A/N: Hello my lovelies! So sorry I promised to update like forever ago and honestly, I completely forgot, however... and drum-roll please! Friday starts my spring break! Also, my boss forgot to schedule me for work so I have an entire week to write and get this story rolling again!
Also, I want to give a HUGE shout out and thank you to .stark She gave me six amazing ideas for future chapters, which I honestly loved! So whenever you see a shout out to her at the beginning of a chapter, minus this one, she's who gets credit for the plot idea.
Also, if any of you guys have any other ideas, please PM me and let me know! I love getting help on these stories and when I'm out of fuel in my noggin' it helps immensely!
Also, enjoy this chapter!
"What do you mean you're engaged?!" Dan yelled angrily and Jenny's eyes were wide as she held Chuck's hand and sat on the sofa.
"I don't see why this is a big deal Dan…"
"It's Chuck! Sorry man." He glanced down, biting his lip and squeezing Jenny's hand.
"Excuse us." Jenny stood angrily, grabbing Dan's arm and pushing him onto the balcony and shutting the door.
"What the hell is wrong with you? Chuck has done nothing but right by me since Charlotte and I have been here and he loves me."
"He thinks he loves you. Chuck Bass is incapable of love. He's fucking Chuck Jenny… I can't believe you're this naïve" Jenny felt her eyes watering and glared at him.
"He's the father of my beautiful daughter, who also loves him more than words can describe. He's part of this family too Dan…"
"He's your step brother." Dan spoke bluntly and Jenny froze, narrowing her eyes at him.
"Just because a piece of paper says he's Lily's adopted son, doesn't mean I'll ever think of him as a brother… like you said. He's Chuck Bass." She slammed the door in his face and Chuck stood quickly, seeing Jenny wipe away her tears as Charlotte ran down the hall.
"Mommy!"
"Come on sweetie we're going to daddy's for a few days." Chuck took Charlotte as Jenny angrily threw their clothes into a few bags. She walked down the hall, glaring at Dan as he came in from the balcony and getting into the elevator.
"Um… what just happened?" Eric stood on the stairs, studying Dan in confusion.
"Jenny and Chuck are engaged." Eric's face lit up and he clapped excitedly.
"Awesome! I better be in the wedding." And with that went back upstairs. Dan angrily sat on the sofa, wallowing as he stared at the painting hanging above the stairs.
"I see she's told you." Rufus walked down the stairs, seeing Dan's confusion.
"You already know?" He nodded, sitting across from him and seeing how angry he was.
"Yeah. Chuck asked for my blessing when she was still in the hospital."
"And you gave it to him? Dad he's going to break her heart!" Dan stood angrily, pacing as he tried to think of the ways to stop her.
"She's a woman now Dan. She has a child with him and she loves him… when she sets her mind to it there's no stopping her."
"You can stop her. You can talk her out of it." Rufus shook his head, looking down at his hands.
"No. I stood in her way once before and it made things worse than if I had let her follow her dreams… I pushed her away and it got her into all sorts of trouble. I won't do it again. If this is what she wants than I'm going to stand by her… and Chuck." Dan sat down weakly, shaking his head and putting his face in his hands.
"I can't watch her get hurt again."
"You have to be positive. He's going to do right by her. He gave me his word that he would."
"You really trust him?"
"Chuck's nothing if not a businessman and when a businessman gives his word… It's a powerful thing Dan." He squeezed his son's shoulder, grabbing his coat and heading to the elevator slowly.
"I'm off to meet Lily!" He stepped into the elevator, leaving Dan to his thoughts and fears.
"I can't believe they're getting married." Serena flopped on the sofa, laying her head on Nate's chest.
"Yeah seriously… but good for them." Serena nodded, biting her lip.
"You don't think he'll hurt her again do you?" She glanced up to Nate, her eyes wide and fearful.
"No way. Chuck hasn't loved anyone like this… not even Blair. He won't do anything to mess it up." Serena nodded, seeing her phone light up.
"Do you think he's told Blair?" Nate shrugged, kissing her head.
"I don't know…" She reached forward slowly, gulping as she answered the call.
"Hey B."
"Emergency! Now!" Blair hung up and Serena sighed, mentally preparing herself for what was to come.
"I think he did… I have to go." Nate pulled her down for a kiss, smiling as she walked to the door.
"I'll be quick… I promise" He waved, waiting until she was gone to pull out his phone.
"Hey man... you talked to Blair right?"
Serena warily took the elevator to the Waldorf penthouse, biting her nails as it opened.
"Dorotta!" She gulped, hearing Blair screaming from upstairs. Serena saw Dorotta running around in a dizzy, her eyes wide.
"Miss Serena! You must go quick, I fear she might explode!" Serena nodded, running upstairs and into Blair's room.
"Hey… you okay?" Blair sat on the floor of her room, digging through boxes.
"No I am not alright." Serena gulped, going to sit across from her.
"What are you doing?" Blair continued digging around.
"I have a party to plan!" Serena raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"A party? For what?"
"More like for whom." She stood up, going into her closet and ripping things out.
"Okay… who is the party for?"
"Chuck and Jenny… Chuck came over for breakfast this morning to tell me the good news and I'm throwing them a party in congratulations" She pulled out a cream floor length dress, smiling happily.
"Excellent. Well I'm off!"
"Wait where are you going?"
"Shopping! If you feel like helping go see Dorotta for instruction!" She walked out happily with the dress and Serena sat on the floor in confusion.
"I need shoes to match this!" Blair threw the dress at the saleswoman and called Dorotta again.
"I need a babysitter." She purchased the shoes and bought jewelry to match as well as a handbag.
"Great thank you!" She walked out, heading towards the Empire.
"Little J!" Blair walked in, throwing the bag on the counter and seeing bags everywhere.
"Jenny?" She walked around, finding her on the porch nursing a glass of wine.
"There's you are!" Jenny looked up at Blair, wiping away her tears and giving her a withering look.
"What do you want Blair?" She took a step back, seeing how frazzled Jenny looked.
"Are you okay?" Jenny shook her head, pulling her knees up to her chest.
"No. I'm not alright at all."
"Where's Chuck?" Blair became worried, wondering why he'd leave her alone when she was this upset.
"He took Charlotte riding." Blair nodded, going to sit beside her and taking the glass from her hands.
"Why don't you tell me what's wrong?" Jenny nodded and Blair noticed she wasn't wearing her ring.
"Dan's furious because he thinks Chuck will hurt me again…"
"Why aren't you wearing your ring Jenny?" She shrugged, staring at her bare hand.
"I feel like no one is happy for me… I'm scared… I'm afraid Dan is right." Blair wrapped her arms around the girl, rubbing her hair.
"He isn't right. Chuck would never hurt you and I'm happy for you, and so are Lily and your dad, Nate and Serena… we're all happy for you." She started crying on Blair's shoulder and she held her tightly, rubbing her arms.
"Listen, we're going out tonight. Just you and me. We'll have some drinks and have fun… it will be good okay?" Jenny nodded, looking up at Blair with wide, teary eyes.
"You aren't mad?" She shook her head, squeezing her shoulder.
"Not at all. Now go get cleaned up and then we'll hit the spa and go to the club tonight." Jenny nodded, going to shower slowly. Blair snuck back inside, grabbing the garment bag and hanging it in the back of the guest closet. She dialed Serena quietly.
"Change of plans no party tonight… tell Dorotta to cancel everything." She hung up before Serena could respond and then had a second thought. She dialed Lily and walked onto the balcony.
"Hello Blair."
"Hi Lily… could you watch Charlotte tonight? I'm taking Jenny out and Chuck has plans with Nate."
"Of course! I'll call Charles and have him bring her over when they're done the lesson."
"Thank you!" She hung up happily, walking into the bedroom to find an outfit for Jenny.
"J we're going shopping too!" She yelled it loudly, going to sit in the living room.
"Okay I'm ready!" Jenny walked out in jeans and a comfy shirt and Blair raised an eyebrow.
"Not yet." She held up the large sparkling engagement ring and Jenny smiled, slipping it on slowly.
"Thank you." She hugged Blair tightly as they walked downstairs and to the waiting car.
"Lily is watching Charlotte tonight so we can party!" Jenny laughed as they got their massages.
"Blair… this is really one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me."
"I try" She grinned, sighing happily as they laid hot stones down her spine.
After they got their nails painted they went shopping and then over to Blair's to get dressed for the night. Chuck didn't call her to check in and it kind of worried her but she thought Lily told him. They dressed slowly, Jenny slightly more conservative than Blair and headed downstairs.
"Where should we go?" Jenny shrugged, slipping into the car.
"No clue! Butter?" Blair agreed, smiling happily as they gave the driver directions.
They spent the night drinking, smoking, dancing, laughing and singing. At one point they were standing on the bar, shouting the words to a Journey song.
"Time to go home Little J." Blair helped her down slowly and Jenny laughed, tripping over herself.
"I haven't been this drunk since high school." Blair nodded, walking out and laughing with her as they looked for their car.
"Did the limo leave?" Jenny pouted and Blair looked around, unable to find it.
"We can walk?"Jenny shook her head, pulling out her phone slowly and dialing Chuck.
"Jenny Humphrey!" Someone snapped a picture in her face and Blair grabbed her hand, running into the road and hailing a cab, they both jumped in, slamming the door shut and ducking down. They waited until the car was far enough away before bursting out laughing and sitting up.
"We need to do this more often!" Blair agreed and Jenny put her head on her shoulder, staring out the window.
"Thanks Blair." She nodded, feeling very tired.
"Are you sleeping over or going to the Empire?"
"I'll go to the Empire. I need to see Chuck." Blair agreed, getting out first and waving as Jenny headed back home. She paid the driver and walked inside slowly, trying to make it in a straight line and avoid attention. She walked into the elevator, hitting the penthouse button and leaning against the wall.
"Chuck?" She walked into the apartment slowly and immediately noticed the bags were put away. She ran a hand over her face, dropping her purse and coat on the bar and slowly slipping off her shoes. All of the lights were off and she caught a glimpse of the clock, it read 2 AM. She sighed, pulling her hair into a ponytail slowly.
"Babe?" She slipped into the bedroom, seeing his form in bed. She stopped, staring at him before pulling off her dress and slinking towards the bed.
"Hey…" She crawled onto the bed, pulling back the blanket slowly and kissing across his shoulders.
"Jen stop." Chuck pulled the blanket back up, his voice full of annoyance. Jenny studied him carefully, running a hand through his hair.
"Babe…" He sighed, grabbing his phone to see what time it was before rolling over to study her.
"Did you have fun?" She nodded, not noticing the bitterness in his voice.
"I did actually. Blair's so funny." He nodded, his jaw clenched.
"Good." He rolled back over and Jenny sighed, glancing down at her hands. She slipped under the blankets, scooting up behind him and wrapping her arms around him.
"I'm sorry." He sighed, rolling over and wrapping his arms around her.
"I don't know why you had to go out with Blair tonight…"
"It was so fun... you should have seen our dance!" Chuck studied her, unaware that there was any dancing going on.
"What?"
"Yeah… so funny." Chuck stared at her in confusion as she passed out and his phone buzzed, he picked it up, seeing the Gossip Girl message. He ground his teeth, pulling away from her and going to sleep.
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