Quaternary:Rise to Power Chapter 13: The Townie, a gossip girl fanfic

Author's Note: Thank you all for your reviews, I greatly appreciate them as always. I hope you enjoy the chapter, this one is a bit of set up chapter because Chapter Twelve will pick up and ultimately lead us down this crazy path of rich screwed up young adults that deal with all of life's crap. I'm not quite sure how many chapters this will go for but I can say it wil 22 chapters but even that might not suffice. All I can say is things will pick up and shit will start getting crazier, sorry I had to use that word becuase that's basically how I can describe it.

[Story Trivia] [I'm bored and I want to see how well you guys know my stories]

-Carter and Dan played what sport together?

-Eleanor made Dan and Blair do what back together from the Hamptons?

-What problem did Dan have over the summer in Second Time Around and how did it get cured?

-What name did Tyler go by when he first met the gang?

Campaign 400 Progress: If going for 400 [172 NEEDED] If going for 500 [272 NEEDED]

Quaternary: Rise to Power

Chapter Eleven- The Townie

Fire Sale: Sale of goods or property at a lower price

She's got Chanel up on her lips

A four inch skirt down on her hips

And all I got is just a couple pair of jeans

She's so hot, and she's the only thing you see

Resting her head on the desk, Georgina adjusted her pillow to her liking as she got comfortable in her office. With the hustle and bustle going on the outside of her office, Georgina found the action of actual work was making her more tired than anything. Just as she prepared to fall deeper into her slumber, Georgina was immediately awaken by the sound of her e-mail box going off. Slowly waking, Georgina rubbed her eyes as she moved the mouse to see that her usual empty e-mail box was now full with important messages that needed to be answered. Processing why people were now coming to her for answers, Georgina sat in bewilderment before her office door opened up quickly.

"Oh you're awake, good" Bex smiled "I hope you got my text message but I couldn't get to all the e-mails to finish the tasks, so I just had everyone send their questions to you…." she began to say

"I don't even have your phone number…you don't even have mine" Georgina reasoned

"Oh" Bex said as she thought to herself "I guess we have a problem then…well then, good luck with the e-mails. Try to have the work done before five" she said before she quickly left the office.

"What the hell!?" Georgina exclaimed to herself before she groaned in frustration

If I had her heals on I would never do you wrong

She treats you like a patient

With the lies she's got you on

Stepping off the elevator, Georgina wore her dark shades to hide the mini hangover she had incurred from the night before. Passing through the office, Georgina sipped on her coffee as she hoped to be somewhat alert by the time her mother would come into the office by the afternoon. Noticing a few of the movers coming in and out of her office, Georgina walked towards her office with a bit of caution before she finally realized that it was her stuff that was leaving the office. Quickly walking towards the office, Georgina spotted Bex managing the moving within the office.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Georgina asked as she stood in the doorway

"Didn't you get the office memo?" Bex asked

"Clearly I didn't due to the what the hell I greeted you with. Why are you even in my office?" Georgina asked

"Well I'm here because since you don't utilize your office to it's maximum capabilities…." Bex began to say

"What, what are you saying? Stop saying max or this utilities, whatever the hell you're saying, just say what you mean" Georgina demanded

"You don't use your office for it's full use, so we're moving you to a smaller one with a bathroom in it" Bex smiled

"Wait, the office in the corner….with the bad plumbing, where the water leaks onto the floor" Georgina said

"….uh, what's a negative to the positive" Bex said

"Where's the positive?" Georgina exclaimed

"You'll be closer to the bathroom" Bex said before she quickly turned to leave the office.

Turn the lights off

Cause I'm all yours

Cover you in my curves

I'd give ya what you deserve

Turning the pages of her Cosmopolitan issue while other were turning the pages of the latest presentation on the latest issue, Georgina found every way possible to slack off. With the buying of Waldorf, Ophelia was hell bent on continuing normal business to create more incoming revenue for the partners that Waldorf once had. Though she found the direction of the company to be that of unclear, Georgina didn't feel the need to put forth real concentration in the meeting. Glancing up from her magazine to see Bex going up to the front, Georgina just rolled her eyes at the sight of Bex. Returning to her magazine, Georgina sighed as she could only hope the meeting would come to an end soon.

"Thank you for presentation" Bex smiled as everyone began to clap "Now to close the meeting, Georgina will give her presentation on our big Spring issue" she said as everyone turned their attention back towards Georgina, leaving her even more caught off guard.

"Bitch" Georgina said to herself as she tried to control her emotions

We could get lost

Get the lines crossed

Run ya like a fever

Woah if I could be her

Woah woah oh

I'd keep you forever

Stepping off the elevator, Georgina was relieved to see that Ophelia was in her office. Seeing no sight of Bex lurking about, Georgina stormed off towards her mother's office. Reaching her final breaking point with Bex and her antics all week long, Georgina felt the only way to rectify the bullying was to get Ophelia on her side. Opening the door to her mother's office, Georgina was more than prepared to go into a full rant before she opened the door to see Bex sitting in Ophelia's office, in what looked like to be a meeting of their own.

"Just the person we were talking about" Ophelia said as she looked over at Georgina sternly

"Well, I should be going. I thank you for heeding my suggestions" Bex said as she got up from her seat

"We need to discuss" Ophelia said as Bex made her way out of the office. Groaning in frustration, Georgina reached for the stapler on her mother's desk as she turned to follow behind Bex. "Georgina!" she called out as Georgina came to a stop.

Hearing the knocking come to his door, Tyler quickly woke from his sleep as he slowly sat up in his bed. Slow to move, Tyler moved his feet to where they were hanging over the side of the bed as the knocking continued. Groaning from the persistency, Tyler reached out to grab the closest shirt next to the bed as he slipped it on. Walking towards the door, Tyler ran his hair through his messy hair before he let out a yawn. Opening the door, Tyler only saw a flash pass him by as the Georgina entered. Taking a moment to process what just happened, Tyler rubbed his eyes to realize that it was Georgina that entered.

"You don't have to check, no one saw me" Georgina said as she paced the floor

"Right" Tyler said as he closed the door before he once again let out a yawn

"I take it you were still sleeping? Isn't it a little late to be sleeping in?" Georgina asked

"I covered a ballroom style birthday party that ended in a cake fight along with an admission of cheating…by the girl's father with the wife's mother" Tyler said as he headed into the kitchen to prepare himself a cup of coffee

"Well I need you to get all journalist and investigative. I have a project for you" Georgina said

"Forget it, I'm not role playing with you" Tyler said as he shuffled through the cupboards to grab his tea kettle before putting water in it

"I'm not talking sexual" Georgina said

"Good because I'm not trying to get sexual with you in any sense" Tyler said

"You say that but yet we still end up doing the horizontal tango. This goes beyond sex, this is two worlds colliding for one purpose" Georgina said as she joined him in the kitchen

"Forget it. I don't trust you, let alone want to collide with you" Tyler said

"Even if it had to do with Bex?" Georgina asked as Tyler took a moment to think

"I must be still asleep because are you offering up one of your mother's minions?" Tyler asked

"Since when do you say minion?" Georgina asked

"It's a Blair thing….why Bex? What game are you playing?" Tyler quickly asked

"No game. I just…I don't like her. I mean she's even teetering on the lines of making me appreciate my dislike for Blair because I dislike her so much" Georgina said

"If I were to entertain this random thought, what exactly are we talking about?" Tyler asked after he processed the idea

"Bex seems to have this hold on my mother, she gets away with anything and everything with no consequence…" Georgina began to say

"So you're basically jealous" Tyler concluded

"No, I'm not jealous. I just don't trust her and I know better than to think she doesn't have some other agenda going on with my mother" Georgina said

"See the whole vultures thing coming to light?" Tyler asked

"No, not really because I know nothing about this vulture thing. All I know is that I have a pain in my ass and I need you to help me get rid of it" Georgina stated

"What's in it for me?" Tyler asked

"Any information we find out on Bex can be used for publication purposes" Georgina said

"Yeah right, Ophelia would have me fired again" Tyler said

"I had you fired, not my mother. I just do a killer impersonation of her on the phone. I'll handle my mother" Georgina said

"That means little to me. I need guarantees" Tyler told her

"Whatever information we find, you get publication rights to do with however you please. Bex will be served up on a platter for your eager sister to demolish, with no worry of retaliation" Georgina said

"And Louis, I want him included in the deal?" Tyler requested as she took a moment to think

"Fine. Bex and Louis for your services on a very special mission to destroy dear sweet Bex" Georgina smiled as the two shook on the terms of their union

"What would your mother think about you offering up her prized workers?" Tyler asked as he began to make his coffee

"I don't know and I don't care. She wants to trust randoms, then that's on her. I don't and I always go with my suspicions" Georgina sighed as she began to turn her attention to much dirtier thoughts as she looked on at Tyler making his coffee "Can we have sex now?" she asked

"Nope, I'm drinking my coffee" Tyler quickly replied as he let go of her hand.

"What about after?" Georgina asked

"I'm eating my tuna sandwich afterwards" Tyler said as he nodded with minimum excitement as Georgina just glared at him before she turned to leave.

"See you around tuna boy!" Georgina called out as she left, leaving Tyler confused

"What's wrong with eating tuna?" Tyler questioned to himself

Standing in the bathroom, Blair began to quickly brush through her hair as she tried to scurry through the house to get off to work. It had been a whole a week of Blair working with April and though it was boring at times, Blair found it to be interesting as she could see an artistic potential in April that she couldn't explain. Just as she continued to scurry about getting ready, Blair couldn't help but hear sounds of hammer banging against the wall. Standing in confusions as to why the sound was being made, Blair turned to leave the bedroom as she made her way down the hall to where the noise was coming from. Entering the office to see Dan on top of a ladder with one of Alison's paintings.

"Uh, did I miss a conversation where we talked about you hanging all these pictures?" Blair asked as she looked on at Dan's work

"I needed to be able to see all of it, to get the whole imagery" Dan said as he stepped off the ladder

"And I get that but these pictures don't exactly blend with the walls. Their like putting something green on a red wall, that's a colossal unfortunate of blends if it isn't Christmas" Blair reasoned

"It's only for a few days" Dan said as he quickly kissed her on the lips before he made his way into the kitchen with Blair in hot pursuit

"Don't think with the kiss it all just subsides. This is a discussion topic that will have to have retribution in the form of…." Blair began to say

"You can't use work objects to justify buying that new Chanel bag" Dan quickly replied as he laughed

"You know once I get my first paycheck, I fully intend to treat myself and you'll have nothing to say about it" Blair said

"You're right. The only thing I'll have to say is….I need your half of the rent" Dan teased as Blair hit him playfully on the arm "But I'm loving the whole independent woman vibe. It's quite sexy of you" he laughed

"It's actually quite liberating" Blair said as she took a seat on the kitchen counter while Dan pulled out the orange juice to take a sip out of "I'm all ready a week in and I can't imagine all of the purchases I plan to make. Starting with separate orange juices…with less pulp" she said as she looked on at Dan

"It'd be your purchase to make. I have no control over your money but if you should want to wine and dine me…." Dan began to say

"Yeah, the dating rules still apply. I buy the occasional dinner but I still fully expect to be treated as if we were first dating" Blair said

"Then popcorn and beer tonight it is" Dan joked "How are things going with working with April?" he asked

"Good. The girl isn't completely hopeless in the fashion department, she's actually got an unique sense of style, which is even telling for me to meet since I'm full bred Upper Eastside" Blair said

"I thought this April girl is Upper Eastside as well?" Dan asked

"She is but she's one of the rebellious Upper Eastside, she's grown into a worldly woman, where the Upper Eastside belief logic as fallen to the wayside" Blair said

"An Upper Eastsider with a heart and morality, shocking" Dan laughed as wrapped his arms around Blair's waist "And Jenny?" he asked

"What about Jenny?" Blair asked

"Has she contributed to this fashion gig?" Dan asked

"She's contributed the accessory that is me but anything else not so much" Blair said

"Hmm, that's shocking" Dan said "I just thought that since she is friends with this unique designer or whatever, she'd be gung ho in throwing her designs out there" he said

"Designs?" Blair asked "I thought she just wanted to be some sort of a collector since in her high school social climbing made her go to such extreme lengths for the Valentino's and the Gucci's" she said

"No, she's got the design bug. She used to scribble down outfits that she had dreamt up in this notebook" Dan said

"I haven't seen said notebook" Blair said "I guess all the Humphrey kids got hit by the artistic bug" she said before a buzzing sound came from Dan's phone "What is that?" she asked

"Writing time" Dan said before he leaned in to give her another quick kiss on the lips "Have a good day at work" he called out before he rushed off back to his office.

Glancing down at her watch, Jenny cursed herself for taking so long in the shower. Needing to be on campus for noon, Jenny couldn't shake this caffeine urge that she couldn't put to sleep so like the true Humphrey that she was, Jenny had given in and it ultimately cost her time spent to get to the campus. Not giving up without a full dash to the campus, Jenny quickly pressed the crosswalk button as she desperately wanted to turn for her to walk across the street but at this point she was welcoming the danger. Once the crosswalk changed, Jenny quickly hustled across the street as she felt somewhat of relief to see that she still had time to make it. Just as she made it through the quad, Jenny couldn't help but notice a familiar person sitting on the bench. Stopping for a moment to make sure she wasn't dreaming, Jenny looked closely to see that it was actually real.

"Eric. Eric is that you?" Jenny said as she walked towards the now short haired blonde haired boy

"You know, I didn't quite believe that you would come to the Fashion Institute but then again you never cease to amaze me" Eric smiled as he got up from his seat to walk towards Jenny "Hey Jen" he said before Jenny quickly through her arms around him to hug him

"Oh, my God. You're really are real" Jenny said as she held him tight

"Yes, I like to believe so" Eric said "I've been in New York for a week now" he said before Jenny quickly pulled back to look at him

"You've been here a week and I've had no clue about it?" Jenny questioned "How is this possible?" she asked

"Because my mom is a travel junky around the holidays" Eric laughed "I spent like a day in New York before leaving out for Christmas with the family at my grandmothers" he said

"Oh, okay. That sounds like a plausible and credible excuse because I had this slight feeling you might've avoided me" Jenny said

"Avoid you, never" Eric replied sarcastically "I was nervous about seeing you since you're in full fledged marriage mode with the Bass but then I realized that'd be stupid because your still my friend and I do kind of miss you" he said

"Kind of" Jenny laughed

"Maybe a lot" Eric laughed "C'mon, I'll walk you to class" he said before the two began to walk towards her building

"So how has the different country school thing gone for you?" Jenny asked

"Amazing. I've managed to pick up two new languages, which has helped me get out of possible ass kicking by those of superior height" Eric said as Jenny just laughed

"You've always been a little punk. Never have you realized that people taller than you can and will kick your ass for being a smart ass" Jenny teased

"Hey, I can't let stupidity pass me by without commenting on it" Eric said

"That has always been your motto. How long will you be in town?" Jenny asked as they came upon her building

"Long enough" Eric replied as a silence came between them with Jenny have the aching urge to want to confess all to her friend about what was really going on with her. Just as Jenny prepared to speak, Jenny looked over to see Blair walking up with the same skepticism on her face as Jenny once did.

"Baby van der Woodsen, you're back" Blair said as she walked up towards the two

"What's New York without it's queen" Eric said as he leaned in to give Blair a hug "I hear you got a brother yourself, that's a detail that beyond fascinates me" he said as he let got

"Yeah, that's a story I'd rather tell for a later time. Will I be seeing you at the latest charity event?" Blair asked

"Oh, I don't doubt that you will. My mother is eager to parade me around" Eric smiled before his phone started to go off "And that would be Carter" he said looking down at his phone to check the caller identification "….which my queue to go. I'll see you two around" he said before he quickly turned to walk away with his phone in hand while Blair and Jenny looked on

"Eric in town. Coincidence much?" Blair questioned as Jenny looked on at her with a bit of confusion on her face.

Taking his seat at the table the waitress showed him to, Tyler silently thanked the nurse as he took his seat. Looking over the menu for a few moments, Tyler began to scan the café in search of Georgina since she had called for him to meet him here. It had been an unusual place to meet at but he figured that they were safe out of distance to avoid being seen together. Tyler wasn't sure if he could rely on Georgina to actually follow through on her promise to let him have dibs on any possible story they may uncover but Tyler was prone to always be a step ahead of her even in the sexual encounters they would embark upon. Playing with the sugar packets on the table, Tyler sighed as he continued to look on at the clock to see as time passed the original time they were supposed to have met up. Preparing to consider Georgina a flake, Tyler began to get up before Georgina quickly made her way in to take her seat across.

"Thanks for being late. I greatly appreciate that…" Tyler began to say

"Oh, stop. I had bible study" Georgina told him as Tyler just looked at her strangely

"Do you have any idea how strange that sounds coming from you?" Tyler asked "You and church don't go together" he said

"Tell me about it" Georgina scoffed "Ophelia had to do her daily penance for the church and it served as a great opportunity for me to…." she began to say

"Buy your way out of hell" Tyler quickly replied

"No….because I got us invited to an underground" Georgina told him

"Underground? What is that?" Tyler asked

"It's a rave out in The Bronx. It's sort of like a moving underground party that goes from the east coast, west coast, and even to the Mediterranean" Georgina said as she pulled out a oversized bag of skittles out of her oversized purse to put on the table.

"So we have a traveling, underground rave then we have a bag of skittles. Yeah, I'm having doubts on this merger again" Tyler said

"I thought Blair would've taught you better by now" Georgina sighed as she began to separate out the skittles into red colors and other colors while Tyler continued to look on at her strangely "We need answers, right?" she asked

"Yes, not a good time" Tyler replied

"The only way to get said answers in the Upper Eastside, which Bex and Louis have put themselves in the grasps of, you go to the party circuit. Not just any party circuit but a party circuit that has the most lose inhibitions and features a certain crowd" Georgina said

"Oh, goody. There's an art to picking which parties to go to. Only in the Upper Eastside" Tyler replied sarcastically

"Raves bring in a different crowd than the Constance alum gatherings they think are ragers. You're bound to find all walks of life at a rave, but particularly one that we need to find" Georgina said before she pulled up a picture of the girl they'd need to find on her phone

"Who is this?" Tyler asked

"Her name is Rezza Martinez. Through much extensive slash illegal research, I've found that this little prized gem meets with Bex weekly in said Bronx" Georgina said

"So? What's weird about that?' Tyler asked "I mean besides the fact that she's venturing down to the Bronx of all places….and that is the exact reason why she's suspicious" he said eventually leading to his own answer to his own question

"We go, we talk with her and we get rid of Bex along with Louis, but our main target being Bex, then you get your story while I get to rub in my mother's face that I was right. I'm liking this plan" Georgina smiled

"Because Bex is the biggest target and the pain in your proverbial ass?" Tyler asked

"Precisely and because Louis has managed to be inconspicuous, he'd be easier to pick off with Bex in our pocket" Georgina said

"One flaw among the many, how are we going to find this one girl among what I intend to expect a sea of people?" Tyler asked

"Well that's where the fun comes in" Georgina smiled "Which leads me to suggest that you check the good boy routine at the door as well" she said

"Good boy routine? Tyler questioned

"Yes, the part of you that lives by morals and to do right. That needs to stay here, in this diner, doesn't need to travel at the least. We can't go in there searching for the answers, we just need to get to them casually and maybe….sexually" Georgina said looking at him devilishly while he looked at her for a moments trying to decipher just how far they'd have to go.

Lugging around yet another stack of catalogs, Blair was surprised to see that April had actually used Amazon to order more catalogs for her collection. Spreading the issues out, Blair looked on at them as she began to read over them to see how much the history of fashion had evolved since she remembered the days of just watching her mother be at work in her studio. Taking a seat, Blair furthered her interests in the catalogs before she heard April make her way out of her office. Turning her attention towards the girl, Blair studied her for a moment as she could clearly see that April was upset about something.

"Uh, is there a problem?" Blair asked tearing the girls concentration away over what was making her so upset

"What?" April asked

"You came in, well you stormed in. You look upset" Blair said

"It's nothing or it will lead to something" April said

"Care to elaborate? I usually don't excel with the vague less in case I know the scenario" Blair asked

"Are you going to the charity event tonight?" April asked

"Yes or at least I think….wait, you're not planning to make me do overtime or stay late, are you?" Blair asked

"No, I'm not. I'm actually surprised you've caught on so quickly…." April began to say

"What's so hard to catch on to, you organize catalogs and then go in your office to do the whole webpage" Blair said

"The webpage thing takes a lot of time. Time that has to be well spent on developing my many ideas that are circling around in my mind…" April began to say

"This is a father thing" Blair quickly concluded

"How?" April began to say

"You set the scenario up and then I caught on" Blair said as April seemed to be surprised by Blair's immediate realization "Look can we jump to the important part because this whole daddy issue thing is known to leave a person more screwed up than what they intentionally tend to be" she said

"I'm not sure. Are you sure we could do this?" April asked

"Do what?" Blair asked in repsonse

"The whole employer and employee personal talking. I saw this in a handbook somewhere, then I kind of don't want to bore you" April began to say

"Yes because these catalogs aren't" Blair replied as she realized April was unsure of what to say "April, you have to extend beyond the pages of these catalogs. I would rather hear about this said problem that is clearly distressing you than….read another interesting catalog dated back fifty years ago. Fifty years ago I might add" she said

"They have history and effect on the current trends" April said "So are you sure you want to hear about this?" she asked "I mean would this constitute as girlfriend talk, not that I'm a lesbian and consider you my girlfriend…." she began to babble

"Get on with it April" Blair sighed as she interrupted the girl

"Well, I had lunch with my dad thinking that it would just be a typical lunch and…."April began to say before Blair's phone began to ring

"This will take one second…." Blair told April before she answered the phone "Dan, just write the second chapter all ready. I can't keep reading the outlines" she began to say before she walked off

Ecstasy... in the air

I don't care, can't tell me nothing

I'm impaired, the worst for wearCause...

Making his way down the darkened path, all Tyler had to go off of for direction was the occasional bits of laughter that he'd hear from those that seemed to come out every corner of the alleyway. Following behind Georgina, Tyler thought to turn back as the further he entered into the darkness he felt like there might not be a return in sight. The closer they got, Tyler heard the loud thumps as if something was trying to escape within the abandoned brick building by the docks but he knew it was only the music. Grabbing onto his hand, Georgina slithered them through the crowd towards the front doorsmen. Walking up towards him, Tyler became nervous as he felt like this might be where his inner good boy may be spotted because by the looks of this guy, Tyler could only imagine a rougher crowd inside. Leaning into whisper in the guys ear, Georgina and the guy shared a flirtatious look before Georgina looked back to show that Tyler was with her. Regrettably, the guy let Tyler and Georgina in as she quickly led him through the crowd. Grabbing a dropped glo stick off the floor, Georgina turned back to hand it to Tyler.

"Since you're keen to having night lights" Georgina said as Tyler looked at for a few moments "Divide and conquer?" she asked

"What?! How am I supposed to meet up with you, let alone find this Rezza girl?" Tyler asked

"Relax…I'll find you" Georgina said as she began to sway along with the music that seemed to get louder by the minute "Leave the good boy routine at home and finding each other might not be as hard as you think" she said before the crowd eventually fleshed her out to where he couldn't see her anymore.

I'm going numb, I'm going numb

I'm going numb, I'm going numb...

Seeing an array of lights the further he walked in, Tyler felt like he was becoming seduced by it all. No form of thought was registering to him because he knew the only way to get the answers he wanted, he'd have to submerge himself or at least fend for himself just in case Georgina were to trick him. Finding himself loosening up a bit, Tyler looked over to see that he had caught the attention of a girl. Thinking that she was seeing into the depths of him, Tyler didn't play coy for much longer as she made it apparent that he was the one she was in search of. Walking towards him, the girl looked as if she was parting the sea to make it to him. Bopping along with the music to make it seem like he was at least supposed to be here, the girl braced her hands on his shoulders as they began to dance. People surrounding them, Tyler felt as if they were being drawn closer to each other within a matter of seconds. Leaning towards him, the girl seductively nipped at his bottom lip with hers before he engaged in her silent request of a kiss. Making out as they danced, the girl slid her tongue above his before she deposited a little pill in his mouth.

Can't you see...Ain't it clear, I don't care

Get closer to me...If you dare

I double dareCause...

Throughout the night, Tyler found himself dancing with random people as he felt every part of him loosen up. Embracing the music, Tyler danced so much that sweat dripped from his face to dampen his hair. At random he'd dance with girls that would give their names as casual as they gave their lips but even though he was slightly impaired, Tyler could register that it wasn't the name he was in search of.

I'm going numb, I'm going numb

I'm going numb, I'm going numb...I'm plastered, (dry wall)

Look me in my (eyeball)

Do I look high? no..I love the way you lie girl, yeah, yeah, yeah

Come here dear, I'm trying to get closer to youI'm motioning you to pull over you boo

I'm the siren that you're hear, hear

I'm the butt police, and I'm looking at your rear, rear, rear

But the odds are, imma end up in the back of a squad car

Moving to one dance partner to another, Georgina had a good eye view of where Tyler was to see that her wish had been respected. Fully submerged in the atmosphere, Georgina could see the occasional random make out sessions he'd have. Surprised to see that he was capable of doing such a thing of losing his inhibitions, Georgina wasn't so sure if her mind could stay on the task of the mission on hand but on how free boy Waldorf would allow himself to be. Interrupted by her thoughts, Georgina turned to find that she was being embrace by yet another brunette. In the back of her mind, Georgina couldn't help but call upon the picture she had of the girl but she knew she'd have to hold on to this partner above everyone else to make sure. The closer they got, Georgina became the aggressor as she leaned to kiss the girl.

By the end of tonight

I'm a rock star, get your wind up

It's attack of the Oddball

Homie can you show me where the gosh darn bath salts are

Cause I'm sick of sniffing asphalt

Every thought scarred got, now my pants off

The crosswalk, it's suspenders

And I can't feel my lips cause

Wiping the sweat away from his face, Tyler looked up at the DJ as he set up on a pyramid like stature that made him seem like he was master to the puppets of people that sauntered in. Running his hand through his hair as he continued to be surrounded, Tyler could feel the hands of a woman go over his body as she was clearly trying to seduce him into something more and before he knew it he was embraced by another woman. In what appeared to be a threesome on the dance floor, Tyler did little to stop her advancements. Glancing over to see Georgina, Tyler kept his focus on her as she was in a steamy makeout session with another girl. Tyler had known of her sexual history from what he had read but to see for himself, Tyler couldn't help but have the typical male intrigue with it. Noticing that the girl broke the kiss and began to lead Georgina through the crowd, Tyler kept his focus on the two. Getting eye contact with Tyler, Georgina nodded in a manner that let Tyler know they had got their girl.

I'm going numb, I'm going numb

Playing with the loose thread on the pillow, Jenny found that it was becoming her newfound hobby as they sat in their session. Changing her position around as she sat on the sofa, Jenny just couldn't manage to sit still as every part of her just ached to move and get out. In the back of her mind, Jenny felt embarrassed that Chuck and her had gotten to a point in their relationship where they had to go to therapy to tell others about their problems in their marriage. Once the therapist allowed them to go on break, Jenny couldn't help but take that opportunity to catch a bit of air as everything felt like it was closing in on her. The break hadn't lasted long enough for her but it allowed her to open up her mind and loosen up from what she was feeling earlier. Taking her seat on the opposite end of the sofa, Chuck looked on at his wife as he took a seat on the opposite end to give her that space that she needed.

"So we've gone over the importance of communication in the first half, let's go over key things that you two feel you need to communicate on. Jenny let's start with you" The therapist said

"Uh….work" Jenny stated

"And what about work do you want Chuck to communicate on?" The therapist asked

"He uses work to interfere with his personal life. It's his justification for everything it seems" Jenny said

"Okay, Chuck what is something Jenny can work on?" The therapist asked

"….understanding" Chuck answered after a few moments

"What about understanding does Jenny need to work on?" The therapist asked

"She automatically puts me as the bad guy because I think she's what she's always viewed me as…" Chuck began to say

"Oh that's a load of crap!" Jenny stated "Chuck, I give you the benefit of the doubt…" she began to say

"Jenny, let him explain his thought" The therapist said as he stopped Jenny from speaking by raising his hand up

"Yes, I know I've done bad things, horrible things even. But I'm not this villain, I make these decisions because I have no choice" Chuck stated as Jenny just looked at him

"And why do you feel that way?" The therapist asked

"Because everyone see's me as that!?" Chuck exclaimed "I am the asshole that cares about no one but himself….I'm the asshole" he stated

"You're also the asshole that swapped out my birth control pills so that I would get pregnant. You're also the asshole that sought revenge on me because of something my mother did years ago!? You're also the asshole that set me up to steal a dress, spread rumors about me. So don't give me that you're the victim card Chuck, you put this on yourself because you've been that asshole!" Jenny quickly fired back

"Well at least I'm not a coward" Chuck quickly replied as Jenny looked at him angrily

"Excuse me?!" Jenny questioned quickly to his statement "How am I a coward?" she asked

"You're the coward!" Chuck yelled "You run because you're a child and instead of dealing with our problems, you run to your safe havens while I'm stuck trying to put us together. I'm sick of it! I'm sick of being made the villain in this marriage" he replied angrily

"Go ahead, get mad. Pout, throw your tantrum because the fact remains the same….our problem is that in order for us to work, I have to submit to what you want. I have to have your babies, I have to deal with your mother, I have to sit back and play the dutiful wife as you run your company while screwing over those that were loyal to you. I'm not built that way!" Jenny yelled back in response before a silence came between them that did little to ease the tension as they sat in their couples therapy session "The sad thing, the very thing you said you never wanted to be, you're becoming" she said as she laughed to herself in disbelief

"And what's that?" Chuck asked becoming annoyed with the constant

"Your father" Jenny said as Chuck just looked at her "…we're becoming what your parents once were. Two people, stuck with each other. Afraid to move forward, afraid to go back. We're just stuck….the only difference is that, I don't need you to survive. I'm start to not need you anymore" she said as tears welled up in her eyes "And that's scary because the less I need you, the less I want this marriage" she told him before Chuck got up from his seat, growing tired of the session

"You want out, then get out. I'm not stopping you anymore" Chuck sighed before he made his way towards the door to leave only to stop short of turning the door knob "I'm not claiming to be the victim but it's so hard to try to be this guy you want me to be because you just keep waiting for me to mess up. Now I get that I've made mistakes in this marriage, starting with my mother…." he began to say

"How about mostly because of your mother" Jenny replied

"….which is why I get that now and why I had her move into suite at the Plaza" Chuck said as Jenny was surprised by the news. Catching her moment of thought, Chuck opened the door "Can't say I'm not trying" he said before he walked out.

"Dammit!" Jenny said as tears welled up in her eyes with the frustration of it all taking it's toll on her before she just finally flopped back down in her seat.

Tyler looked on at the swinging, barely lit lights as they hung from the ceiling, sway back and forth while he made his way down the hallway. It all had begun to feel like a scene out of a horror movie where the shadiest of characters lurked about or sat out in front of the many rooms that was on this floor. From the looks of things it appeared to be like a one hotel room that had got rundown by the wars of time. Sex lingered in the air as every noise Tyler could hear was that of sex so he was sure that whichever room he'd find Georgina in, it would be a sight he'd have to be ready to see. Coming upon the only room that had a cracked opening for someone to walk right in, Tyler concluded that it was a sign for him. Cautiously walking towards the door, Tyler opened up the door to see Rezza tied up to the bed post.

"What the hell!" Rezza yelled as Tyler looked around to find Georgina

"Nice to meet you somewhat" Tyler replied nervously as he looked away from the scantly glad girl just as Georgina made her way out of the bathroom with just a sheet to cover her naked body

"What took you so long?" Georgina asked as she walked over to where Rezza's clothes were to go through her pants

"This isn't exactly the easiest place to navigate through…and it seems you enjoyed a bit of the perks while you were in the room" Tyler said

"What the hell is this?!" Rezza asked

"This is…Dosal Cigarettes! Old people smoke these" Georgina declared

"Are you two like swingers or something?" Rezza asked as Georgina looked over at Tyler

"We're….curious people. You've done well with the first aspect of my curiosity…" Georgina began to say "Have you ever thought of using chains?" she turned to ask Tyler

"Get on with it….is the room spinning because the room is spinning to me at this moment" Tyler replied

"It's quite liberating. Never tried it until now….the whole thrill of wanting more but wanting to escape. It's like a mind fuck you wouldn't believe" Georgina said "Oh, and this whole room spinning ordeal is you being on an ecstasy trip" she told him

"Oh, okay. That makes me feel so much better" Tyler smiled sarcastically as he ran his hand through his hair while he couldn't help but panic a little on the fact that he had taken ectasy

"Are you sure you two aren't swingers?" Rezza asked once more "Never had sex with a guy but he looks doable" she said

"Thanks but no thanks" Tyler quickly replied

"He's a kinky one but straight laced in ever fascinating sense" Georgina sighed "I do have to give it to you Rezza, no pun intended, but you are remarkable with you…" she began to say

"All of which I don't want to hear about" Tyler quickly added

"Now I need you to satisfy me in other ways" Georgina said as she sat on the bed "I need for you to tell me about Bex Simon" she said as a silence came between them where Rezza looked at them weirdly

"Who is Bex Simon?" Rezza asked in confusion

"Don't play stupid, we know you meet with Bex on the daily" Georgina said "Now all you need to do is give us some details on those meetings and we can be on our merry way" she said

"I don't know who you're talking about!" Rezza exclaimed "The only person I meet with is my friend Julietta" she said

"Julietta?" Georgina said in confusion

"Who the hell is Julietta?!" Tyler asked just as Georgina and Tyler looked on at each other before the door was kicked open. Caught off guard by the action, Tyler jumped back just as a burly woman and two guys walked in behind her.

"Georgina, so nice for you to have made it" The woman said as she pulled a gun out to point in Georgina's direction as the moment began to get even more intense.

"Well this just got interesting" Georgina sighed

Putting a spritz of perfume on, Blair surveyed her chosen dress in the mirror as she posed for a few moments. Looking back into the bedroom to see if Dan was getting dressed, Blair saw little signs of Dan even entering the room. Letting out a sigh, Blair quickly made her way out of the bathroom to grab her purse as she headed out of the bedroom. It didn't take Blair long enough to determine where Dan was as she could hear the constant sound of typing going on from within the office. Heading into the office, Blair had her suspicions confirmed at the sight of Dan in full writer mode with a pencil tucked behind his ear and his notes spread out all over the desk.

"Someone's in a groove" Blair said as she broke his concentration

"Oh, hey" Dan said before he looked over to see Blair dressed for another event "….and I forgot we had that something charity or gala event tonight" he said

"The sad thing is that I'm not even sure what this latest social calendar event is" Blair laughed as she walked over to take a seat on Dan's lap before she took in the sight of the paintings "Is it weird?" she asked

"To have my mother's work here in my own home?" Dan asked as he looked on at the paintings "It's weird. It's like she's here staring me in the face but I'm just scribbling down on a paper because I can't think of words that I should've said to her" he said

"Well that's the point in all of this, right? You telling your story in all of this" Blair smiled "I'm actually kind of proud of you" she said

"Really? Do tell this reason" Dan asked with a bit of laughter

"You managed to deal with the David issue without a complete anger and maybe even come to an understanding with him. Then you just sucked it up and faced your demons with your mom. You've just grown so much and you're stronger for it, I mean look how amazing you've been with my mom" Blair said

"What do you mean?" Dan asked feeling a bit uncomfortable with the mention of Eleanor

"You've been this rock. In true Humphrey form you've managed to turn the bad into good to give us all some bit of hope. My mom seems like she's doing better and I know that's because of you" Blair said

"Blair, I really can't…" Dan began to say

"You spend so much time with her….and I don't know, you make her forget about the fact that she's sick. I can't seem to do that because every time I'm with her, I just can't help but feel like I'll jinx her then I'll want to cry and get upset….and I know that's not what she needs" Blair sighed as Dan felt like his heart was beating out of her chest "Now granted Tyler is making things easier because she feels like him being around helps ease the guilt of what she did to him, but you….I know you support her and listen to her for me and because you love her" she said before she leaned in to kiss him sweetly on the lips "And I'm grateful for that" she smiled once breaking the kiss

"You shouldn't give me so much credit" Dan laughed nervously as Blair's praise made him feel uneasy "I just…I just acknowledge what she wants and try to give her that peace" he told her

"Peace that will ultimately heal her. I have faith that things will get better because I see no room for them to get any worse" Blair told him as she gave him another quick kiss

"So, uh…I should probably get a quick shower in so we can go to this thing" Dan said trying to escape her warmth and love for a mere second or two

"You don't have to. I know you're in your writers groove and I definitely don't want to pull you from that so…." Blair said as she got up from her seat on his lap "Stay and write" she told him

"Are you sure?" Dan asked

"Yes. I'll go with Serena, have a little hang out with the bestie. Get a little tipsy, flirt a little, you know" Blair joked

"You saying tipsy doesn't even have me remotely nervous about this" Dan laughed softly

"Well, I wanted to put some bit of fear in you as to how hot of a commodity I am" Blair teased

"I don't ever doubt that fact" Dan smiled "Have fun. I love you" he called out as Blair made her way to the door

"Yeah, yeah. Love you too" Blair called out before she left as Dan just laughed to himself for a few moment as the smile slowly faded while he sat and thought to himself.

Watching as they tied her hands up, Tyler rolled his eyes as he was still in disbelief that Georgina had gotten them into this mess. From occasional conversation the woman would have with her two oversized brutes, Tyler picked up that the lead woman in charge was named Tiny. Complying with what was being asked of him by her two goons, Tyler was not eager to stir the pot in such a run down hotel, where if anything bad happened then it would only be a part of the norm rather than out of the ordinary. Throwing Georgina to the floor, Georgina smiled sarcastically as she got comfortable on her spot on the floor on the opposite side.

"Now that I have your undivided attention, where's my money?" Tiny asked as she put the gun away

"I would hope in a bank. Having that kind of cash out…." Georgina began to give one of her smart ass remarks before Tiny slapped her across the face "Holy crap! What is your deal!?" she said trying to manage the pain she was in

"I don't like the run around Georgy, you should know this about me" Tiny told her as she kneeled in front of Georgina

"Clearly" Georgina replied

"Who is this that you have with you?" Tiny asked as she looked back at Tyler

"Rezza. Some chick I met on the dance floor" Georgina replied

"Not her, I know her. I'm talking about the guy" Tiny said as turned to look at him

"Oh…another random. Get a little in your system and everyone looks good to you" Georgina said as she looked over at Tyler

"No, I think you're lying to me…yet again. I think this one looks familiar, like rich people familiar" Tiny said as she looked at Tyler with a bit of skepticism "Who are you?" she asked as she walked towards him

"T.W. Adams" Tyler admitted with the assistance of a kick to the side by one of the guards

"Adams? Do we know an Adams?" Tiny asked as she looked over at the guards

"I'm sure you don't but that's beyond the point. I can give you your money if I get what I came for from Rezza" Georgina said turning the attention back to her

"Are you serious?! I ignore that you took my stash and sold it at a cheaper price then ran off to one of your little islands so we can focus on your needs. You've got to be out of your fuckin' mind" Tiny replied

"Blame on the drugs then" Georgina reasoned "You knew I'd come your way eventually with the power shift that's taken place" she said

"For her? You came for her?" Tiny asked looking over at Rezza "You had sex with her?" she then questioned in disbelief

"Clearly not out of want" Georgina replied "Now, if you just untie me then we can sort out this whole ordeal and I won't have to take back what I got you for Christmas" she said

"Christmas passed, nice try" Tiny said

"Okay fine, since you want to be a pain then I guess I continue on with what I came here for" Georgina said as she turned to look at Rezza

"Yay, like this wasn't all ready awkward" Tyler said as he tried to adjust his vision "Does anyone feel the room spinning?" he then asked

"Please, not while I'm questioning someone" Georgina told him "Who is Julietta?" she then asked Rezza

"Who are you people?!" Rezza asked out of confusion while Georgina just glared on at her

"Can you have someone slap her? I kind of would like to get out of here" Georgina asked as she looked over at Tiny while Tiny looked over at her guards

"We don't hit women" One guard said

"Cute, you have feminist supporters on hand" Georgina replied before looking back at Rezza "You meet with someone on a weekly basis and you said it was Julietta but that's a lie. The woman you meet with is called Bex Simon and somehow someway she finds it in her schedule to come see you on a weekly basis for Lord knows what in this dump" she stated

"We as in Julietta, just have conversation is all, nothing more. She goes off to see other people here" Rezza said

"And do you know any of these people she goes to see?" Georgina asked

"Maybe Julietta is Bex" Tyler reasoned

"Or maybe you two are fishing for something that just isn't there" Tiny replied becoming annoyed with them "You really going to take the word of a crack whore that claims she see's Tupac on a monthly basis. Her only claim to fame is that her mother cleans the houses of celebrities supposedly" she reasoned

"….he does put out a lot of albums even while being dead" One of the guards reasoned

"That is true" Georgina added

"Rez, who's your father?" Tiny asked trying to prove a point

"Arnold Schwartznegger" Rezza answered

"Uh, mexican girl with a mother that cleans houses, do we really want to use this as an example?" Tyler asked as everyone seemed to nod in agreement

"Ooh, do you know who shot J.R.?" One of the guys asked as Tiny just glared at her guard

"The sister in law" Everyone else answered

"Point is that Rezza is a liar and you'd be stupid to think she see's Bex Simon or Julietta whatever" Tiny stated as she began to clap to get everyone's attention "Now where is my money?" she answered once more

Getting out of the taxi, Carter handed the driver some money before he eventually closed the door behind him. Heading up the small set of stairs towards the door of the Humphrey-Waldorf townhouse, Carter looked under the mat to pull out the spare key before he used it to make his way in. Hearing Dan in the kitchen, Carter showed the case of beer that he bought as his meal ticket inside the house to his friend before he sat it down on the counter. Making his way into the kitchen, Carter looked in the fridge to see if there was any leftovers to his disposal to find that he wasn't let down in the search for food.

"Someone got their mojo on" Carter smiled excitedly as he put the leftovers in the microwave to heat up

"How do you know?" Dan asked

"We have the infamous pasta. This pasta only comes when we've reached a writers mark, a chapter or two finished" Carter said

"Don't eat it up, Blair loves that pasta" Dan told him

"Good, I'll be sure to" Carter quickly replied "So, I don't know if you know this but there are some big ass paintings in your office. I'm thinking Waldorf is trying to be artsy but sometimes bigger isn't all that better" he said

"They're my mom's artwork. I hung them up so I could have them surround me in the office" Dan told him

"That's…creepy" Carter said trying to find the right word for the situation before the timer went off on the microwave

"It's actually helping. I feel like I'm going towards something rather than trying to find it with countless hours at the computer" Dan said

"Good for you. The sooner you finish your writing, the sooner we can go to that new strip club on the outskirts" Carter smiled giving a wink of the brow as he did so

"Yeah, I pass on that for the account of….I think I can't keep this secret anymore" Dan said

"Secret? Are you cheating on Waldorf?" Carter asked nearly surprised

"No!" Dan stated "I'm talking about Eleanor. I can't keep lying about this will to Blair because she's thinking her mom has all this hope and I'm helping her be hopeful, when in all actuality, I'm pushing her towards the light" he said

"You're not pushing her towards the light" Carter replied "You're helping her make peace with the possibility, big difference" he said

"Well I don't want to be the difference in her fight to live as opposed to her peace with death" Dan said "If Blair finds out about this will then she'll…" he began to say

"Cut you off, sexually speaking" Carter concluded

"You know, I'm actually in a relationship where sex isn't that big of a deal, so stop equating good times as it being because of the sex" Dan said throwing the dish rag at Carter

"That's because all good relationship are measured with the sex intake or outtake in some cases. Sex is the happy medium in which every relationship lives by" Carter said

"I should tell her" Dan said

"You really shouldn't" Carter said "Dan, people have wills that others don't know about. It's not that bad. Granted Eleanor should tell her family but she's opting not too because you got Blair, who will probably threaten doctors if something were to go wrong then you have boy Waldorf who's so used to death that if he's close to seeing it again, who knows what that'll do to him. Does it suck? Yes. But there is no right or wrong in this scenario. She's trying to protect them" he said

"So when it all comes out, which it always manages to do so, then what?" Dan asked

"You get a room at the Plaza because you are definitely getting cut off" Carter told him before he took his plate to leave the kitchen

"Thank you. You've been no help to me!" Dan called out "I should put a room on standby though" he said to himself after a few moments of thought.

Grabbing a glass of champagne, Jenny took a few quick sips as she hoped to endure the rest of the night. Finishing up her glass, Jenny put the empty glass on the tray the server had before grabbing another on her journey back towards Blair and Serena. Noticing that Jenny looked a little frazzle, Blair studied her for a few moments before she looked over to see Chuck talking with Nate off in the corner of the room. It didn't take much for Blair to understand that the married couple was having some hard times but she began to see that it was a bit more than that. Giving Blair a weak smile, Blair could only honor that Jenny wanted to keep things less awkward as can be.

"So I was just hearing the great news of Blair actually having a great success at her job, could it be so?" Serena asked as she looked over at Jenny

"Yeah, very much so. April says you've picked up quicker than she thought" Jenny said

"Did she think I would have trouble or something?" Blair quickly asked

"No, it's just that not a lot of people understand the catalog appeal she has" Jenny said

"Who is this April girl?" Serena asked

"April Zellers, daughter to Bill Zellers" Blair said filling Serena in

"The jewelry guy! I love his designs, he's designed my imaginary engagement ring" Serena replied

"Yeah well, the daughter doesn't want to follow in daddy's footsteps and it's a long story that you kind of have to meet her to understand the appeal of what she's doing" Blair said

"She's talented. The new age designer beyond every measure and I think you made the right choice to work with her" Jenny said

"It's a paycheck, can't really go against that. Then of course she see's something in me" Blair reasoned

"That's sweet" Serena replied

"If only someone see the glaring opportunity before her and just pick up the pieces to getting a kick start on her career" Jenny stated so obviously that it was made aware that she was talking about Blair

"And if only someone would fess up to the fact that they themselves are a designer" Blair said as she looked over at Jenny

"It was nothing. Just me trying to be artistic like my brother and my mom" Jenny shrugged

"I happen to think otherwise" Eric said as he made his presence known to the girls before Jenny immediately turned to look at him "I was your biggest fan then and to hear such a downplay is a crime" he smiled on at Jenny as she couldn't help but be touched by his words. Smiling on at Eric, Jenny glanced over to see that Eric wasn't the only one with eyes on her. Looking on intently as if he was shocked of some sorts, Chuck watched for a few moments before he eventually walked off.

"Excuse me. I have to go" Jenny said as she quickly walked away towards the exit

Feeling as if her mind was twisting all about trying to come up with an answer that would suffice, Georgina felt the pressure as Tiny imposed her will on Georgina. Hating to watch Georgina be manheld by the woman, Tyler could only hope that they'd be able to survive what was a busted lead on Georgina's behalf. Draggind Georgina over towards the bed, Tiny threw Georgina on the bed once more while Rezza looked on with much confusion as she had for the past hour. Trying to jerk free from his chains, Tyler hoped that by some stroke of luck he'd break free to at least get them some help while finding whatever cure he could find from the effects of the ecstasy he was apparently going through. Getting another kick to the side by the guard, Tyler was once again stopped from his efforts.

"Georgy give the money!" Tyler yelled out

"I don't have the money or else do you think I'd really be opting to be water boarded" Georgina replied sarcastically

"You keep this ruse up and you really will meet your maker sooner than planned since you like to flirt with the idea all the time" Tiny said as she looked over at the guard to let Rezza go

"You've gotten stronger since I remember you last. Makes you lose the sex appeal you once had" Georgina said in between coughing up water while Rezza began to silently thank the heavens that she was set free by the guard "I need her!" she began to protest but to no avail as Rezza grabbed her clothes and ran out

"You need to get me my money, and since that's not happening, I think I need to look elsewhere in ways to inspire you" Tiny said as she gave the guard the nod before they began to punch and kick Tyler

"That doesn't inspire me" Georgina said as she coughed up more water as she looked away from the sight of Tyler getting beat up "Get me my answers and I can get you double of what you want" she struggled to say as she squirmed on the bed

"I really don't think he can take anymore" Tiny said as the sounds of the kicking and the punching filled the room, making it even more hard for Georgina to see "I have no problem in doing so" she said with no answer in response from Georgina. Looking over at the old clock hanging on the wall, Georgina was once again pulled away from her thought by the sound of Tyler groaning in pain.

"Fine, I'll give you the stash I have. Will that suffice?!" Georgina asked angrily

"Hardly but it will have to do" Tiny said before she got up to get Georgina's bag

"Let him go" Georgina said as she looked on at Tiny sniffing out the stash that Georgina had in her purse before she handed it over towards her guards.

"I think we'll keep him, especially since these are skittles" Tiny said before she threw the bag on to the floor "Get rid of him" she then demanded angrily before the guard once again pulled out his gun to put to Tyler's head.

"Which is fine, you can have him" Georgina said as she quickly sat up

"What?!" Tyler asked in disbelief that Georgina would sell him out "Oh, that's just classic. I should've known you'd…" he began to say before the police quickly ran into the room with guns. Wiggling her hands through the chains, Georgina was able to break free through the chains. Shoving Tiny and guards to the ground, Georgina took this opportunity to grab Tyler before the police eventually got to them. Ducking off into the corner as she heard the police on hot pursuit for all the party goers, Georgina covered Tyler's mouth so that they couldn't be heard amongst the many that were being swooped up.

Immediately making her way through the lobby like she had millions of times before, Jenny forced a smile to the building staff as she made her way over towards the elevators. Holding on tight to her clutch, Jenny waited for the elevator to come as all she could do was think about what she could or would say. Once the elevator came, Jenny quickly boarded and wasted no time in pushing the penthouse button. The whole ride up, Jenny nervously tapped her feet as every thought that ran into her mind never seemed to work it's way out to make actual sense. Finding that her time was cut short, Jenny stepped off the elevator and began to walk towards the penthouse that she once called her home. Opening the door, Jenny saw Chuck sitting in the darkness with the usual glass of vodka in hand as if it was his permanent silhouette. Closing the door behind her, Jenny stood in the doorway for a few moments as they both remained in silence.

"How long have you known?" Chuck asked breaking the silence

"Known what?" Jenny asked before Chuck looked over towards him

"Eric is back, which I'm sure you've known for quite some time now" Chuck said "How long was it going to take before I knew?" he then asked

"I barely found out that he was back just yesterday" Jenny said

"Yesterday. So was that before or after our counseling session? You know the session where you made me out to be the bad person in our marriage!" Chuck asked as he became upset

"I knew before….it wasn't like I was trying to hide it from you. It was something I just didn't mention because we were too busy arguing about other things" Jenny replied

"Other things that would happen to be me and my behavior, right?" Chuck asked as he got up from his seat to walk over towards the bar

"No, it's not just you. It's me. I made this mess along with you" Jenny said as the silence lingered

"I really don't think it was wrong of me to hope for that family with you. People get married, people have kids, people raise those kids and make memories with them. So was it so illogical for me to want that? Especially with how things are with my own family?" Chuck asked

"It's not" Jenny said "I'm just not ready to give that to you, and no matter how hard we hold to us, the more I keep leading you to believe that we can have that someday" she said as tears welled up in her eyes "We were too young, we were caught up in our need for each other…" she began to say

"Did you ever love me?" Chuck asked interrupting

"Yes, I loved you. I still love you but I can't keep doing the therapy sessions that turn into us being upset with each other" Jenny said

"It's the only way we talk if we ever talk" Chuck replied

"We're legally separated, which means we need to take time to find whatever it is that makes us work. Forcing us isn't helping us, it's only making us worse" Jenny said

"So what? Is this making it easier for you to go back to Eric?" Chuck asked

"This has nothing to do with Eric" Jenny replied

"Oh, I find that hard to believe. I'm not stupid Jenny" Chuck said as he walked away from her

"Then maybe you should trust me" Jenny quickly turned to tell him "You trust that I can find my way back to you and I trust that you can be that guy for me" she said

"Our marriage shouldn't have conditions. I'm tired of being put to the test. If you love me, give me your love not your conditions" Chuck stated

"I need to find out who I am. I need to find out what my role is on my own before I can say that I can be your wife because as of now, I feel like you've been my only identity" Jenny cried "I used to draw. I used to have dreams of being more than what I am. I had a notebook full of drawings thinking that someday I could actually be a designer, flying out to fashion shows to see my designs on the runway" she said as tears streamed down her face

"And with me you can't have that?" Chuck questioned "I never stopped you from going after your dreams" he said

"No, no you didn't but I stopped me" Jenny said "And I need to above everything else, give me a chance" she told him before she walked towards him "If and when we fall in love again, I want you to fall in love with the woman I am, not the girl I used to be" she said before she leaned forward to kiss him sweetly on the cheek. Slowly backing away, Jenny walked towards the door.

"Two months. That's my conditions….if you can't find your way back to me, then it's over" Chuck said as Jenny stopped to look over her shoulder to see that he was walking towards his bedroom.

His eyes slowly began to flutter open before he finally realized that he was at her place. Looking around to notice that Georgina was walking towards him with a bottle in hand, Tyler couldn't help but think he was still on a mind trip. Putting the bottle of vodka down on the table along with two glasses, Georgina looked on as Tyler laid on the sofa with an ice pack to his side. Unsure of what to make of her gesture, Tyler slowly sat up on the sofa while she began to open the bottle and pour him a drink before handing it over towards him. After pouring herself a drink, Georgina turned to head over towards the other sofa as she put the lap top on her lap. Sitting in silence for a few moments, Tyler drank as he began to notice that the little bit of rest that he got had made the effects of the ecstasy wear off. Still as they sat in silence, Tyler slowly sat up on the sofa as with each movement it hurt.

"You're clothed" Tyler said

"You're not seeing spinning rooms" Georgina replied with a bit of a grin

"What the hell was that back there?" Tyler asked "If I would've known…" he began to say

"Do you ever get bored with yourself?" Georgina quickly questioned "I mean do you ever ask yourself why it is that you get so bored then the inner boring you replies with it's just what we do because you're just so damn boring" she said

"I don't call be pummeled by a bunch of guys a great time" Tyler replied

"No, but it's not like you didn't enjoy yourself before then" Georgina said as Tyler reached for his shirt to put on "You don't have to put yourself in hell. I know you may think you need to at times but people make mistakes, people screw up…." she began to say

"I really don't think I want to talk about this with you" Tyler quickly stated

"Then who? Who are you talking to about this because you sure aren't talking to your family. I'm not trying to save you, so you don't have to worry about that but I can say that I witnessed you having fun and letting go of all this restraint you have over yourself and enjoying your life. Live Tyler, stopping acting like you've committed some huge crime that makes you force yourself to be the walking dead" Georgina said as Tyler just looked at her

"How'd you know the cops would come?" Tyler asked

"I know you and in that, I know you probably saw how creepy that hotel was and you called the police" Georgina said "I knew if we could hold on long enough until they got there, then we'd get out" she said "I guess once a good guy, always a good guy. Just wish you could see that about yourself" she said as a silence came between them

"So we came to a dead end with Rezza, what's the next option?" Tyler said as he poured himself another drink

"Who says we got a dead end?" Georgina asked

"Uh, the burly woman that was kicking your ass. Rezza wasn't exactly a valuable source to go off of" Tyler said

"Maybe not but Rezza did help us come to one conclusion" Georgina said

"And what's that?" Tyler asked

"Bex Simon doesn't exist" Georgina said "I checked out her polished resume, tracked it with some of her references and every record indicates that Bex Simon did exist, just not in the time frame of when Bex was actually alive" she said

"Surely someone has seen a picture or something of Bex from college…" Tyler began to reason

"In this town, it's not what you know….it's who you know. Friends in higher places can make it very easy for things to be overlooked" Georgina told him

"Julietta" Tyler stated

"Julietta is right" Georgina smiled "Who the hell is she and what's her connection to my mother?" she questioned aloud.

I stared up at the sun

Thought of all the people, places and things I've loved

I stared up just to see

Of all the faces,you were the one next to me

Playing with the sugar packets as he sat in the diner, Eric felt with every glance the waitress gave him that he'd eventually have to end up ordering something. Letting out a sigh, Eric grabbed the menu and began to contemplate what he could get that wouldn't make break the bank in doing so in order to qualify as a good meal. Just as he pointed to the picture of the burger that he wanted for the waitress to see, the waitress nodded as if that was his ticket to stay in the diner. Putting his menu down, Eric was caught off guard to see that Jenny had joined him.

"I need to know something" Jenny quickly stated

"Okay, what's that?" Eric asked with a bit of a laugh

"Did you come back for me?" Jenny asked as a silence came between them "In some odd way, I kept thinking that you came back because I subconsciously wanted you to be here because I miss talking to you and because you have some sort of inside track on who I was and could be. Granted nothing in my life is going right with a marriage that is not only on the rocks but struggling to even make it to the nearest rock to maintain balance, and I've ultimately accepted that I had a part in putting it on the rocks….but I need to know if you came back for me because you had this whole subconscious thing going on too" she said beginning to babble. Looking on at Eric for a few moments, Jenny began to feel embarrassed as she clearly just put all her business out in the open without a moment of hesitation.

"I came back for the fries" Eric said as the waitress put the hamburger and fries down in front of him.

"What? You hate the fries here" Jenny replied

"And what does that tell you" Eric smiled as he moved the plate in between them "Stop over thinking. It's just a simple burger" he said as Jenny hesitantly grabbed a French fry to eat.

You can feel the light start to tremble

Washing what you know out to sea

You can see your life out of the window, tonight

Hearing the vibrations of his cell phone going off, Chuck slowly woke from his sleep. Taking a few moments, Chuck reached over to grab his phone as he looked on at the caller identification to see that it wasn't a number that he recognized. The call quickly ended but no less than a few seconds had passed before the same number had called back. Groaning in frustration, Chuck answered his phone.

"Hello" Chuck answered

"Is this Charles Bass?" The woman asked

"Yes" Chuck replied

"Your mother has been admitted into the hospital for a drug overdose" The woman said before Chuck quickly threw the covers back on the bed

"I'm on my way" Chuck replied before he ended the call

If I lose myself tonight

It'll be by your side

If I lose myself tonight

woooh, woooh, woooh!

If I lose myself tonight

It'll be you and I

Lose myself tonightwhooooooo

Looking on at the paintings that hung in the office, Dan just stood in the middle as he took it all in. Closing his eyes as he tried to bring to life the images he had stared at from time to time, Dan couldn't help but recall the memories of his mother when he was younger. Remembering a time where all he knew was that life was simple with no complication in sight and that he somehow believed he'd always have his mother in his life.

I woke up with the sun

Thought of all the people, places and things I've loved

I woke up just to see

With all the faces

You were the one next to me

Looking on at the crowd of people that roared for the girls, Carter smiled proudly as he could see it was yet another successful night of business for Victrola. Walking back towards his office, Carter headed inside his office and immediately looked on at his phone to see he had no calls. Thinking for a moment, Carter ended up going through his contact list to make a call only to find that he was getting the answering machine.

"Hey Eric, it's me. Good work tonight, we're one investor short of reaching our goal but I think with how you charmed the Mayor, we could get him as a backer. You won't regret this merger of collective minds because in the end this will all lead us to the biggest and greatest thing New York has ever seen" Carter said as he looked on at the picture of the Empire "Glad to have you back. We gotta long road ahead of us" he said before he hung up the phone. Standing alone in silence for a few moments, Carter just stared on at the picture as he couldn't help but deny how much he wanted his Empire since it was the only thing that drived him.

"Carter" Chuck said as Carter quickly turned to look at him

"What's wrong?" Carter asked as he could see that Chuck looked a bit disheveled

"My mom, she's in the hospital for a drug overdose. I'm trying to get there but I forgot that I drank a bottle of vodka for my apparent dinner, so I wouldn't be a prime candidate to sign any papers let alone make sound decisions on her behalf" Chuck said as Carter quickly caught on to what he was saying

"Yeah sure, I'll go with you" Carter said

You can feel the light start to tremble

Washing what you know out to sea

You can see your life out of the window, tonight

Listening on to the classical music play, Bex did all she could to endure the client's request of dinner and music for the night. Looking over to see that Ophelia was in complete delight of it all, Bex sighed as it was simply something she couldn't get out of. Hoping that Louis would serve as her relief from the evening, Louis managed to find a girl that actually enjoyed the music so it was no surprise that he was faking his like of the music for the sake of getting a bed partner other than Bex for the night. Seeing the lights of her phone go off, Bex silently thanked the heavens for her out. Immediately and quietly getting up from seat to take the phone call outside.

"Hello" Bex answered

"Two people came looking for you" Tiny said "I did my best to throw them off but I think they'll still keep digging around" she added

"Who?" Bex asked

"Some T.W. Adams guy and the daughter, Ophelia's" Tiny said as Bex took a few moments to process

"Gather your deep pocket friends, there's going to be a fire sale tonight" Bex said "Waldorf Industries is going to die tonight, for good" she said before she hung up the phone

If I lose myself tonight

It'll be by your side

If I lose myself tonight

woooh, woooh, woooh!

If I lose myself tonight

It'll be you and I

Lose myself tonightwhooooooo

Placing the check in the box, Nate smiled on at the others as he was sure they'd go off to speak about the Archibald contribution. Loosening up his tie, Nate began to make his way towards Blair and Serena as they seemed just as eager to get home as he was. Taking a seat beside the girls, Nate rested his head on Blair's shoulder as they waited for the final tally of the money raised for the night.

"Can we go now?" Nate asked

"No" Blair and Serena both replied

"When can we?" Nate asked "We're all bored out of our minds" he stated

"Until we hear how much we've raised so we can go back and tell our parents how much is out of our checking accounts" Serena said as Nate's phone began to vibrate

"Well I could leave because I could exactly write my usual check because then I'd have to answer to Humphrey, so I gave my smile and love for this charity event, which I'm sure by the end of the night I will be the biggest topic of the evening" Blair said

"Or for other reasons" Nate said

"Okay, what other reason would I be talked about?" Blair asked as she couldn't help but notice other party guests looking and whispering

"Because Waldorf Industries is about to have a fire sale for the remaining stock" Nate said as Blair looked over at him in complete shock.