I'm sorry if there are any mistakes, but I couldn't proofread everything. I hope you like the update, I made it too long to forgive my slow update with this story.
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Two weeks fled. Blair had been very anxious Chuck could have spread the news at school after he had seen the baby, but he didn't, which surprised her a lot. She thought maybe he had seen the desperation in her eyes after he had caught her with her daughter.
One thing for sure, though. He really seemed like he wanted her to break up with Nate, the same guy she was still engaged with and happily despite the rumors about him and Jenny.
Speaking of him, his pictures with that blonde panda on Gossip Girl's website were less and less everyday but they never stopped coming out. Every three or four days, somebody would release one where the duo was in different places and situations. Even if Blair tried hard to avoid to see them, she felt like a joke. And she felt betrayed.
Giving that Nate was often vague on the phone and when they went out together, she was starting to think that she had to stop this somehow. She couldn't let others offend her anymore because she knew that people were talking.
What Blair needed, was only for her fiancé to be free that Saturday. The Christmas ball would be held at some cool place and all the seniors were all expected to be there. Especially she and Nate, the couple the whole school only talked about nowadays.
She wanted everything to go smoothly. She and Nate would arrive together at the ball and everyone would have to be amazed by how good they looked together. They also had to prove people that Nate wasn't having an affair behind Blair's back despite the sightings.
Blair went to school that day with the brightest mood. She wanted to ask her boyfriend to come to the ball with her since she hadn't had the occasion yet. She knew he would say yes, but she wanted to hear it from his lips.
Because of this reason, she went to look for him when her last class finished, but she could not find him. This made her edgy and anxious, but she told herself that she had to trust Nate if she wanted this to work.
"Free for five minutes?" she was startled when she saw Chuck approaching, she had just sat down with her minions to have lunch.
"What do you want, Bass?"
He shrugged nonchalantly. "Just – exchange two words with you."
Blair rolled her eyes when she looked at him, while the other girls – Chuck noted that Jenny in particular wasn't there – laughed like the stupid girls they were.
"Can we get inside?" he added, trying to let the minions know that he didn't want people that would eavesdrop.
She sighed. "Let it be just two words" she answered, annoyed by his request. She stood up leaving her spot in the courtyard and she followed him inside. Blair didn't know what he was going to tell her, she was a little curious. "Don't tell me you just brought me here... I'm not that stupid, Chuck."
"But you still came" he teased her, looking smug.
Blair crossed her arms and wrinkled her nose. "You had to tell me something. Say it."
"Have you read Gossip Girl?"
She smiled. "Are you kidding, right? I shouldn't had come" she gestured to leave, but he was quick to take her arm to stop her.
"Yes or no?" he asked again.
"Yes. Why?"
"It's all true. And you know it."
Blair stared at the floor for a sec, then she glared at him. She was full of hate. "Chuck. I think you failed to comprehend few weeks ago. It's not like this that you're going to make me break up with Nate. Me and him, we love each other. He would never betray me."
He took his phone from his pocket and he looked for the last picture of the folder.
"I've hired a P.I. to follow the two lovers all around the cheap clubs they went to. It's all real."
She looked petrified, but she was good at hiding it. "It's Photoshopped." She went to the door again, but he blocked her again.
"It's evident, Blair. Why aren't you getting it?"
"No, it is not, Chuck! This is another of your dirty plans to bribe me to take me to your bed! Have you spent weeks to find the look-a-likes?"
He really loathed when she couldn't see reality. "A perfect world doesn't exist. When are you going to get it?"
"No, your perfect world doesn't exist. Mine does!" she raised her voice a little.
"He's betraying you, Blair."
She freed herself from his grasp. "No! Nate is loyal, trustworthy. Not comparable to you. And now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to find him." She said, then left him there in wonder.
Chuck just sighed and then walked away. He would try to show her more proofs because he didn't love that his ex best friend was deluding her for this whole time.
…
He had spent the whole afternoon trying to think something to do to make Blair realize. He had come to the conclusion that only Serena could open her eyes. They had been living for a while under the same roof, and his new stepsister seemed to almost consider him as a brother. That surprised him, but he was happy that they looked like a family.
He knocked on Serena's bedroom around lunch time, hoping to get her help.
"Hello, Chuck. Are you lost?" she greeted him, joking.
He laughed. "I need a favor."
Serena frowned and sat down on the edge of her bed. "What is this time?"
"Are you busy tonight?" he asked casually.
Serena gave him one of those are you kidding me, smiles. "Chuck, I don't think it's -"
"Sis. I'm flattered that you quickly thought of this, but actually, I wanted to ask you something else."
"Ah. Don't tell me it's about Blair." He stared at her knowingly and she got it. "Don't tell me that you want us to do something disgusting so that she..."
He interrupted her by raising a finger. "No. I just want you to go out with her tonight."
Serena giggled. "Just that? Well, I can accept that as a 'favor'. But why?"
"You're aware that Nate is seeing that little Humphrey."
She looked down briefly and sighed. "Sadly I know. And I even seen them but I didn't dare to get closer to talk to them."
"I know where they're going tonight."
"So you want me and Blair to go there? Chuck, you're aware this will break her heart."
He got serious. "Nate kissing Jenny all over Gossip Girl already broke her heart, she won't just admit it. This will benefit her. You know how much she hates a cheater."
Yes, of course she knew. "Aren't you jealous... of Nate?"
He looked away. "Me? Jealous? Don't make me laugh" he lied, and he thought she knew it. "I'm rather sad Nathaniel is betraying her with her cheap look-alike from Brooklyn."
"Let's pretend I believe this" she smiled. "I'm sorry about this too."
Chuck nodded and then turned towards the window. It seemed as if she thought that he had nothing more to say to him, but she knew maybe he was just thinking about things.
"Chuck" he called him to make him turn. "You haven't told me everything. Have you? I know you wouldn't just want them to break up because it pleases you. Oh, wait. You totally would."
He turned and looked at her with a blank face. He was a little lost in his own thoughts. "I've heard something."
"Is it serious?"
"The Captain's business failed around two weeks ago – even though the news hasn't been broken yet to the press. I've heard Bart talking about it and other sources confirmed it."
"Oh my gosh, that's terrible."
"Yes, it is. For Blair." He said coldly, thinking about Nate and what was he doing to her.
"Explain better." Serena demanded.
"Serena, don't you get it? Nate just wants to marry Blair for the money. If they get married, his parents' honor won't go in flames and she can be able to help him and his family."
She looked perplexed. "This looks improbable. Nate's mother is a Vanderbilt, after all."
"The Vanderbilts are embarrassed with his father. They won't give them a dollar."
She put her hands on her forehead. "This wedding must be stopped! And I'm in to stop it. I can't believe I'm saying this but thank you, Chuck."
He smiled. "I'll give you the address of the club later."
….
Chuck's plan had gone fine well. Serena had called Blair and she had accepted. It had been long since she had gone out at night. Having a baby and having to deal with a boyfriend, was serious business for her that she had barely time for herself.
"I really needed this night out. Thanks for calling me."
Serena grinned. "I thought you needed a break, B. You go to school everyday and have to look after Audrey... you must have a break every once in a while."
"Sometimes I miss old times. But tonight I'm all for fun! Where are we going?"
Serena tried to look casual. "Uhm, there is this new club I wanted to visit. They say they make great drinks. And since now you can drink a little again, why not?"
Blair nodded. "Yes, that's right! I need a drink. It's been a while."
"Look here we are" the blonde said, going out of the car once it stopped. Blair followed her.
They didn't have to wait long because they were on the list. Once in, the brunette asked herself why on Earth they were registered. She thought it was probably Serena who had managed to call the PR to put them there, maybe she already knew somebody in there. Well, whoever had done that, she did not care at the moment.
"What a loud music" she complained. "Let's not go close to the stage, for the love of God."
"Don't worry, it'll stop soon. I heard a live band will play in a few minutes."
Blair made an awkward smile. "Wonderful!" She didn't want to tell her friend that live bands weren't exactly her thing but she decided to shut up.
"Here it is, an empty table. The view is great from here."
A little while later they were drinking a Martini and eating some nuts. Blair wasn't having too much fun waiting for the music to start, but Serena was trying to do her best to convince her friend to remain there willingly.
All of a sudden, a girl with red hair came on stage with an electric guitar. Blair turned when she heard the sound, the girl was tuning it up. She could not believe what she was seeing.
"Oh my." She exclaimed. "That is -" she didn't continue and just looked at Serena for confirmation.
"Have you seen a ghost?"
"Serena! Look at that girl. Isn't that..."
The blonde pretended to be surprised when she started to sing. "Jenny! Red hair fit her."
Blair smiled, she was amused. But Jenny Humphrey singing in a rock group? That was more fun that she had imagined. And worse than living in Brooklyn.
"I need to immortalize this moment" she then said after she started to sing, took her phone from her bag and snapped a photo. It had come out perfect. "I need another pic."
She managed to get back on the other menu to take pictures, but she had just finished to sing a cover. She wished she had never done that, because that's when reality hit her. Hard.
Jenny had not only being quick, she had also had the time to kiss a guy on stage before she started to sing the second cover.
Serena looked at her best friend. She was speechless with her phone in her hand. She had seen several blasts on the Gossip Girl site but never in her life she thought she would see the whole thing in front of her eyes.
Soon tears filled her eyes, but she tried to keep them from falling. The blonde took her hand and caressed it. Blair turned slowly and she knew she was sad for her too. "I'm sorry" Serena whispered.
"Let's go home" Blair said with a cracked voice, then took her belongings and the two left the club in less than a second.
Once home, she told Serena to go to her house and leave her alone. They would see each other in the morning. For now she only wanted to be alone with her daughter to grieve what had just happened, what she wished had never happened.
Audrey woke up right when Blair got back in her room as if the little baby had sense her mom was depressed that night.
She took her daughter in her arms to cradle her so that she would fall back to sleep, but couldn't manage to do so until late midnight. Then, as she hurried to her bed tiredly, she also fell asleep quickly to her surprise.
The day after she felt relieved and numb. No joy, no pain, nothing. She only had the feeling she was trusting in the wrong people. She had thought Nate was the best guy for her, the only one who would never betray her after what had happened with Serena few years before.
Seeing that he hadn't changed was really disappointing. Realizing that Chuck had told her the truth about Nate and Jenny had been more surprising. He had been loyal to her at least, but she wouldn't fully buy it. She knew he probably wanted something.
She sighed after she went out of her building. She decided she would end things with Nate as soon as she would see him. She didn't want to be the joke of the school anymore, she had spent too many weeks already pretending she didn't know anything.
Blair spotted Nate outside their school. He smiled at her, kind as always. But now she was sure that was a fake grin, the same unreal smile he had been faking after he had sex with Serena.
He tried to kiss her when she was close enough, but she recoiled back before he could.
"Is there something wrong, Blair?"
She shook her head and smirked. "Jenny Humphrey, huh? I really couldn't believe you could go ahead Chuck in sick games behind my back. But you succeeded."
"What?" he hoped his arms, confused. "We've talked about this, there is noth -"
She took her phone and showed him the pictures she had taken the night before she would leave th club. "Nate, I thought better of you. I didn't think you would actually do this... again. I'm done" she said with tears in her eyes which she tried to fight back.
"Blair, I -" he tried to say something, but nothing was coming out of his mouth.
"I didn't expect this to you. Not again. Not after you proposed to me." She continued, as Nate watched her without knowing what to say. "Take this back, I don't need it anymore." She took off her engagement ring before she put it in his hand and simply walked away.
She hoped people hadn't seen that scene because there weren't many of them outside the school, but she was sure someone would post the news of their break up on the Gossip Girl site soon.
She went to the bathroom before classes would start and there she cried silently. After she was done, she felt sort of relieved, emptied out. She was still numb but didn't feel that weight on her heart and that unconsciousness she had been feeling lately. It was a start.
She followed all of her classes with a straight face. Avoided people who were discussing her with other students at school, and successfully came back home when school was over. Feed her daughter and then went to have a quick nap to restart her brain.
Weirdly, she felt even better. She thought that probably even though this betrayal was enraging her more than usual, it wasn't a bad thing because she had realized it wasn't probably right to get married with anybody at her age. Maybe her maternal instinct had made her gone soft.
"Hey, are you okay?" her best friend had called to check on her at dinner time.
"Yeah, actually. Thanks for asking me. I'm only on fire because some dumb ass put the video of me and Nate arguing on Gossip Girl."
"I saw. I'm sorry, B. She will never leave us alone."
"The only sad thing in all of this is that I don't have someone to go to the ball anymore" she replied her, a tone of sadness in her voice.
Serena sighed. "If I didn't promise somebody else to go with him, I would be your partner."
"You're going with someone? Who is it?" she wondered, she was smiling.
The blonde blushed on the other end. "You'll see, you'll see" she said. She was about to continue but she heard Audrey crying on the other side.
"I'm sorry, she's hungry. It's been a long day."
"No problem. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye."
Blair shut her phone after saying goodbye to her best friend and dedicated to her daughter. She had to think of a plan for the next day. She couldn't go to the ball alone, could she? She had to have a nice partner to dance with and for people to root for. She had to have someone who was enough famous and charming like Nate.
She thought about the possibilities. Most of the guys she wanted had already a person to go to the ball with. She couldn't think that some girls who were less pretty than her, had someone to accompany them. She was Blair Waldorf after all, she could find a last minute suitor.
Of course she wouldn't ask Chuck about it. She was aware he was free, but he was the last person she would go to. Or better, she wouldn't go to him either because she would rather go alone than with him at that point. She was fixated that she didn't want to spend time with him to find possible and unconscious feelings she somehow felt for him.
While Dorota she was helping her finding a new guy in the afternoon of the day after, Blair received a visit. She couldn't say she wasn't surprised.
"Nate. I thought we were clear. Why are you here?"
The guy bit his lip and got closer to her. They were in the foyer. "I came here to say I'm sorry. I didn't want you to find about this they way you did."
Blair sighed. "I accept your apology, Nate. But I won't forgive you. I'm glad that you had enough guts to come here to excuse for sleeping with a second-hand rocker but I'm done. You did it once with Serena and I was ready to forgive that completely. But now, after you've proposed to me? You need to make peace with the confusion in your head."
"It just happened twice." He admitted. "The rest were only kisses."
She closed her eyes and wished she had never heard him saying that. "I don't want the details. I don't need them."
"I'm sorry, Blair. But you didn't want to have sex with me! I couldn't wait anymore and with Jenny it all came so natural and easy -"
"Enough."
Nate shook his head. "Excuse me. I didn't mean to. But that's how I feel. Once I found you and Chuck were dating, I got mad that you were probably sleeping with him while you never slept with me."
"So that's why you wanted me back? I'm not a sexual toy!" she said, enraged. She couldn't believe that the reason was that.
"I was jealous, okay?"
"Nate, I think you need to leave. Please." She told him, she knew the tears were coming again.
Nate was about to answer when both of their phones rang. It was Gossip Girl.
Word has that between our Queen B and Prince N things are really over. Finally our favorite girl has seen Nate's true colors. We can't believe he really slept with Little J! Sadly for you, N, she doesn't have the money you need to help your family. You may be a charming prince, but you can't do no magic! Poor B, she now has nobody to escort her to the Christmas ball. What a pity! But don't give up, B. There is always someone who helps a queen.
Blair looked up and suddenly reminded what Chuck had told her about Nate's family. "Is that true your father has financial problems?"
He nodded. "We're trying to fix them."
"You mean my family was trying to fix them."
"That's not how it looks like. I, I really love you." He tried to say, but Blair didn't want to believe a word.
She looked at him with delusion. "Oh, it's really how it looks like. Go away, Nate."
Nate sighed and then he looked one last time at her before he left her house. She remained for a few minutes at the same spot without moving an inch. Then she went upstairs and continued her day. She wasn't sure of why her tears didn't come after Nate left. She felt she wanted to cry while he was telling her the truth, finally. Maybe, maybe it was true she was freeing herself from her worries. It was possible that she didn't really want to cry after all. She hoped that positive mood would remain to attend the ball.
And then Saturday came. Blair had had just one day to look for Nate's substitute and her search didn't go well. It seemed that every guy had a girl and no one had a cold or something that couldn't let them attend that event. Even Penelope and Hazel didn't have a suitor, but they weren't her so it was normal they didn't.
Blair was frustrated that no one had refused to cancel on their date to go with her – not that she had asked them personally, it was Dorota who made the calls. This made her sad but she hadn't totally given up. Not until the clock struck 7pm sharp.
"It looks like we may spend the evening together" Blair told her little baby as she checked some envelopes on her desk. They were all from Bart Bass and contained a piece of paper with the amount of money that he had transferred on Audrey's count. But she didn't want to touch a cent. She would leave those money for her daughter when she would be of age.
She caught another toy lying on the bed that Chuck's father had sent her. It was one of those blankets for newborns with animals printed on it. She didn't know why, but her baby seemed to love it. Unlike her.
"Are you happy to be with mommy?" she asked again, aware that her baby wouldn't understand. In fact, Audrey just moved her arms a little when Blair touched her nose.
"Miss Blair" she heard her maid call her suddenly. "Mr Chuck here on ground floor. He want to talk to you soon. I told him to expect you there."
Blair was surprised. "Alright. Stay here with the baby, Dorota. Close the door." She recommended, she didn't want Chuck to hear the baby cry again if she would.
She went down the stairs, a little enthusiast and proud. She didn't know what to expect from that visit.
"Bass, why are you here?" she asked bitterly.
"Good evening to you too" He smirked. "I'm amazed to find you with informal clothes on."
"What?" she looked at her blouse to see if she had stains of milk on her chest. Gladly, she had nothing out of place.
"Well, I thought you would be preparing to go to the ball at this hour of the evening."
She rolled her eyes. "My hair stylist is running late."
"Yes, of course." He grinned, agreeing with her. "I'm supposing you found Archibald's replacement, then."
She tried to smile but the angles of her mouth weren't cooperating. "What did you believe, Chuck? There was a queue to ask me out."
"Who's the lucky winner? Paul Shumbley? Henry Jordan? Kenneth Mustorn? Or maybe someone from the Lacrosse team? I know how much you love sporty guys."
Blair thought about someone random from school. "It is... it's Jimmy Stonberg."
"Jimmy? Are you kidding me? He's taking that girl from the second year that just arrived from Russia. The one who's in your Spanish class, as I recall." He smirked.
"But now he's coming with me" Blair smiled, putting a hand over her hip.
"Then call him. I want to hear it from his voice because today when I asked he was still going to come with that girl."
Blair frowned and cursed herself inside for the lie she had told him. And for him being always so intrusive and knowing about everyone.
She put her hand in her pocket to find her phone but she decided to go for the truth. "Alright. I don't have a suitor for tonight."
"No. Well, I knew you were in a puddle of mud so I came to your rescue. I want to propose you a person who is free like air and that would love to accompany you."
She grinned but her expression changed when he thought who he was talking about. "No. no. Chuck. I won't come to the ball with you!"
He chuckled. "You have no choice. Face it. Everyone will think you didn't come because Nathaniel is taking Little Jenny Humphrey and you are alone at home drowning in your sorrows for not going. They will make your humiliation grow, Blair. No one will buy you're sick with a cold or that you decided to leave town for the weekend. That's an old excuse."
She thought about it. He wasn't totally wrong. If she would go alone to the ball, everyone would be sorry for her. And she didn't want people to be sorry for her at all. She would go over Nate. She still had her daughter.
"I'm just doing it for my reputation as a queen. No strings attached."
He nodded. "See you at 9."
…
He couldn't believe she had accepted. He knew she had no one to go to the ball to, so he well thought of asking her to go with him. He hadn't looked for a girl to attend with him, and honestly did not care about all the proposals he had gotten.
He was a free spirit, didn't need a woman. But he wanted Blair. Going to the ball with her would be really nice, and also helpful for her.
He arrived early to her house, and didn't mind to wait for her a little while. Dorota had told him Blair would be coming soon and that he didn't need to go upstairs to meet her. That didn't sound weird to him but he wondered why emphasize that.
Finally, Blair arrived. He couldn't make out what she was wearing under her dark blue coat, but it looked like something that matched her gown. Her hair were free on her shoulders and her make up was simple.
She raised an eyebrow when she reached him. "Ready?"
Chuck smiled and offered his arm to her, which she gladly took. "Now I am."
The two left her house and headed to the party in his limo. She remained silent for the whole trip but this didn't bother him. He knew she just wanted to arrive to the party and make people see she wasn't giving up on anything. Besides, this gave him time to appreciate her outfit more. And hell if he appreciated her.
He couldn't understand it, but he always felt his stomach empty when she was around.
They arrived at the party fashionably late. Chuck opened the door before she could and run to wait for her on her side. He offered her his hand but this time she didn't accept.
"Don't stand too close to me, Bass." She murmured as they arrived inside.
"We can't dance a slow song without touching each other."
She didn't look happy. "Who said we'll have to dance?"
He smiled, he thought she was being hard but he didn't think she actually loathed him that much to refuse a dance later. And he thought she wasn't indifferent to him either.
Blair suddenly went to the bar. "Waldorf, I'm amazed. The evening hasn't even started and you're already drinking?" he asked her when he saw her taking a glass of champagne.
She looked at him with annoyance. "I should had never accepted to come with you."
"If you want, I can go. It wouldn't take me long to replace you" he teased her.
Her expression changed when she heard him say 'go'. "You wouldn't do that."
"Wanna bet? This relationship isn't exclusive." He provoked her, then he started to walk away.
Blair took his hand to stop him. That was exactly what he was looking for. Skin contact. He turned and smirked at her and he licked his lips. "I think I may stay here for a little while."
"Oh hello, Blair and... Chuck" a voice called from behind them. Minions.
Blair faked a smile when she faced the girls. "Good evening, girls. Where are your partners?"
He was sure she wanted to provoke her minions because none of them had one.
"They're coming" Hazel answered. "They're just late."
"Ah. I see. Or never coming." Blair replied bitchily, making the minions leave them alone. She was sure they didn't expect she would come with someone, so that felt a little accomplishment for her. "Those girls are petulant. They don't even have a partner tonight."
"Because you do?" he asked with a smirk.
She was interdicted. "Don't give yourself too much importance, Chuck. There isn't going to be anything for you after this party ends."
"Nobody said I wanted anything."
She sighed. "Of course you want something. Tell me now before it's too late so I can mentally prepare for the trauma."
Chuck smiled. He thought she knew him too well, she knew he mostly did things to get something in return, but... that night he didn't need to be repaid. He didn't want her to suspect he had changed and that he just wanted to be with her that night, so he shrugged.
Thankfully for him, Serena had just arrived. Blair run to her best friend and they hugged. "Serena! Thank God you're here. And you brought – Dan." She greeted him with nonchalance.
"He was my date. Sorry for not telling you earlier, B." The blonde grinned. "And I see you also got yourself someone. Chuck...?" she winked at him.
"I'll tell you about it later" she rolled her eyes.
"Alright. See you around. Goodbye, Chuck. Have fun!" Serena said before she left with Dan.
Blair sighed again. It was the hundredth time in a few minutes.
"Do you want to leave?" Chuck asked.
"Me? No! Why should I?"
"You've been sighing since we've arrived. Perhaps you wanna dance?" he got terribly close to her and put a hand on her back to lead her to the center of the room where other people were also dancing.
Blair didn't protest when he started moving around the room to dance. It felt really nice.
She remembered that was the first time they danced after Cotillion. She couldn't forget that date at all. That was the last moment she and Chuck had sex before she would be terribly late with her period and found out she was pregnant. Somehow it moved nice and bad memories inside of her.
None of them had noticed that the slow song that was playing looked for couples. Some of the people dancing next to them started to kiss, hugged more passionately.
She felt instantly out of place because she and Chuck weren't an item and she was sure they wouldn't be together, ever. But she didn't want to break his arms around her. They were so warm and he knew how to move his feet so it was okay.
"You're devastating in this dress."
She looked up to reply to him, but nothing came out of her mouth. She was just... flattered by his words. She smiled and looked down.
No, it couldn't be possible that she was enjoying being with him. But she couldn't say it wasn't the truth. And she was sure he was loving holding her because he was being really careful.
She was carried by the music and closed her eyes for what it felt like eternity.
Everything was running smoothly until Chuck stopped suddenly. She opened her eyes and saw Serena approaching, her face was full of anxiety.
"B, Dorota just called me."
Blair removed her hands from behind Chuck's neck and frowned. "What did she say?"
Serena looked at Chuck and then at her best friend again. "She said to get back home asap. There is a problem with... it's serious, Blair. She needs you."
She suddenly felt a rush of panic through her veins. Her hands started to shake but she tried to hide it. No one had to suspect a thing. "I have to go" she decided, leaving the dance floor.
Serena and Chuck followed her, and the blonde gave Blair her coat and purse.
"Where do you think you're going?" Chuck asked, unaware.
"Let me go, Chuck. I need to go. I can't stay." She told him, her voice trembled.
He noticed she had teary eyes. Or maybe it was the light?
"Let me come with you, please. I'll give you a ride."
Blair shook her head and walked towards the exits. "I'll take a cab."
"B. It's better if you let Chuck accompany you. He has the limo ready." Serena suggested, giving her friend a big smile.
The brunette sighed and looked at Chuck. "Let's go."
Chuck could feel the tension in the limo. Blair was shaking, but he was sure not because of the cold. There was something that was bothering her, and he felt helpless because he didn't know what it was and couldn't help her without knowing. But he decided to do something that wouldn't need words to be understood.
She felt him taking her hand and squeeze it. She opened her mouth in surprise and looked away again. She didn't shove his hand away.
They arrived to Blair's penthouse in a few minutes because there wasn't much traffic. They got in the elevator and pressed the button quickly and waited for it to reach the top. He could tell it was making her more anxious than she was being.
Once inside of Blair's house, Dorota greeted them running. He had never seen her so worried and scared... there had to be something bad that had happened for her to panic this much. It was making him worry a lot.
"Miss Blair! Miss Blair! We need doctor!"
"Dorota, tell me what happened first" she demanded with an urgent tone.
"Miss Audrey burns! She has high fever!" Dorota explained.
He could see Blair taking a deep breath before she ordered her maid to call the doctor.
"Call this number, Dorota. This is the best doctor in town" he suggested, giving Blair's maid his phone to make the call.
The woman nodded and whispered a thanks while Blair run upstairs without adding a word. He didn't think about it twice before he run after her.
If there was something he could do, he would do it.
He understood she was in her bedroom, so he went there. It had been a few months since he had been there, but everything was the same besides a small crib next to the bed. He frowned, then he noticed that on said bed there was a little bundle with a cheeky baby wrapped in it. He could see from that far that the baby was red with fever.
Blair took the baby in her arms and put her tiny head on her shoulder. She looked so... maternal, to him. He never thought he would think about her like that ever.
"Don't worry, Audrey. Mommy is here" she said as she moved to calm the baby down.
"Mommy?" he asked spontaneously without realizing it.
Blair then turned, she turned pale. She looked terrified. She was crying, and he knew the thing was serious because she would never cry in front of him.
"You know the truth now. This is my daughter, Chuck."