A/N: I had a bit of fun writing this chapter. It's the longest one yet, and there are a few flashbacks to friday night. I decided to update now because I won't be able to update for a few days. Anyway, enjoy it :-)

Chapter 9: He's Got Me Dancing (From Tommy Sparks – She's Got Me Dancing)

"You honestly don't believe I'd get up on that stage right now and dance?" Blair asked, shocked that Chuck had assumed she wouldn't. She totally could. Sure, she never did anything like that before, but there's a first time for everything, right?
"No I don't think so, you seem a little uptight." Chuck winked, obviously joking, but Blair was a little hurt by his words. So she placed her drink down on the table in front of them and made a beeline for the stage to the left of the club.
She climbed up the steps, praying to God that she wouldn't fall up them and make a fool of herself, and she stood in the centre of stage.
Chuck was looking up at her in awe; amazed that she'd actually gone up there. He refilled his drink, although he nearly spilled it, he was mesmerised by her presence on stage.
Blair reached up to her head, and removed her headband first. It was a designer headband of course, and she did feel a twinge of guilt when she threw it into the crowd. It had cost a lot of money.
She glanced down at Chuck, and he was staring at her with his mouth open, clearly ogling her. Blair smirked. Blair Waldorf did not smirk, she politely smiled. She appeared to have picked this habit up from Chuck already, even though she had only known him 2 hours.
She removed her dress next, giggling as it hit the floor almost dramatically, and she let out a louder laugh when she saw Chuck's breath hitch. He had already been imagining her naked, and now she practically was.
It was going to be a good night.

Blair was sat at her vanity table, brushing her hair, even though she'd already brushed it 50 times. It was Saturday, and Nate had been over this morning. He'd bought her pink roses, and Blair had had to accept them graciously. Surely after seven years of dating Nate would have known that her favourite flowers were in fact purple hydrangeas, but she didn't say anything. She was just glad that Nate wasn't mad at her anymore.

She was supposed to be meeting Chuck at suite 1812 at 5pm. She was suprised he'd actually agreed to meet her; last night on the phone he seemed really angry that Blair was still together with Nate, but he never mentioned having any sort of serious feelings for her, so Blair let it drop. But she had to admit, if Chuck decided he wanted a real relationship with her, she would probably dump Nate in a second. Over the past week, she'd begun to realise that she did love Nate very much, but perhaps she wasn't in love with him anymore. He didn't make her feel alive or wanted when he kissed her, something that Chuck did very well.

At 4:30pm, Blair was all ready to go to the Palace, dressed in a simple dark blue dress and gold headband, and she began to descend the stairs in her home. As she reached the last step, however, the elevator dinged, and out stepped Chuck himself. He was wearing a grey suit, not unlike the one he'd been wearing on Friday, and he had some chocolates in his hand. The Gold Collection, Blair's favourite.

"I could really do with a box of Godiva's gold collection..." Blair said. She hadn't had chocolate for a while, and drinking champagne was making her crave it. Chuck smirked.
"I promise I'll buy you some if you get up on stage and dance" he winked.

He walked over to where Blair was stood, and handed her the box of chocolates, smirking as he did so.

"What are you doing here, Chuck?" Blair asked. They weren't supposed to meet for another half an hour.

"I came to apologise, actually. I didn't mean to be so harsh yester..." But Chuck couldn't finish his sentence. Blair forced his lips upon hers, hungry for his taste. She didn't know what came over her, but hearing his simple apology made her want him more.

Chuck wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him as they lay on the bed in suite 1812. Blair leaned over his chest and sighed in happiness. She hadn't expected him to be so gentle with her; he was a little drunk. She was happy though, her heart swelled as she recalled how careful he had been with her.
She reached up and traced his lips with her thumb. He was still awake, and he looked down and smirked at her. Blair pulled herself up and kissed him and then glanced at the clock on the bedside cabinet. 2:15. she'd have to leave soon. Dorota would be up to make her breakfast; she didn't want to be late in.
Chuck kissed her forehead. Perhaps she could stay a couple more hours...

When Blair awoke from her light sleep after engaging in certain activities again, she grinned to herself when she found Chuck lying next to her, still sleeping. The clock on her wall said it was 7pm. She was getting hungry, so she decided to get up and get something for her and Chuck to eat. She'd have to make it herself though; she didn't want Dorota getting the wrong idea.

Blair was in the kitchen taking out some salad when she heard the elevator ding. Confused, she tightened her silk robe further so as not to expose herself to the stranger, and she stuck her head around the door to see who had arrived. She gulped when she saw it was Serena. She was dressed in a long trench coat, something very un-Serena-like, and Blair couldn't help but think she looked like a detective on a mission.

Serena hadn't seen her yet – she was glancing at the box of chocolates on the table in the foyer and debating whether she should steal one – so Blair had a chance to compose herself and keep her expression controlled before walking out and greeting Serena.

"Serena! What are you doing here?" Blair tried to hint in her voice that Serena wasn't welcome at this time.

"Hey, Blair. I actually came to ask you about Chuck" Serena replied.

Blair looked uneasy, and she began to shuffle on the spot. Blair Waldorf did not shuffle, she held herself with confidence no matter what might be happening.

"What about Chuck?" Blair tried to sound as though she had no idea what Serena was on about, although she knew perfectly well. Chuck had told her that Serena was getting suspicious, Blair was just suprised this talk hadn't come earlier in the day, even yesterday.

"Well... when I spoke to him yesterday, he seemed angry that you were with Nate and that there was nothing going on between you, but he sounded as though he was lying." Serena seemed confused.

Blair was going to kill Chuck. She had absolutely no intention of telling Serena about their affair; Serena and Nate were pretty close, and Nate was friends with Dan too. It could easily get back to Nate once Serena knew. At that moment, Chuck emerged from Blair's room, his eyes not fully open, just in his underwear, and stood at the top of the stairs in full view of Serena and Blair. Blair could only be thankful that he wasn't naked.

"Blair? Where are you?" Chuck asked. Then he opened his eyes and focussed on the scene below. He flushed red, and Blair was sending him daggers.

Serena couldn't form words. She was in shock at finding her soon to be stepbrother half naked at her best friends house, especially because her best friend still had a boyfriend.

"Serena..." Chuck began, trying to think of an excuse. "This isn't what it looks like."

"I..." Serena was still too shocked to speak.

"Actually, Serena, it's exactly what it looks like." Blair sighed. She had the decency to look ashamed for what she and Chuck had done, because she felt bad about hurting Nate, but secretly she was really starting to fall for Chuck.

"Blair... What about Nate?" Serena was worried that this would hurt Nate.

"I'm going to tell him Serena, just not yet... Can you please not tell him?" Blair's voice was pleading; something that was rarely evident in her tone.

Serena was really fighting a battle in her head over what to do. She really liked Chuck; but she felt a lot of anger towards him for what he and Blair were doing to Nate. She couldn't believe Blair had let herself get caught up in Chuck, especially after she'd warned her about him earlier in the week. Serena could see something in Blair's eyes when she looked at Chuck, something that used to be there when she looked at Nate, and she felt a bit of hope. Perhaps their feelings are real; perhaps this isn't intentionally hurtful towards Nate.

Serena glanced up once more at Chuck, who was currently really interested on something on the floor, and then she looked at Blair again, whose gaze was also silently pleading with her. Serena didn't know what else to do; she just nodded and left without saying another word. When she had left, Blair and Chuck both let out a sigh of relief, before Blair retrieved the food from the kitchen and rejoined Chuck upstairs. They had been caught, and now Serena knew their secret. It's only a matter of time before Nate finds out now.

Spotted: S entering the Waldorf Penthouse - then leaving 5 minutes after. What's the matter S? Fallen out with our Queen? Perhaps it could be the fact that C was there - we hear he didn't leave until 9pm...
XOXO - Gossip Girl