Unexpected.
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CHAPTER 10: What You Don't Know
"I knew it!" Dan yelled as he took in Vanessa and Chuck's appearances, Vanessa looking shocked and flushed and Chuck wrapping his towel tighter around him, narrowing his eyes. "Dan?! What are you doing here?" Vanessa asked.
Dan sighed. "I followed you, and I'm glad I did. I knew something was going on with you two." Vanessa looked back at Chuck. "Can you put some clothes on please?" Chuck looked at her. "I'll be right back." he said as he started walking upstairs. Vanessa then looked at Dan, who took that opportunity to walk inside. "This isn't what it looks like."
Dan shook his head as Vanessa closed the door behind her. "Oh really? So Chuck wasn't just in a towel, and you weren't looking like you got caught doing something you shouldn't?" Vanessa looked down. Dan sighed. "Look, Vanessa, I can't tell you what to do. But you are my best friend and If I'm suggesting that you be careful with Chuck Bass, it's for a reason. I don't want you as a pawn in his game."
Vanessa looked up as Dan continued. "If I've been a little overprotective lately, it's only because I care." He shrugged. Vanessa looked at Dan appreciatively and walked over to him, hugging him. "Thank you for caring." she whispered in his ear. "He's not as evil as he seems to be. I'm fine." She then kissed his cheek and ended their embrace, smiling at him. Dan nodded.
Just then, Chuck walked downstairs, fully clothed, to Vanessa's side. He and Dan just looked at each other for a moment. Suddenly, Chuck broke the silence. "We're gonna be seeing a lot of each other. I'm going to be moving in with Lily, and as we all know, she and Rufus are together… and it looks like it's going to stay that way." Dan said nothing. Suddenly, Chuck extended his hand towards Dan. Dan looked down at it, then to Vanessa, who slowly nodded. He looked back at Chuck, then back down to his extended hand, and shook it.
Vanessa smiled and took the both of them into a group hug, but Chuck and Dan didn't let it last long and quickly pulled themselves away from each other, clearing their throats. "I expect you'll be discreet about me and Vanessa." Chuck told Dan. Dan let out a short laugh. "Believe me, your secret is safe with me. The last thing I want is Vanessa to be the next big gossip. There's enough of that going on."
There was an awkward silence between the three of them. Dan cleared his throat. "Well, I guess I'll head home. You coming?" he asked Vanessa. Vanessa looked to Chuck. "I think I'm gonna spend the night at home tonight." Chuck nodded and was leaned his head down to kiss her, but stopped, and looked at Dan, who was watching. "Do you mind Humphrey?" Dan looked confused and then said "Oh! Yea, I'll wait outside." As Dan left them alone, Vanessa kissed Chuck, wrapping her arms around him. "I'll see you tomorrow." she said, smiling.
Five minutes later, Dan and Vanessa were walking away from the Bass home, laughing and talking. Little did they know, they were being watched, Vanessa in particular.
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As he put down his binoculars and rolled up the car window, his phone started to ring. "Yea?" he asked as he picked up. "Yea, she was inside with him. I'm watching her leave with some guy right now." He listened as the person on the other line spoke to him. "She's definitely someone important to him. The time I've been watching them, there's no doubt about that." He smiled slyly as he listened. "Don't worry. Chuck Bass is going to pay for what he did, and this Vanessa girl is the way to do it." He ended the call and dropped his cellphone on the passenger seat, where there were black and white photos of Chuck and Vanessa.