Blair Waldorf is basically everything I hate about the Upper East Side, distilled into one 95 pound, doe-eyed, bon mot tossing, label-whoring package of girlie evil!
They are sixteen again. Blair wears her blue plaid skirt, white shirt and some of her hideous head bands, showing the world that her little brunette head was meant to be crowned. He is again the lost Brooklyn boy, stares around, noticing how impeccably snobby they all are. And he wonders what is he doing there, till Serena comes next to him, giggling and being her radiant self. But he stares at the little girl with slightly annoyed face and he can notice that she is angry with the whole world. He tries to ask Serena about her, but he can't speak. Voices are coming from far, and he can't really hear what they are saying. Blair just passes by him, and her face changes. For the first time, since he started attending St. Jude she looks at him with warm eyes, face a bit worried. Serena is still giggling, people passing by them, and all he can see is Blair's face. Finally she speaks to him
"I'm going to die Humphrey" – She says and he can't understand why she is saying that to him right then and there. – "I'm going to die, Humphrey" – She repeats and he can't say a single word. With the last atoms he lets go off Serena's hand and tries to reach Blair, still unable to speak. Right before he places his hand on her arm, she makes step back and she looks more miserable than ever.
Unconscious…blood...pressure...check…pupils…pupils…
Why this people here would say those words, he wonders. Blair is still within a reach of him, but his hands are so heavy.
"Blair…" – He manages to say incoherently.
"I'm dying Humphrey!" – She says a bit annoyed and looks at him sharply. – "Don't just stand there!" – She says.
Steady….he's back…
The doctor who told him the news about Blair thought he just collapsed, but when he didn't respond at all when she called his name and slapped his face, she realized it was serious. It wasn't a heart attack, just a huge shock that caused him collapsing and not breathing at all.
He was unconscious for almost a minute, and they were reanimating him. He opened his eyes, not sure what happened or where he was.
"Mister Humphrey, can you hear me" – The doctor asked him. – "Don't talk, nod!" – He commanded.
"Where is Blair?" – He almost whispered. They didn't answer him. The doctor and the nurses assured him that he must not leave the bed by any means.
….
While Dan was waiting in the hallway, the six hour long delivery finally ended with Blair giving birth to a baby girl. Everything seemed all right, maybe the hard time she had pushing made the delivery long, but once the baby came out, she started bleeding abnormally and right before she saw her daughter, she lost her consciousness. The panic rose to a high level among the doctors, because she was an older mother and the risks with her was quite bigger. The baby was taken away immediately while the doctors were trying to revive her and stop the bleeding. It seemed as she gave up the fight, and at one point her doctor thought that there wasn't a single chance for her come out of the coma.
The bleeding stopped and when the nurse came in to say that the woman's husband was walking almost neurotically outside, the doctor decided to let her colleagues take the case and tell him the truth. She had soft spot for the couple and even though she had doubts about them becoming parents in their late forties, she was sure they'd be fine. She knew she had to be bluntly honest with Dan. Like having Blair on the edge on life wasn't enough, Dan fell on the floor, not reacting at all.
…
She doesn't know why Serena is dragging this annoying Brooklyn smartass everywhere she goes. He isn't ugly, but…He looks at her weird like he knows something. Who the hell he thinks he is? Nobody looks at her quizzically. She is Blair Waldorf, people would sell organs to be her for a day, and him…He stares at her oddly, like he knows that she fakes her life, the way she carries herself like she owns the school, the way she talks as if she is at least ten times smarter than the rest of the students (and probably she is), as if she carries some big pain on her chest…
She goes a bit closer to him and he isn't so young any more. Serena is not holding his hand anymore, it's just them…the people around them have blurry faces, the voices aren't coherent and she sees he tries to say something. She wants to tell him to take good care of Marie Clair because she doesn't have anyone else but him and her brother. She wants to tell him to protect her from everything, especially from Chuck, or that Georgina's boy, and to make sure she has good grades, or to tell her that her mother was trying her whole life to make her happy and that she adored her curls…She wants to tell him that she doesn't regret anything…Maybe few things like leaving him for Chuck or not confronting her mother when she was younger…But she can't say anything of that…All she manages to say is "I'm going to die Humphrey" and he stares at her confused. She repeats it several times and when he tries to touch her hand she steps back.
"Blair…"
"Blair!" – A woman's voice called her name and she finally reacted, opened her eyes, unable to recall what happened. She was still in the delivery room she could have notice. She was just staring at the doctors unable to speak or move.
….
Clair, Dylan, Rufus and Jenny arrived at the hospital once the doctor found Dylan's number as the last number dialed from Dan's phone. He knew he had to tell Clair and Rufus. They all arrived in the hospital practically in the same time. Blair was already stable when they were there, but the news about Dan ware still unknown. The atmosphere was unsupportable till Jenny arrived.
"Will you lose those faces?" – She said sharply. – "They're fine! I just know!" – She hugged Clair and lifted her chin. – "Honey, a bitch like your mother can't just die easily, ok? And Dan is one of the most stubborn donkeys in the world!" - She said trying to comfort the girl. – "Plus, you guys have a baby sister now. Let's go and see her!" – She dragged them both down the hallway trying to distract them, leaving Rufus waiting alone in front of Dan's room.
…
Rufus called Lily, she called Serena and Serena called Chuck. It's been almost evening and Blair was stable, resting in her room, tired and practically couldn't talk at all. But for Chuck there was no possible rule that could keep him away. So after a long argumrny with the doctor, he simply walked in the room. Blair was sleeping but the loud entrance made her open her eyes. She was pale, tired and seemed literally like she came back from the dead.
"Blair, I can't stay much." – He sat next to her, taking her hand in his.
"Okay…" – She whispered. – "My baby…" – She whispered again.
"She is fine. You have a daughter." – He said, still holding her hand.
"And Dan…why he doesn't come over?" – She managed to find voice. It was the ultimate wake up call for Chuck and he let go of her hand.
"He'll be here" – He said. The nurse came in to warn him to leave the room, even though his two minutes weren't gone.
….
"The baby is healthy and sane. She is gorgeous!" – The nurse showed the little baby girl, sleeping peacefully in the crib, rolled in pink blanket. Jenny, Dylan and Clair were staring through the window, forgetting for a moment that Dan and Blair were practically fighting for their lives.
"Another Humphrey" – Jenny smiled. – "Look at her" – Her eyes were teary.
"Can we hold her?" – Dylan asked and the nurse nodded. She gave them sanity hats and gloves and brought the baby outside.
"Meet your big brother Missy" – She placed the baby in Dylan's arms and she opened her eyes instantly. – "See, she already likes you. She slept the entire day and now she opened her eyes for you."
While Dylan and Clair were meeting their sister, Jenny dragged the nurse aside and asked exactly how critical Blair's condition was.
"If she makes it tonight, the risk lowers down. But…the chances are 50-50. She lost lots of blood.
….
Dan was stable, lying in his bed. The doctor was stubborn and didn't even want to consider let him get out of bed. He just said that Blair and the baby were fine, nothing more and nothing less.
He wasn't sure how much time passed but he had to get out of bed. Unable to walk properly it took him probably ten minutes to find Blair's room. It was dark, probably around midnight. Jenny and Rufus went to the cafeteria to get coffee after they sent Dylan and Clair home. The hallway was clear. Serena and Lily also went home, after Rufus made it clear that they had nothing to do over there. Chuck left right after Blair asked about Dan.
"Mister Humphrey, are you insane?!" – The nurse hissed. – "What are you doing out of bed?"
"I have to get inside, please" – He pleaded and the pain was visible on his face. The woman already knew how much he loved his wife and the fact that he got out of bed in that condition touched her and she smiled.
"I will wait here, don't stay for too long. Afterwards I'm taking you straight to your room!" – She said. Dan nodded and opened the door.
Blair although weak, demanded her baby to sleep next to her, even though the doctors weren't so happy about it nobody was able to say "no" to her, mostly because they weren't sure how the night would go for her. He was observing them both for some moments. The child was sleeping peacefully in the crib next to Blair's bed, and although she was exhausted and had the palest face Dan ever saw, her left hand was holding firmly the crib as if her life depended on it. He sat on the chair, took her hand and kissed her inner wrist.
tbc