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The update is here, sorry if it took me a while. Anyhow I was wondering if anyone is still actually reading this. Do you like where it's going or should I stop? Just wondering. And also, some of you are looking forward to the Dan and Blair part of this story, it will come as promised but don't forget that this is a Nair story after all, so both of Nair and Dair fans will be pleased. As for Chair fans, sorry, nothing to do here, but please, feel free to be objective and tell me what you think. So whether you're a Nair, Dair, Chair, Serenate or any other shipper please leave a review telling me if you'd like some more NB or DB happening in this story, do you like it the way it is now or should I make some new alterations? Thanks for making time to read this, now for the story.

I do not own any characters or songs used; just the ideas belong to me

''Serena'' he yelled out, no answer ''Serena''

''What?'' she hissed back, emerging in his room ''

''What do you know about Blair Waldorf?'' he shot right out, Serena raised an eyebrow

''Why?'' she asked suddenly amused

''No reason….I mean you left your computer here and…'' was he blushing? Oh God. It hit her

''You like her?'' she asked sensing his distress immediately

''What? No. I was just curious'' he blabbered, refusing to look her right in the eyes

''Umhm'' she wasn't convinced. Who did he think she was? He couldn't pass a lie by her for nothing. All those years of experience and scheming came in handy this time. She took her Mac and left his room, already on the finishing points of going through her plan

''Why?'' she wasn't giving up ''Are you meaning to tell me you were just starring at her picture acting all more stupid than usual and blushing hearing her name, for nothing?''

''I wasn't blushing and for that matter the only one being stupid is you, just leave it Serena'' he got angry and pulled a pillow over his head

''So there is something, well you leave me no choice but to figure it out myself'' she threatened

''Fine'' he shouted emerging from under his pillow ''I ran into her today in the library and then we had coffee and she left and it's frustrating. Is that what you wanted to hear?'' it was even more. Blair Waldorf, the perfect one, sipping coffee with her Brooklyn step brother alone? Does Nate know? Well he will

''Here in New York we use a calm tone whilst talking to people and we don't spit in their face'' she made a bitchy comment and turned to leave

''Get the hell out'' he muttered covering his face with a pillow one more time

''You're showing your finesse at its best today Humphrey, aren't you?''

''What's with the smile? I thought you were mourning over losing Nate freaking Archibald'' Penelope muttered, un amused

''Not anymore….but….I know who soon could be''

It was Thursday, and she couldn't hate the day more, specifically this one. Not only that she didn't share any classes with Nate like on usual Thursday, this one he wasn't even here, he was at some lacrosse competition with his team, so she couldn't even see him today.

So she was sitting there, trying to pay attention to algebra or whatever, but not really. She only ever thought of Nate for that matter. She should be more careful though. Last week she got in to trouble for accidentally writing Blair Archibald on the top of her paper, the teacher thought she was trying to cheat, and she didn't feel like explaining in front of the whole class of how she can't get her mind of her boyfriend and thinks of him nonstop, so she just let it pass.

She wasn't the only one with that problem. Nate got kicked out of English class for texting Blair during the entire time. Explaining the professor of how she's the one who gives him inspiration and helps him write better essays didn't work also.

She smiled at the thought of him and realized just how much she missed him already.

Her day has been one of the most boring ones so far, just then she realized how boring her life all together was before Nate. She dragged herself over the school yard trying to find a peaceful spot to spend her lunch break at. She just wanted the time to herself and didn't feel like fighting of a group of her " new formed minions". The only normal person she met and actually liked at this school, besides Nate of course, was Vanessa. The girl seemed down to earth and nice, unlike other stuck up bitches at this school.

Vanessa didn't care about money or dressing up like a Barbie, and still maintained interesting and magnetic to people. Her and Blair shared the same views on life and it was nice to spend time with someone like that.

But Vanessa was nowhere around right now, so she was left all by her lonesome.

She sat on the bench near St Jude and checked her phone. She put it away and decided to just enjoy the day. It was beautiful outside. The rain was finally gone and it started to look more like spring. She inhaled the most of the NY air she could manage, and got determined to turn this day around. She would walk around a little, listen to those two lessons she has left, go home and go shopping with Robin and hopefully by 7 Nate would be here and they would go to their favorite spot in the central park and…well… there would be an amazing make out session. It was a perfect plan.

''Blair?'' she was lightly startled by someone behind her. She turned her head slightly to the right and frowned a bit in surprise

''Dan?'' she smiled ''What are you doing here?''

He shifter a bit and ran his fingers through his curly hair ''I go to this school too you know?'' he smiled ''-and for the record, you stole my spot'' he pointed to the bench

He was a little relieved she was alone, and well curious, it was weird seeing her without that Nate guy. He tried to catch her alone for some time this week but she was always with him. so he just decided to forget about it. Only now, seeing her alone, he couldn't resist

''So where's your boyfriend?'' he asked a little unease, she did look kind of sad. He hated himself a bit for immediately hoping they had a fight or even broke up. That was so not Dan, he was always the moral guy, but this girl made him forget about that.

''He has a lacrosse competition going on, he's not present now'' she said looking up at him. She could swear she saw his face fell a bit. No, she was probably imagining, or did she only see what she wanted to. Was it possible that she wanted him to be jealous? And why? ''So, yeah''

He nodded and shifted one more time

''Well I don't want to hog your bench'' she said and begin to collect her stuff

''No…wait, it's a pretty big bench. I think we can both hog it'' he said and smiled, she laughed a bit and his heart fluttered

''Fine'' she said and put her purse back down, much to Dan's distaste she put it right between them, like she was trying to create a barrier

''So what are you up to today?'' he asked her curious

''I don't know, probably just walk around a bit and that stuff'' she knew exactly what she wanted to do, but it wasn't that appropriate to talk about making out with your boyfriend to the other guy

''What? You seen lost now that Nate's not here'' he said with just a pinch of bitterness

Blair raised her eyebrows ''Excuse me?''

''Sorry, I didn't mean it in a bad way, it's just that it seems like you're spending all of your time with him, and when he's gone you're a little desperate, don't you think''

This conversation was getting kind of weird

''Are you saying I depend on my boyfriend?'' she asked cautiously, monotone. He didn't answer, he just frowned a bit and raised an eyebrow at her

''I do not'' she raised her voice a bit, sounding like a little girl, pissed she didn't get the dolly she wanted for Christmas. He just laughed at her defense and shook his head

''It's true, Nate and I don't depend on each other, not the clingy way. We just care, okay'' she said and crossed her arms at her chest kind of pissed

''I'm sorry I shouldn't have said anything'' he said and smiled apologetically, he put his arm behind her back, resting it on the bench. Sure it was not intentional but to someone it might look like his arm was around her, Blair didn't like the idea of that happening, let alone Nate finding out some guy was putting the moves on her, although he was just doing an innocent gesture. Then again, maybe it wasn't that innocent.

Serena grinned to herself, satisfied that her random going out to the local bakery turned to something oh so much more interesting. Sneaky little Dan, and there she thought he was the innocent one. She quickly snapped one more picture of her bellowed stepbrother and Nate's bellowed girlfriend on the bench. She had a wild urge to press send and make Nate jealous as hell but she stopped herself. She would simply have to be patient some more. She was sure Dan would hook things up even more and make this job easier on her.

''I should go'' she stood up immediately as he placed his arm "around" her.

''Oh no….I mean I wasn't'' he removed his hand and looked at her innocently and nervously all at once, he really had no intention to make it out like it did

''I know….I just…I have to go'' she said and left

''Blair…I'm…..a moron'' he muttered the last part to himself and hit his head against his palm, realizing what a fool he just made himself look in front of her.

''I'm on my way'' she whispered sexily in the phone, getting her Loubutins on ''You know it's a good thing you won….cause now you get your special prize'' she added

''Oh really?'' he replied just as playfully ''And what would that be?''

''You're gonna have to wait and see'' she teased and hung up

''Mom, I'm going out'' she shouted getting out

''Don't stay out late''

''Yeah, yeah'' she got out, she was greeted by the cold New York air, it was incredible how weather changes in just hours. She tied her coat tighter and started walking faster, anxious to finally see Nate

She was already there when a mop of blinding blond hair wrapping her arms around Nate stopped her. What the actual fuck? A little weight was lifted from her heart when she saw Nate clearly pushing her away, still, he laughed at something she said. She thought they weren't even talking. And then she forgot that she was the one practically sneaking around with another guy, it was just coffee though, nothing like that hug a minute before. She took cover behind a pretty wide pine and watched their exchange cautiously

''Serena?'' he was thrown by her presence and her hug. He pushed her away lightly. What the hell? Why was she hugging him? why was she even here?

''What are you doing here?'' he asked smiling a bit, he was trying to be nice, he hoped he could just get rid of her easier this way so he just smiled to another pointless thing she said.

''Well we are friends now, is that so weird?'' she said bubbly

He just raised an eyebrow and looked at her a little uncertain ''Yeah, well listen I should go'' and where the hell to? He should be meeting Blair here, in like a minute.

''Oh well I have to go anyways, it was nice seeing you though'' she said and smiled a fake considerate smile

''Sure'' anything to make her go away, anything. He was getting desperate

''Bye'' she waved and finally headed to another direction. He was relieved. Blair finally got back on the road and started messing with her hair approaching him. She just wanted a distraction.

He smiled widely seeing her and hugged her tightly, kissing her.

She decided to push what have just happened a moment ago and pretend it didn't.

She smiled at him, although inside she was burning with jealousy.

''I'm so glad I finally got to see you'' he breathed out, gently caressing her cheek ''I really missed you today''

''I missed you too'' she really did, but just like she couldn't put Nate of her mind the whole day, now…she couldn't put Nate and Serena off of it.

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