Jennifer Humphrey sat on a polished wooden bench, her head resting on Nathaniel Archibald's shoulder. She shifted slightly in her pink Chanel dress, a gift from her stepmother, to stare at various people who were entering the church. She smiled when she saw her stepsister, Serena van der Woodsen, enter through the open glass door. Serena's Miu Miu heels clicked on the marble floor as she walked towards Jenny, taking a seat next to her.
'Serena!' exclaimed Jenny, hugging her tightly. 'I didn't know you were coming home for this! Lily will be thrilled.'
'Oh, she knows. She picked Saturday for a reason. Blair, Dan and I took the company jet from Yale.' Serena smoothed out her blue Yves Saint Laurent dress before crossing her long legs.
'Well, it's a surprise for me. Nate came, but he goes to Columbia. Plus, he's expected to visit me at least once a fortnight.' Jenny squeezed her boyfriend's hand and Serena noticed his presence for the first time.
'Hey Nate, how are you?'
'I'm great. Hey, is Chuck here?' Nate asked, scanning the room to look for his best friend.
'Making out with Blair outside. He took an earlier flight from Yale and they didn't see each other for several hours, which I just too long.' Sarcastically replied Serena, though she was thrilled for her best friend and former stepbrother.
'Charming. Serena, you'll never guess what happened the other –' Nate was suddenly interrupted by chords of music echoing through the large church, politely telling everyone to shut up. Blair and Dan were the first to enter the church (with Chuck sneaking in oh-so-subtly behind Blair.) Blair looked flawless in a strapless, sapphire Nina Ricci dress, which she had paired with black Marni heels. Dan on the other hand looked … adorable in his attempt at a decent suit. Once they both reached the altar, Blair grinned at Serena, accepting for the first time in her life that today wasn't about her. It was about seven month old Willow Jane Humphrey, who was now making her grand entrance in Lillian Humphrey's arms. Willow clutched at her mother's purple Zac Posen dress as they made their way towards Dan and Blair; completely clueless that today was her day, her baptism. And as Lily passed her daughter to Rufus, Willow let out such a pure and innocent giggle that everyone in the room fell in love with her.