitten with her once more), just to run to that kind of waste of air?
Maybe she had a mental breakdown. Maybe at that point, Shane offered her drugs to clear her mind of awful things. Maybe that was also when he got her pregnant.
It must've been late into the pregnancy that Blair found out she was pregnant and then at that point, Blair couldn't leave her baby! She couldn't raise it alone either! So she must've agreed to stay with Shane, just for the safe keeping of her baby.
The scenarios in Chuck's mind went on and on. No matter what in the ending, Shane was the bad guy and Blair had just fallen into his trap. And no matter what, Chuck was going to save her from it. Even if she ended up hating him, he HAD to help her.
Who was the screwed up one again?
Sorry, that's all for now. I don't know when the next update will be and I wont be mean by promising it'll be soon when I don't know if it will be. Just hang around! RAWR