Serena couldn't believe how annoying Blair was being. She would have a daily lunch date with Nate and whenever Nate brought up inviting Serena she would make up an excuse as to why Serena couldn't make it.
"Where did you guys go?"
Nate replied.
"What did you guys do?"
Nate replied again.
"Did you guys go anywhere else after that? What else happened?"
Nate gave her a concerned look. "What's with all the questions?"
Serena knew she was asking a lot of questions but she wanted to know what Blair was up to. She looked at Nate and shook her head. "Nothing." She couldn't help but feel a sharp sting of jealousy.
Nate slipped his shoes off and jumped in bed with Serena. He pulled the cover over them and started kissing her neck softly.
Serena couldn't stop thinking about Blair. She pushed him away from her firmly and then pulled the cover away. She frowned and crossed her arms over her chest. "I'm not in the mood."
…
"Seriously, I can't even touch her. She's always in a bad mood. I always say the wrong thing. " Nate took the last bite of his waffle.
Blair was annoyed with all the Serena talk. She took a bite of her food.
"What should I do?"
"Maybe she's having second thoughts. Maybe she's not over Carter. You guys did jump right in. Maybe she just needs to be single for a while, you should give her space."
"Did she tell you that?"
Blair shrugged. "Maybe. I promised I wouldn't tell you."
Nate let out a frustrated sigh. "I don't think I could let her go, not again."
"You'd be fine without her, Nate."
Nate frowned at Blair. "Let's talk about something else."
…
Serena gave Nate a small smile when he walked into her room. He went over to her and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
Serena missed Nate so much. Blair was poisoning their relationship. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him deeply.
Nate kissed her back and pulled away. He was surprised she was acting this way. He sat on her bed and pulled her onto his lap. She smiled and planted soft kisses on his cheek. "How's your day been?"
He smiled at how warm her lips felt against his skin. "Good. I had breakfast with Blair and then we watched a movie. And then I came here, that's it."
Serena tensed up and got off him. She walked to the other side of the room and looked out her window.
Nate had no idea what happened. One second she was warm and cuddling against him and the next she was cold and distant. He walked over and put a hand on her shoulder.
She shrugged his hand off her. "Don't."
"You're mood swings are unbelievable. Have you been on your period for the last 2 weeks?"
She gave him a dirty look. "You're such an ass."
"Just tell me what's going on. Are you still not over Carter? Is that what this is about? Did we move too fast? I thought we were on the same page."
"Wbat? Is that what Blair told you?"
"She told me what is obvious."
She couldn't believe it. Her worst nightmare was coming true. She was losing Nate, and Blair was taking him away from her.
"This has nothing to do with Carter!"
"Then what? Please tell me. Serena, we're falling apart."
She buried her face in her hands and sobbed into them. She didn't know what to do. She knew very well that her relationship with Nate was falling apart before her eyes and that hurt her more than anything.
Nate walked over to her. "Serena…"
She wrapped her arms around him tightly. "I don't want to lose you."
…
"I give up. You win. What do you want?"
Blair looked up at Serena. "Well hello there."
"Didn't you hear me? What do you want from me?"
"I want Nate. For me."
Serena shook his head. "Blair, enough! I'm tired of all your games."
Blair was pretty pleased with herself. She'd made sure that Serena's life was hell these past few weeks. She smiled at her. "Open your eyes! He's miserable with you. I'm just getting started. So buckle up, S."
Serena looked at her. "I'm not playing nice anymore, B. Nate is mine. You better back off. This is the last time I'm telling you."
Serena walked out of Blair's penthouse and went to meet Nate for lunch. She kissed him softly when she saw him.
He smiled at her. "Hey."
After their huge fight a couple of nights ago Serena had been trying as hard as she could to plaster on a smile for Nate. She knew that he saw through her façade, he knew her too well to fall for it.
She reached for his hand. "Let's go to the Hamptons tonight."
He looked at her. Maybe that's what they needed to get past this bump in their relationship. "That's a great idea."
…
Serena couldn't believe she hadn't thought of going away before. They had a picnic on a beach and Serena lay back in the sand, she was stuffed. She looked over at Nate watching her. She smiled at him, "What?"
Nate shook his head. "I just missed you."
She looked down. Everything had been so messed up between them. She leaned over and pressed her lips against his.
He kissed her back slowly, enjoying every second of it. Serena moved from his lips to his cheek and down his neck. He cradled her body against his. "I love you."
She jumped off the sand. "Let's go inside." She grabbed all the plates and leftovers and stuffed them in the basket. Nate balled up the blanket and ran after her. Serena ran into the kitchen and tossed the basket on the counter and Nate just dropped the blanket on the floor.
Nate smiled and stripped down to his underwear, they hadn't done this in a while and he wasn't going to waste any time. Serena giggled and did the same. She pressed her body against his and pinned him back against the wall. She crushed her lips against his and he kissed her back just as passionately and led her to the living room. She pushed him back against the couch and climbed on him. Her hands rested on his perfectly defined abs then up to his strong arms. With one quick move Nate unhooked her bra and threw it to the side. He kissed her neck and chest and rolled over on top of her to kiss her stomach. He pulled off her underwear and she reached over to pull his off too.
She whispered softly in his ear and he couldn't wait any longer. She bit her bottom lip hard when he entered her and their bodies moved as one. She felt her body tighten until she lost complete control.
She pressed her lips against his softly when they were done. And he hugged her tightly against his chest. "Round two?"
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Serena woke up sweaty and she looked over to see Nate's body glistening with sweat next to her. They had burned a lot of calories the night before, back to back to back to back. She kissed his back softly and then his arms and his neck until he woke up.
He opened one eye and smiled at her. He lazily rolled over on top of her. He knew she hated when he did that. Serena giggled and punched him soft on the side. "Get off! You're sweaty, ew."
He laughed and rolled off her. "So last night was…wow."
Serena smiled and rolled off the bed. "My legs are so sore. Let's go shower."
Nate followed Serena into the shower. "I'm starving."
Serena came out of the shower and put on one of Nate's long sleeved dress shirts. He loved when she did that. She joined Nate downstairs.
He walked in the kitchen and hugged her tightly. "You are so hot." He kissed her cheek and opened the fridge.
Serena smiled at him. "Here's pancake mix." He gave her a confused look. "We're gonna cook these ourselves."
Nate's stomach hurt from laughing so hard. An hour later Serena and him managed to make a five pancakes. "Aren't they supposed to be round?"
Serena laughed. "You made that one! They all look like big blobs. Look, syrup!" She sat on the counter and ate her pancakes.
Nate stood across from her and did the same. "They're actually not that bad." He ate until he was full and waited for Serena to do the same.
"I am never going to be a housewife."
Nate smiled at her. "That's okay. We can hire a chef."
Serena smiled at him. Nate thought about marrying her. She felt like her heart was going to beat out of her chest. She grabbed his hand and placed it over her chest. She looked at him, "You feel that?"
He nodded. Her heart was beating like crazy.
"You do that to me."
He grabbed her hand and put it over his chest for her to feel his heart. "I love you so much. Why are you crying?" He panicked when he saw tears in her eyes.
She smiled and shook her head. "They're happy tears. These past days have just been so perfect. I'm so happy we're being us again."
She kissed her head and hugged her tightly. "I know. Me too, baby."
…
Serena lay out next to the pool to work on her tan. Nate jumped in the pool with a cannonball so that he could purposefully splash her.
Serena jumped up when she felt the water. "Nate!" She giggled and ran to the edge.
"Come in." Nate splashed some more water at her.
"No!" She giggled. "Stop."
"Come on. Please." He looked at her and pouted.
She took off her sunglasses and dived in. Nate swam toward her and she swam away. "You can't catch me." She remembered playing this same game with him 10 years ago.
Nate gave her a smirk and did the same thing he did all those years ago. He went underwater like a shark and swam until he grabbed Serena's legs and pulled her underwater. He went back up to catch his breath and Serena giggled and caught her breath too. She wrapped her legs around his waist and kissed him deeply.
"Hey guys!"
Serena turned around to see Blair waving at them. She looked angrily at Nate. "You told her we were here?"
He shrugged. "I didn't think she'd come. Come on, be nice."
She pulled away from him and climbed out of the pool. She wrapped herself in a towel and went back inside.
Blair shrugged and smiled at Nate. "Are you gonna be there much longer? I'm hungry."
Nate came out of the shower to find a freshly showered Serena getting dressed. He kissed her back softly.
She pulled away from him. "Let's just go eat."
He rolled his eyes. "Here we go again."
She pulled her dress on angrily. "It was supposed to be you and me. What the hell is she doing here?"
"I know it was. But we can't just kick her out!"
"I wanna go home."
"Seriously? We've been here two days."
"I'm leaving after dinner. With or without you."