Blair's party was off to an outstanding start. The champagne was flowing. The music was throbbing. Bodies were everywhere on the dance floor. And Blair Waldorf was miserable. She hid it well though, cloaked in a little black dress by Zac Posen and with a perfectly painted face. Blair spotted Lita as soon as she entered the party. Her friend always stood out. Lita was dressed in an incredibly enticing gold slip dress that complemented her honey brown skin and her tight curls had been straightened and was resting down the middle of her bare back.
Blair met her with a glass of champagne. "For a minute, I thought you weren't coming."
Lita gave her a kiss on the cheek and accepted the glass. "I wouldn't miss your party, B."
"Where's Chuck?" Blair asked.
"He couldn't make it." Lita gave an apologetic smile. "But he sends his apologies."
"I'm sure." Blair led the way to the VIP lounge area that had been set up. "Is he with Nate?"
Lita considered lying but decided against it. "Yeah, I think so. I'm sorry B."
"Don't be sorry." Blair waived her hand. "I shouldn't be surprised I guess. I kept thinking Nate would make some sort of grand gesture, you know, showing up and begging for forgiveness but…nothing."
Lita put a hand on Blair's arm. "He probably wants to give yous some space and you know, that's probably a really good thing right now. You both have a lot of things to think over. I know you and Nate go really far back but you don't have to be with him B, it's a choice and it's yours to make."
Blair rolled her eyes. "God, you're really into this love stuff, aren't you?"
Lita shrugged in confusion. "I just hate the idea of you not enjoying yourself because you're worried about what Nate's doing. Let's have fun- if it's meant to be, it's meant to be and you two will work it out."
Blair sipped her own champagne quickly. "Like you and the magically reformed, Chuck Bass?"
Lita was starting to feel weird about the conversation. "B, are you mad at me or something?"
"I'm not mad." Blair shook her head. "I just don't buy all this forgiveness and destiny shit. You and I have completely different ways of thinking about things. Personally, I could never forgive Chuck for doing the things that he's done. You know after you two broke up, he-"
"Stop Blair." Lita interrupted her friend. "I don't want to hear about it."
"Why not?" Blair hated herself for being so cruel but she couldn't keep the words from coming out of her mouth. If she was going to be miserable, she didn't want to be alone. "L, honey, you know that I love you but have you ever considered the idea that you don't want to hear about the things that Chuck has done because you're scared? Scared that if you heard about the girls that he was with and the schemes that he was a part of that you wouldn't be able to trust him?"
"I trust Chuck." Lita insisted "But hearing about all of that stuff will only make me uncomfortable. But it won't change my opinion of Chuck. I love him."
"And I love Nate but that didn't stop him from sleeping with Serena."
"Chuck never cheated on me, Blair. I hooked up with people after we broke up and he's never made me feel guilty about that and I won't make him feel bad about the things that he's done."
"But what if you knew he had cheated when you were still together? Then what?" Blair pressed.
"He would never do that. Chuck might not be the most innocent person, Blair but contrary to what you think, he's not a cheater." Lita finished her glass and set it down. She stood up, ready to leave the party.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that, L." Blair smirked. "Call him up and ask him what happened the weekend before you two broke up."
"No." Lita shook her head. "I'm tired of these games, B. I'm sorry Nate slept with Serena but I refuse to sit around being miserable just to make you feel better. So please, just drop it." She started for the exit of the lounge. "I'll see you at brunch on Sunday."
Lita would have left the party too if she hadn't bumped right into Serena. "Are you leaving?" Serena asked taking a hold of Lita's arms to stabilize them both.
"Yeah." Lita couldn't hide the frustration from her voice. "What are you doing here?"
"Jenny convinced me to come." Serena gestured to the younger blond that was standing next to her.
Jenny stuck her hand out to introduce herself but Lita just smiled. "You're in my art class, your sketches are really great."
"Oh, I didn't think you'd know me." Jenny said then blushed. "This is my brother."
"Dan." The young man spoke up.
Lita laughed again. "I know, Dan Humphrey, you're our year and you've only gone to St. Jude's forever."
"Well," Dan chuckled. "We're not exactly in the same social circle."
"Right now, I'm not so sure I want to be in my social circle." Lita joked. "I think I've had enough of this party, Blair's in a terrible mood, just to warn you."
"Oh God." Serena groaned. "Yeah, this was probably a bad idea."
"Well I wouldn't mind leaving." Dan told them. "I mean, now that I can go home and write in my journal about how I finally got to go to one of Blair Waldorf's amazing parties."
"I'm sure Gossip Girl will be all over that story." Jenny elbowed her brother.
"Do you know of anything else that's going on tonight?" Serena asked. "What's Chuck up to?"
"I'm not sure actually." Lita pulled her phone out of her tiny clutch bag and sent him a text. "Where are you all coming from?"
"Jenny invited me to the Sapphire Lounge with some of her friends." Serena smiled at the other girl who beamed in return.
"Were you with them?" Lita asked Dan.
"Yeah," he made a face. "Why?"
"Not to be a weirdo but I read your stuff in the school's literary magazine and your commentary was just so witty and sarcastic, I have a hard time imagining you drinking 15 apple martini's on velvet couches. Especially after the piece you did last spring about the Upper East Side nightlife." Lita laughed as Dan's shocked face. "What, you don't think that I know how to read? Or did you think I couldn't understand your coded references?"
"You're funny." Dan laughed; he never thought that Lita Nadalia would have even known his name let alone have read any of his stories- or remembered them.
"Yeah, I've been told that before."Lita's phone chirped, signaling that Chuck had responded to her message. "Chuck says there's a party at Jackson Farber's apartment."
"Are you gonna go?" Serena asked her friend.
Lita shook her head. "I think I've had enough for the night, I think I'm just going to go relax. It's been a long week." Serena nodded knowingly.
"Alright, well, I'll call you tomorrow, okay?" The two girls hugged. "I'm really sorry L, you know I love you, right?" Serena said quietly to her friend.
Lita kissed her cheek affectionately. "I know and I love you too. And I've missed you, so yeah, call me tomorrow and we'll do lunch, okay?" Serena agreed.
"It was nice seeing you Humphreys." Lita surprised them both with hugs. "I'll see you all later." She walked to the street and decided not to hail a cab instead she would walk to The Palace and try to clear her mind in the process. Even though she'd joke around with Serena, Dan, and Jenny, Blair's words had really upset her.
L- mind if I come by now? B and I had a fight
C- sure. R u ok? Do you want me to come get you?
Lita smiled at his thoughtfulness. L- no, I'm not too far away, I'll c u soon!
Blair was wrong about Chuck. He would never betray her like that. Right?
SPOTTED: B wearing the Zac Posen dress that I've been coveting for months, so why'd she look so glum? Oh yeah… her boyfriend slept with her best friend. L looking fabulous in an ity bitty gold dress, the same one her mother wore on the cover of Elle? I think so! She made an early exit though but not before shocking us all by hugging not only S but J and her brother D. Hmm? What's going on here? A source says that L and D were chatting it up and hitting it off. Should C be worried? And where was he tonight? If I were L, I wouldn't let that boy out of my sight. S, J and D were later spotted standing outside contemplating where else to go. A passer-by heard them ask a cabbie if he'd drive to Brooklyn. Really S, Brooklyn? Hmm, when people would rather go to Brooklyn than stay at your party, you know you have a social crisis on your hands. Better be careful B.
Lita was not surprised to find Nate in Chuck's suite when she arrived. It was clear from the state of the mess in the room that they had spent the night drinking beers, eating pizza, and watching crappy television. She laughed to herself wondering what Gossip Girl would say if she could see how normal the boys could be.
"Hey." Chuck greeted her at the door with a kiss. And an appreciate groan when he saw her outfit "Are you sure you're okay?"
"I will be." Lita rested her head against his chest for a moment, allowing herself to breathe in his comforting scent.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Chuck asked awkwardly. He was trying to be better about things like feelings and emotions but it still wasn't completely natural to him yet.
"Maybe later, baby." Lita grinned and walked past him into the room. "Hey Nate."
It was the first time that she had spoken to him since hearing about what he had done with Serena. "Hey, L." Nate said tentatively. "How are you?"
Lita decided not to give him a hard time and just answered him truthfully. "I'm tired, it's been such an exhausting week."
"Yeah, I know." Nate gave her a small smile and offered her a beer, which she accepted. Lita wanted to be angrier with her friend but she also knew what type of person Nate was. Yes he had cheated on Blair and that was terrible but it was a mistake. Nate was probably one of the most caring guys that she knew and she had noticed that lately he'd been feeling really overwhelmed with things in his life- she figured this had been the byproduct of that sense of frustration.
Chuck sat down next to Lita and put his arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer to his body. "We were just getting ready to watch a movie, do you want to watch with us or are you too tired?"
"No a movie sounds perfect." Lita kissed his shoulder. Sitting there with Chuck and Nate was helping her to feel more normal and a movie just might help her forget all the hurtful things that Blair had said.
Lita woke two hours later just as Nate was closing the door of the suite behind him. "Did I fall asleep?" She asked in confusion.
Chuck laughed and kissed her forehead. "Yeah, you fell asleep."
"Sorry." Lita yawned and sat up straight. "Was the movie good?"
Chuck shrugged in response. Truthfully he hadn't seen most of the film; he'd been too busy thinking about the beautiful girl curled up in his lap. "It was okay."
Lita looked at him and suddenly felt a burst of emotion come over her. She leaned into him and pressed a kiss to his mouth. Chuck eagerly accepted her kiss and pulled her closer to him so that she was straddling his lap.
A few moments later Lita pulled back to catch her breath. Chuck moved his mouth to her neck, sucking gently on the sensitive skin. "This is familiar."
"There's one difference." Lita moaned lightly as he found a sensitive spot.
"What's that?" Chuck asked, his hands were caressing her bare legs, inching her dress up higher.
"This time, I'm ready." Lita stared into his eyes to see if he understood her meaning. She saw the shock register on his face.
"A-are you sure?" For the first time in his life, Chuck Bass was hesitant to have sex.
Lita pressed her hips into his causing them both to moan. "Positive."
Thanks for reading! Just a warning the next chapter will be rated M.
Superdani- trust me I have a big surprise for the v.v. chapter
