Family Portrait
Standard disclaimers apply...
Greetings Upper East Siders...
I hope you all had a pleasant and for the most part scandal free Spring Break. I am glad to be back and I'm sure you're glad that I'm back too. Remember what happens on Spring Break doesn't stay in Spring Break and if there are any juicy tidbits to tell I'll hear about them as soon as you can say send...
I can't wait to see the stories you have to tell and again there truly is no place like home.
You know you love me.
XOXO
Gossip Girl.
Nate and Spinelli's loft-
A couple days after Spinelli and jenny arrived back in town the young hacker and his roommate were entertaining their girlfriends in their place of residence.
At the moment the four young adults were sitting around watching some movie on television...the girls' choice of course, and chatting it up on a Sunday afternoon.
Though Spinelli had yet to find a time to propose he had given her Johnny's bracelet which Maxie was fiddling with now.
"That is such a beautiful bracelet," Serena complemented.
"Thanks, I still can't believe John would go out of his way to get me a piece of jewelry like this, I mean I'd get it if he set up a trust fund for my unborn child or gave me a teddy bear but this is too much."
"It might be too much Maximista but it looks perfect sitting on your wrist."
"Yea, well at least I have something nice on my hand before it totally swells up."
"Your arm won't swell up."
"Obviously you've never been around a pregnant woman."
"I've been around Dr. Robin when she was pregnant with wee Emma and...."
Serena could sense that this was going to lead to a hormones induced fight and so she interjected.
"So, Nate, how was that boat trip of yours."
The younger of the two men let out a laugh as he pulled his bangs off his face and cocked a sweet grin.
"It was great, I wish you could of came Damian, anyway you should of seen Chuck blathering on wondering how mermaids did it."
All eyes fell on Nate wondering if that was just a conversation starter however Nate's face was stone cold serious.
"No, for real, granted he was wasted but still it was rather amusing."
"I guess it's all fair then, Blair was flirting with our gay masseur right Maxie."
Maxie let out a grin.
"You have to admit Serena he was HOT, and that Latin accent Muy caliente.
Spinelli looked over at his blonde one partially jealous that she could ever think another man was hot and partly impressed because he had no clue she could speak Spanish.
Maxie looked over to her boyfriend and flirtatiously batted her baby blues at him.
"Don't worry, just because I look at another guy doesn't mean that I love you any less. You're stuck with me Spinelli for better or worse..."
As she began to talk he began to drift into a fantasy about him getting married to the blonde of his dreams.
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van der Woodsens-
If love was in the air then it wasn't just the younger set that was being intoxicated by it's sent as across town Rufus was sitting on Lily's couch.
During the past week while all their children were off doing their own things the older couple was spending all their time together reminiscing about old times and making their own plans on what to do about the future.
"So Lil, Jenny came back the other day and Dan is do back within the next couple of hours."
The older woman nodded trying to act in the sophisticated air she was accustomed to however in Rufus's presence she felt like she could let her hair down metaphorically speaking.
"I am well aware the kids are back," she said as Serena had been back from her spa trip with Maxie and Blair a couple days ago and was sleeping over at Blair's place while Eric was pretty much only using the apartment to sleep in.
She looked over at him waiting for his point which he didn't seem to be getting too.
"Rufus we can't keep doing this."
"And what is 'THIS' that we can't keep doing."
"THIS this, the whole push and pull, pull and push."
"I don't see any pushing or pulling."
She let out a sigh.
"Can you honestly tell me that all this, us, together doesn't have to do with Damian coming back into our lives."
Rufus paused to think about this a moment and began to run a hand through his hair while looking intensely at the first love of his life.
"I think that Damian coming into the picture might have furthered things along faster but by no means is the reason we are at this place."
"Y-you don't."
Gently placing a hand on Lily's cheek he shook his head.
"No, I don't."
He leaned over and gave her a sweet kiss.
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Nate and Spinelli's-
"So, Maxie do you know the sex of the baby yet because it's never too late to go shopping..."
"You girls and your shopping," Nate said rolling his eyes at Serena before looking to Spinelli with a seriousness in his eyes.
"So, as much as I LOVE you as a roommate I know you raising your family here in a matter of months in unlikely."
Spinelli never thought of the aspect of a permanent residence for him and his family and continued to listen to Nate speak.
"I mean if it were up to me I'd give you this place when I went off to school in the fall but...."
Spinelli nodded knowing that though the other man who had become his dearest friends parents were out of the picture at the moment the penthouse was in their name.
"I understand fully."
"Back to the baby," Serena said, "so when will you know the sex, seriously."
Maxie let out a sigh placing her hand on the bump that slowly was getting bigger and totally ruining her wardrobe in the process.
"Well I have another appointment in a week, I don't know if it's still too soon but my fingers are crossed."
"So," Nate said, "I bet you want a little girl, you know so you and your daughter can gang up on Spin."
"I'm sure a Mini Maximista would have me wrapped around her pinky finger from the moment I lay eyes on her."
"So you want a girl."
Spinelli shrugged. Truthfully he didn't care what they had as long as both mother and child were both healthy.
"Calista Briony" he mumbled as three sets of eyes fell upon him.
"What was that," Maxie asked placing a gentle hand on his shoulder.
To be honest he didn't really know where that came from other then that he had been skimming over the baby name book earlier that day.
"Calista Briony," he repeated, "that's our girl's name."
A small tear ran down Maxie's cheek as she thought that was the prettiest name she's ever heard.
"If I can recall Calista comes from Greek origin meaning the most beautiful one while Briony comes from the English meaning..."
Maxie gently placed her hand on Spinelli's mouth. Gosh she lo him but she talked way too much.
"Well, if we have a girl that will defiantly be on the shortlist."
Spinelli grinned.
"Really."
"Really," Maxie responded as Spinelli softly kissed her cheek wondering when his window to propose would be.
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van der Woodsens-
Lily smiled thinking that this was so wrong yet so right as she looked into Rufus's eyes.
"So, you think that this is a good idea."
"I mean Serena and Dan will be going away to school in a few months and Jenny and Eric are friends, not to mention Damian I'm sure wants a place of his own to settle into when the baby's born."
"True, but is that place safe to raise a baby."
"Dan and Jenny lived there most of their lives and they turned out fine."
Lily simply nodded thinking that sure Rufus and his ex wife raised their children there but Maxie seemed to be a girl after her own heart meaning she was high maintenance.
Letting out a sigh knowing that Rufus was so going to make her cave causing him to win this fight she placed her well manicured hand into the pockets of her designer suit.
"Fine, we'll run it by the kids first."
Rufus smiled glad that this relationship was taking a total step forward and hoped that this time around it wouldn't take two steps back.
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Nate and Spinelli's-
"So," Nate said, "what are your plans tonight Spin because Serena and I were planning to hit up this club opening and we were wondering."
"Thanks but no thanks," Maxie cut in before Spinelli could get a word in, "but I have nothing to wear and even if I did no bouncer would let a fat cow like me in..."
Spinelli was about to comment to reassure Maxie she wasn't fat, she was beautiful when the door opened and Jenny ran in holding a leather-bound portfolio that Spinelli had got her on the trip to Port Charles.
"Did someone say fashion crisis," she asked tossing the portfolio down before making herself comfortable on one of the couched on Serena's other side.
'So Jen, did you talk to Carly yet."
Jenny nodded.
"I did, I faxed her some sketches the other day and I hopefully will get a call about it soon."
Spinelli's face lit up as he was genuinely happy for his little sister.
It was in that moment that the buzzing of all their cell phones rang out.
"What does Gossip Girl have to spill now," Serena said almost sure this was some massive blast even though she knew she didn't do anything scandalous or at least she thought she didn't.
"It's Lily," Spinelli said.
"Mine's from my dad," Jenny replied, "it says family dinner at your place Serena."
"I got the same message," I wonder what this is about.
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TBC
Ok so this was kind of a filler point. I didn't even pre write I just typed as I went and hope there is some coherence in this chapter. I am currently at a massive impass with this piece as I have a handful of plot points in mind though I don't know when and where to place them. This mixed with a drastic lack of reviewers in the past two chapters makes me ponder if this piece lost it's spark or if people are simply too consumed with real world issues to drop me a line...anyway please review if you can and thanks all who are continuing to read this.