Disclaimer: All Characters belong to Cecily Von Ziegsar and some plot lines belong to Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage. The Chat room idea also belongs to Cecily Von Ziegsar from her popular books "the it girl"

And btw, in my story, Chuck does not tell Gossip Girl about her being with two guys in one week!

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Previously on "Forever"

"B, we've got a problem. We're having physicals today"

"Yeah, so?" Blair questioned, not understanding why Serena looked so distressed over a minor physical, it was something they had done every year since they were eleven, it wasn't as if it was a big deal. "We have one every year"

"Yes, and you have to find some way to skip it" Serena said, resisting to roll her eyes at her best friend, who was painfully oblivious as to what they tested for in the physical.

"Why?"

"Well, do you really want the whole school to find out about…well, you know" Serena said awkwardly, trying to keep her voice down in case anyone around them was listening in, trying to get the latest scoop.

"Oh my god"

"Yeah, oh my god seems like a good response" Serena said. If the situation was involving anyone but herself and her friends, it might have seemed funny….but this, this was not funny.

This physical could potentially ruin Blair's life, and Serena honestly didn't know if they would be able to find a way to get her out of it.

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Chapter Ten

She could feel her breath quickening as her mind raced. The whole school had just stopped talking about her, well…for the most part; she didn't want them finding out about this, not yet anyway. She took a couple deep breaths and cursed under her breath, wracking her mind, trying to think of some way to get herself out of taking the physical. If she skipped now, rumors would go around about her trying to escape the physical for some unknown reason. She really only had two options, take the physical and trust that no one found out, or go home and tell her mom and convince her to write her a note excusing her from the physical.

…and that was when she remembered.

She was dating Chuck Bass, the same Chuck Bass who had somehow managed to escape taking the physical every year, without popping up on the radar of the administration. She felt like slapping herself for not thinking about it earlier, he was Chuck Bass, if there was anyone who could get her out of the situation it was him. Serena looked at her, probably thinking that her friend had gone crazy since there was no logical reason as to why this information would cause Blair to smile, and asked her why she was smiling.

"I'm dating Chuck Bass" she said, with a smirk, as she turned around and headed outside and towards the entrance to St. Jude's. Serena just rolled her eyes and followed behind her friend, deciding that following Blair would be more fun than sitting in class pretending to pay attention. When they got to the door of St. Jude's, Blair pulled on the handle and was frustrated when it wouldn't budge. Of course they locked the doors during school hours, if you were stupid enough to skip they weren't just going to let you right back in, or let anyone off of the street in. After pouting for a few moments, Serena rolled her eyes and pulled out her cell phone.

"Lonely boy is not rescuing us" Blair said with a slight sneer. She may not hate Dan, or his relationship with Serena, but that didn't mean that she wanted him to be the one to rescue them. She pulled her phone out of her pocket and quickly sent a text message to Chuck.

Need 2 talk to you, outside 'swithin a minute or so Chuck had texted her back.

Okay, gotta distract Mr. Meling. be there in a few. xo

While Blair and Serena waited for Chuck to come and let them in, Serena couldn't help but think back to a day where she and Chuck had waited outside these steps, a day that had been an eye opener into the life of her soon to be step-brother. The word step brother didn't make her cringe any more; after Chuck had turned himself around with Blair she had started to kind of warm up to him, almost to the point of liking. She had thought that the night that her mother had announced her engagement to Chuck's father would be one of the worst moments of her life but, surprisingly, it was turning out to be a pretty good arrangement for herself. But as for Chuck…she found that he wasn't as heartless as she had originally perceived him to be.

Today was the first day back at school after Christmas break and Serena was tired already. She was running late for her first class, and since she wasn't paying attention, she had taken a completely wrong turn and had ended up at the entrance to St. Jude's instead of Constance Billard. When she looked up, seeing the St. Jude's sign, she groaned and turned around, running smack dab into someone. She looked up into the eyes of the person she had run into and was shocked at who was looking back at her. It was Chuck, well…at least it looked like someone who had been Chuck at one point or another. For someone whom had gone to Monaco on winter break, he definitely didn't look like it. He had no tan, and his eyes were red rimmed around the edges. It looked like he had lost weight and there was something in his eyes, something missing, but she didn't know what

"Chuck…" she whispered, unable to believe that the person standing in front of her was the same womanizing, backstabbing, deceitful, Chuck Bass that they all knew. The teenager standing in front of her was like a hollow shell of the person he had used to be.

"Serena, you're blocking the school entrance…and what are you even doing here anyway? Brooklyn is never late for class, he takes the bus…remember?" Chuck snapped, avoiding eye contact with Serena.

"I took a wrong turn" she said quietly, trailing off. "Are you okay? I mean…after…everything that happened"

"Nothing happened" Chuck snapped, "I am completely fine, and everything is completely fine"

"You don't look fine" Serena said, placing her hand on Chuck's shoulder, wincing internally as Chuck recoiled away from her, backing up. She could see the pain in his eyes reflecting back at her, she knew that the events of the cotillion had hurt him, even if he wasn't going to admit it.

"Just..." he ran his fingers through his hair, fighting back the emotions that were threatening to consume him. "Just leave me alone" and with those parting words, he walked briskly away from St. Jude's, regretting the decision to go to school that he had made that morning.

The door swinging open awakened Serena from her thoughts as Chuck opened the door and let the two of them inside. It probably would have been better, and more private, to talk outside, but they would never get back in if they went outside to talk. Blair explained the situation to Chuck who looked contemplative as he searched for a reason to get all three of them out of taking the physical. Serena couldn't help but notice the physical changes in Chuck's appearance since he had gotten back together with Blair. The weight that he had lost while in Monaco was starting to come back, and his skin didn't look so pale and sick looking. But the most obvious change in Chuck was his eyes. No more did they look so dull and void of life, but they were happy and alive again, as they were only when Blair was a present factor in his life. After a few minutes of Chuck's silent contemplation, he came to a conclusion.

"We fake your death"

"No" Blair said, rolling her eyes.

"We say you are allergic to nurses"

"Chuck, are you serious?" Serena asked, giving him a piercing look.

"No" he said with a sigh, "I'm just grasping at straws"

"Well…think!" Blair said, exasperated. "We do not need this to get out, not yet anyway"

"OH!" Chuck exclaimed after a few minutes of thinking. "When I decide I don't want to do the physical, I just have father call in and tell them that I'm out of town on business…but that isn't going to work for you now is it." When he saw the annoyed looks on the girls' faces, he continued on with his idea. "…you aren't going to like this, because it involves Lily"

"Involving my mom?!?" Serena practically screeched, causing Chuck to move back a step, afraid that she was going to hit him. "My mom already knows enough as it is, no definite details or anything but…she's one of Eleanor's best friends! She hasn't brought up the conversation that she and Bart overheard, probably since I haven't been home much lately, and I think its best that we don't say anything to her"

"…because you and I both know, that Lily would do anything for her children" Chuck said cautiously, as if he was afraid of revealing something. "She keeps secrets better than you know; I know she can be trusted."

Serena knew that Chuck was right, Lily would do anything to protect her children, and she had always considered Blair as part of the family. However, she wanted to know what Chuck knew about Lily keeping secrets…and what secret he was hiding.

AN: dun dun dunnn. What is chuck hiding? Will Lily help them hide the pregnancy? Will she help them out or turn them in? Plus, something's wrong with Serena…but what?

Find out in a week!