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"But…"

Serena started.

"But why?"

She didn't understand why he wanted to talk to her now. After everything that had happened.

"Come here"

Nate said and reached out one of his hands. Serena slowly made her way over to him as Blair dragged Chick out of the room.

He took her hand and pulled her in for a hug. He gently stroke her hair and she sighed against his neck.

"I just need to talk to her. It has nothing to do with us; I just need her to understand what I feel about this."

He pulled her head back and kissed her fiercely.

"You have nothing to worry about. I love you"

She smiled at him.

"I love you too" She whispered.

Then she stood up and went towards the door.

"I'll go get her."

"Hey…"

Jenny was standing in the door shyly. She was clearly uncomfortable with all of this.

Nate just nodded at her. She sat down next to his bed.

"How are you?" She asked and tried to give him a smile.

"Good" He just said, didn't want to talk about how he was doing. Wanted to talk about her and what she had been up to. How she'd hurt Serena.

"What are you doing here, Jenny?" He sighed.

She looked at him startled.

"I…" She began.

"I just wanted to check in on how you were doing. Dan told me you were awake."

She smiled at him, but he didn't return it. He wasn't going to either.

"I need you to listen to me now, Jenny" He said and sat his blue eyes in her.

She sat in silence; she didn't think she'd ever seen him this serious before.

"I don't want you here. I don't want you in my life at all, in our lives. You've done some fucked up things; you've hurt Serena, Blair, me… Even your own brother and father"

He took a breath and looked at her. He could see tears surfacing in her eyes. Nate didn't enjoy making her cry; he'd never been one to enjoy hurting others. He didn't like being mean to people, but now he felt it was necessary. Because Jenny had done so many horrible things, and she hadn't listened to her dad or her brother or Serena and Blair. So he thought maybe he could get it through her head.

"I want to protect the people I love. "

He emphasized the last word. To let her know that he didn't think of her as one of those people. He may have at some point, but that was a long time ago. When he had seen her as a sweet and innocent little girl. Like a little sister he had to protect. That was before she'd done all of those messed up things.

"Protect them from being hurt."

Jenny wiped away the tears and huffed.

"It's not only me that hurt people. Your so called friends and girlfriend are just the same. They are no better than me. They've hurt you more than I have, I've never done anything directly towards you."

Nate shook his head.

"That's where you're wrong. By hurting my friends you hurt me."

She sat totally still.

"I slept with Chuck; I know that was wrong, but obviously I wasn't alone about that one. I don't understand why I get all the blame for it. No one is banishing or shutting out Chuck."

She was standing before his bed now and set her eyes in him. She was no longer crying. He could see anger and hate in her eyes and he could understand that she was upset about this.

"What happened to you, Jenny? I don't recognize you at all. You were so kind and sweet, you used to do to the right thing. What happened to that girl?"

He sighed.

"You happened!" She yelled.

"All of you and this crazy world you live in!"

She threw her arms up in the air and Nate thought that in that moment it was her that looked crazy.

"You can't blame us for the choices you've made."

She resigned then.

"Whatever, Nate. I give up!"

She turned around to get out of there. Then she turned around to look at him one last time.

"I loved you, Nate. If that makes any difference."

It didn't.

Serena came back inside after Jenny left. She went over to him and sat down at his bed.

"She looked sad. And angry" She stroke his cheek.

"She looked sad" She repeated.

"I know" Nate sighed and gently kissed her hand.

"I hate making people cry" He said and closed his eyes.

"I know" She kissed his lips gently, bumped her forehead against his.

"What did you say to her?" She whispered.

"Basically that I don't want to have her in my life, any of our lives. Close to what everyone else has told her these past months."

Serena laid down next to him, snuggled up against him. It was probably her favorite thing to do. Had been since they were little kids and she slept at the Archibald's because her mum was out on one of her many trips.

"I think you telling her those things hit her harder. Maybe it will make her understand that she has to change, do something with her life. With the person she has become."

Nate nodded slowly and placed a hand on her arm. Made little hearts there with one of his fingertips.

"I really don't recognize her. I just hope she took in some of what I said."

Serena closed her eyes and leaned in closer to him, made her lips rest at his neck for a while.

"I think she did. I think she loves you" She whispered against his skin.

"I love you" He whispered in her ear.

That was her absolute favorite thing to hear.

"Love you more"

He smiled.

"Love you more than rainbows." He said and laughed.

She laughed too. Turned around to face him and placed another kiss on his mouth.

"You're so cheesy"

He kissed her forehead and laughed against her hair.

"You ready to go home yet?" She asked when he had finished laughing.

"I am home. Home is where you are"

She smiled.

"Hate to break it to you, but your lines is kind of clichés, baby."

He touched her cheek gently.

"And I hate to break it to you, but they got me Serena Van der Woodsen."

She laughed against his chest.

"You know you love me, babe" Nate yelled out in the room.

And boy, she did.

So much she was afraid he'd never understand just how big her love for him was.