A/N: I know it's short but the update was quick, right? It's because I want to get it all finished by next tuesday when I return to school. So enjoy! I have a feeling you will.

3x21 Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour

"I'm Sorry." Blair began, looking at Chuck who was avoiding her gaze. Usually she wouldn't be the first to apologise, but this fight with Chuck had gone on long enough and she just really wanted things to go back to normal between them.

"What for? I'm the one who didn't measure up to your idea of a perfect prince charming." Chuck interrupted, his anger building although he didn't want it to.

"What are you..." Blair began, once again trying to look Chuck in the eye but he wasn't complying, instead he interrupted.

"Is that why you went back to Nate again? At the first hint of trouble you go running back to him?" Chuck ranted, burying his head in his hands as his eyes almost filled with tears at the memory of the pain he felt when he heard Nate's voice on the phone.

"I didn't run back to Nate!" Blair protested, and she silently begged Chuck to look at her so he could realise she wasn't lying.

"He answered your goddamn phone, Blair!" Chuck argued, but then turned to look at Blair.

"I stayed at Serena's after you left for London, he was there too." She said, her eyes matching her mouth as she told the truth. "Nothing happened."

Chuck couldn't deny that his girlfriend was telling the truth now, but maybe that wasn't the problem. The problem was that he thought he trusted her – in fact when he had caught Humphrey in his suite a few weeks ago he had insisted that he trusted her – but now he wasn't so sure. He had been so quick to believe that Blair had gone back to Nate. Chuck had always believed that Blair would be the one not to trust him, what with his womanising past, but he realised that it was a two-way problem, he didn't trust her.

Chuck didn't reply, and Blair was on the verge of tears.

"Say something, Chuck." Blair pleaded, putting her hand on his arm. She was relieved when he didn't pull away, instead he reached to touch her hand with his.

"I can't trust you, Blair." He said, a sad look in his eyes. Blair snapped at this, taking her hand away and standing up.

"You can't trust me? I can't trust you! Do you know how painful it is to see you even look at another girl, knowing you've probably already had sex with her! Knowing that you could just leave at any time, like you have done so many times before!"

"My Father had just died! I didn't want to bring you down with me!" Chuck argued back, now standing too.

"What about Tuscany? You never even called! Everything was so good between us and you just left me!" Blair said, tears pouring.

"That was almost two years ago! At least I didn't come home with a new guy, a guy that was WEARING YOUR PIN!" Chuck shouted, his eyes burning.

"He meant nothing at first! You know that! But then you had to go and ruin my plan by not saying those three words!" Blair screamed, waving her hands in exasperation.

"I said them eventually, didn't I?" Chuck said, crossing his arms. Blair just shook her head.

"I'd already said them to you. Twice. And you ran away. It's all you ever do! Like now, you ran to London because you didn't want to propose to me!" Blair looked at Chuck whose eyes were dark.

"I went to London on business. In case you didn't notice I'm the fucking CEO! And of course I didn't want to propose! We're 19 years old! And I'm not going to propose just to make you think you've won a fight!" Chuck ranted. Blair was taken aback.

"You didn't run away?" Blair said softly, and Chuck found his anger seeping away slightly.

"No. I wanted to tell you what I told Eric." He said in a softer tone, Blair looked up at him confused.

"What did you tell Eric?" Blair asked, grabbing Chuck's hand and holding it. He pulled it away.

"That I will marry you someday." Chuck said, but he wouldn't look at Blair. Blair tried holding his hand again, but he wouldn't comply.

"Chuck..." Blair began, but he shook his head.

"I'm sorry Blair but I need some time to think." He began, and Blair was shocked at first because originally it was her who was meant to forgive him, but now it was Chuck who needed to realise that he really did trust her. Blair nodded her head and began walking towards the door.

"I love you, Chuck." Blair said as she walked into the elevator, but Chuck didn't reply. What was he doing? He wasn't even mad at her anymore. Was he really just going to let her walk out of his life? She hadn't been lying when she said nothing happened between her and Nate, Chuck knew that for sure, so why had he spun all that crap about needing time?

He didn't need time, he needed her.

XOXO XOXO XOXO XOXO XOXO

"It was horrible, S!" Blair cried as she downed her Martini. Serena looked at her friend with concern before taking the glass off her.

"B I think you've had enough." Serena said, but Blair scoffed.

"I haven't had nearly enough. Chuck doesn't want me anymore, I'm just trying to drown my sorrows." Blair said, but she didn't sound serious and she was slurring her words. Serena shook her head. She had imagined that things would automatically go back to normal when Chuck returned and that the two of them would be able to work through their problems, but instead Blair had showed up at her house crying and saying that Chuck "needed time".

Bastard.

"Blair maybe you should call him." Serena suggested, but Blair shook her head violently, then grabbed it as she realised how much it hurt.

"He doesn't want to see me." Blair slurred, but then there was a knock at the door. Blair shrugged her shoulders and Serena went to answer it. When she realised who it was, she turned to Blair.

"I think he does want to see you, B." Serena almost laughed, and Chuck looked confused but walked into Serena's flat anyway. He took one look at Blair half-laid on the sofa with an empty martini glass and sighed. She looked lost, and... beautiful. He had missed her. So he walked over to where she was sat and kneeled in front of her. Blair just looked at him curiously.

"I love you too." Were the only words to come out of his mouth, and Blair smiled in her drunken state. She reached forward to grab onto him, but missed. Chuck caught her hand and helped her stand up, putting his arm around her waist to support her.

"Excuse me sis, I better take my woman home." Chuck joked, his anger and bad mood from earlier today seemingly vanished. Serena smiled and held the door open for them. She distinctly heard Blair mumble "Don't call me your woman, Basshole." And Serena giggled at the two of them. Hopefully things would be back to normal now.

Serena didn't think she could handle a drunken Blair any longer.

Up Next: Just three chapters remain! Blair and Chuck find themselves happy... for once, and return to their plotting games.