It had been nearly 13 weeks since Dan had seen Blair last. She was now just under half way through her pregnancy. Blair had managed to avoid the one person who was making her life stressful and got on with everyday life. Blair had rang Dan a few times but the conversations always fell short and became awkward. Dan was still angry at Blair but Blair wanted to work things out. Blair was becoming accustomed to the single life now, though her mother objected everyday to it. Eleanor continuosly told Bloair that she is getting bigger now so she will need her husband by her side. Everyone on the Upper East Side knew about Dan and Blair's seperation and Blair baby bump that had become visible over the past 2 months. Blair brushed it off though. She didn't care what her mother thought or the rest of Manhattan; it was her life after all

Blair had started to realise when she turned 3 months pregnant that Dan was probably not going to forgive her and whether the baby was his or not, she would most likely be raising her baby as a single mother. Blair didn't need anyone though. She was strong and independent woman. She was a Waldorf after all.

Blair's pregnancy was running smoothly. Dorota made sure Blair had a good healthy breakfast and food for throughout the day. Dorota also made sure that Blair was loaded up with prenatal vitamins so she would grow a big healthy Niemowle. Blair had been attending regular check ups to make sure everything was fine with her and the baby. Blair normally attended these alone but her mother and Dorota had been to some. She had been collecting the sonograms of her baby and placing them in a baby book which she had started to fill out to keep her occupied. Blair sat in the waiting room of her doctors. Today she was finding out the sex of the baby. It was supposed to be an exciting time which should have been shared with the baby's father, should have been shared with Dan. Nobody was with her today to support her but it wasn't the first time she had gone through a pregnancy without the support of the father. Blair was happy she would find out the gender of the baby. She wanted to start decorating and buying little dresses or soccer kits for her unborn child. Blair hoped for a little girl. All of Blairs life when she used to plan her children with Nate, she had wanted a little girl first. She wanted a little girl who was carbon copy of her and son who was exactly like his Daddy. Blair wanted a daughter to do the things with her which she had never done with her own mother. Even though Blair was closer to her mother now, she still felt neglected throughout her childhood. Blair wanted her little girl to be exactly like her, just like Blair was like her own mother. Blairs thoughts wandered to her own little girl she never got to see grow up. Blair thought about Grace every day. Her little girl would be 5 now coming up to her 6th birthday. She would be in 1st grade now. Blair wanted another little girl. Not to replace the one she lost because no one could ever replace her, but so she could experience raising a little girl. Blair decided in that split second that if her baby turned out to be a little girl then her middle name would be Grace after her older sister who would forever be in Blair's heart.

"Mrs Humphrey, you are allowed to go through now" Blair gathered her bag and coat and walked towards her OBGYN's room.

Dan looked at his phone waiting for a reply while he sat in a coffee shop near central park. Dan had just text Blair.

Hope everything is ok.

Jenny told me you were finding out the sex today,

Text me once you find out.

Dan

Dan played with the rim of his mug. He had a lot on his mind lately. Not only had his publisher told him that he needed to start writing a second book due to the popular demand from the female audience, he had a pregnant wife with an unknown baby daddy and a 5 year old that demanded every ounce of his attention when she was around him. Dan had really got into the swing of being a father. He actually felt like a proper father now. Scarlett always spent her weekends with him and he loved bonding and taking his little girl to all his favourite places. He had gotten to know everything about his daughter now. The bits Scarlett couldn't remember Serena had filled him in on. Serena had told Dan every last detail about their daughter. He had been shown tonnes of photographs, sonograms and videos plus pictures she had drawn and old items of baby clothing, teddies and blanket. Serena had given Dan Scarlett's baby book. The book had really touched him. It started with a sonogram and a footprint on the front page. It was Scarlett's first sonogram. Dan had removed the photo trying to get a better a look at what he was looking at. The thing that affected him the most was the Baby Humphrey written across the top of the sonogram. He nearly cried thinking about how much he had missed in Scarlett's life. A couple of pages in were every one of Scarlett's sonograms. Serena had wrote in biro how far along each sonogram was. Next to each photo was a photo of Serena's stomach from a side view. Dan loved seeing how much Serena had grown as Scarlett got bigger. The last photo was of Scarlett in hospital and next to that was Serena holding Scarlett in the hospital bed. This made dan smile. The book was filled with everything, from Scarlett's first bath to Scarlett's 1st birthday. Dan was touched by the family tree part. Serena had stuck a photo of herself and dan. Serena was getting a piggy back ride on Dan's back in a white bikini, clinging for dear life with her arms wrapped around his bare chest. Dan and Serena had huge grins on their faces. It was the summer before college and they had spent the summer in the Hampton's with Chuck, Blair, Nate and Jenny and were on the beach. Serena had filled out all of Dan's family information. It kind of surprised him that Serena knew him so well. She knew all his likes and dislikes and all his family information to put on Scarlett's family free. She even knew things such as his cousins from California on his mom's side that he hadn't seen since he was 12 and rarely spoke about. The next page had messages from the parents and Serena had filled out both the mother and father section. She had stuck a photo of Dan with a goofy grin on his face at an NYU football game. Dan had war paint on his face after being attacked by Serena with it. Dan smiled at the message below. He knew how much Serena had struggled.

To my darling baby girl Scarlett. I may not be around all your life; I may not even be around at all. But either way the love I have for you will never fade. You are my beautiful little girl and whatever happens I will always love you no matter what, even if I have never met you that love will always be there. There is always a place in my heart for you. It was mommy's choice to stay away and it wasn't because she didn't think that I would be a good daddy because I can tell you now little girly, you have the best father that ever walked this planet. Maybe one day, you will be able to sit down with your daddy and read this with him because he will know that it's true. But for now I will be your daddy. Love you always…. Mommy (Your temporary Daddy)

Dan was so glad that he had been able to meet his daughter. He couldn't imagine his

life without her now. She was his everything and more. Dan had wandered off in his thoughts and hadn't noticed a leggy blonde approaching him.

"Hey Dan" Serena plopped herself on the chair opposite him. She still turned heads wherever she went. She was flawless.

"Hi, do you want me to get you a coffee?" Dan asked placing his mug on the table.

"Please. I will have a mocha coconut Frappuccinothanks" Dan stood up and went to go and get Serena's order. Dan came back with her drink and two muffins in bags.

"here you go" Dan handed her one of the bags and the coffee. Serena peeked in the bag confused. Serena grinned.

"Is it?" Dan nodded.

"Yep, chocolate orange. Your favourite"

"Thank you" Serena broke a piece of muffin off and popped it in her mouth.

"So how have you been?" Serena asked between eating chunks of muffin.

"good I suppose. I have been pretty busy and stressed this week. My publisher wants another book and I haven't even had a chance to get any work done and especially at the weekends with Scarlett round. I have been cramming to get as much done possible this week because I know Scarlett wont allow me to do any on the weekend" Serena grinned at Dan.

"That's parenthood for you. No time for yourself but dan that is great. Your work is amazing you should be happy that everyone loves you so much. And as for Scarlett I will tell her that you have an important job so she needs to behave. Maybe she could spend one night at Rufus's instead of yours on the weekend…"

"No no no. I love having her at mine and family always comes before work anyway. Thanks by the way" Serena smiled at Dan. She loved how much of a great father he was and how much he loved their daughter.

"Your welcome. Your work is great though" Dan smiled at the compliment. Serena has always been his biggest fan.

"So I heard some terrible news from Scarlett the other day" Serena looked up from her coffee confused.

"Oh yeah?"

"She told me she was really excited because her Nana had told her that Uncle Chuck was coming back to town" Dan frowned a little. It often confused him why his daughter loved Chuck so much.

"Yeah he is. He stayed in New York for a month when I came back because Bart made him but he had to go back to LA to tie up some deals. But Bart made him come back a couple of weeks ago for some Huge Bass Industries meeting about the new changes. Anyway the knew change was that Bart wants to spend less time at work so Chuck is taking on more responsibility at Bass industries so Bart wants him in New York so he is close and Bart can still overrule decisions Chuck makes without having to fly out to LA. So he is moving back in 2 weeks after he has sorted out the LA office"

"great. I still don't get why Scarlett's so obsessed with Chuck. She talks about Chuck like he is some saint or hero" dan could never understand why Scarlett loved Chuck so much. He was an arse. He left his pregnant girlfriend in New York while he left with his pregnant stepsister. It just didn't make any sense how he helped Serena look after someone else's baby but couldn't care for his own child.

"well he is her uncle Chuck and yeah he is an arse like 98% of the time but the 2% he isn't, is when he is with Scarlett. He really loves her and I never thought Chuck Bass would be able to love someone as much as he loves Scarlett but he does. He has been with her from day one. And he has helped me out so much. I never thought I would see the day when Chuck was cradling a newborn with nursing blanket thrown over his shoulder trying to settle her so I could get some rest and sleep. He always helped look after her when I couldn't so she loves him for being there and being fun uncle Chuck who has spoiled her rotten since day one" Serena smiled.

"Oh and speaking of people changing. I heard Blair is finding out the sex of the baby today. Aren't you excited?" Serena knew that Dan was making a mistake avoiding Blair. He had already missed out on one Childs pregnancy so surely he didn't want to miss another. Serena was also concerned for Blair. She knew Blair too well and after losing one baby she must be petrified going through another pregnancy alone. Serena wanted Dan and Blair to just be happy.

"Yeah Jenny told me about it" Dan shrugged it off. He didn't want to get attached to find out it wasn't his baby.

"My Mom told me who was told by Eleanor. Apparently Eleanor was quizzing my mom about you and asking if you had picked up responsibility for your daughter which my mom put her straight. Eleanor is apparently fuming at you" Serena laughed.

"Great now I have the mother in law on my back. You know people think I am the bad guy for walking away from my pregnant wife but I bet nobody knows the reason why I have walked away. If they did they would understand. I bet Blair hasn't told her mother the truth. I bet she is making out she is the helpless one in the relationship" Dan was pissed off.

"Dan I know what Blair did was awful but people make mistakes. I should know have made plenty of them in my life. But if you could forgive me for leaving you without an explanation and keeping your daughter a secret for nearly 6 years then I know you can forgive Blair. She is your wife no matter what and the baby she is carrying has a 50% chance of being yours, do you really want to miss out on Blair's pregnancy? You weren't around for mine and I know how hard being pregnant is. She needs support and sure you may not forgive her at the moment but I think you should be there because if this baby is yours and you weren't there during the pregnancy you are going to kick yourself for being stupid" Dan thought about what Serena had said. She was right. He needed to be there for Blair whether this baby was his or not. He had been with Blair for every step of her first pregnancy and he knew for a fact that baby wasn't his so why was he avoiding her now when there was a chance this baby could be his. Dan took a swig from his coffee and looked up at the clock on the wall. Dan stood up.

"I'm sorry Serena. You are right. I need to be there for Blair no matter what. I need to go. I will call you later on tonight though" Dan picked up his bag and hugged Serena.

"Tell Scarlett I love her. See you later" And with that Dan was out of the coffee shop.

Serena looked at the chair that Dan had previously been sitting in. Was it wrong for her to feel jealous that he was running off to help another woman even though she had told him to? Serena shook her head. She did not have feelings for Dan Humphrey. She demanding herself to feel nothing towards Dan Humphrey.

I know people are going to hate me for making Serena send Dan back to Blair but it all has great signification.

Dan and Blair will not last for long at all so keep reading.

Please review and tell me what you think and if you have any ideas

DerenaGG

xoxo