IMPORTANT: So I'm home for summer, YAY!!!! That means more time for writing. Sorry this one is short, I promise a nice long one in the future.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gossip Girl or its characters

Rated: T mostly for language.

Blair didn't know how she had ended up where she was; standing outside of the van der Woodsen's apartment. But she knew that she had come there for a reason; to speak to Lily or Serena, if Serena was there. It had been over a week since everything had happened and she needed someone to talk to. Chuck wasn't answering her calls and Jack wouldn't stop calling her, leaving message after message apologizing and begging for forgiveness. Blair knocked and wasn't surprised when Lily was the one who answered the door.

Taking one look at Blair told Lily everything about how she needed to know about how things had gone with Chuck. "Serena isn't here, Blair."

"That's okay." Blair said softly. "Do you think we could talk then?"

"Of course, come in." Lily said opening the door. "Sit down, I'll be right over." Lily added as she walked to the sink and started a pot of tea. She then went back to the couch where she waited for Blair to tell her what had happened; knowing that it was better not to rush her.

"Chuck knows." Blair practically whispered.

Lily reached out and placed a hand on her back. "How did he take it honey?"

Blair looked up at Lily and bit her lip. "I think he would have taken it better if I had told him." As she spoke a tear slid out of the corner of her eye and down her face.

A look of surprise came across Lily's face and it took her a moment before she could speak. "Wait, if you didn't tell him, how exactly did he find out?"

Blair inhaled deeply. "Jack set me up." As she spoke she exhaled.

"He arranged for Chuck to walk in on you two?" Lily asked concerned.

Blair shook her head. "No, well yes, but that isn't actually what I meant." Lily looked confused and she continued. "The first time I slept with Jack was just over a week ago."

At that Lily interrupted. "But you told me . . ."

"I was wrong." Blair said shaking her head again. "I couldn't remember that night and Jack led me to believe that that is what had happened, when in reality I had simply passed out in his suite. Then after I did sleep with Jack I woke up remembering everything. I'm so ashamed Lily; I even did coke just to get through that evening with Jack. When I confronted Jack about remembering his excuse was that he loves me. After I told Jack that we were done he must have called Chuck and Chuck who had apparently found my key to Jack's showed up with me in a towel, looking for my clothes. He wouldn't listen to me he just wanted to know if I had slept with Jack and when I told him that I had he said . . .he said . . .he said that he loved me and then he left. He won't return my calls and Jack, Jack won't stop calling. I don't know what to do."

"Oh Blair." Lily exclaimed handing her a tissue. "Have you talked to anyone else about this? Serena? Your Mom?"

Blair just shook her head. "I wouldn't know what to say. You already knew the worst of it so it wasn't too difficult but telling someone else, I don't think that I could."

"The tea's ready." Lily said moving to stand. "Let me call Serena for you."

After a minute of looking into Lily's motherly face, Blair nodded. "Okay. Call her."

Lily smiled and stood. "Okay. Everything's going to be okay."

When Serena arrived half an hour later she saw Blair and immediately ran over and held her. "Oh B, what happened?"

Blair pulled back and looked at her best friend. "S, I screwed up. I screwed up worse than I ever have before."

Serena did her best to comfort Blair. "It's okay B, whatever it is, we'll fix it, we will."

Lily brought the two girls cups of tea but then she stepped outside leaving them alone. She had a phone call she needed to make.

Spotted: A distraught B taking refuge at the VDW's apartment, with a worried looking S appearing soon after. Whatever could be the matter?

Chuck paced in his room holding his scotch glass tightly in his right hand. She had betrayed him; she had slept with Jack, she had a key to his room. Then he remembered her face as he left; tear streaked but beautiful as always. The feel of her skin when he had touched hers, the way it had felt to move inside her again, the sound of her voice as she told him that she loved him, over and over. Why couldn't he get her out of his head? Chuck let out a scream as he flung his scotch glass across the room. As it shattered he continued grabbing things and slinging them; wanting to hear them shatter. The sounds of his destruction was so loud that it almost blocked out the sound of Blair's voice in his head, so loud that he almost didn't hear his phone ring. He wasn't going to answer and if it had been anyone else then he probably wouldn't. But Lily would only try to call him if it was something really important. "Lily, what is it? Is Serena okay?" Chuck asked as he answered the call.

Lily spoke quietly. She had gone upstairs to her office but she didn't want to take the chance that Blair might overhear. "Yes Serena is fine. I guess the real question is how are you?"

"If you are referring to the death of my father; I'm over it, I've moved on. Maybe you should do the same." Chuck said as he rolled his eyes. He thought Lily was done trying to be his mother.

"Well certainly that's important; that you are okay in your grief. However, I was asking how you are doing with this situation between Blair, your uncle, and yourself?" Lily said, allowing concern to color her voice as she sat down in her office chair.

Chuck was still pacing the room but stopped when he heard Lily mention Blair. "You've talked to her?"

Lily could hear so many things in Chuck's voice, anger, sadness, loneliness; he missed Blair and he deserved to know the truth. "Yes and so should you."

Chuck practically growled. "You don't understand what she did. And frankly Lily this is none of your business."

"Oh I think I understand better than you." Lily said quickly, trying to keep him interested in the conversation so that he didn't simply hang up. "Give her a chance to explain Chuck. I think you'll be surprised. Then if you still don't want anything to do with her, at least you will have made the decision with all the information. Don't make that mistake."

As Lily spoke, Chuck couldn't help but think about last year when Nate had broken up with Blair without even hearing her side of what had happened. He remembered how stupid Nate had been; all because he wouldn't listen to Blair's side of the story. "Lily I need to go. I suppose I have a phone call to make."

"Okay." Lily said as she shut the phone. She couldn't help but feel satisfied. They were good kids that had seen too much for their age. They deserved another shot at this.

As Chuck heard Lily hang up he simply dialed another number. One that he couldn't forget if he tried. He was nervous as the phone rang ; but he knew that she would answer.

Blair could hardly believe what she was seeing as she looked at the caller id on her phone. Chuck was calling her.

"Who is it B?" Serena asked looking worriedly at her best friend.

Blair just sat there, as though she was frozen. "It's Chuck."

Serena's eyebrows shot up. "B, answer it! That's what you've been waiting for."

Blair shook herself out of it and answered. "Chuck?"

The sound of her voice nearly killed him. He was still so angry but Lily had said there was an explanation right? She sounded so sad. "Hey."

Hearing Chuck's voice seemed to make everything okay again if only for a moment. "Hey." She exhaled as she spoke.

"Come over, I think you have some things to say that I need to hear." Chuck said, his voice husky.

"I'll be right there." Blair said in a hopeful voice. Chuck was going to give her a chance to explain. There might be hope for them yet.

As she got off the phone she hugged Serena. "S, he wants to talk to me, he wants to hear my side."

Serena hugged her back. "Everything's going to work out B. I know it will."

Jack didn't know what else to do. He had been calling Blair non-stop for days. She hadn't answered a single call and he wasn't sure what else he could do. Everyday he sat outside her school for hours waiting for just a glimpse of her. He wanted to prove to her how much he loved her; he needed her to believe that he loved her but she wouldn't even listen to him. He hadn't seen much of his nephew either. Oh how he hated his nephew. Chuck had Blair yet he didn't appreciate her. Only he could really appreciate her. Chuck had the company but he never put any time into it. He let other people run it when he should be taking a hands on approach. Chuck had everything Jack wanted, everything he deserved. He was done playing games, it was time to step things up a notch.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed it :) Reviews are always appreciated.