A/N: I would like to thank all of those who have reviewed, favourited, alerted or just read the story. I'm glad you are enjoying it! This chapter is probably the longest one I've ever written, but it's almost my personal favourite. So I hope you all enjoy it!
Eric made his way over to the foyer. The doorbell had just rung moments ago. He didn't know who it was. Everyone was at home. Blair was upstairs. Chuck was taking a nap. Nate was attempting to make a sandwich. And Serena was criticizing him. It couldn't be Carter. Blair had said she was finished with him. Maybe someone ordered pizza?, wondered Eric. He sighed and opened the door. His brown eyes went wide as the rested on the individual in front of him. He gulped.
"E! It's so great to see you!" squealed Georgina.
She walked in and wrapped him in a bear hug as she had done with Serena earlier that day. Eric stood there, still trying to digest what was going on. Why would Georgina be there? Were she and Serena still friends? Millions of questions raced through his mind but not one word came from his mouth. Georgina separated from him. She smiled at him, showing her pearly whites. He awkwardly smiled back at her. What was he supposed to say?
"So, um…… you're in town." he stated, placing his hands in the pockets of his jeans.
Georgina nodded. Eric looked at the ground, as if the marble tiles would disappear if he didn't look at them. Anything to not be reminded of Georgina's presence. The truth was, he had never been too fond of her. Sure he could tolerate her, but ever since she outed him in front of his family, he wanted her to disappear from the face of the earth. Minutes passed. Only the two of them. By now Eric could tell that the others in the house already knew that she was coming. Why else would they be hiding away?
Eric still refused to look up. If he did, then he would have to say something. And then she would answer and probably ask if she could sit down or have a glass of water. He couldn't be rude. That was something he was not. Sure Blair and Chuck could tell people off in a snap, but Eric couldn't stand the thought of being deliberately mean to someone else, even if they had done something horrible to him. He silently prayed that at least someone else would come and join him and the psycho. Before long he heard footsteps coming out of the kitchen. He secretly smiled to himself.
He turned around and saw Serena walking toward him, with Nate following closely behind. They both walked up to them. Nate glared at Georgina, but she still kept that plastered smile on her face. Serena stood calmly. She had been worried about Georgina's visit. She had quickly briefed Nate in the kitchen and she was sure Chuck would find out one way or another that Georgina was visiting. Awkward silence filled the foyer. Nate silently cursed himself for leaving his sandwich in the kitchen. That would have at least given him something to do.
"Uh, Whor- I mean, Georgina came over." Eric said in a small voice, trying to alleviate the quiet.
Serena smiled at Georgina. She knew she would get untold shit about this once she left, but she was honestly starting to think that maybe Georgina could change. Serena had changed, why couldn't anyone else? More silence filled the foyer. Nate sighed. He needed to get out of there.
"Um, Eric could you help me in the kitchen? I need to, um……see if light really does turn off when you close the fridge." Nate said, trying to think of an excuse.
Eric sent Nate a weird look but followed him anyway. Georgina being in the same room as him had already driven him partially insane. Once the guys were gone, Serena turned her attention back to Georgina.
"S, you don't know how much this means to me. We can be friends again. Like we were before all of that crazy stuff happened." Georgina said, in an extra perky voice.
"Me too. Come on, we can set up in the media room." Serena said, leading Georgina through the house.
They reached the media room. Georgina threw her handbag onto one of the couches before turning to Serena. Most people would feel guilty for lying to their best friend. In fact most people would probably come out and tell the truth at one point, but not Georgina Sparks. Some believed that when she was younger, doctors had removed her conscience. But that had been a rumour. She just didn't see anything that was wrong with doing horrible things. She plastered a smile on her face.
"Aren't the others joining us? I brought a great movie and I'm sure everyone else will want to see it." Georgina asked.
If they aren't here then this will never work!, thought Georgina. She looked at Serena, who was standing calmly. Serena smiled.
"Um, I'll go ask them right now. Make yourself comfortable." Serena replied, before exiting the room in search of her summer house mates.
Serena first went to the kitchen, where she knew for sure Nate and Eric where. They were busy sitting at the kitchen table with a glass of ice tea in their hands. Their conversation died as Eric spotted Serena approaching them. She stood in front of them, making sure she had their complete and undivided attention. She sighed before speaking.
"I would like it if you two joined me and Georgina. We're just watching a movie and it would mean so much to me if you both watched with us. So what do you say?" Serena asked.
Both Eric and Nate sat quietly. Eric took a sip of his ice tea. The last thing he wanted to do was have Georgina in the house and now his sister was asking him to watch a movie with her? He looked up at Serena. She had the pleading look in her eyes. Eric put down the glass and looked up at her.
"Serena, why is she even here?" he asked.
Serena stared at him. She hadn't been expecting him to ask her a question. She was only looking for a yes or a no. Eric looked at her, expecting to hear her explanation any second. Serena sighed before speaking.
"Eric, sometimes you just have to forgive people. There's always something good about everyone and you can't find it if you hold a grudge." she said softly.
She looked over at Eric, who was clutching his glass. His jaw was clenched and he was trying not to let anger seep into his usually friendly eyes. Nate noticed his mood change as well. This was not normal for Eric. Before either Nate or Serena could do something, Eric stood up quickly from his chair. He looked Serena straight in the eye.
"She outed me in front of my whole family! You're my sister, why would you forgive an evil witch like her!" he roared.
Serena stood quietly. She didn't know what to do. Her brother was yelling at her and yet she was forgiving one of the few people who had ever hurt him. The room was relatively quiet. The only sound coming from Eric trying to catch his breath. Serena was about to say something but Eric walked out of the kitchen. He didn't want to talk to her. Not now anyway. Serena looked the way Eric had gone. She felt tears swell up in her eyes. She hurt him. And this wasn't the first time.
Serena grabbed the table for support. Her eyes met with Nate's. He got up from his seat and walked closer to her. He placed his right hand on her shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze. Serena gave him a small smile.
"I can go talk to Eric if you want." he whispered.
"No, he just needs time to cool off. I'll talk to him later. It is my fault after all." she said, trying to avoid eye contact with Nate.
Nate nodded his head. He took his hand of Serena's shoulder and made his way to one of the many cupboards in the kitchen. He pulled out a packet of microwaveable popcorn. After he set the time on the microwave and pressed start, he turned back to Serena. She had let go of the table after she took a few deep breaths. She looked at Nate.
"Just meet me and the others in the media room. I'll go find Blair and Chuck. Do you have any idea where they might be?" Serena asked.
"Chuck said he was taking a nap and I guess Blair must be in her room." he said as got out a tray from another cupboard so he could carry the popcorn and drinks.
Serena gave him a brief smile before heading off to the stairs. When she reached the top, she immediately went to Blair's room. She wasn't sure how she was going to react to actually being invited to watch the movie, but she new that Blair would probably be much less surprised, seeing as though she had been the first to know of Georgina's visit. Serena took a deep breath before knocking on Blair's door. It didn't open. Serena sighed and knocked again. Still no answer.
"B, I need to ask you something. Can you open the door?" Serena asked in a loud voice.
The next sound was of a door opening, but it was not the one that Serena was standing in front of. Instead it was coming from down the hall. She looked over and saw not just Blair but Chuck as well standing just a few feet away from her. Serena looked from Blair to Chuck and then back to Blair. She sighed and walked over to them. She would ask Blair later on what was going on between them.
"I'm not sure if I should be glad or mad that you two are both in front of me at the same time. But anyways, Georgina's here and she wants to have this whole movie thing. Nate already agreed and it would mean a lot to me if you joined too, B." Serena said before turning to Chuck. "And it would be somewhat nice of you to join as well."
Blair bit her lip. She didn't want to spend time with Georgina but she did want to keep Serena safe, and if it meant watching some idiotic movie Georgina picked out then so be it. She smiled at Serena and nodded. Serena smiled back before turning to Chuck. Her smile wasn't there but there was some soliciting seen in her eyes. He smirked.
"Sure. Wonder what our least favourite psycho picked out." he replied.
Serena smiled at the both of them before walking down the stairs. Blair turned to Chuck before they followed.
"I bet it's something based on a Stephen King novel. Maybe the Shining." Blair said with a smirk.
"Maybe. But I've always seen her as Pennywise from It. Creepy and eats children." he said.
They both shared a laugh before walking down the stairs. As each step grew closer to the ground, both started to dread their decision. Blair only wanted to go to keep Serena out of harms way. Chuck was only going because of Blair. Yeah, Nate would be there but he would probably be too busy watching Serena. They reached the last step and headed for the media room. Once they reached the door, they both took a deep breath before walking in.
The room had the scent of buttered popcorn. Georgina and Serena sat on one of the couches with the bowl of popcorn between them. Nate sat on the other, occasionally glancing at Serena. Blair and Chuck sat with him on the same couch, with Chuck in the middle. Georgina smiled at Blair.
"Blair! I picked the movie with you in mind." Georgina squealed.
"Oh the joy." Blair replied sarcastically.
Georgina ignored her and went back to what she and Serena had been talking about earlier. Blair sighed and turned to the two guys she was sharing the couch with. Nate looked uneasy and slightly cautious, mostly because of his concern of Serena and Georgina in the same room. Chuck on the other hand was calm as could be. He sipped the lemonade that had already been set for them when they arrived.
"Let's start the movie. Where's E?" Georgina asked, looking directly at Serena.
Serena bit her lip and looked over at Nate. He simply drank his lemonade. Serena looked back at Georgina who was early awaiting her answer.
"He won't be joining us. He has… food poising." she replied.
Well he wasn't that important anyway, thought Georgina. She grabbed her handbag and pulled out a DVD case from it. She took the DVD out and placed in the DVD player. She walked back to the couch, where Serena passed her the remote.
"What are we watching anyway?" asked Nate.
"A classic. Snow White." replied Georgina, trying to hide the smirk on her face.
Blair rolled her eyes. Me in mind? Will that ever get old, Blair thought. She grabbed her glass of lemonade from the side table next to her. She looked over at Serena and Georgina who were indulging in their popcorn. Georgina pressed forward on the remote. The images on the TV did not resemble the famous cartoon. Instead it was a hotel room. A familiar hotel room, thought Blair. As it kept forwarding, the hotel room stayed the same. Blair was about to fall asleep when two figures entered the room. Kissing like crazy as the guy tried to unzip the girl's dress. You couldn't see the girl but it was obvious that she was there. Georgina pressed play.
Everyone was to busy watching the events unfolding on the TV screen to ask Georgina what was going on. Blair took a sip of her lemonade. The couple were on the bed. The girl's hair was covering her and the guy's face. A few words were spoken from their mouths but it was clear that they were wasted. The girl got off the guy. Blair squinted her eyes and almost dropped her glass of lemonade when she realized who the two were.
Oh god this can't be happening! Why did I have to be a drunk idiot! Oh god! Oh god! Oh god!, Blair panicked in her mind. Blair looked around the room. Nate, Chuck and Serena all had their jaws dropped. Chuck was the one that surprised her the most. Nothing really shocked him. She looked over at Georgina. She was looking right at her with a huge smirk on her face. Blair stiffened and looked back at the screen.
"Curtis! I want you to fuck me right now and here!" Blair heard her own voice on the screen.
She saw herself moving her face out of the way and no one could mistake it. There was Blair Waldorf having sex with Carter Baizen in front of her best friends. Serena managed to grab the remote and turn off the DVD. The room grew silent. Blair bit her lip. She could feel the tears in her eyes starting to form but she wouldn't let them show. She would not give Georgina the satisfaction she wanted.
Nate was stunned. He knew that Carter would go as low as that and wanted to kill him. He also couldn't believe he just saw Blair Waldorf in a sex tape. She was drunk of course and completely unaware of the camera. But those two things never matched :Blair and a sex tape. He clenched his fist. Anger rushed through him.
Chuck had his fist clenched as well. How dare someone do this to Blair. How dare someone do this to the girl he loved and probably the only girl he would ever love. He wasn't going to let Georgina and Carter get away with this. Not over his dead body.
Serena's eyes were wide open. How could she have been so stupid. How could she have not seen something shocking coming. This was Georgina after all. The Georgina that she just had to forgive. The Georgina that completely embarrassed Blair. The Georgina that was just full of evil that even Serena knew would never go away.
"Well seems movie night is over. I should get going. Keep it." Georgina said slyly.
Everyone looked at her in disgust as she left the room. Too much anger filled the room. Serena immediately got up from the couch and took the DVD out. Once it was in her hands she snapped it in half and then snapped it again. Anything to get rid of it. Nate watched as she did so. He could see her anger coming out and he couldn't blame her. He was just as angry as she was.
Chuck had his attention on Blair. Her eyes were fixated on a spot on the floor. He could see the tears well up in her beautiful doe eyes. He wanted to hug her. He wanted to tell her everything was going to be alright. He wanted to, but he couldn't. His body was frozen. He couldn't move. The anger had gotten him stuck. All he could do with his body was kill Georgina and Carter, but they were no where to be found.
Serena tossed the now broken DVD on the ground. She stepped on it just to break into more little pieces. Once all the pieces were small enough to be picked up by a vacuum. She looked up and saw Blair sitting on the couch ever so quietly. She made her way over to her.
"I am so sorry B. I never thought that this is what would happen. B, please look at me. I honestly didn't know." Serena pleaded.
Blair looked up at her. Her eyes were now glossy. She bit her lip. She couldn't stand to be in the same room as Serena. She couldn't even stand to be in the same room with Chuck or Nate. They had all seen what she never thought would happen to her. She was so embarrassed. Without thinking, she jumped off the couch and ran out of the room. Serena moved toward the door to follow Blair, when a pair of strong bronze arms stopped her.
"Let me go, Nate." she ordered.
"She just needs sometime. What are you going to say to her if you do follow her?" Nate asked.
"I…..don't know." Serena confessed.
What did one say when their best friend's sex tape is shown to you. Serena sighed and went to sit on the couch where Blair had been sitting earlier. Chuck placed his glass of lemonade on the side table before getting up from the couch. He walked over to the far side of the room. Nate stayed standing. Serena watched as Chuck retreated from the couch.
"Chuck, I didn't know this would happen." Serena said softly.
Chuck's jaw was clenched. He and Serena hadn't always gotten along, but they had their moments. And during those moments he would see the good in her. The part of her that made him forget her annoyance. But then their were times where he wanted to hurt her. But now was the time that he wanted to forget she even existed. He turned around and sent her a cold glare.
"Of course you didn't know something like this would happen. Because when you forgive Georgina Sparks everything is just fine." he yelled.
"Chuck calm down, man." Nate said, trying to soothe the situation.
Serena's gaze became cold. She got up from the couch and marched straight toward Chuck until she was right in front of him. Her blue eyes digging into his brown ones.
"Unlike you, I can see the best in people. I didn't know that Georgina had this up her sleeve. If I did, do you honestly think that I would do that to my best friend? I don't hurt people on purpose, unlike you. Tell me, Chuck, why did you abandon Blair when you were supposed to take her to Tuscany?" Serena retorted.
"I don't need to explain anything to you. You are just a stupid bitch who let a menace to society back into our lives!" he snarled.
"I told you I didn't mean to! I knew I was going to get bitched at for bringing Georgina in the house. I already have my brother mad at me and now my best friend is humiliated because of me, so I highly doubt you should be giving me crap right now!" she yelled.
"Guys, lets just talk this out." Nate said in a soft voice, trying to catch either one's attention.
"God, this has to be about you doesn't it? Don't you think you've done enough already. First you sleep with your best friend's boyfriend, then you get dumped by Brooklyn trash and then you do this. Yeah, what a great person you are. Let's have a fucking party to show the world how fucking great you are! Well news flash Van der Woodsen, killing someone isn't that great." he said coldly.
The room filled with silence after Chuck uttered his words. Chuck hadn't mean to say what he had said. He was just so angry that he lashed out, not even thinking of what he was saying. Serena's eyes began to get watery. Nate put his arm around her but she pushed him away. She turned around and walked out of the room. Nate turned to Chuck.
"Come on, man. Let's just talk this out." Nate said, trying to regain connection with his best friend.
"I need a drink." Chuck said.
Chuck walked out of the media room and set off to the wine cellar down in the basement. Nate looked around the room. He looked over at the broken DVD and sighed. This wasn't supposed to happen, he thought.
Blair lay on her guest bed, crying into one of the nearest pillows. She couldn't believe this was happening to her. Things like this didn't happen to her. They happened to social climbers or wannabe celebrities. Not her. Never her. Her body shook with her sobs. She just wanted to escape. She wanted to be at Victrola on that one night before her seventeenth birthday. She wanted to be free and she wanted to be with Chuck.
Knock, Knock
Blair looked up from the pillow and at the door. What if it was Serena? She couldn't talk to her right now. What if it was Chuck? What would she say to him? What if it was Nate? That would just be uncomfortable. She sighed and got up from the bed. She walked to the door, but did open it.
"W-Who is it?" she asked, her voice barely audible through her tears.
"Eric."
Eric? What was he doing here? Blair bit her lip. Should she let him in? He had been the only one who hadn't seen the video. Her shaky hand rested on the door knob. She took a deep breath before turning it. The door opened and there stood Eric. His face grew concerned as he saw Blair's appearance. Her hair was mess and her mascara was running down her face.
"Blair, what's wrong?" he asked.
Blair couldn't answer. The tears took over her again. Eric immediately wrapped her into a tight hug. He closed the door behind them and walked her over to her bed. He sat her down as he sat beside her. He passed her a tissue from the tissue box on her side table. She wiped her eyes. Eric didn't know what do. He had never seen Blair so….distraught.
"I just can't believe this happened to me." she said in a soft voice, still wiping her tears.
"What are you talking about?" he asked.
"Seems Georgina and Carter were working together. That night at the club was a huge mistake. You don't know the effects of alcohol until you can't remember it. Georgina probably hired Carter to get me to do something stupid. And he did. She made a sex tape of me and she showed it. Tonight." Blair said, as the tears started to pour back out.
Eric wrapped her into a hug again. She cried onto his sweater, but he didn't care. This certainly did explain all of the yelling that he heard a few minutes ago coming from downstairs. He couldn't believe that this had happened but he wasn't surprised when it was tied with Georgina and Carter. He could hear Blair sniffling. She separated from Eric's shoulder and looked at him.
"I don't know what I'm going to do." she said.
"You should contact the authorities. What Carter did is basically rape and what Georgina did isn't any better." he replied.
"I can't."
"What do you mean you can't? They did something illegal and we have more than enough evidence that their behind it." he said.
Blair bit her lip. How could she explain this. How could anyone explain this. She got up from the bed and walked over to the vanity. She looked at her reflection. What would her mother say?
"Blair, you can tell me." Eric said softly from the bed.
She sighed and turned around. Eric's eyes hadn't grown any less worrisome. She leaned against the vanity and looked over at the ground.
"My mother would be so disappointed in me." she started. "I mean, she wouldn't even be able to look at me. And everyone else would think I was some slut from the Bronx. I can't even start to explain how embarrassed I am. And too see it with Serena, Nate and Chuck seeing it with me. How do I talk to them after this."
Eric sat in silence. Blair was looking straight at the ground. He sighed and tried to find something to say. Anything, but he came up short. Blair walked back over to the bed. Eric looked at her.
"Blair, do you want Carter to be a free man?" he asked quietly.
Blair closed her eyes. The last thing she wanted was him to be free. But if she reported him then the whole sex tape thing would be out. And her already disappointed mother would probably ban her from their penthouse on the Upper East Side. She closed her eyes and made contact with Eric.
"No." she said.
"Look, I'm not going to tell you what to do. I know you'll make the right decision. And if you need to talk you know where to find me." he said.
Blair smiled at him. She gave him a hug. He had always been like the little brother she never had. They separated and he walked out of the room, leaving her in peace. Once she heard the door close, she grabbed the nearest pillow and the tears just started to come out.
Chuck lay wide awake, even though it was late. He looked over at his clock. Three oh seven to be exact. He sighed. It had only been eight hours since Georgina's visit. He hadn't seen Blair since. Or anyone else for the matter. Nate had probably gone to comfort Serena and Eric hadn't come out of his room, well of what he was aware of. He tried to close his eyes, but couldn't fall asleep. He couldn't stop thinking of her. He sighed and got out bed. I need a drink, he thought as he quickly located his robe and her put it on and hurriedly tied it.
He quietly shut his bedroom door, so he wouldn't have to be yelled at more. He walked down the stairs, surprised at how peaceful the house was considering all that happened that evening. He heard his stomach grumble. He had skipped dinner, mostly due to the fact he didn't want to have to be in the same room as someone else. He walked downstairs to the wine cellar, where he had spent the rest of his day. He didn't drink that much which even surprised him. He couldn't. For once he couldn't drown out his sorrows with a bottle.
Chuck opened the door that separated him from the wine cellar. But what he saw was indeed shocking. There was Blair Waldorf sprawled on the ground with a bottle in hand. Chuck looked over and saw quite a few already finished. Chuck immediately went to her side. He knew wine wouldn't kill her, but he did know that his father would stash other drinks down here. The bottle on her hand was filled with the oh so familiar Vodka. He gently caressed her cheek.
"Blair. Can you please wake up?" he asked softly.
His wish was granted when her eyes started to flutter open. She looked straight at him and gave him a small smile. But it didn't last long. The once happy smile disappeared only to be replaced with a gloomy expression. Her eyes had gone cold. She pushed herself away from Chuck and tried to get up, with the bottle of Vodka still in hand. Chuck grabbed her arm and steadied her.
"Let go of me Bass!" she slurred.
Chuck ignored her demand and helped her to her feet. He had one hand on her arm and the other around her waist. He guided her toward the door, but she didn't want anything to with him. She pushed herself away again and held onto the wine rack for support. She looked up at Chuck.
"Don't you dare touch me!" she screeched, the drunkenness still audible.
"Blair you have to go to bed. I know that you've had horrible day and I don't blame you for being mad but you need some sleep. Now how about you give me the bottle." he said calmly.
When he reached for the bottle in her hand, she jerked it away. She glared at him.
"Why should I have to listen to you? You, who can't even show up to our trip in Tuscany. Yeah, yeah we're friends now, but who really cares, Bass?" she spat out.
"I care." he said slowly.
"Why should I believe you? All you want is sex! I've had enough of your crap. I bet you enjoyed that little sex tape. Why wouldn't you. All you want to see is other people get hurt, but not you. Just leave me alone!" she yelled.
She grabbed the butterfly necklace and yanked it off her neck. The chain and the pendant went flying across the room. It was noticeably broken. Chuck tried not look at it. He hadn't expected to feel pain, but his heart was slowly breaking. He sighed and grabbed the bottle out of Blair's hand. He ignored her voice and picked her up. With one last look at the broken necklace on the ground, he left. She had managed to quiet down as they neared the stairs. And she was asleep when they reached her room.
He tucked her into her bed before turning to leave. He tried to get rid of the image of the broken necklace that lay in cool, cold wine cellar. He had picked it just for her. He tried to tell himself that it was the alcohol that made her do and say most of that stuff. But words and actions still hurt.
The next morning, Serena got up early. She couldn't stay in her room anymore. Nate had come and tried to comfort her but she had mostly stayed by herself. She walked down the stairs and toward the kitchen. After finding a box of Honey Nut Cheerios, she settled herself at the breakfast table. She looked out the window, the only peaceful thing that she could see. Footsteps broke her thoughts. She turned around and saw Eric standing a few feet away from her.
He ignored her and grabbed a bowl. He poured himself the same cereal. He sat down at the table, but didn't look at his sister. Serena went back to looking out the window. The only sound was of the munching of the sweet cereal coming from their mouths. Serena sighed, she couldn't take the silence anymore.
"Eric, I am so sorry." she said softly.
Eric ignored her. He looked in the opposite direction. Serena looked at her now finished bowl and stood up. She walked over to the sink and placed her dishes inside. She turned around to see Eric still eating. She walked back to the table and sat right beside him.
"I understand why your so upset. I shouldn't have let her in the house. I shouldn't have forgiven her in the first place. I should stand up for you. And not just because I'm expected to, but because I want to. Look, I know you probably want to ignore me, but I just wanted you to at least hear me out." she said, hoping for a response.
Eric sighed and looked over at her. He managed to give her a small smile.
"I'm sorry for going off on you yesterday. It's just all that drama going on at home and then Georgina was here, I just snapped." he confessed.
"Hey, whatever is going on with mom and Bart, they're probably going to get help for that. And no matter what happens, I'm here for you." she said.
Eric smiled at her. She smiled back before enveloping him in a hug. He hugged her back, just to know that she was always going to be there for him was good enough for him. They separated.
"So, I heard things went really bad." he said.
"Yeah. Just one visit and Georgina's managed to put everyone on the edge. I just feel so bad for Blair. She didn't deserve it and I feel like it's all my fault." she said.
"Well she seems to be blaming herself more." he replied.
"You spoke to her? Is she okay?" Serena asked.
"She's still distraught. Maybe give her some more time to herself. If she wants to talk then she'll talk." he said.
Serena nodded her head. She was sort of upset that Blair couldn't talk to her about what had happened, but she understood. Blair just needed her time.
Blair's head was throbbing. She grabbed her head and got up from the bed. Why do I need to have a migraine!, she thought. She hadn't gotten much sleep and the migraine wasn't helping. She reached the door and went to search for Chuck. He would know how to ease it. She knocked on his door, but no one answered. She sighed and opened it. He was sleeping in his bed. She ran over to him and pounced onto the bed, waking him up. She giggled as he sat up in bed.
"Good morning, Bass." she said happily.
But Chuck however, was not so happy. He glared at her before pulling the sheets over him so he could go back to sleep. Blair looked at him in confusion. She gently poked him.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
Chuck lifted the sheets off of him. He was still glaring at her.
"Leave!" he said, pointing to the door.
Blair was taken aback. She was about to ask why he was so angry, but he pulled her off the bed and shoved her out of his room. He slammed the door in her face. She stood there stunned. What was going on? She sighed and tried to find someone else. She saw Nate walking down the hall.
"Nate!" she called.
He stopped and looked at her. He made his way to her. Blair was still clutching her head.
"Do you know where the aspirin is?" she asked.
Nate nodded. He took her to his room and walked into his bathroom. Blair sat on the bed. Nate came out and gave her two white pills and a glass of water. This was almost becoming a morning routine for her. Nate stood quietly. He didn't know what to say or do. Blair finished the water and handed the empty glass to him.
"Thanks." she murmured.
She got up from the bed and walked out. She just wanted to go back to bed. Nate watched as she left. For once, he felt truly frightened. What was going to happen now? He knew Carter had lied. Carter was still in town and with Georgina and him working together, no one was safe. Nate sighed and walked downstairs. Maybe today will be a little better, he thought positively. But, how wrong he was.