The bell rang for recess and as Blair emerged from the Constance building she eyed Chuck sitting alone at a table his scarf flying wildly in the wind, while Nate sat on the opposite side of the quad surrounded by his friends from the lacrosse team. She sighed and made her way towards Chuck.
"Why so sad?" she said before adding, 'boyfriend' to the end of her question.
He had been so consumed in his own thoughts that he hadn't noticed her coming, a rarity for Chuck.
He looked up and with a sneaky smile said, "My girlfriend won't have sex with me."
"Ha-ha Chuck," she retorted before sliding into the seat next to him.
"Well while I may be failing to extinguish your ever existent sexual appetite, I can help to sustain your appetite," she smiled, "Dorota went all sixties on my and baked brownies," she paused, "and no they are not laced with hash."
Sliding his hand under the table and up her thigh he smirked and said, "And I always thought the secret ingredient was love."
She rolled her eyes dramatically before hesitating, "look Chuck I am sorry that I have come between you and Nate – I just didn't think how this might affect your friendship and ugh," he raised an eyebrow at her, "thank-you for doing this for me."
He smiled.
"I can take my repayment in instalments," he replied.
"Consider the limo home from school your first."
Blair looked at him questioningly but he merely picked up his bag and said, "I'll see you then," before heading towards the building.
Blair stared after him cursing herself for falling victim to one of his traps yet again.
"You just can't help yourself," she whispered before hearing Serena's voice behind her.
"What B? I thought we were over Nate and I especially now that you are with err," she shuddered, "chuck."
"Huh, oh I wasn't talking about that, I didn't even know you were here, I was just ... thinking out loud."
"Mmm if you say so."
Snapping back to reality she turned to face Serena before insisting what she said had nothing to do with their friendship.
"Then what is it B?"
Blair looked at her guiltily, "The other night, Chuck and I, that wasn't the first time."
Serena gasped.
"What are you saying Blair? You and Chuck whoa wait a minute - so you lost your virginity to him?
Blair nodded.
"I'd been sleeping with him for a while, since before my birthday, I couldn't help myself I don't know what came over me," she said tears welling in her eyes, "And now I've ruined everything!"
"OH B no you haven't!"
"Yes I have, Chuck and Nate aren't talking, Nate and I aren't even making eye contact, you and Nate were already in a precarious position because of me and Chuck and I are well... in faux relationship because, God I don't even know why! S, we've all been best friends forever and now look what I've done we can't even exist in the same courtyard let alone an enclosed space."
"It'll be alright B, I promise, meet me after school and we can hang out forget about all this," Serena said reassuringly wrapping her in a bear hug.
Blair smiled into her shoulder than spotted a limo driving past.
"Sorry S, I can't today, I have this thing," she paused, "raincheck?"
Serena shrugged her blonde hair blowing in the wind, "whenever you want to do something I'm there."
"Tomorrow after school, I promise," Blair replied with devious look, "it'll be just like old times,"