This chapter is much more upbeat than the last (:

This chapter is much more upbeat than the last (:. This is also my longest chapter, and reviews make me very happy, therefore I update more often. Not that I'm implying that you should be reviewing ;) .

Bouquets, chocolates, roses and if you're really cheesy, stuffed animals. It's your number one source for all the deets concerning our favourite Upper East Side residents. Something tells me B isn't too pleased this Valentines day, after N and S snuck into N's childhood townhouse. Rumour has it that this is where the two first hooked up. Getting nostalgic, are we? Spotted: A disappointed looking S walking out of the townhouse the morning after. I wonder what happened the night before. Are we supposed to believe that they were just talking? I sincerely doubt it, people. Spotted: D and V walking out of the Waldorf penthouse also the morning after. Well it was only a matter of time; I heard D has had the hots for B forever. Lol. Valentines Day, a day to spend with the ones you truly love. And if you don't you risk losing that all important person. I wonder who Blair and Serena will be spending theirs with. Place your bets. Roses are red, violets are blue; S loves N but does he really love her too?

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You know you love me.

XOXO Gossip Girl.

Blair lay next to Nate on the bed. He was sound asleep. Usually, she'd be cuddled up next to him, breathing in his scent, still struggling to believe that she was engaged to Nate Archibald. But something was holding her back, and keeping her awake. The same words kept running through her head. I'm going to fight for him. Serena's conviction in that one sentence just astounded Blair.

Flashback

After Nate closed the door in Chucks face, Blair threw her arms around Nate. Nate frowned and wiped the tears which seemed to be leaking continuously out of Blair's eyes.

"It's okay." He murmured.

"No its not, its not okay Nate." She said as she flung herself onto her expensive designer sofa. What was it about today and girls crying? Nate sat beside her.

"You've been acting so strange ever since I've got back." Nate said.

"And what? You haven' been storming out of dinners with Serena right behind you?" Blair retorted.

Nate remained silent and started smoking.

"I have to tell you something." She whispered. Nate looked at her. She knows, he thought to himself.

"I know you slept with Serena last night. She told me so don't even deny it."

Nate just puffed his cigarette and said "Tell me something I don't know."

Blair mocked a laugh. "You think it's just so simple, don't you? You think you can just sleep with her and keep coming back to me, because you know I love you." She said with hurt.

"I'm sorry Blair. I am. I know I've been stupid and-

"That's not what I meant to tell you." She said, silencing him. What could he possibly not know?

"I slept with Chuck. When we were at college." There. Blair said it. She was no longer consumed with guilt. Nate face looked sad, disappointed and regretful all at once. He was now feeling the pain he had put Blair through all these years. It wasn't good, it was just horrible.

"Did you have an affair?" He asked. He didn't lose his temper. He had just slept with Serena the night before, for god's sake.

"If that's what you want to call it." Blair replied.

"You know, today I told Serena we were fate." He said locking his green gaze with her blue one. "I was wrong."

End flashback

In the movie of Blair's life, there was the prince, played by the role of the handsome Nate Archibald. There was the Princess's best friend, played by Serena van der Woodsen. There was the suck up played by Jenny, and Chuck was the jester.

So this is what happens when the Princess sleeps with the jester.

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Chuck strolled into the Tribeca Star hotel to find Serena all alone, in a black low cut dress sipping martinis looking sad.

"Hey." Chuck simply said. There was no compliment, no scanning her body and drooling all over her, just him approaching her.

"What do you want, Chuck?" She said sighing.

"Oh, come now. That's no way to greet an old friend." Chuck said, working the Bass charm. All of a sudden Serena remembered what Chuck did for her at the dinner, and decided to give the guy a break.

"Fine. We'll hang out. But I am not sleeping with you." She slurred.

"Don't flatter yourself, S. I'd much prefer your brunette companion." He said smoothly.

"You like Blair?" Serena raised an eyebrow. Last she heard Chuck went off with some guy called Greg. "I thought you were gay." She said in a state of disbelief."Apparently not around Blair." He said. He ordered his drink and began drowning his sorrows with Serena.

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"You know, he told me he loved me." Serena stated.

"Nate?" Chuck laughed. "Of course he did. He does. He's just-

"In denial?" Serena spurted.

"Exactly." Chuck clipped his champagne glass against Serena's.

"I mean…I should know…I've done it long enough." She struggled to piece her sentence together.

"Yeah, well I know the feeling. We were together; me and Blair." Chuck said sadly and gulping his drink.

"What? When? Chuck tell me everything!" Serena demanded pulling at his scarf. They both laughed.

"Okay, okay! When you two were at Yale I would come up and me and Blair would you know…fool around and stuff." He sighed, as if remembering all the times he had with her.

"Shut up." Serena said in complete and utter shock. "You liar." She said with her eyes wide.

"Would I lie to you Serena?"

"Blair never told me." She said. "It's like she's deliberately coming up with new improved ways of disappointing me." Serena said sarcastically.

"Yeah, well it's now or never." Chuck said. "All I have to do is persuade Blair not to marry Nate."

"And all I have to do is get Nate not to marry Blair." Serena stated. "It all sound so simple." She said staring into her drink.

"Well you love Nate. I know Nathaniel loves you. And I really don't know who Blair likes, but I know I like her so we need romantic gestures." Chuck suggested. "And who does romantic better than soulful poetry boy and bald girl?" Chuck said.

"I like your style, Bass." Serena clipped her glass against Chuck's. Those two always did have a habit of getting what they wanted.

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Serena woke up. It was Valentines Day, and she and Chuck had plans. Plans when they need to put into action like right now. She shot out of bed as if a soldier standing up ready to take orders. She got showered, done her hair and make up all in the space of half an hour. It was eight o'clock, and she had to move fast if she was going to make Nate finally realise how much she needed him in her life. Her cell vibrated. She flipped it open already knowing who it was.

"Chuck." She smiled.

"Serena. I am waiting outside your apartment as we speak. Let's do this already!" Chuck said, he could barely wait for the plan to get into motion.

"I'm right outside my door." Serena said. She had made her way down outside in a matter of seconds. The driver opened the door for Serena and she bounced in.

"So what shall we call this operation?" She asked.

"Operation Serena wins back Nate and Chuck wins back Blair." He said simply.

"Original." Serena replied, as they made their way to Brooklyn.

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Blair woke up. Nate was gone. Truth be told, she was kind of expecting him not to stick around. She didn't call him. It was just her, all alone in her empty apartment left wondering what could have been. She decided to give Jenny a call, they could go shopping and something told her that Serena wouldn't be so quick to jump to the offer. She flipped her cell and dialled her number.

"Jenny?" She said.

"Yeah. Is this Blair?"

"Um…yeah. I was wondering if you wanted to get lunch, do some shopping?" Blair suggested. She could barely believe she was resorting to Jenny Humphrey.

"On Valentines day?" Jenny asked, kind of surprised. "Aren't you going to be with Nate?"

"Change of plans." Blair said quickly. "So what do you say?"

"Sure."

"Great. Come on over then." Blair said.

Serena and Chuck got out of the limo. It contrasted against Brooklyn's less glamorous surroundings. Serena knocked on Vanessa's door. She knew this was all very random, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

"Hey Vanessa." Serena greeted her cheerfully. Vanessa rubbed her eyes; she was still in her pyjamas.

"What are you doing here, Serena?" She rolled her eyes.

"I know this is sudden; but I need help. So does Chuck." She said earnestly.

"Look, Serena some other time okay? It's Valentines day." She said exhausted.

"Yeah I know, but it'll only take a couple of hours and I promise I will make it up to you." She retaliated. Chuck stood behind Serena and said earnestly, "We need you and tortured poetry boy."

"His name is Dan." Vanessa said like it was the most obvious thing. These two must really need her. The glamorous from the Upper East Side do not come to Brooklyn for the lifestyle. "He's here. Come on in." Vanessa invited them into her and Ruby's apartment.

They made their way in and Chuck raised his nose. He was not accustomed to anything but the finer things.

"Dan's in the kitchen." Vanessa instructed Chuck.

"Thanks." He replied. He made his way to their…small kitchen to find Dan with a rose between his lips and two omelettes on the table and flowers in the middle of it. And as if that wasn't enough, rose petals were all over the place.

"Okay. You are not Vanessa." Dan said while Chuck was almost on floor, fighting off tears of laughter.

"You think?" He replied sarcastically. The rose dropped from Dan's lips.

"You try to surprise someone and instead Chuck Bass comes walking in. Man, what are you doing here?" Dan said in shock.

"Daniel, manners. I need a favour." Chuck said.

"Dude, I owe you nothing."

"Dude, I'd get on my knees and beg but I'm Chuck Bass. Now I'm asking you for a favour and I'm prepared to give you whatever you want in return." Chuck said, as if it was the most important business deal he's ever make.

"Okay. What is it?" Dan asked, eyebrows cocked.

"I need, like the most romantic poem you've ever written."

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Serena and Vanessa were in the living room, and Serena had been proposing her plans for the two to make a film.

"I'm not sure I can do this, Serena." Vanessa said uneasy.

"Why not?" Serena asked.

"I mean, last time I talked to Blair she was devastated. It's not my place." She said uncertainly.

"Please, Vanessa, I love him. I need to win him back, it's Valentines, if I don't make my move now then…it's over."

Vanessa looked into Serena's blue eyes. She saw desperation and fear.

"Okay. So you're giving me about six hours to make a movie?" Vanessa said. "Serena this will be the crapest piece of film ever wasted."

"We make a great team, Vanessa! Remember the time we won the prize in the film festival at Constance?" Serena said persuasively.

"Okay. So where do we get actors?" Vanessa said with her hand on her forehead.

"Well," Serena began smiling, "You will be playing the role of Serena van der Woodsen and Dan will be playing Nate Archibald."

Vanessa looked at Serena in disbelief. This was going to be a long day.

"I'm taking credit for this poem." Chuck said as he read over it and smiled. If anything was going to get her back, it would be this. Just add some expensive jewellery and chocolates. "Whatever. Just leave now okay?" Dan said yawning. Serena approached him. "The equipments all set up." She said.

"What? Wait what equipment?" He said extremely confused. "Serena? You're here?" He said. "Yes I am." Serena said sarcastically. "And guess what; today you and Vanessa are going to be acting." Dan looked over at Vanessa. Vanessa shrugged at him.

"She stated a good case. It is Valentines day." Vanessa said smiling.

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Meanwhile, Jenny and Blair were Barneys. Unlike Serena, Blair preferred to drown her sorrows in retail therapy, whilst the blond preferred alcohol.

"So what happened with you and Nate?" Jenny ventured.

"I slept with Chuck Bass a few times, and well he found out." Blair wasn't even going to lie. The truth was already out.

"Wow? Seriously? Blair; Chuck Bass?" Jenny said in complete surprise. "You do know you're basically committing social suicide by hooking up with a Bass."

"Yeah well, I was young and estranged…he was there…" Blair trailed off and her cheeks went red.

"Did you…love him?" Jenny asked with a mix of dread and anticipation.

"Define love." Blair said simply. Jenny went back to admiring the latest Marc Jacobs collection.

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Seven hours, half an hour later, Chuck, Vanessa, Dan and Serena were all on the couch observing the film. Serena had the idea in her head from the moment Chuck suggested the plans. It was a collection of classic Nate and Serena moments she held close to her heart and never forgot. She could never forget. The film ended and everyone clapped.

"So all that actually happened?" Chuck asked in awe.

"Yeah. Based on a true story." Serena smiled.

"Wow, the bathtub sex was hot." He replied in that usual Bass tone. Dan and Vanessa laughed, Serena jabbed her hand into his shoulder and laughed, her cheeks flushed.

"Well we better be going. Thanks you guys." Serena said earnestly and pulled Vanessa in for a hug.

"Thanks for this, Daniel." Chuck said with all the honesty he could muster. "I won't for get it."

"Sorry for…crashing you guy's Valentines." Serena said apologetically.

"Yeah well, its okay. I hope everything works out well." Vanessa said.

"Good luck with Blair, Chuck." Dan said. They made their way out to the limo and left Dan and Vanessa to it.

"So where were we before scarf boy and Blondie showed up?" Dan said playfully, picking up the rose and putting it once more between his lips. Vanessa smiled and kissed him passionately.

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"So what now?" Chuck questioned Serena on their way back to the Upper East Side.

"I call Nate, tell him to come by, play the film and hope for the best." She said oh-so calmly. "What about you?"

"I'll find Blair somehow; show her the poem; which I've written of course and hope for the best." He said knowingly. Serena jumped out of the limo and looked at Chuck.

"Thanks, Chuck. For being a friend." She said sweetly.

"Thanks Serena, for being a friend." He said. "Good luck!"

"Yeah, you too Chuck." She smiled and made her way up to the apartment.

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Blair was sipping martinis in the Tribeca Star hotel. This was sad, she thought. How did it get to this? Even Jenny Humphrey abandoned her in favour of a night in with DVD's, leaving Blair all alone. Well not for long. She saw Chuck Bass walk in with a rose. Is he here for me? Blair thought. Her heart started racing, if she had it her way, it wouldn't be. She had been with Chuck in New Haven, but hooking up with him in the Upper East Side meant it would be on Gossip Girl the next morning. And hooking up with a Bass was a sure fire way of ruining her reputation in the Upper East Side. A sign of dreadful taste and utter desperation. Chuck sat on the bar stool next to her and said, "Blair let me buy you some coffee and we can talk about this." He said coolly.

"I don't want to talk." She hissed back at him.Normally Chuck would have replied, "I prefer you when you don't talk" but this was Valentines Day, he had to be romantic and not mess up his last chance.

"Please?" He murmured in her ear and offered her the rose. She snapped it from him and smelled it.

"Okay. But only to talk." She said reluctantly.

"Only to talk." He repeated. She took his hand and made their way up to the Waldorf penthouse. She never could turn that boy down.

"Just so you know, me and Nate are not over with, despite what you may have heard." Blair said sternly. Chuck smiled and said, "Just so you know, you and I are not over with despite what you may have heard."

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Serena walked up to her apartment. Nate was lying beside the door, like Chuck had been doing for Blair the night before. Serena looked at him endearingly. "What are you doing?" Serena said smiling, she didn't have to search for him, and he was already there."Waiting for you. For about six hours." He said. But he wasn't complaining, infact he was smiling at the sight of Serena. "I think we've waited long enough." She said and opened her apartment.

So what do you guys think? Please let me know! You get too see the poem in the next chapter.