The next morning, Blair opened her eyes and realized instantly that she wasn't in her own bed. The events of the night before came back to her, and she sat up in a panic. She quickly got out of bed and began gathering her clothing as her stirring caused Chuck to wake up. When he saw her getting dressed he was immediately wide awake and he reached out stop her, "Whoa, Waldorf. Where are you going?"

"I have to get home, Chuck. I shouldn't have stayed here. Nate will be wondering where I am." Blair said with fear in her voice, "Shit, shit, shit." She muttered to herself as she searched for her shoes.

Seeing her fear, Chuck got out of bed and slipped on his boxers as he spoke to her, "Look, Blair, I'll go with you. I don't want you to face him alone, especially if he's going to be angry. Plus, I want to give that little bastard a piece of my mind."

"No, Chuck, not now. And anyway, he's probably at the office, so it would be pointless for you to come." She reasoned with him.

He stared at her seriously as he responded, "You can't just go back to him like nothing happened. You can't keep letting him get away with what he does to you."

Blair sighed as she put on her shoes and looked at him, "I know. I just-, I can't deal with it right now, okay? I need to get home. I'll call you later, alright?"

Chuck frowned, but he leaned forward and kissed her forehead gently, "Okay." He said as he let her go.

Blair smiled softly before she turned and walked out the door.

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Blair arrived back at her and Nate's apartment and was shocked and frightened when she saw Nate lounging on the couch in the sitting room.

"Nate!" She exclaimed, "What are you doing home? I thought you'd be at work by now."

"I took the day off." Nate said darkly.

Blair was a little frightened by his tone as she responded, "Oh."

"I called Serena when you didn't come home." He continued, "She told me you two never had plans last night. She said she hadn't seen you since last weekend."

Blair held up her hands and backed away as he came closer to her, "Nate, I can explain."

"There's no need to explain. I know where you were, you dirty whore. You're having an affair, aren't you? Aren't you!?" He yelled as he grabbed her arms and shook her roughly.

"No!" She said, trying anything to calm him. "Please Nate, I would never-"

"Don't lie to me!" He roared as he slapped her across the face, knocking her to the ground. "Why, Blair? Why do you have to be such a slut? What do I have to do to make you appreciate all I've done for you?" He asked as he stepped towards her and kicked her a few times.

Blair whimpered as she curled into a ball, bracing herself for the pain that was sure to come.

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Later that night, Chuck heard a knock on his door. He had been sitting at home all day, waiting to hear from Blair, so at the first sound, he jumped up from his seat to answer. He opened the door to find Blair standing there with huge, fresh bruises covering her face and tears streaming silently down her cheeks.

Chuck took one look at her and before she could even say anything he muttered lowly, "That son of a bitch," as he pulled her to him and held her tightly while she finally broke down and cried.

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A/N: I know this chapter is short, but the next chapter is pretty long, and the drama is really starting to unfold now. Please keep reading and reviewing, I greatly appreciate it!