Title: Breakfast at the Basses
Chapter 23: Blair's Cover
Author: Shelby
Summary: Chuck turns towards his daughter, looking her over. Her brown curls that go past her shoulders are almost exact to Blair's. She's wearing a headband that matches her school uniform and on her face she has applied lip gloss and mascara. He frowns, "You most certainly are a baby Charlotte Bass, now take off the make-up." A too familiar smirk forms on her face, "No."
A/N: You reviewers rock my world! Not even kidding? BTW how you liking these fast updates? Read and Review. Oh and read stuff below before you read chapter.
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~ Go to my photobucket and look at BATB album to see Blair's magazine cover in this chapter when you read about it. Tell me what you think about it in the review please.
~ Also visit it to see the picture of Charlie and Lex, when they are younger, that is talked about in this chapter, tell me what you think of it in the review as well.
~ Visit BATB homecoming album to see spoiler pictures on dresses, suits, etc for homecoming chapter.
In this Chapter:
~ Girl bonding time
~ Major Charlie and Lex
~ Cameron Baizen
~ Mean Girls Confront Charlie (Queen Included)
~ Lex Moves in to his suite
~ Charlie/Lex Memory Lane
~ Chuck Seeing Something Blair has Done and not liking it very much
Enjoy!
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Blair smiled as she turned over in bed. She actually felt a bit better and her breasts although still large and in charge, didn't hurt as much. It was early and she wondered if Dorota already got the kids ready for school. She stood up and looked down to see Chuck still asleep. She then turned to the clock. Just kidding the kids weren't up it was like five thirty in the morning. Her eyes looked to the bathroom, a bath sounded so nice. She got up carefully and went inside the large bathroom. She shut the door and quietly turned on the water not wanting to wake Chuck. He didn't like her getting in and out of the tub while she was pregnant, but honestly she was fine. When the water was filled up pretty well she eased herself in.
"Awe," she let out a pleasant sigh. This really felt good on her back. She placed her hands on her baby belly and looked down at it. She felt him kick and let out a small giggle.
"You up too?" she whispered to him. There was another kick in response and even though she knew the baby wasn't really answering her question. She thought the coincident was rather cute. Blair then looked down to her legs, her eyes widened. She really needed to shave. She looked around and blushed a bit. It was silly, but come on she needed to shave. She sat up a bit and tried to lift her leg.
"Come on," she sighed as her baby belly got in the way. She then tried again and got it above the water, but ended up knocking off a big bottle of bubble bath. It fell to the bathroom floor and gave a loud thump. Blair's leg fell back in the water and she slumped down. Don't wake-up... don't wake-up... don't wake-up...
"Blair," Chuck rubbed his eyes as he walked into the bathroom and shut the door. Blair remained quiet and attempted to slump down in the bathtub. Chuck frowned and looked around he then noticed the shampoo bottle on the floor by the bathtub. He frowned and slowly walked around to see her in the bath, "What are you doing?"
"Attempting to shave me legs," she answered innocently.
"Why are you in the bath without my help when you know you could slip and fall?"
"But I didn't..."
"That's not the point."
"But I really wanted a bath."
"Well then why didn't you wake me?"
"You looked so sweet asleep."
"I'd rather know you and our baby boy are safe."
"I'd rather not have harry legs."
"Well go ahead then, I'll just sit here and wait," Chuck couldn't help, but laugh a bit at her reasoning. He sat down on the edge of the tub and looked down at her. He reached a hand down and brushed his fingers over her baby belly, "Doctor says he could come any day now."
"Are you excited?" Blair smiled as Chuck helped her sit up on the back end of the tub where there was a place to sit. She lifted her leg and stretched it over the top of the tub.
"What do you think?" Chuck grinned. He then watched as Blair put shaving cream on her legs. Honestly they didn't even look harry, but he wasn't going to argue with her. She then reached for the razor, his stomach turned a bit when she lifted it over her stomach. He then watched as she attempted to stretch over her baby belly and reach her leg. It wasn't happening.
"Chuck could you...?" she bit her bottom lip and held the razor out to him.
"It would be my pleasure Mrs. Bass," he smirked and got to work. He had done it when she was pregnant with the twins, she really couldn't do anything then.
"Thank you," she sighed. "I could do it myself if I wasn't so..."
"Don't even say it."
"But it's true."
"No it isn't and you know how gorgeous you are."
"Oh yes pregnancy never looked so attractive," she said with a sarcastic tone.
"My thoughts exactly."
"Okay Chuck be honest with me and don't worry about my feelings."
"I'll bite if it will please you I suppose."
"If, and don't ask me how, you could have me as your wife and family, but also be able to be with a hot, younger, more skinny woman on the side and it wouldn't hurt me even if I found out, would you?" she stared at him. He slowly stopped shaving her leg and looked up at her.
"Is this your way of asking me if I'm having an affair?"
"No it's my way of asking you if you have ever thought about having one, just be honest. I can take it."
"You really want the truth?"
"Yes," Blair prepared herself for whatever response she got.
"And you won't get mad?"
"No."
"You promise?"
"Of course."
"You really want to know if I've seen a girl and thought hey if I could have an affair with her I would?"
"That's what I asked, so what's the answer? Have you?"
"Never," he smiled and then returned to his job as he lifted her other leg.
"I love you," she smiled.
"I know."
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"So Riley, Charlie told me your date bailed. Sucks man and you have to hang out with her brother too," Lex came up behind Riley and patted him on the back. They were in PE and had both finished running and could chill now. Riley turned towards him.
"Oh she told you?"
"Yeah, you're not mad are you? She tells me a lot of stuff."
"No man I don't care, are you two together?"
"I'm taking her to homecoming."
"No I mean like boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Not yet."
"Are you going to ask her any time soon?"
"I was thinking about homecoming."
"Oh... does she know?"
"I don't think so, if you promise not to tell the other guys I'll let you in on something Humphrey."
"Shoot."
"I sort of have this whole thing planned out. I want to make it special," Lex put his head down as he spoke a bit embarrassed.
"That's really romantic Lex," Riley smiled at him.
"Wow I was expecting even you to diss me for it. Sometimes I swear you should have been born a girl," Lex patted him on the back and laughed.
"Why would you say that?" Riley asked his tone angry. Lex looked at him strangely. "Are you saying you think I'm gay?" Riley sort of got in his face.
"No man, I didn't meant that at all it was just a joke," Lex backed away from him.
"Well you shouldn't joke, people could take it the wrong way," Riley muttered and pushed past him as he left. Lex turned around and watched him leave.
"What's up with him?" he wondered out loud.
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Andrea and Charlie sat in math class as the teacher rambled on about something they learned last week. Charlie tapped her pencil as she tried to focus, but failed. Andrea looked over at her and then when the teacher turned her back she leaned over and tapped her.
"Charlie," she whispered and hurried back into her seat. Charlie turned over towards her.
"Yeah, what?" she asked, caught off guard. She then sighed, "Sorry umm what is it?"
"Today after school I have a few dresses for homecoming reserved at a few stores, but I need help on choosing which one. Do you want to come with Sarah and I?"
"Oh sure, I already told Sarah I was coming. I'm between two as well," Charlie nodded. The teacher turned around and gave the girls the evil eye. They both smiled innocently and waited until she turned her back again.
"Cool and Lex is getting his suit today right?" Max had let Andrea in on everything, well not everything, but most of it. Charlie nodded as she copied notes from the board.
"Yeah, the boys already planned an after party I bet," she laughed under her breath. Andrea smirked and then raised her eyebrows.
"I just wonder how they're going to let everyone know," she said. The teacher turned around to say something to them, but the bell rang. They both got up quickly and hurried from the room.
"That was close," Charlie grinned. Andrea nodded and they walked down the hallway next to each other.
"I'll catch up with you later," Andrea waved off and exited down another hallway. Charlie sent her a wave and then stopped at her locker. She opened it up put her stuff in and closed it.
"Hey Charlie," a voice said on the other end. She jumped a bit. She then saw it was Cameron Baizen and smiled as she put a hand to her chest.
"Hey Cameron don't do that to me, you're going to give me a heart attack," she joked.
"Maybe I should help you work out all that tension," he smirked. Charlie shot him a weird look as she leaned up against the locker next to him. "Like maybe at the homecoming dance... with you as my date?"
"I didn't know that many seniors went when they had prom?" Charlie answered with another question.
"We've decided to sort of crash it and then hit this after party we've heard of."
"My brother's?"
"Exactly. So what do you say? I'm leaving for college next year and you might never see me again," he moved a bit closer to her.
"I highly doubt that considering you're going to NYU."
"Is that a yes?"
"No."
"Well then is that a no?"
"Look Cameron..." she sighed.
"This doesn't sound promising," he bit his bottom lip.
"Charlie," a girls voice called. Charlie and Cameron both turned to see two of the "mean girls" and the senior Queen B. They were Amber, Britney, and the queen Ashley. Ashley looked at Cameron, "Oh hey Cameron I didn't know you two knew each other," she smiled in approval.
"We go way back," Cameron smirked. Ashely rolled her eyes and then stepped in front of Charlie.
"I take it Andrea spoke to you."
"About...?" Charlie looked at her in confusion.
"Becoming queen next year, duh," Britney scoffed.
"Was anyone talking to you Britney?" Ashley snapped. She then turned back to Charlie and smiled, "So I'm leaving and want to pass the crown and position to you, what do you think about that?"
"She's too nice," Cameron scoffed.
"Shut up," Charlie rolled her eyes and then smiled back at Ashley, "I thought Belle was supposed to get the spot, she's a junior next year?"
"Belle doesn't have what it takes and you are obvious choice, your mother was queen and your father was one of the more popular males at St. Judes. I've seen you and you have what it takes. You can be ruthless, bitchy, clear headed... and I'll admit you are nice at times," Ashley explained. She then sighed, "So I want to know if you are interested because normally I would pass the crown at Prom, but since you're only a freshman and seniors are crashing homecoming... that's where I'm going to pass it."
"Alright," Charlie gave a shrug.
"Alright? Alright? This is like a huge deal," Amber waved her hands for dramatics.
"That's why you aren't queen," Ashley said to Amber, she then turned back to Charlie and smirked, "You'll be crowned at homecoming then, congrats Bass." She then walked away with a smile. Charlie watched her go, honestly it wasn't that big of a deal. People already treated her like Ashley, she may as well claim the title.
"You're really going to do it?" Cameron alerted her of his presence again.
"Why don't you think I can?"
"Of course, if I were Ashely I'd be scared that you would take over in the little time she has left here."
"I wouldn't do that, no need for more enemies."
"Well I wish you the best of luck then Bass."
"Thank you."
"Now back to my question."
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"I already have a date."
"Lex Sparks? I thought that was just an awful rumor?"
"I'm actually excited about it, I have a feeling he might ask me something else too."
"Yeah like hey can I have a blow job?"
"He would never ask me that," Charlie spat as she got defensive.
"Calm down it was an insult against him, not you."
"You obviously don't know him well enough to insult him then."
"Are we talking about the same guy, here? You know the one that left you in tears and asked Ella Beaton to the last dance," Cameron asked with slight anger. She had never seen him like that before.
"I wasn't in tears and he stuck up for me."
"Yeah when he thought you weren't around," he scoffed.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing, look maybe you're right, but if he breaks your heart give me a call. I know you're not into the whole someone actually admitting they like you, but it might be a nice change," Cameron spat before he walked away. Charlie stared after him with a dumbfounded expression.
"Cameron Baizen likes me?" she wondered out loud.
"I sure as hell hope not," a voice came from behind her. She spun around and came face to face with Lex. He stepped towards her, "Why was he talking to you?"
"Just to say hi."
"Didn't look like it."
"Stalker."
"We've already established that, stop avoiding the subject."
"What's it to you?"
"What's he to you?"
"Clever."
"Just answer the question."
"He's a friend, that's it. God, you sound like a jealous boyfriend," she rolled her eyes and started to walk down the hallway. He quickly followed her.
"So you don't like him?"
"I should he's actually promising, but he's just a friend to me. I can't help if he likes me."
"Don't talk to him so much."
"Sorry I actually enjoy this thing called a lot of friends you should try it."
"Ouch."
"Oh shut up."
"You're breaking my heart."
"Funny I didn't realize you had a hear to break," she smirked. They walked outside and Lex grabbed her and pulled her behind a wall. Out of the eyes of camera phones.
"That wasn't very nice."
"You aren't very nice."
"Touche," he smirked and leaned in for a kiss.
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Blair got out of the limo and walked down the sidewalk to the palace. She was almost inside when someone on a bike rode by and whistled at her. She looked around for a young girl, but she was the only one there.
"Weird, must have been a mistake," she sighed and continued to walk. A woman walked by her and smiled.
"You look beautiful Mrs. Bass," she grinned and waved. Do I know her? Blair wondered. She shrugged it off, she must have met her at a party or something and forgot. She went to open the palace door when a business man opened it for her.
"Thank you," she smiled.
"No thank you, what I would give to have my wife look like that," he winked at her. Blair hurried inside and decided to just blow it off and think about something else. Blair smiled as she walked into the palace lobby. She had spent some time with Chuck at work, but then when he got called into constant meetings she told him she was tired and she would go home. After all she wanted to go home and double check all the baby safety things that had been installed. And the nursery she also wanted to make sure looked absolutely perfect. Not to mention she needed to look at names again. Chuck and her had been every night because he didn't want her to pick one with out him, but she had been sneaking some reading on the side. She always found some secret way to mark the page and act all surprised when she found a name out of the blue she liked. She also thought that Chuck maybe knew this though and didn't want to burst her bubble. She looked down in her bag to make sure she hadn't lost the three new books on baby names and their meanings. They were there. She looked up from it and smiled as she passed the front desk. She set down a coffee on it.
"Thanks for letting me escape the other day," she smiled at the man.
"Mrs. Bass you didn't have to..." he looked touched. He was an older man who was always nice to Blair. She nodded and stopped so she could talk to him.
"I know, this pregnancy has me all emotional," she then turned to leave.
"That's not the only thing it's done for you," a voice replied. She turned around to see a man standing there he winked at her and looked her up and down. She looked at him strangely and then looked behind her. "Yeah I'm talking to you."
"Umm... okay," she said slowly and then turned around and left. She quickly got in the elevator feeling weird after the encounter. The elevator doors shut and she looked to her side to see a woman. The woman smiled at her.
"I just wanted to let you know that you are such an inspiration and so brave for doing what you did and looking beautiful while you did it," the woman sighed. Blair frowned with confusion and watched the lady who left the elevator happily as it stopped on her floor. A man stepped in and started to look at her. He arched his head a bit as he really tried to get a look at her face.
"Can I help you with something?" she asked.
"Oh you already did," he nodded with a smirk, "I'm not so worried about my wife wanting that baby anymore, now that I got a little preview."
"You've never seen a pregnant woman before?"
"Not in the way you showed me," he the got out as it stopped again. Blair quickly closed the door before anyone else could get in and was thankful when it stopped at her floor. She entered her home.
"Dorota I have had the weirdest day ever!"
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Max took a puff of his cigarette as he leaned up against his limo and waited for Andrea. He wanted to see her before him and Lex went home and the girls went shopping. He searched the crowd for her, but didn't see her.
"Max," a sophomore girl, also one of the "mean girls", named Belle came up to him with a smile.
"Oh hey uh Belle," Max tried to smile, but was a bit confused as to why she was talking to him. He'd hooked up with her once, he thinks.
"It's so funny that I ran into you I have been looking for you," she batted her eyelashes.
"What reason?"
"Oh well a couple reasons. One being I heard Charlie is going to be queen I'm so happy for her," she lied and he could tell. He only shrugged and smiled though.
"That's mighty of you," he took another puff of his cigarette.
"So I heard you and Lex are having an after party?"
"I'm sure I'll see you there," Max replied, uninterested.
"That's what I was hoping."
"What does that mean?"
"We both know that little goody two shoes isn't going to keep your interest forever."
"And how did you come to this conclusion?"
"You're like a sex god here Bass, she's a virgin, will be until marriage probably. Lucky for you though there are a lot of girls who would let you keep her and pleasure you on the side."
"Is that a fact or an offer?"
"You tell me," she smiled at him. Max stared at her for a moment and then turned his head to see Andrea. She walked up and looked from him to Belle.
"Since when do you talk to her?" Andrea asked with slight jealousy.
"I don't," Max replied and then took Andrea's hand.
"Talking isn't exactly our fortes," Belle smiled and then walked off. Andrea's face fell a little, sounded a bit familiar. She looked back at Max.
"What were you two talking about?"
"I don't know I wasn't paying attention."
"Didn't look that way?"
"If you're implying something just say it Andrea," Max said with a clipped tone. Andrea stared at him for a moment and then shrugged it off.
"Never mind, I'll see you later okay," she started to pull away.
"Wait," he smirked and then pulled her into a kiss. When they pulled away she smiled and let out a small giggle. "Now you can go."
"Thanks," she replied before she walked off to find Charlie and Sarah.
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"I think all of our dresses are perfect," Sarah smiled as all three girls walked out of the last store. Bags in hand and grins on their faces.
"Please I like Charlie's the best, she can wear anything," Andrea sighed.
"Oh please my brother is going to love you in yours," Charlie winked.
"And Lex will be getting happy at the sight of yours," Sarah smirked.
"Ewe, since when do we make perverted comments like the boys?" Charlie laughed.
"The times sweetheart," Andrea mocked a boys voice. All three girls laughed and continued to walk.
"So are you going to show Lex you dress?" Sarah wondered out loud.
"He can see it the night of the dance, it won't be that great though. I couldn't find any jewelry to go with it," Charlie pursed her lips.
"Except for the tiara."
"I don't think it's a literal crowning," Charlie giggled.
"Oh trust me, I bet you win homecoming queen. Maybe you'll get lucky and Lex will win king," Andrea nudged her. Charlie turned towards her.
"And who said Max and you won't win?"
"Um most of the senior and junior class who have no idea who I am... you however... you're the first soon to be sophomore queen," Andrea sighed.
"I'll still be me."
"That's what they all say before they venture to the dark side," Sarah joked.
"Funny guys, but if you haven't noticed we're all on the dark side. Well at least Andrea and me," Charlie and Andrea linked arms and shoved Sarah away playfully.
"Already making people feel excluded I see," Sarah stuck her tongue out a them.
"I know one person I'd love to take down," Charlie grinned.
"Ella," both Sarah and Andrea answered in union. They all three then started to giggle again. Yeah they could be bitches, but that was why they were loved. Well by most at least.
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Chuck walked up to the palace bar and sat down. It had been a long day at work and all he wanted was a drink of scotch to clear his head ache before he greeted his family. Blair especially, she had been better, but damn those mood swings. Plus the baby could come any day and he knew she was definitely tired of carrying it around. The other night she had... dozed off right before they were going to have sex. Yeah she fell asleep as he kissed her legs. First woman ever to fall asleep on Chuck Bass right before sex. Blair of course though had done a lot of his firsts.
"Rough night Mr. Bass?" the bartender asked with a smile. He was and older guy who had been there since Chuck had married Blair. Chuck nodded and rested his head on his hand.
"Scotch please," Chuck muttered and ran a hand through his hair. He was tired, one scotch and that was it. The bartender nodded and turned around to prepare the drink. Chuck looked around the place. It was rather empty, just a few business men after work.
"Here you go, let me know if you need anything else," the bartender sat the drink down in front of Chuck and walked down the bar. Chuck took a large sip of it and sighed with relief when the amber liquid slid down his throat in smooth fashion. Chuck then put it back on the bar and swirled the glass in his hand.
"I know my wife is subscribed to it and it got mixed up with my stuff and in my brief case," Chuck heard a man next to him laugh. He didn't really want to listen, but he didn't stop himself from hearing it.
"I saw it too, it's been a big hit with these upper east side women... men too," the other man spoke and lowered his voice at the last part. Chuck raised his eyebrows in question a bit about what they were talking about.
"Well if my wife looked like that when she was pregnant, she'd be pregnant a lot if you catch my drift," the man chuckled and nudged the other one. Pregnant, that made him think of Blair of course. He should probably get going. Chuck sucked back the rest of his drink.
"I'm not sure if I'd want to share my wife's naked body to the world if she looked that good. That Chuck Bass is one lucky SOB," the other man chuckled. Chuck set down his glass slowly and turned towards the men. Now he was interested, very interested. The two men didn't seem to notice him.
"Well I know exactly who to look for at event parties now, pregnant or not Blair Bass is looking good," the man said in a low voice as he brought something up closer to his face. Chuck felt his fists clench at his sides and his eyes glared at the two men. He stood up and walked over so he stood right behind one of them men. The other one looked up at him slowly and his eyes widened. The other turned around with a frown of confusion and then his face dropped when he saw an angry Chucks standing there.
"Do you mind tell me exactly what the hell you two are talking about and how it involves my wife's naked body?" Chuck asked with a jealous and angry tone. The men exchanged a look and then stood up.
"Um... we were just saying that your wife looks good on her magazine cover she did," the man closer to Chuck stuttered and then backed away.
"My wife didn't do a cover," Chuck spat back and frowned with confusion.
"Oh believe me she did a cover," the man further away from Chuck smirked as he got lost in it a bit. He shut up though when he saw Chuck step towards him. Chuck was about to threaten him again when a man came up from behind him and smacked his back.
"Hey Chuck you are one lucky bastard you're wife turns me on even if she is pregnant," the man laughed. Chuck recognized his voice from a company CEO that was dealing with Bass industries. Chuck spun around quickly and grabbed the man by his collar.
"Somebody better tell me what the hell is going on here, and why all of you have seen my wife naked?" Chuck shook the man a bit and his voice dropped to a low dangerous tone. The man looked at Chuck with wide eyes and then shook his head.
"Hey look man I didn't mean anything by it I was just saying she looked good on the cover of her mom's magazine," the man muttered quickly. Chuck dropped him and he scampered away.
"What?" he asked and turned back to the other two men. One shoved him a magazine and then scampered away from Chuck, the other behind him. Chuck slowly brought the magazine that was upside down to his face. It was a magazine for Waldorf Designs, he turned it to the front. His eyes widened.
"What the?" he wondered to himself as he looked at the cover. On it was a picture of his wife in a side view naked and pregnant with only a necklace once. She sat on her knees and her body arched a bit do display her smooth skin and perfect curves. Her breasts were also exposed except for the nipples that she covered by crossing her arms under her breast and covering them. Her hair was let down and she was smiling seductively at the camera. Chuck slowly looked up from the magazine and around the room. All upper east siders, male and female were subscribed to this... male. His eyes glared as he spotted more men around the room with magazines. They were all looking at her, his wife, his, not theirs they weren't allowed to see that only he was. Chuck turned back to the bartender, "I want everyone out and any magazines are to be bought and confiscated, understood?" he muttered. The bartender nodded slowly and then Chuck tore to the elevator. He got in just before it closed,a man in there. He turned to look at Chuck with a magazine in hand he then looked up and smirked at Chuck. The man winked and the elevator doors closed with Chuck and the man inside.
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"Dude I can't believe how sweet this is, you're own place," Max exclaimed with excitement as he looked around Lex's new suite. Everything was finally ready and they could move his stuff in. He set down a box of Lex's stuff over by the couch. Lex followed in after him with a bunch of his clothes.
"Your dad was pretty cool for doing this for me," he said as he set down his stuff. Both of them smirked as they felt all proud for carrying what they brought up. Sure people had technically brought it up, but they carried it to the family room.
"A little help here would be nice!" Charlie shouted as she stumbled in the room. Max and Lex both looked to see her carrying two large boxes and more clothes stacked on top of them. They turned to look at each other and snickered. Charlie glared, even though she could only see their feet when she approached them. She dropped the boxes and smirked.
"OWE!"
"SHIT!" Lex and Max both screamed as the heavy boxes hit their feet. They both then glared at Charlie. She smiled innocently at them and shrugged.
"Did I do that?" her voice drawled out and her eyes went in puppy dog mode.
"It's fine," Lex smiled.
"Are you serious?" Max asked with disbelief.
"What she looks cute, and the innocent thing is a huge turn on," Lex smirked as he motioned towards Charlie. Max rolled his eyes and walked to the bar. He looked down in the cabinets for stuff. As far as he knew his father said no on had stayed here since he was in high school. For some reason he was emotionally attached to it. What was so special about suite 1812 he'd never know. When Max's head was no longer visible due to the bar Lex walked over to Charlie.
"What?" she asked in a playful voice as he came closer to her. He leaned closer to her and tucked a curl behind her ear. She stiffened at him being so close when she felt his breath on her neck. His hand reached down and placed itself on her lower back.
"Charlie..." he whispered with a seductive tone. She felt her breath hitch in her throat while her skin tingled as his touch, God why could he do this to her?
"Uh huh?" she managed out two words, were they even words? She felt his lips kiss the tip of her ear and her eyes rolled back in her head. She had to stop herself from letting out a moan.
"Can I see the dress now?" he smirked as he let out a low chuckle. Charlie frowned and immediately pushed him away by his chest.
"I said no!" she spat and then smacked him. He only chuckled and then grabbed her arms before she could get away.
"Oh come on just let me see it, I need to know if we match," he whined.
"I said no and I saw what you're going to wear it's fine."
"What's the big deal, it's not like we're getting married," Lex had to refrain himself from clasping a hand to his mouth after the word got out.
"Oh please marriage to you would be miserable, you can't even commit to a relationship," she rolled her eyes.
"Well not one where the other keeps secrets."
"The dress is a surprise, not a secret dumb ass."
"And verbal abuse."
"Shut up."
"Why don't you make me? We both know your mouth is so good at it."
"You're an ass."
"You're a bitch."
"Wow you are just great at this compliment thing."
"Who said that wasn't a compliment, bitches can get freaky."
"This conversation is over."
"Then why are you still talking?" Lex asked with a smirk. Charlie turned back towards him to glare and parted her lips to retort, but never got the chance.
"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP ALREADY AND COME HERE!" Max shouted, honestly they were worse than his parents some times. Lex and Charlie dragged their feet to where he was.
"What is so important?" Charlie questioned with a clipped tone as she sat down on a bar stool. Lex sat down next to her and smirked as he reached his hand to stroke her leg. She smacked it away. Max smiled as he motioned down to the cabinets under the bar.
"It's stocked with liquor, do you think dad wants us to have an after party?" Max grinned. Lex instantly got up and went around to check it out for himself.
"No way," he exclaimed as he picked up a bottle, there was a bunch of scotch. Charlie rolled her eyes and flipped her hair over her shoulder.
"You guys it's obviously old and not meant to be waisted at a party, just buy stuff for the after party here and keep that for your own enjoyment," she sighed.
"She is right, but whose going to buy it? We're under age," Lex smirked.
"Please I'm Max Bass."
"You so stole that from me," Charlie scoffed and then went over to the coffee table where the staff had left some magazines. She shuffled through them until she saw someone familiar on the cover.
"Oh my god."
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The elevator doors opened to Chuck's house and he tore through the doors. He wiped his fist that now had blood from Mr. Winkers lip on it on his handkerchief and then threw it to the side.
"BLAIR!" He shouted up and looked around for her as he entered the living room.
"What is it Chuck?" She said with a smile as she climbed down the stairs and looked at him. He had to stop for a moment to look her over. Her curls hung perfectly and held together with a red headband that matched the red baby doll maternity, silk gown. She stopped at the bottom of the stairs, "Something wrong?" she gave a small shrug of her shoulders and placed both hands on her baby belly.
"Wrong? Wrong?" Chuck started an angry laugh, "Wrong?! You want to know if something is wrong?!" he got closer to her as he shouted and threw his hands in the air. Blair looked at him strangely and then nodded slowly.
"Uh yeah... you seem kind of upset," she placed one hand on her hip. Chuck shook his head and then started to pace in front of her.
"Upset?! Upset?! Why would I be upset?!" he turned towards her.
"I don't know... that's why I asked you," Blair answered. Chuck went towards her and grabbed her.
"I'm upset because of this!" he said as he motioned to her body up and down. Blair looked down at herself and frowned.
"You're upset with my night gown I thought you would like it, kind of sexy, right?" she smirked at him and then winked a bit. Chuck threw his hands up in the air.
"Yeah a night gown would have been nice! But we both know you just love going naked don't you!?" he exclaimed and then started to breathe harshly, "What happened to Chuck no I don't want to show skin! Chuck my butt looks big! Chuck I look so fat! Now it's Chuck hey let me post naked for all the men of New York so they can all talk about me and how they saw what only you're supposed to see!" Chuck nostrils flared and his eyes were like fire.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Blair drawled out her voice with confusion. Chuck let out an out of breath laugh.
"You don't know... you don't know... how do you not know when you pose naked for something!? How do you not know when you give that seductive look to a camera that you're supposed to only give to me!? And how do you not know that every single man subscribed to Waldorf Designs magazines is currently looking at you and thinking oh god I know who's wife I need to steal now!" Chuck yelled question after question. He then held up the magazine in front of her, "See..." he said in a low angry tone, "There is you my wife, showing all she's got for everyone. Now everyone knows how your body curves like this and your breast go and how..."
"OH MY GOD!" Blair screamed as she snatched the magazine from him. She stared at it and shook her head, "I thought she decided not to put this out, why didn't she tell me? I..." Blair started to panic, but then stopped when she got another look at the picture, "I look good," she smiled and studied it a bit more. Chuck snatched the magazine away from her.
"Yeah I know and now so does every guy I work with and any idiot who can buy a magazine!" he shouted and then started to pace. "Okay I can fix this we could sue the magazine."
"Chuck it's my mother's magazine," Blair rolled her eyes. Chuck continued his pace.
"Exactly we could sue the magazine and I could buy all of them that are still in the stores and then send people on the streets to buy the rest and then..." he started to ramble. Blair grabbed him.
"You are not serious?! Chuck it's one magazine cover," she sighed.
"WITH YOU NAKED!" He yelled each word slowly and separately as he grabbed both of her arms. Blair shook him off of her and then crossed her arms.
"Chuck would you please stop it? Yes I'm naked okay, but you can't see anything. I'm turned side ways in a classy position and the risky part of my boobs are covered by my hands. It's a fashion magazine," she straightened out his tie.
"Exactly where is the fashion part? Why aren't there clothes on you?!" Chuck pointed to the magazine and demanded an answer from Blair.
"The necklace was the focus," Blair pointed towards it. Chuck looked at it and then back at her. He started to laugh, but it didn't sound happy.
"Oh the necklace, you think they're looking at the necklace," he threw up his hands, "They aren't looking at the necklace Blair they are looking and thinking god look at Chuck Bass's wife she is looking good!" he started to mock the voice of the men earlier.
"Oh please no one is saying that," Blair scoffed and snatched the magazine from him.
"Oh really?" Chuck asked, "Because I was just down at the palace bar and what I heard was this... if my wife looked like that when she was pregnant she'd be pregnant a lot, catch my drift... or how about that Chuck Bass is on lucky SOB... oh wait here's the best one.. Well I know exactly who to look for at events now Blair Bass is looking good," Chuck paced angrily and then stopped in front of her when he was finished. "Well what do you think of that?" he raised his eyebrows at her in question.
"People really said that," Blair smiled. Chuck then watched in disbelief as she walked over to a mirror in the hallway by the elevator and examined herself, "Maybe I was being too self conscious." Chuck stormed over there and got in front of the mirror.
"BLAIR YOU ARE NOT UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM HERE!" he boomed. Blair parted her lips to speak, but then the elevator opened. Both of them turned to see Charlie, Lex and Max. Charlie held the magazine in her hand and walked towards her mom with a huge smile.
"Oh my god mom you look amazing!" she said with excitement and looked at the magazine again. Lex smirked and took a look at it for himself.
"Yeah Mrs. Bass you look..." he trailed off with a smile.
"Pretty right?" Charlie asked.
"Well not my exact choice of words, but I guess you could say that," he then handed it back to Charlie who rolled her eyes. Chuck shook his head in disbelief.
"It kind of makes being pregnant not look that bad," Charlie smiled as she examined the picture more. Chuck's eyes widened.
"Oh don't even let me hear you say that young lady! You will not be pregnant any time soon, or ever if I can help it! And now do you see what you're play boy experience has done Blair?!" Chuck asked with disbelief. Blair rolled her eyes.
"I'm going to go to bed now," Charlie said wanting out of there, "Night Lex," she then ran up the stairs.
"And I'm going to my suite," Lex said as he fell back in the elevator. They all sensed a Chuck Blair bomb about to go off. Both Chuck and Blair turned towards Max who stood there with pursed lips.
"We need to talk mother," he spat and motioned towards the couch. Blair walked over to it and frowned. Max and Chuck stood in front of her. "What were you thinking?" Max asked as he shook the magazine in front of Blair. "Posing naked for a magazine?" Max got more worked up.
"Oh I don't think she was thinking!" Chuck shouted in back of Max.
"Didn't you think about how this would effect me?!" Max exclaimed.
"Or me?!" Chuck chimed in. Blair looked between the two Bass men, she then looked down at her stomach. At least one of them wasn't yelling at her.
"What am I supposed to do when my friends, like I already heard some of them find you hot!?" Max asked and pointed at the magazine.
"Or what about when my employee's talk about wanting up on my wife?!" Chuck added and gave a shrug to Blair. Max nodded and looked at Chuck.
"She didn't even think about how this would effect us obviously," Max spat. That was it.
"ARLIGHT BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!" Blair screamed as she jumped up. Both Chuck and Max backed away from her in fear. Blair started her own angry pace, "I CAN'T BLEIEVE YOU ARE SO WORRIED ABOUT YOURSELVES IT IS ONE COVER! AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION IT MAKES ME FEEL PRETTY! ALRIGHT?!" she shook her head and then gave Chuck a push to the chest, "You need to stop okay?! So what you have a hot wife, get over it! I get hit on all the time and I don't tell you, but I can't help it if they find me attractive! I married you okay, I had children with you, one magazine cover isn't going to make me run off with one of your business partners!" she then turned towards Max, "And you!" she glared. "I am the adult, and your friends are too busy looking at playboy or whatever trashy magazine, so you don't speak! Now both of you go up to bed before you put me in early labor!" Blair breathed harshly as her chest fell up and down. Max looked at his mother in fear and then muttered what she thought to be sorry before he dashed up the staircase. Blair looked at Chuck who glared at her. She glared right back and pointed.
"Go," she commanded in a low voice. Chuck glared at her and then crosses his arms. He dragged his feet up the staircase.
"Yeah you think this is the end, but it isn't... this isn't over... you and your naked pictures," Chuck muttered, "think your so cool you just wait..." Blair rolled her eyes as he disappeared up the staircase. She then let out a sigh and ran a hand through her hair. She then picked up the magazine that was dropped and looked at it.
When she heard both doors shut she smirked, "She's still got it."
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Charlie turned over in her bed. She stared up at the ceiling. Why couldn't she sleep? She looked at the clock, great two in the morning. She'd certainly be cheerful tomorrow. She bit her bottom lip and reached over to her nightstand and grabbed her phone. She looked at the screen that was lit up.
1 New Message From Lex Sparks
Sent at 1:58am
Charlie smiled a bit and then hit the open button.
If you're still awake call me.
It was such a simple message she thought. Okay it had been two minutes since he sent it. There's no way he fell asleep in two minutes, but why was he awake? Was something wrong? She started to worry and decided just to call him. She listened as it rang on the other end of the phone. Once, twice, three...
"You're still up too?" she could almost hear the smirk in his voice. She turned in her bed to face the window and smiled. She heard his breathing on the other end. He was calm, he was okay, she felt relief.
"I can't sleep," she whispered into the phone afraid she'd wake up her family. The doors were pretty sound proof, but she still felt the need to whisper. She heard him yawn on the other end of the phone.
"Yeah me neither," he said quietly.
"You sound tired, maybe you should sleep," she suggested and stared at her butterfly bracelet. A small smile formed on her lips and she touched the white gold, it was cool.
"Maybe you should sleep," he teased.
"Does it feel weird?" she sat up in bed and pulled her knees to her chest. Her chin rested on top of them.
"What?'" he asked, his tone held confusion. Charlie tucked a curl behind her ear and pursed her lips. Maybe she shouldn't ask him. She didn't want to upset him.
"Being there all alone, I think I'd be scared," she decided to ask, but to make sure she was safe she added her own weakness to it. He was silent for a moment and then she heard muffled sound as he moved the phone to his other ear.
"I'm used to it, at home I was alone a lot. Only difference here is I don't have to listen to them screaming at each other," Lex tried to laugh a bit, but Charlie saw right through it.
"So you're happy where you are?" she raised her eyebrows in question even though he couldn't see her doing it.
"Yes... but I'd be happier if you were with me," Lex almost whispered the last part, as if he didn't want her to really hear it.
"I am, reach under your bed," Charlie smiled.
"If you're under my bed in that hot little night gown I'll be breaking one of your fathers rules already," Lex let out a laugh and Charlie rolled her eyes. She waited as she heard him reaching under and then back on the bed.
"Do you have it yet?" she asked slowly.
"I can't believe you still have this," he chuckled on the other end of the phone. Charlie smiled and thought about the picture she gave him.
"Now you have it, do you remember it?" she asked.
"It was my first kiss how could I forget? And you were naked for it too," she could almost see his smirk. She rolled her eyes and scoffed.
"Lex we were like four, my mother bathed us together. I didn't have anything, get over it," she laughed a bit and ran a hand through her curls. On the other end he stared down at the photo. They were there in the tub together three years old. His hair was wet, but hers was still perfectly dry in cute dark brown curls. Both of them were a little tan since it was summer. In the picture they both lean in towards each other, but you can tell she started the kiss. It was their first innocent kiss, just a peck really.
A young Blair giggled as she watched her daughter and her sons new best friend in the bath tub together. Charlie turned towards Blair with big doe brown eyes and pursed her lips. The little boy next to her, Lex Sparks (yeah he wasn't as bad as his mother) held a smirk as he watched the little girl.
"Oh look at you two, are you having fun?" Blair smiled as she poured a cup of water over Lex's head. He started to laugh and then splashed Charlie.
"No Lex bad!" Charlie pointed at him and checked her curls, that were still perfectly dry. Lex started to giggle and then stuck his own face in the water to blow bubbles. Charlie rolled her small eyes and crossed her arms. Lex then sat up in the water and stared at her. He then reached his hands over and tickled her stomach. Charlie started to giggle, but then screamed. "No! No!" she shouted through her giggles, Blair couldn't help herself she had to laugh.
"Tickle, tickle, tickle," Lex chanted as he broke into laughter. He fell back against the tub still laughing. Charlie frowned and looked around. She then picked up a rubber duck and threw it at his head.
"No Charlie," Blair scolded as Lex turned towards her with shocked eyes. Charlie turned and smiled innocently up at Blair. "You do not hit people," she shook her finger at her. Charlie crossed her arms and pouted her small ruby lips. Lex stared at her with an open mouth and then frowned. He turned towards Blair.
"Mrs. Bass," he struggled with the word a bit. Blair turned towards him and smiled brightly.
"Yes Alexander?" she asked as she picked up a wash cloth and began to clean her daughter with it. Lex pursed his small lips and then pointed towards Charlie.
"How... how... how come she... she doesn't like me?" he had a bit of a stutter. Blair opened her mouth to respond, but Charlie turned towards Lex.
"I do too," she spat and gave him a small push.
"Do not," Lex stuck his tongue out at her.
"Do too," Charlie replied and crossed her arms. Lex shook his small head and then leaned towards her.
"Prove it," he grinned, knowing he had won. Charlie let out an agitated sound and then turned towards Blair. Blair raised her eyebrows at her daughter. Charlie then smirked and turned towards Lex. He eyed her with a look of confusion and turned towards her too. She then puffed out her lips a bit like she had seen her mom do
like her dad. Then without warning she leaned over and pecked him on the lips. Blair who had already been taking pictures grabbed her camera and took a snap shot of it.
"See," Charlie smirked and sat back. Lex blushed up and down his whole body.
"Do it again so mommy can get a better picture," Blair encouraged. Charlie just looked at her mother, but then pleased with the attention reached over and pecked his lips again.
"Blair I just picked Max up from..." Chuck appeared in the doorway, but trailed off as he looked in the doorway. Charlie giggled and looked up at her dad.
"Daddy look!" she chanted and then pecked Lex on the lips again. Lex started to giggle. Chuck's mouth dropped open and he looked over at Blair who was giddy with excitement and continued to encourage it.
"Awe Chuck aren't they adorable? Her first kiss," Blair cooed. Chuck however did not look happy. He went over to the tub and pulled the drain.
"Alright bath times over," he said and reached for his daughter. She pulled away and giggled as she got behind Lex. She hugged him from behind, their small naked bodies connecting. "Blair do something!" Chuck pointed towards the two laughing, wet children.
"Chuck, what's wrong? They're just taking a bath together," Blair smiled as she walked over and snapped another picture. Lex clapped his hands together.
"Just a bath? Just a bath? Our daughter is naked in the tub kissing a sparks Blair! She's only three, what are you thinking?" Chuck asked as he reached for the towels. Blair rolled her eyes.
"Chuck their just little kids it's cute, this is probably one of the last times they'll play together. Soon enough they'll get into the cooties, and boys only phase," Blair smiled as she pulled Chuck away from the cabinets. Chuck shook his head.
"Yeah Dorota bathed us together once and look what happened," Chuck muttered. Blair only giggled and then picked up a large towel. She then turned to the kids, Chuck reached for Charlie again, but she pulled away. She then stood up and showed all her naked glory.
"Mommy look!" she called and pointed down at Lex. "It's funny," she laughed and then Chuck and Blair saw exactly what she was pointing at. Lex looked down at his own little friend and then back up at Charlie. Chuck glared at Blair and raised his eyebrow.
"Oh come on that is just too cute," Blair laughed as she covered her mouth. Charlie got excited at her mothers laughter and started to do a little naked dance. Lex clapped his hands.
"Yeah Charlie!" he called as he watched her. Chuck's eyes widened and he grabbed his daughter and pulled her from the tub.
"Bath time over," he said and wrapped her in a towel. Charlie started to scream.
"NOO!!!" She shouted and reached towards Lex, "I WANNNNE LEXIE!" she screamed and tried to get from her fathers grasp. Lex frowned and reached for her too.
"CHARLIE!!! I WANNE CHARLIE!" Lex shouted as he tried to climb from the tub. Blair quickly grabbed him before he slipped and hit his head.
"You see what you've done," Chuck muttered as he wrapped his daughter in a towel. Blair only shook her head at her husband and wrapped Lex up in his own towel. Chuck set Charlie down, "Now stay there why daddy gets your toothbrush," Chuck pointed and turned around. Blair set Lex down as well and turned around. "How could you bathe our daughter with a Sparks boy?" Chuck demanded. Blair and him began a small argument, neither noticing the two children behind them. Lex dropped his towel and exposed himself with pride to Charlie. He then stuck out his hand. Charlie giggled and dropped her own towel. She put a finger to her lips.
"TAG!" Lex shouted. Both Chuck and Blair spun around just in time to see Lex chasing Charlie out of the bathroom door. Both completely nude.
Both Charlie and Lex opened their eyes as the memory drifted from their minds. They then realized each had been silent on the phone.
"I'll never get over it," Lex whispered as he stared at the picture. He heard her gasp on the other end of the phone and bit his bottom lip. He quickly covered the seriousness of the moment by letting out a laugh, "And you know if you ever want to reenact the memory with me, I'm sure it could be much more fun now. Minus the parents of course."
"Way to ruin the moment Spark plug," Charlie scoffed as she rolled her eyes. She heard his laughter increase on the other end of the phone.
"The last time you called me that we were in like fifth grade," he chuckled and then let out a sigh, "I guess I could always bring back your nick name."
"Please don't, it took me forever to get rid of it," Charlie laughed a bit, but tried to sound serious. Lex grinned evilly even though she couldn't see. He then parted his lips slowly.
"Sure Charlie Horse," he said innocently.
"I hate you," Charlie stated with a flat tone. Lex chuckled on the other end of the phone.]
"Whatever you say Charlie horse," Lex repeated, clearly amused by the conversation now.
"I'm hanging up now," Charlie threatened.
"Oh come on Charlie I was just teasing you," Lex spoke up quickly. He wasn't sure why, but he didn't want her to get off the phone yet. He heard her sigh, but was pleased when he heard her breathing on the other end. She didn't hang up after all. "I won't mention it again."
"I guess I could bury Spark Plug as well then."
"Awe thanks that means so much," Lex replied with sarcasm.
"I try."
"With me you try a lot of things. I have to say my favorite though is when your tongue does that..."
"Finish that sentence and I really will hang up."
"What? I was just going to say I love how it massages the inside of my mouth and you reach the back of my throat just far enough so you don't gag me, but give me extreme pleasure."
"You heinous," she held a disgusted tone.
"Yet you're still on the phone."
"I must be crazy."
"Crazy for me."
"Alright that was just lame," she started to giggle.
"Yeah that was pretty lame," Lex chuckled to himself. Charlie then yawned. "You're tired go to sleep," he sighed.
"But you won't have anyone to talk to."
"I'll just try to go to sleep too."
"See you in the morning then?"
"Your shower or mine?"
"Goodbye Lex."
"Night Charlie horse." Both phones shut off.
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A/N: So what did you think of the chapter? Don't forget to visit photobucket and check out the things I told you to and tell me what you thought of them in the review. Thanks for reading and let me know if you want more!
What To Look For In Future Chapters:
~ Homecoming
~ Will Lex ask Charlie to be his girlfriend?
~ Charlie's crowning
~ Homecoming After Party
~ Riley Humphrey has a secret
~ New Bass Baby
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