HAPPY DAIR DAY!

I haven't seen the episode yet, but I'm passing time by writing. I hope you enjoy.

Chapter Eleven- The Art of the First Date

Sitting in her chair, Blair had begun to drown out the debate that had reached an all time high within the conference. Theories and pessimism filled the room as each respective employee at Waldorf voiced their opinions of Eleanor no longer being at the helm of the company. Calling the meeting, Blair had hoped that her mother's trusted employees would give her ease that the company would remain as her mother left it, but Blair found that opportunists were rearing their heads amongst the crowd. Tuning out the noise, Blair stared off at her pen as she just couldn't manage to play the role of leader, when she herself questioned what she was supposed to do. Blair knew that once her mother knew of her moves to remove her from her position, Eleanor would be furious because so much of her mother was Waldorf. Though Eleanor had claimed to be her normal self and even suggested the idea to come back to work, Blair knew that her mother's business days were coming to an end. Looking over at Justine trying to calm the angered voices, Blair shook her head in disbelief at how ridiculous this was becoming. Just as she let out a sigh of frustration, Blair was immediately approached by her secretary.

"You have a Mr. Twinkle Star waiting for you in your office" The secretary whispered in her ear while she did little to add to the noise of the debates.

"Mr. Twinkle Star?" Blair questioned in confusion

"I know, but he swears that's his name" The secretary quickly replied

"I can't…I have this, and then I have a meeting with Dennis after this. Mr. Twinkle will have to come back another day" Blair sighed as she massaged her head in frustration

"Well, he told me to give you this then" The secretary said as she handed over the pink note that had a written message on it.

"How I wonder what you are?" Blair read to herself in a bit of confusion

"I'm not a genius, but I think it's a reference to the lullaby" The secretary said as Blair thought to herself for a moment. Getting up from her seat in a quick instance, Blair made her way out of the conference room as she rushed to her office. Opening the door to her office, Blair was a bit taken a back to see Dan sitting at her desk with his feet kicked up. Looking on at his watch, Dan looked over at her with a smile from ear to ear.

"Two minutes, you clearly don't know me that well" Dan smiled as he took his feet off of her desk to walk over to give her a quick kiss and a hug.

"What are you doing here? I thought you had that big meeting with Alessandra and that film maker" Blair asked

"I did, and it went as well as to be expected" Dan smiled happily

"That's great. So are they going to turn this book into a screenplay?" Blair asked

"I'm hoping, but that's not why I'm here" Dan said

"And why are you here? Besides being a welcomed distraction to my day" Blair asked as she folded her arms

"What's going on with you?" Dan asked with a bit of concern

"We're discussing what to do with my mother. I have half the room that wants to keep her as a ghost CEO to lure in future business, then I have half that want to make a public separation to lure back business we've lost because of her…it's a big mess" Blair sighed

"And does she know about any of this? I mean I know that she's been eager to get back to work" Dan asked

"This isn't something I'm thrilled to tell her. I'm trying to avoid telling her until a definite decision is made. The board is lurking and I want to show a united front within the office before they insinuate their demands" Blair said

"I'm sorry that things are so bad, I thought you'd get more support than this from at least the long time employees that have worked with her" Dan told her

"Trust is rare, so I'm not too surprised" Blair replied "But I don't want to talk about me anymore, why'd you come Mr. Twinkle?" she asked as she tugged on his tie in a playful manner

"Well, I sort of find the timing to be good because you're having a crappy day, and I'm hoping this will cheer you up" Dan began to say

"Because me having a crappy day is a good thing" Blair replied sarcastically

"You know what I mean" Dan replied

"Yes, I do" Blair sighed "Just come out with it all ready Humphrey, I can only fend off the mob for a few more minutes" she said as she looked at her watch to check time

"Will you go out with me tonight?" Dan asked her as Blair looked at him with a bit of shock on her face

"As in movie date?" Blair questioned "….because I don't think you had to stop by the office for that, besides we do that all the time…" she began to ramble

"No as in date. You and me, nicely dressed, dinner and movie" Dan said

"As in date, date?" Blair asked before it finally hit her as to what he was alluding to "Oh, as in first date type of deal" she declared once she realized what he was talking about

"Yes, as in first date" Dan laughed "So what do you say? Are you gonna make me beg for this?" he asked

"What about Nicki? I mean who's going to watch him, Rufus and Lilly are out of town, and I don't exactly think Cyrus or Eleanor is able at the moment" Blair questioned

"Nate has cleared his schedule, and Justine said that she would stop by to help him out" Dan told her

"So you've been planning this?" Blair asked with a smile on her face as she was impressed with Dan's well thought out plan

"I dabbled in thought about it for a while, but since our hotel day we've been swamped with work and we haven't had the time to really enjoy the new us. So I just thought it was time to do so" Dan smiled as he tried not to blush at her constant look at him "Now will you please just say yes all ready, you're making me all red and nervous for some odd reason" he laughed

"You're blushing? Humphrey, you're blushing" Blair laughed as she moved closer towards him

"Yes, yes I am. You tend to have that effect on me, so what's the answer?" Dan asked as he tried to dodge her playful pinches while laughs escaped him

"I guess. I have nothing better to do" Blair replied

"Gee, thanks for that. That was an ego kill" Dan laughed

"You all ready knew I was going to say yes" Blair laughed

"I know, but I figured I'd use that chivalry thing Nicholas keeps talking about and ask you" Dan replied "I have to get back, but I will see you tonight for our date" he said as he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek before he walked out of her office. Though she had to go back to endure the fury that was the mob, Blair felt like she had an extra pep to her step now that she had something to look forward to.


With a tie in hand, Dan walked up towards the mirror to see if he had the right tie for the night. Sighing in frustration, Dan couldn't help but feel like the whole suit was now a bit off. Why was he driving himself so crazy? Dan asked himself as he tossed yet another tie onto the pile of ties that he had going on his floor. Sitting on Dan's bed, Nicholas continued to flip through his books as he could only listen on to the frustrations that Dan was displaying. Reaching over to grab another tie, Dan felt a bit hopeful that this could be the tie as he put it on. Turning to look at Nicholas with a bit of excitement that he had found the tie, Nicholas showed little emotion but a grimace on his face towards the look of the tie.

"Okay, you're officially no help" Dan said feeling dejected once again by his option before he slid the tie off "Have you done your homework?…I'm a bit surprised I even have to ask that, but your teachers have been telling me that you've become lax on the homework" he asked

"The homework is mundane" Nicholas replied without tearing his eyes away from his book

"The homework is what's expected" Dan replied "Hey, look at me" he told Nicholas as the boy reluctantly looked up at him "I know that you think the homework is stupid, but you have to do it. It's like your practice" he said

"Replacements give mundane tasks while muddling through to find their way" Nicholas griped

"And though I'm able to decipher what you've said, muddling is a new word that we haven't used, but substitute teacher or not, you still have to do your work" Dan told him while trying to keep his focus before Nate made his way inside of Dan's room with coffee in hand.

"What have I missed?" Nate asked as he sat down in the chair while he took a sip from his coffee

"Nothing, just informing Nicki on the joys of homework" Dan replied

"Homework, I hardly did that" Nate laughed to himself as he continued to sip on his coffee

"Explains so much" Dan replied as he looked on at Nate for not helping in the manner that was encouraging Nicholas "The point is to support homework. Yay for homework" he then stated

"That's a bit much" Nate laughed "Look, homework isn't the greatest but it shows that you are trying" he tried to tell Nicholas

"I'm smart, I don't need to try" Nicholas replied as Dan laughed to himself

"You can't refute that point" Nate laughed as he laid back in his chair while Dan just shook his head "This is the joys of parenting, makes me glad I don't have to sale this theory that homework is good" he laughed

"Because you'd suck at it" Dan quickly replied before he threw a pillow over at Nate before he looked back over Nicholas "Don't say suck" he then stated

"Is that what you're wearing?" Nate asked

"Yeah, I'm going without the tie. It screams nervous" Dan told him

"Ties are a bit formal, but you pull off the informal well" Nate told him as he got up from his seat "But you could step it up, I mean this being the first date between the two of you" he said

"Step it up how?" Dan asked in confusion


Massaging her head in frustration after the day she had had, Justine walked into Blair's bedroom with a bottle of Jack Daniels in hand. Hearing Blair fumble around in her closet as she got dressed, Justine flopped down on Blair's sofa that she had in the sitting area of her room. Pouring herself a shot of Jack into her cup, Justine silently made amends with God, as she knew she was about to sin for the amount of alcohol she was about to consume. Coming out of the walk in closet, Blair groaned in frustration as nothing seemed to right for her night out. Still dressed in her robe, Blair looked on to see that Justine was toasting out the day with a nice bottle of Jack Daniels in hand. Grabbing the bottle from Justine, Blair put it on the night stand before she took a seat in front of her vanity to do her make up. Fluffing the pillow behind her, Justine could see Blair's skeptical look, which ultimately caused her to put the drink down as she was reminded of her babysitting duties.

"So….where is he taking you?" Justine asked as she folded her arms

"I don't know" Blair replied "Did you receive the minutes of the meeting?" she then asked

"Do we really have to bring up work? I mean I'm literally driven to the point of a drink because of work. So I don't want to discuss what that douche of an accountant brought up" Justine griped

"It's a frustrating situation all the way around, but it's part of the business" Blair replied

"Clearly" Justine sighed "But this was all practical thinking, right? You're not really going to boot Eleanor from the top spot, are you?" she asked

"I'm not booting my mother on anything. I just think her behavior can't be ignore any longer" Blair told her

"But she's always been the head of this company, not that you're not doing a good job, but she built this…" Justine began to say

"All of which I'm aware of, but business is business" Blair sighed as Justine quickly sat up in the bed

"Have you been talking to Ms. Hamilton?…is that why you've been scheduled to meet with her?" Justine asked

"Annual review, if you remember what it is I do? The board need projections and graphics to know the company is doing well" Blair said

"But why the hypothetical then?" Justine asked

"Just trust me on this….nothing is set in stone, but we have to look towards the future with the company" Blair replied as Justine fell back on her pillow

"So you never told me, with all the craziness around the office, how was the great collision between Humphrey and you?" Justine asked excitedly as she gripped on to the pillow

"What are you talking about?" Blair asked

"You know, the whole hotel day you two shared….was the sex that amazing? He looks like he could be great in bed, like sensual and heat all in one" Justine stated

"I wouldn't know" Blair replied "We didn't have sex" she said before Justine reached over to grab the bottle of Jack Daniels once again.

"I need to be drunk for this logic" Justine said as she attempted to take a swig of Jack Daniels before Blair glared at her "Am I going to understand this logic sober?" she asked

"We didn't want to rush" Blair reasoned

"You've waited four freakin' years. The wait has been as long as the damn Titanic movie….there should be no wait, just clothes flying" Justine reasoned

"There's more to a relationship than sex, and speaking as someone who was in that type of relationship, this is a much better pace" Blair told her

"Surely you're planning on consummating things tonight then? first date and all" Justine asked

"Who sleeps with a guy on the first date?" Blair replied

"Girls with healthy sexual appetites" Justine replied

"Yeah, well I'm not exactly going into this to get laid…" Blair stated

"Spoken like a person who hasn't had sex in ages" Justine quickly added

"This is different for me" Blair told her

"How?" Justine asked

"I've never done the first date" Blair said "I've always just fell into a relationship, never courted or started the beginning stages of a relationship" she said

"What about the complicated guy? Didn't you have a first date with him?" Justine asked

"We had sex before the date, so that cancelled out all together…we actually had sex while I was in a relationship" Blair said thinking back to her dating record

"Wow, you've literally missed the concept of dating all together" Justine laughed "I've had more first dates than I can count, so clearly I'm the only one that can guide you through this" she said perking up at the thought

"And this will most likely lead to me ignoring every bit of advice you're about to give" Blair said

"First off, I was the key proponent of getting you off your ass to tell Dan that you liked him as more than friends, so my advice is occasionally right" Justine pointed out "Now, the first date is pretty much the epitome of how the relationship interview will go, I mean you have one date to see if this is a person you want to continue seeing and spending money on" she said

"Fair enough" Blair agreed "I mean we see each other all the time because we live together" she said

"No, this is different. You'll be seeing each other, as in a new light, you'll see him as dating material, not good old reliable Dan" Justine told her

"But we always spend money on each other, I mean he bought me…" Blair began to bring up

"You've hit a dry spell of six years, do you really want to debate? because at this point, I don't need to travel to the Sahara dessert when I see a built in dry spot in your underwear" Justine quickly replied as Blair just motioned for Justine to continue "Be cute, but don't be opinionate. Guys like to assume you've got a brain but not much of it" she told her

"That's ridiculous, I'm not an idiot" Blair replied

"If you want to get laid you will be as dumb as George Bush in a strategy meeting" Justine told her "Guys are supposed to pay, don't even motion to pay for anything because that will only lead to you sliding your visa down rather than your undies" she said "Basically you need to be the guy in all phases of this date. Go in with one thing on the mind, and say whatever you need to get it. Assert that you're a strong independent woman, and you can handle yourself" she coached her

"So at no part in this date do I become the girl?" Blair asked

"Only when you're on your back, making shout outs to God" Justine quickly replied "And if Dan looks as good as I think in bed, then God is good" she then added as Blair just laughed

"What is it with you and my sex life? Is it really bugging you that much?" Blair asked with a bit of a laugh

"You've got a man that cooks, takes care of kids, listens, has a great job, and doesn't charge unwanted items to your credit cards. You should've been having sex the moment you laid eyes on him" Justine reasoned as Blair just accepted the craziness that was her assistant.

"I've never done the first date thing as you know, so I will sparingly take in to account all that you say. I just want this night to memorable" Blair said as she got lost in thought of all the ways it could go right.

"Aw, I'm getting all pumped up for you now. You make me feel like I'm going on the first date as well" Justine said as she sat up on her knees in the bed "C'mon, get laid on three" she said sticking her hand out to do a cheer with Blair


Kiss me out of the bearded barley

Nightly, beside the green, green grass

Swing, swing, swing the spinning step

You wear those shoes and I will wear that dress.

Standing in front of the mirror, Dan sprayed a bit of cologne on himself before putting the bottle off to the side. Grabbing a bit of lotion, Dan rubbed his hands together before rubbing his dress shirt and neck so tha he could have a bit of scent to him. Letting out a deep sigh, Dan looked himself over once more as he came to the conclusion that he was ready. Taking a peak at the clock, Dan could see that he didn't have long to go back and forth as it was just about time for them to go. Turning out the lights into the restroom, Dan opened the door to see Nate waiting for him by the door like a proud friend. Laughing at how nervous Dan was, Nate felt as if he was some proud father in this moment as he patted Dan on the back.

Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight

Lead me out on the moonlit floor

Lift your open hand

Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance

Silver moon's sparkling

So kiss me

Finishing up the last strand of her hair, Blair placed the curling iron down before she put the final touches on her hair. Looking herself in the mirror, Blair couldn't figure out why she was so nervous to go out with Dan. Dan and Blair had hung out numerous times with no nervousness involved, but for some odd reason, Blair felt the added pressure of it being their first date in the equation of why this was all so different than the other times. Spraying on a bit of perfume, Blair put the bottle down before she finally realized that she was done. Opening the door to head back out into her bedroom, Blair quickly noticed Justine stuffing a couple of magnum condoms into her purse. Holding up the purse to show Blair, Blair quickly grabbed another purse instead as she knew Justine would do something to add more pressure to the date. Passing by Justine on her way towards the door, Justine snuck a condom into Blair's new purse without her even knowing.

Kiss me down by the broken tree house

Swing me upon its hanging tire

Bring, bring, bring your flowered hat

We'll take the trail marked on your father's map

Listening on to Justine's last minute words of advice, Blair tried to listen but found that she was tuning her out more than anything. Eagerly making her way through the hallways, Blair found that she was growing upset with herself for getting such a big house with such long hallways because all she waned to do was begin this date. Relieved to see the top of the staircase, Blair let out deep sigh before she made her way down the staircase. Holding on to the rails as she made her way downstairs, Blair's attention had been focused on the steps but for a quick moment she glanced over towards the living room to see Nate and Dan. Not getting a good view of Dan quite yet, Blair was taken a back once she got the full on look of Dan as he had cut his hair. Caught off guard, Blair took her eyes off of watching where she stepped, and without realizing Blair slipped. Quickly laying out her hands to catch her boss, Justine helped her up while Dan rushed over to her aid.

"Are you okay?" Dan asked with much concern

"Yeah…I, uh….I'm good. Your hair" Blair stumbled through words as she couldn't shake the smile she had towards Dan's new look

"Yeah, I figured I should cut it" Dan replied

"It looks good…" Blair began to say

"You look sexy" Justine said without realizing that she had "And I can't believe I said that. Excuse me while I choke on something" she said before she walked over to join Nate in the living room

"You've rode me about cutting my hair, so I figured I should oblige your wishes" Dan smiled

"I just enjoy making fun of you, I like you regardless" Blair replied

"So you wouldn't mind if I grew it back?" Dan questioned

"I was just being polite, I prefer you like this…but again, I like you regardless" Blair said as they shared a laugh "Nicki must be asleep" she said as she noticed that Nicholas wasn't downstairs with them

"I put him down. Me, Nate Archibald" Nate declared as he was proud by that fact while Dan and Blair just laughed at him

"Should we go?" Dan asked as he walked over to grab his keys. Looking over at Justine, Blair quickly began to remember her early advice.

"I'll drive!" Blair blurted out before Dan looked back at her

"It's okay, I can drive" Dan replied

"No, I want to drive" Blair said "I'm a good driver, and I think I should" she said trying to assert herself as the guy

"But you don't even know where the restaurant is that I'm taking you" Dan said

"Hence the navigation system" Blair replied before she walked over to grab her car keys "You don't mind, right? I mean I just feel like driving tonight" she told him

"You hate driving?" Dan quickly replied

"Not tonight. C'mon, it'll be fun" Blair smiled before she made her way out of the house. Walking up towards Dan, Nate and Dan looked on at Blair getting in the car in confusion.

"Since when does Blair drive….voluntarily?" Nate asked

"I'd like to say that this is to be expected, but I know Waldorf enough to know that this has an ulterior motive" Dan sighed as he ran his hand through his freshly cut hair

"Like what? You don't think she's going to act like the guy tonight so she can remain in control, do you?" Nate jokingly asked before Dan and him came to the same realization "She's totally going to act like the guy tonight" he stated

"Oh, this should be interesting" Dan said to himself as he breathed in deep, knowing that this was going to be as interesting of a first date as ever.


Missing yet another turn that the navigation had mapped out, Dan laughed to himself as he sat in the passenger side of the car, not wanting to come across as a passenger driver. If Blair wanted to be the guy in the relationship, then Dan wasn't going to fight her one bit over it because he knew that once Blair set her mind to something, it sometimes worked out. Gripping on tight to the steering wheel, Blair squinted her eyes as she struggled to see the road as she drove. Though Dan was enjoying the ruse that Blair was going along with for the evening, Dan was still a bit concerned as he made sure to keep a close eye on the road. Blair had always been one to be in control of her emotions and all scenarios, so Dan knew that the first date territory was new to her, and the only way to feel in control of the situation was to grab it by the horns. Dan knew her well, sometimes better than she knew herself and he could only show her how she didn't need to feel nervous with him because at the end of the day he was still going to see her as Waldorf.

"Is there anything you want to talk about?….any misconceptions that we can clear up while we drive?" Dan asked as he started off conversation

"Nothing that I can think of. You?" Blair asked as she tried to conceal the fact that she had no clue as to where they were going, even with the navigation systems help

"Recalculating route" The automated voice of the navigation said as Blair looked on at it skeptically

"Does this thing work?" Blair asked

"No, it just likes to spout out useless information" Dan teased as Blair just bought into his reasoning "Just keep…." he began to tell her

"I think I know where I am now" Blair interrupted as she knew the key detail of acting like a guy, was to not admit fault or ask for directions. Accepting her want to find the restaurant on her own, Dan just sat back and let her drive them

"You seem tense, are you okay?" Dan asked after a moment of silence

"Yes, why wouldn't I be?" Blair asked as she continued to stare on at the road

"No reason, you're just gripping the stirring wheel a little tighter than usual" Dan said as Blair began to notice her stance

"This is how I drive. I like to hold things close" Blair struggled for reasoning

"Even steering wheels?" Dan asked

"Especially steering wheels. They slip away so easily…." Blair said before she trailed off of what she was about to say as she didn't even start to believe it after a while "How was you're day at work?" she then asked as now Dan was truly starting to feel like the female in this situation. Wanting to get into character for this, so he could poke a little fun at Blair's experiment, Dan crossed his legs and began to play with the few locks of hair he had on his head.

"My day was great. I had lunch with Alessandra and Alex Paige. We discussed turning the book 'The Monarchs of Manahattan' into an original screenplay to shop around to the studios since we had one bid on the book all ready. The meeting went great, did I mention that Alessandra wore the most hideous heels known to man, I mean I was flabbergasted that she showed up in last seasons Marc Jacobs…" Dan said as he went heavily into character while Blair struggled to pay attention to the road and to Dan

"Marc Jacobs? Last season. What was the attire?" Blair asked

"Aren't you going to ask what I wore?…I mean you did ask about my day, right?" Dan quickly followed up with questions of his own

"Yeah, that's what I meant" Blair replied as she leaned in closer to see that she had no clue as to where this road was taking her. "I just assumed you wore your usual attire" she said

"Usual attire? Did you not even notice me this morning? I picked out this outfit specifically for this meeting….are you even paying attention to me?" Dan asked trying not to laugh as Blair grew more conflicted to pay attention to Dan or the road. Realizing that maybe he should give up the gig of playing female, Dan sat up in his seat as he began to notice Blair's uneasy behavior. Hearing a pop, Blair and Dan immediately grew alarmed by the sound as they began to slow down.

"What was that?" Blair asked as Dan grabbed the steering wheel to guide them over to the side of the road

"I don't know" Dan said before the car came to a complete stop. Grabbing his coat from the back, Dan prepared to put it on while Blair just looked at him in confusion

"What are you doing?" Blair asked

"I have to check it out" Dan stated before Blair quickly undid her seatbelt

"No, no. I got it" Blair quickly stated

"You have what? Blair, it's cold outside and we're on the side of the road. Just let me check this out" Dan told her

"I can check it out. I know my car" Blair replied

"Do you know how to observe and diagnose a car?" Dan asked

"If I can observe and diagnose clothing, surely I can do the same for a car" Blair laughed off Dan's claim. Studying her for a moment, Dan knew the only way for Blair to get the point was to truly get the point. "A woman can access and diagnose a car" she then stated

"Then by all means, access the car" Dan told her as he sat comfortably in her seat once again before she made her way out of the car.

"I will" Blair yelled back towards Dan before she clutched on tight to her coat as the wind blew. Walking along side the car, Blair looked and observed the car, just wondering what exactly she was supposed to be looking for. Looking back through the window, Dan grew anxious to know what exactly Blair was doing outside. Sighing in frustration, Dan began to wish that Blair wasn't so determined to assert control over the relationship at it's beginning stage. Sitting idle in his seat, Dan just thumped his fingers as he waited for some sort of sign that she was making progress in her assessment process.

"How's it going out there?" Dan asked as he called out

"The tire looks all deflated" Blair replied "Not that I need to know what you think about that" she then followed up

"Of course. But if said tired is deflated, it might be because it's flat" Dan told her

"I knew that" Blair replied "So if said tired is flat, I just what…blow air into it?" she then asked trying not to seem like she needed help

"Do you want me to help you?" Dan asked as he motioned to open the door

"No!" Blair quickly replied "I have this….I just simply need to…" she said as she typed in the question into her phone in the search engine of the internet "Change the tire!" she then declared as she got the answer

"Ding, ding, ding. You've got the answer" Dan replied sarcastically

"Note how I discovered that all on my own, a woman" Blair stated

"It's been noted" Dan said as he got comfortable "On google and every other search engine you searched" he uttered to himself

"I just simply have to change the tire, then we go to the restaurant to have our fantastic date that you've promised" Blair said as she walked to the trunk of the car to open it up. Searching in the trunk, Blair saw the spare tire and immediately grimaced at how grimy the tire looked. Pumping herself up, Blair leaned forward to grab the tire as she began to struggle to pull it out.

"Having fun?" Dan asked sarcastically

"Loads" Blair groaned as she struggled with the tire before it finally fell to the ground "You better be great in bed Humphrey" she then uttered to herself as she rolled the tire over to the deflated tire. Taking a moment to catch her breath, Blair began to wonder what was required of her next. Pulling her phone out once again, Blair looked on at the internet instructions before she walked to the back of the car to grab an item that would release the all ready inserted tire. Scanning the trunk for any item that would serve the purpose of what she needed before she finally reached over to grab the pair of scissors that she carried for dress alteration purposes. Closing the trunk, Blair walked over towards the tire, feeling as if she was going to accomplish the task set forth. Jabbing at the lug nut on the tire, Blair quickly met dejection as her scissors broke.

"Are you done?" Dan asked as he playfully hit his head up against the seat

"Almost" Blair grunted as she tried to pull the tired off with her hands but quickly fell back on her heel. Looking down at her shoe, Blair silently cried to herself as her clothing had become subject to the mundane task of changing a tire. "Dammit Humphrey, I broke a heel!" she yelled as she limped around before Dan took a moment to stop laughing. "Aw, and they're my Louboutin ones" she continued to complain before Dan got control of his laughter.

"Do you need my help now? You know the male help" Dan asked

"The male help is what got me in this situation to begin with" Blair griped to herself as she limped around "Yes, I need your help. Oh, wise Dan Humphrey, I need your help" she replied as Dan got out of the car to walk around to where she was. Noticing the broken pair of scissors on the floor, Dan looked over at her.

"Scissors?" Dan questioned

"Don't judge me" Blair quickly replied "Just fix the deflated tire with the whole inserty thing that will make it come off" she told him as Dan just smiled "And get that stupid grin off your face. It's bad enough my Louboutin's are suffering for this attempt to change a tire" she told him

"Why are you trying to be all manly?" Dan asked

"Because of unwanted advice that I should've blocked out as soon as I heard it" Blair replied as she shook her head in disbelief

"All of which I'm sure has Justine written all over it" Dan laughed "Look, I know this is new for you, but…" he began to say

"This is my first date, as in first time ever doing the whole first date thing you see on the movies" Blair quickly blurted out as Dan looked surprised

"Really?….Chuck and you?…" Dan began to asked

"When you lose your virginity in the back of a limo, I think you surpass the whole first date jitters" Blair replied

"Nate?" Dan brought up after a moment of thought

"We grew up together, we were in a relationship by the time we knew what it meant to have a relationship" Blair told him

"So, no first date. Wow, I didn't expect that" Dan said to himself in complete disbelief

"I'm standing here Humphrey, you could at least hide the obvious shock" Blair told him

"No, I'm not…well yeah, I am. I just assumed that you were nervous about dating me, and not the concept overall" Dan told her

"I feel like an idiot. I don't know why I even told you…" Blair said feeling as if she was a complete loser for not knowing the concept of a first date. Grabbing her hand, Dan pulled her towards him so that she couldn't limp away from him

"Hey, I didn't expect you to know everything. There's no right or wrong when it comes to a first date. Let's just make this up as we go, there's no wrong in that" Dan told her as he wrapped his arms around her waist, which calmed her down "Just relax, and just be natural. Nothing is different about this date, it's Humphrey and Waldorf" he told her as she felt the calming effect that he had on her. Seeing the warmth in his eyes, Blair knew that whatever she didn't understand when it came to them, Dan would show her.

"Thank you" Blair smiled before she leaned in to give him a quick kiss on the lips.

"I'll fix the tire, just give me a minute" Dan told her

"And I'll search the car for some second rate pair of heels. I can't believe my Louboutin's gave out on me" Blair pouted as she broke free of Dan's embrace to limp over to the car. Pulling out his phone, Dan quickly sent a text to Nate to let him know what he thought about his friend, before he got to fixing the tire on the car.

Dan: Ass!


Laying on the sofa, Justine began to feel the boredom of being at Blair's house as she kept the house as prim and proper as could be. Quickly getting up from the sofa, Justine made her way up the stairs to look in on Nicholas to see that he was still asleep. Feeling like this was the easiest babysitting she's ever done, Justine almost wished that Nicholas was acting up so that she could do something. Dan and Blair were both into the classics, so current movies were rare to find in the movie case and nothing seemed to be on the television. Coming down the staircase, Justine met up with Nate at the bottom of the staircase as he held a bottle of wine in hand. Figuring that it would have to do for the night, Justine walked over towards the sofa while Nate followed behind. Taking a seat across from each other, Nate quickly put the bottle down on the table in between them before he pulled his cell phone out.

"Who is it?" Justine asked as she noticed Nate looking at his text

"Dan" Nate replied as he let out a laugh

"Oh, God. What has the prude done now?" Justine asked

"Nothing, well something. Apparently ass" Nate laughed as Justine shook her head as she appeared to be impressed

"Just like a guy, go straight for the ass" Justine stated as she sipped on her glass of wine

"What?" Nate asked

"Nothing, just a girl slash guy thing" Justine quickly covered up

"Oh" Nate replied before he poured himself a glass of wine and held it up as a toast "To ass" he toasted

"To ass" Justine agreed before they clinked their glasses together.


After an hour or so, Dan was able to swap out the tire on her car before they were off on their way to the restaurant. Blair endured minimal teasing for her scissor theory on trying to change a tire, but Blair knew that Dan was holding back on the things he could've said about it all. Though she knew it wasn't her finest moment, Blair felt a bit more relaxed to know that he could make her laugh at herself at times, when she took herself too seriously. Blair hadn't been prone to doing that too often, but she realized that some things she had to laugh at because being too serious would only add to the stress she was all ready under. Holding Dan's spare hand as he drove, Blair felt like she was soon settling in to the night and letting the pressure subside. Feeling more in her element as they were seated at their table, Blair placed the napkin over her lap while Dan took his seat across from her. Looking on at the menu, Blair and Dan took their time in picking out what they wanted.

"Everything looks so good" Blair commented as she looked at the menu

"Yeah, I'm almost tempted to get three plates just to try it" Dan replied

"How'd you hear about this place?" Blair asked

"Alessandra is friends with the owner, so…" Dan began to tell her

"So you worked the inside connection. Who knew the boy from Brooklyn would have inside access" Blair laughed

"I know, right" Dan added "I just have to stay away from a few items on this menu to avoid disaster" he sighed

"Like what?" Blair asked just as the chef walked up towards Dan and Blair to greet Dan.

"You came" The chef said excitedly

"Hey" Dan smiled as he got up to hug the chef "Alessandra said I had to come check this place out, so I thought tonight would be good with you unveiling your new items" he said

"Tonight is perfect" The chef replied

"This is my….girl, wife, Blair Waldorf. She's a restaurant buff, so she'll let you know how things really are" Dan struggled to introduce Blair as he wasn't' sure on what to call her or what he had to call her to keep up the façade.

"Then I would put extra attention into your plate tonight" The chef smiled as he shook her hand

"Looking forward to it" Blair smiled "You're restaurant looks fantastic, and the menu's, everything looks great" she said

"Thank you. Thank you" The chef replied "Well I hate to do this, but I have a few employers that are big fans of your book, and they wanted…" he began to asked

"Oh, uh…do you mind?" Dan asked Blair

"No, that's fine. I needed to make a quick call to the house anyways" Blair said before Dan leaned in to give her a quick kiss on the cheek

"I'll be back in five minutes" Dan whispered to her before he walked off with the chef. Pulling out her phone, Blair began to dial the house number before the waiter came up to the table.

"Are you ready to order?" The waiter asked

"Uh…I'm not quite sure" Blair said as she looked over at Dan with the group of fans he was with as she tried to remember what he wanted to order

"I could come back" The waiter told her

"No, no. I remember what he wanted" Blair told the waiter as she knew the wait time for the food would only increase if she took longer than to be expected "I'll have the Thai Glazed Salmon" she told the waiter while still trying to remember what Dan had wanted

"And for the gentlemen?" The waiter asked

"He'll have the coconut chicken" Blair said finally reaching her decision

"Okay, I will bring out appetizers while you wait. The chef has requested a complimentary bottle of wine sent to the table, but anything else?" The waiter said as he finished up writing down the orders

"That should be all" Blair replied before her cell phone began to start vibrating

"I'll be back out with the appetizers" The waiter said before he walked off

"Hello" Blair answered the phone

"So, how was the ass?" Justine asked excitedly while Blair sat in confusion as to what she was talking about now

"Ass? We're not having sex" Blair quickly replied

"I knew it was too good to be true" Justine sighed "But how is the date going?" she asked

"Good. We had a minor bump in the plan, but it's going great" Blair told her "How is Nicki?" she asked

"He's asleep" Justine told her

"Voluntarily or have you assisted it?" Blair then asked

"Voluntarily. What type of babysitter do you think I am?" Justine asked

"Said the girl who assisted an elderly woman to the bathroom every five minutes with laxatives" Blair mentioned

"She deserved it. She should've assisted to shut the hell up on the date instead of assisting to be a pain in my ass" Justine replied

"Well just make sure you babysit my son and not Jack Daniels" Blair told her

"Of course, I would never do such a thing" Justine said before she knocked back what was left of her glass of wine while Nate came back out with another bottle of wine in hand "I gotta go, bye" she quickly said as she hung up the phone.


Eating their dinner, Blair found her food to be amazing while Dan slowly ate at his food. There was no words to describe how good the food was in Blair's mind as she could only imagine the raving reviews she was going to give the restaurant once she left. Loosening up his tie, Dan did all he could to continue eating his food but found that he was struggling to do so. Dan knew that he would have to finish the food as the chef would be out to check up on them so he'd get the official reviews from them. Fanning himself, Dan felt a little claustrophobic as his breathing began to get a bit heavy. Putting her fork down, Blair immediately began to rave about her plate while Dan wiped the beads of sweat that was forming on his face. Trying to play off that he was fine, Dan faked a smile as he listened on to Blair talk.

"We have to come back here Humphrey. This food was really amazing. I mean the taste was just so exquisite" Blair rambled

"I'm glad" Dan said as he let a few coughs escape him

"I would say we could do take out from here, but that'd be a little classless to do take out at a restaurant like this" Blair replied as she observed the crowd only to become alarmed at the sight of Dennis and his wife walking towards them "Oh, my God. He's here, they're here" she quickly informed Dan as she rummaged through her purse for her wedding band

"Do we really have to pretend now?" Dan struggled to ask as he continued to wipe and fan himself

"Yeah, we do until Eleanor decides to get help. Where's your ring?" Blair replied as Dan reached in his wallet to pull out the wedding band. Noticing his location of the ring, Blair couldn't help but look at him a bit stunned "Really, Humphrey? Your wallet, I'd expect that to be the condom placement but not a wedding band holder" she asked in disbelief

"You keep yours in your purse, you're no better" Dan replied in between coughs

"Drink some water, and look happy" Blair instructed him just before Dennis and his wife walked up

"I knew that was you two" Dennis smiled as he walked up to greet Dan and Blair "It appears everyone is here" he said as she shook Dan's hand while his wife hugged Blair

"It appears" Blair replied as she hugged Dennis "How is your night?" she asked

"Good, good. The food is to die for" Dennis told her "Have you heard any word from the board?" he asked trying to sneak in his question

"No, no. We're not talking business tonight" Dennis's wife quickly told the two of them

"I have to agree with that" Blair nodded in agreement as Dennis's wife turned to her attention to a sweating Dan

"Are you okay?" Dennis's wife asked as Dan continued to fan himself

"Yes, I'm fine" Dan said as he let out a few coughs "It's just a bit stuffy in here" he said

"Humphrey, the fan is on" Blair told him as she looked at him with concern

"Maybe it's a bit hot. I mean I've been catching hot flashes all throughout the night" Dennis said

"No, I'm good" Dan replied as Dennis's wife began to notice Dan's eyes began to start swelling up "It's getting a bit dark in here though" he then commented

"Oh, my God. What's wrong with your face?" Blair asked as she looked on at Dan's face in utter confusion before realizing that her response was very wifely of her "….sweetheart" she then added as she walked over towards Dan's side

"He looks like he's having a allergic reaction. Did you eat something?" Dennis's wife asked

"No, not that I know of. I mean I'm sure I'm just hot or something" Dan reasoned

"No, no. I've worked with nurses, and you're having an allergic reaction to something" Dennis's wife said just as the chef and the waiter came over

"How is everything…oh, my God. Your face" The chef began to greet them before seeing Dan's swollen eyes

"I'm fine. I'm fine" Dan said trying to calm everyone "I'm only allergic to coconut, but I had chicken…" he said before Blair froze up once she heard what Dan had said

"Oh, no" Blair replied as a flash of guilt came over her

"What do you mean oh no?" Dan immediately asked

"I got you the coconut chicken" Blair revealed as Dan slowly began to freak out

"Why'd you get me coconut chicken?…I thought you knew I was allergic?" Dan asked her

"Because…the picture looked good, and I just thought you'd like the chicken because let's face it, you eat everything" Blair rambled on nervously "Who's allergic to coconut these days?" she asked in disbelief

"It's okay, all we need is your epipen, that should buy us time" Dennis's wife said as Blair sat down in his seat

"It's..it's in my car…which I don't have" Dan said remembering that they took Blair's car before he started to wheeze

"Would any pen work? I have a Bic" Blair asked as she held up her pens that she had

"No, we need a epipen" Dennis's wife said as Dan continued to wheeze

"Call emergency, and find us a paper bag so we can help his breathing" Dennis told the chef and the waiter

"We don't have paper bags or plastic" The chef quickly replied as the waiter went off to call the ambulance

"How do you not have a paper bag or plastic one?" Blair questioned

"This is a gourmet restaurant" The chef quickly replied

"Well now it's about to be a gourmet crime scene….sorry Humphrey, that slipped" Blair replied sarcastically before she quickly apologized for the choice words

"We need something to help his breathing" Dennis's wife said as Dan continued to fan himself before Blair dug around in her purse.

"Here, here" Blair said quickly grabbing the condom to hold up as the solution

"A….condom?" Dan questioned in between breaths

"What? It's not like I was using it…well I had hoped, but then you got all hootie and the blowfish on me…Humphrey just use the condom" Blair began to ramble

"That's about the only thing we have" Dennis's wife said as Blair ripped open the wrapper

"Do I snap the tip?" Blair asked as she held the condom before Dan grabbed the condom and began to breath into it. Looking on at the sight of Dan blowing into a condom, Blair knew that this moment had summed up her whole romantic state in it's current state.


Sitting out in the hallway, Blair got up from her seat to check in on Dan as he was with the doctor. Luckily for them, Dan got to the hospital quick enough before things got really out of hand. Plagued with guilty, Blair felt horrible for not knowing that Dan was allergic to coconut. Blair had known Dan for quite some time, and that fact just never occurred to her that he would be allergic to something. By the end of the night, Blair was sure that Dan would be allergic to her, as she had single handedly managed to mess up her first, first date ever in the matter of an evening. Hearing the double doors open, Blair looked down the hallway to see Justine walking towards her. Shaking her head in disbelief, Justine took in the full on sight of the ending location of the date before she took a seat beside Blair. Sitting in silence for a moment, Blair and Justine began to wonder how they even start off the inevitable conversation they needed to have between them.

"How is Nicki?" Blair asked breaking the silence

"Good" Justine nodded

"That's good. Did he finish his homework?" Blair asked trying to ask as many Nicholas questions as possible to avoid the Dan questions

"Yep" Justine simply replied "I just have one question…just one simple question" she asked

"What?" Blair asked in response fearing what Justine would say

"What kind of love were you planning on giving him? The OJ Simpson kind?" Justine asked as she looked at Blair in disbelief

"I know, I know. I'm horrible" Blair groaned as she covered her face

"An allergic reaction, really?" Justine questioned "You really weren't playing when you said you've never been on a first date" she said

"Who's allergic to coconut? That's such an odd allergy" Blair replied

"Apparently Dan" Justine reasoned "How do you not know he's allergic to coconut?" she asked

"Because he eats everything. I haven't seen him not eating anything, I just figured anything would be good" Blair told her

"Which made you gravitate to coconuts?" Justine asked "I've heard funny first date stories, but this takes the cake or the coconut in your case" she said

"Stop making me feel bad" Blair told her as she sighed

"I'm sorry. I just thought you'd give ass before coconuts…again, sorry" Justine replied "Dan is going to be fine and that's the important thing" she told him

"Dennis and his wife were there, they practically saved him" Blair told her

"That's good. I mean I know she's all into the medical field, so it's good that you had a bit of help" Justine said

"Dan had to breath into a condom" Blair then told her as Justine shook her head.

"You do realize that's your sex life all wrapped into one condom. All you can do is watch while other's breath life into your condom" Justine replied "You should feel glad that your condoms are medical tools. I mean you seriously get more bang for you buck, without the bang or the buck being involved….this is all so sad" she said before Blair rested her head on her shoulder

"I know" Blair sighed as Justine looked on at Blair's feet to notice something different

"What happened to your Louboutin's?" Justine asked

"Don't ask" Blair quickly replied

"I wouldn't dare to. I'm pretty sure it will be just as bad as offing your date" Justine said as she patted the top of Blair's head.


Coming out of the hospital with his tie in hand, Dan made his way to the front before he scanned the parking lot to see where Blair was. It had all been one simple misunderstanding that had lead him to the hospital, but Dan was more than eager to make things right by the end of the night. Blair had shown guilt over her actions, but Dan knew that there was nothing for her to feel guilty about because it wasn't something that he had told her. Becoming nervous that he couldn't find her right away, Dan pulled out his cell phone and began to dial her number. Waiting patiently as the phone rang, Dan began to notice that the rings were coming from the benches a few feet away. Turning to look over in that direction, Dan felt relieved to see the brunette looking back at him as she slowly rose to her feet. Taking off his jacket as he walked over towards her, Dan quickly wrapped it around her shoulders so that she wouldn't get a chill from the night air.

"Never pegged you as one who likes to sit in the dim lit areas" Dan smiled as he looked at her before a moment of silence came between them

"Are you going to be okay?" Blair asked

"Yes, I'm going to be fine. Doc gave me epinephrine and I was good to go after that" Dan told her

"I should've known that you didn't like coconut" Blair sighed

"But you didn't, and that's no one's fault" Dan assured her "We'll get better at this. We're still, after six years, learning things about each other" he said

"But my lack of knowledge almost killed you" Blair said "Your tombstone would've read, died of coconut, fed by Blair Waldorf" she sighed

"That would be a funny tombstone, I have to admit to that, but they don't put that on tombstones these days" Dan said

"I know that, but…you're missing the point. I should know you, I should know how to go on a first date without listening to dumb advice on trying to get ass…" Blair told him

"The ass part, that could still happen….maybe not tonight, but it could" Dan reasoned before Blair gave him a look

"This was the worst date you've probably ever been on. I mean I remember Serena talked about your first date for weeks on end" Blair sighed

"I'm sure she did, and I'm sure I memorized it every second of the day. People have different first dates, doesn't make them bad or good, it's about what you walk away with about that person that makes the date memorable" Dan told her

"I'm afraid to even ask" Blair said as she shook her head "What did you walk away with from this date?" she asked

"Never to have you order for me again" Dan teased as Blair attempted to walk away before he grabbed her hand "I was joking. I was joking" he laughed as he wrapped his arms around her waste as she leaned into his chest

"It wasn't funny" Blair pouted

"I learned that I like us. I like the bickering, the banter, the mini challenges you put on yourself. I can honestly say that there is never a day where you don't challenge me to be more than what I am, and that's something you do beyond a first date" Dan said as Blair slowly melted at his words

"I can tell I'm going to hate dating a writer" Blair sighed

"Why is that?" Dan asked with a bit of laughter

"Because you always know what to say" Blair replied as she turned to look

"Hence the title of being a writer" Dan joked

"So is there any aspect of the date I can't mess up?" Blair asked as she sighed

"Uh, I don't think you can get worse than putting me in the emergency room" Dan teased "But I do know something that would be classic first date" he said

"What's that?" Blair asked

"Well I gave you my jacket, so that was first datish. I could hold your hand" Dan suggested

"You sure, you don't have that whole sweaty palms deal going, do you?" Blair asked as she laughed

"No, but I do have butterflies because I'm kind of thinking about how I'm going to kiss you at the end of the night" Dan said as he slid his hand in hers

"Really? Guys think about that? I just assumed you go in for the kill" Blair said as she looked on at their hands intertwined

"The art of kissing does not come easy. We have two phases; the actual kissing and when to kiss. It was a very difficult for me to grasp at such a young age" Dan laughed

"I'm sure Cedric was of big help to you then for that" Blair teased as Dan looked at her in amazement by how good the joke was

"That was cruel and funny all wrapped in to one" Dan laughed

"What was cruel and funny was you using a condom for air. That was classic" Blair laughed

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure we can't top this night" Dan told her as they walked hand in hand down the street "Were you planning on having sex with me tonight?" he then asked

"The odds were in your favor" Blair replied "But then I had to choose the condom for sexual reasons or life saving reasons" she stated

"This is the one time I wished I would've died. I owe my life to a magnum" Dan said as Blair laughed.

"When exactly are you supposed to kiss me?" Blair asked

"When I get you home, safe and sound" Dan replied as he pulled her close to his body so that he could kiss the top of her head while they walked.


Looking in on Nicholas, Dan and Blair smiled as the little boy had slept so peacefully with his crown resting on top of his head. Once they had made it home, they relieved Nate of his babysitting duties before they had to catch a final sneak in on the boy.. Closing the door to his room, Dan grabbed Blair's hand as he lead her down the staircase towards Blair's room. Walking in front of Dan, Blair opened the door to her room before he waited to get his invitation like a true gentlemen would do. Surprised that he wasn't following her lead, Blair looked back to see Dan still standing in the doorway before it finally dawned on her that he was waiting for an invitation. Enjoying the fact that Dan was trying his hardest to be a gentlemen, Blair couldn't help but want to see him beg for his invitation. Though she could've been mean, Blair felt as if the distance between them within her room was becoming too much for her to handle.

"Come in Humphrey" Blair told him as he slowly walked in

"Had to be sure. I wasn't quite sure" Dan told her as Blair grabbed his hand once again.

"I don't want this date to end" Blair smiled as she looked down at their hands before she glanced over at the clock to see that they had twenty minutes before midnight "Does this first date have a time limit?" she then asked

"Not with you" Dan replied

"Good because I was kind of hoping that you'd stay with me tonight. I liked waking up next to you" Blair said as Dan caressed her face

"It was fun" Dan replied "All of it was" he told her as he got lost in her beauty "So much so that I wanted to ask you something?" he asked a bit nervously as his quote, unquote hands began to sweat

"Humphrey, your hands are sweating" Blair laughed as she began to notice it.

"Because like the usual first date, I'm getting those overwhelming butterflies, in which I'm scared I'm going to mess things up" Dan told her

"I did almost kill you, I doubt there's anything you can do to mess things up" Blair laughed "Just tell me" she said as she grabbed both of his hands in hers while they intertwined

"Will you…will you be my girlfriend?" Dan asked nervously as Blair wore a look of shock "I know that we're fake married and all, but I kind of think that the fake marriage has no real regards to how we are now. I mean I'm all for helping your mom, but I just really want to have something that is just for us…" he babbled before Blair quickly leaned in to kiss him. Caught of guard by the kiss at first, Dan slowly gave in and kissed her back with as much passion.

"Yes" Blair said as she broke the kiss

"Yes, what?" Dan asked

"I'll be your girlfriend" Blair replied as Dan's face lit up with smiles as he couldn't believe that the girl he had waited six years for, she was now becoming his.

"I don't have a lettermens jacket, but I can give you this...this handy medical bracelet" Dan laughed as he held his hand up to show the admittance bracelet at the hospital "You could definitely pull this off" he said as they both laughed.


Pulling up in front of the facility, Charlie looked back at Damien as he sat so casually in his seat. For a moment, Charlie tried to reason as to why Damien was taking her in the back of a medical facility. Fearing tha she may have to use any means possible to escape his clutches, Charlie kept in mind of the items that would help her accomplish the task. Opening the door, the driver held the door open for her as she still felt a bit uneasy to get out. Knowing she suspected some foul play, Damien walked out first before turning back to look at her. Hesitantly getting out of the car, Charlie looked around to see a group of doctors waiting at the doors as if they were waiting for her. Becoming alarmed, Charlie breathed heavily as she would have to use her escape route after all in order to escape the numerous people in their lab coats.

"Relax, it's okay" Damien said as he walked with her to the side

"Then why won't you tell me where the hell we are?" Charlie asked angrily

"Because I need you to stay off the grid for a few days" Damien told her

"Like I'm stupid enough to fall for that. You're trying to lock me up!" Charlie yelled

"No, I'm trying to help you" Damien reasoned

"I don't need your help!" Charlie yelled before she slapped him hard across the face "Take me home. I want to leave" she then told him as he took a moment to let the sting fade

"No, you're not going home" Damien told her "I told you I would help, and I'm helping. I have too much invested to just walk away now" he told her

"Like what? You're laxative taking bimbo that's screwing Dan?" Charlie reasoned "That worked out well" she then replied sarcastically

"I've got you the perfect access to Dan, but it will take some work before I insert you back into his life" Damien said as Charlie read his eyes for clarity

"What are you talking about?" Charlie asked in disbelief

"Charlie Rhodes, she no longer exists. She's dead. You're now Lola Harris, a school teacher at Maxwell Academy, a school for kids with behavioral disorders" Damien told her as he pulled out a piece of paper with her new identity as Charlie just stared at it "I've crafted this plan perfectly, and soon….you'll get what you want…Dan Humphrey on a platter" he told her as a smile slowly came to her face as tears welled up in her eyes. Staring on at the picture that resembled so much of Blair, Charlie knew that this would be the perfect way to get to Dan's heart.


Author's Note: So I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I had tons of fun writing it. I wanted their date to be perfect, but then I thought that Dan and Blair would have that date where it was memorable for all the things that went wrong along with the classic bickering. Of course if there is craziness then Justine has to be involved so she had a chance to be her usual crazy self in this chapter. I do guarantee that the next chapter will be the one you've all been waiting for. So I hope you enjoyed the read and I look forward to the feedback.