For Charlie's Sake

Disclaimer: I don't own Gossip Girl in any way. If I did then Chuck and Blair would be together but *Sighs* I can dream…

Chapter 25

By the time they were back in the U.S., in the limo, and on their way to pick up Charlie, Blair had almost let herself forget about her problems.

She was so happy to be back and couldn't wait to see her daughter.

"Chuck, are you sure we didn't forget anything? Every time I travel I feel like I've forgotten something".

"I don't think we did. We got Charlie her gifts, and maybe even all of them" he said slyly.

So much for putting her troubles out of her mind.

"Chuck, I don't want to talk about that anymore. There's no point in bringing it up until I know it's something that we have to deal with".

"A child isn't something you deal with, Blair" said Chuck roughly.

Blair's eyes narrowed. "I, of all people know that Chuck. I'm the one who had to 'deal' with it five years ago not you" said Blair getting angry.

"Here we go again" he said. "I thought we were passed that".

"Not completely. I still haven't forgiven you yet" said Blair lying. She had forgiven him but she wanted to hurt him. She didn't know why. She just wanted to take her fears and frustrations out on him.

He turned away from her and looked out the window.

"I know, you haven't let me forget".

She suddenly felt horrible. He was trying to make it work, to make up for everything and she was just pushing him away. She felt really guilty, but what could she do? All her emotions were haywire at the moment. She wanted to trust him but she was afraid to. At least there was one thing she knew she was certain of, he didn't deserve it, at least not right now.

"Chuck,-" said Blair reaching out a hand but before she could touch him he said,

"Not now. We'll discuss this later".

She retracted her hand scooted away to the other side of the seat. She suddenly felt so alone.

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They hadn't talked the rest of the ride and now they were in the elevator on their way up to see their daughter. She looked at Chuck. He had this hard look on his face and she was fed up.

"I'm sorry for earlier, I don't want to fight with you".

He looked at her and saw her sincerity. The hardness slowly left his face.

"I don't want to fight either; I've told you that before".

Blair gave him a small smile and took his hand.

He looked down at their linked hands then at her.

Chuck leaned in and took her lips. It was suppose to be short kiss, just a peck to make up but the minute he tasted her lips he had to have more.

He swept his tongue along her bottom lip and she moaned unconsciously granting him access.

He pressed her against the elevator wall and she gripped his arms.

He broke contact to trail kisses down her neck and to the enticingly bit of cleavage that the shirt she was wearing afforded.

She gave a low groan and ran her hands through his hair not wanting him to stop.

He ran his tongue along the valley of her breasts then suddenly gave Blair a nip.

She gasped and pulled his hair, making him look at her. He smirked.

"Did that hurt?" he asked.

Her eyes were dark and dilated. She leaned in and took his lips in a rough kiss. He grabbed her legs and she wrapped them around him. She felt herself being banged back into the wall but she didn't care. She wanted a release, the kind of release that only he could give her.

Chuck's hand was slowly making its way up her skirt when the elevator door dinged.

"Well I can see you came back from your honeymoon entirely too early" came Eleanor's voice to interrupt their temporary moment of insanity.

Chuck reluctantly released Blair and straightened his jacket.

He glanced at Blair who was trying to fix her wrinkled skirt to no avail.

"Hi Mom" she said feeling so embarrassed. How could she let this get that far? and in an elevator no less? Well a limo wasn't that much better but that was years ago she rationalized. She was a grown woman she shouldn't be trying to have sex in an elevator.

They stepped out of the elevator and Blair hugged her Mom.

"Darling, you look wonderful. I can see the honeymoon has agreed with you".

That comment did nothing to lessen her already rosy face.

"Hello Charles" said she said looking at him.

"Eleanor" he said dropping a perfunctory kiss on her cheek.

"Where's Charlie? I've missed her so much" asked Blair.

"We were about to go out but she forgot something and I sent her back to get it. Thank goodness for that. Imagine if she would have witnessed that scene. You really should be more careful where you-"

"Stop right there. I really don't want you to finish that sentence" said Blair cringing. She never liked talking to her mother about anything that had to do with sex.

Before Eleanor could reply Blair heard the angelic voice of her daughter.

"Mommy, Daddy, you're back!" she exclaimed while running towards them. Blair caught her up in a hug and spun her around.

"Oh I've missed you so much" she said while raining kisses on her face.

Charlie giggled and hugged her tighter. "Mommy please don't go anywhere without me again. I've missed you too much" said Charlie. Blair gave her an apologetic smile then passed her to Chuck.

He held her close and dropped a kiss on her head.

"Daddy, don't ever leave again. Mommy's not the only one I've missed. You were gone too long".

He held her tighter and said "I missed you too Charlie. I promise to never leave again unless it's absolutely necessary".

"What does that mean?" asked Charlie.

Chuck laughed forgetting she was barely four and a half years old.

"It means I will not leave unless I really have to".

Charlie looked down and he mentally chided himself for his choice of words.

"Charlie we've gone over this. Even if I leave anywhere I will always come back. I will always be here for you".

She smiled, held him tight, and said "I love you Daddy".

Eleanor looked knowingly at Blair then Blair looked at Chuck. But Chuck only had eyes for their daughter.

He looked Charlie in the eyes and for the first time in his life told someone that he loved them.

"I love you too. I love you so much".

Blair blinked back tears. He had finally said them and she was thrilled but she couldn't help but feel a little jealous of her own daughter. Charlie had heard the one thing that she had been waiting to hear from him for what seemed like forever.

After they had parted and Chuck put her down Charlie asked "Are we going home now?"

"We were but I heard you were going out with Grandma" said Blair.

"Nonsense I was just taking her out to distract her, she kept looking at the time and asking me every five minutes when you would arrive" said Eleanor smiling.

"Now that you are here I dare say she wouldn't want to go anyway with me now".

"I love going out with you Grandma but Mommy and Daddy just got back so I want to go home with them. We can go out another day. Call me and I will write you in my book".

Blair looked incredulously at her daughter and laughed.

"Mom what have you been teaching her?"

Eleanor laughed. "Nothing, I took her to work with me a few times and she must have picked up on a few things".

"Yea, Grandma got calls all the time and wrote down when she would see people in her book".

Blair looked at her daughter "Appointment books are for grown-ups you are a little girl. You won't have a book until you're much older".

Charlie pouted. "I want a book now. Daddy you will get me one right?"

Chuck looked at his daughter and smiled "Of course I will as long as I'm written in everyday".

"You got it" said Charlie smiling.

"Charlie go inside and start gathering your things. I will be in in a couple of minutes to help you".

Blair watched as her daughter obeyed and went inside.

Eleanor sensing an argument was about to ensue took that as a cue to leave.

"Well now that you're here, I'm going to go meet Cyrus for dinner. She kissed her daughter on the cheek and said goodbye to Charles.

"Call me if you need anything" said Eleanor as the elevator doors shut.

"Chuck, before we got married. I told you my say outweighs yours. I told her no and you were supposed to back me up, not undermine me".

"Blair, please it's a small thing. It's really just a notebook. It's no big deal".

"That's not the point Chuck. She is going to think that when I say no she can go to you and you will give in. I don't want that. When I say no it's no".

Chuck sighed. She did have a small point which he grudgingly acknowledged.

"Fine, as long as when it's something important you will be willing to compromise with me".

"Okay" said Blair happy that he had agreed with her.

"Let's go help Charlie pack her things up".

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After they had everything packed Blair said to Charlie "Let's go home".

"Yes, I'm dying to see my new room".

Blair stopped abruptly. She had forgotten that they now had a new apartment and she didn't even know where it was or if she liked it.

Chuck, seeing her hesitation took her arm and said, "you'll like it, trust me".

Trust him she thought. That was the problem. She didn't think she could.

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When they arrived at the building she was surprised that it wasn't that far away from her old one.

When they arrived at the front door Chuck handed her her set of keys.

"Welcome to your new home Mrs. Bass".

She took the keys from him and opened the door.

She stepped through the entryway and it led to an open living room. Across the wall there were windows. It had a breathtaking view of the city. She noticed he kept some of her furniture and added some of his. For this she was grateful. She didn't want the feeling of impersonality in her own home.

She went down a hall and found a gourmet kitchen. Too bad she wasn't that much of a cook she thought.

She kept walking down the hall and found a dining room, bathroom, and a bedroom.

She was confused. There was only one bedroom.

"Why is there only one bedroom?"

"Keep walking Blair" was Chuck's only response.

She kept walking and the hallway ended in a sitting room that had stairs on one side of it.

"It's a multi-level apartment" he said.

"The bedroom you saw was Dorota's. Upstairs there are three more bedrooms, two more baths, and a study.

"Oh" she said finally getting happy about the move. She took Charlie's hand and said, "Let's go find your bedroom".

Charlie smiled and followed her mother up the stairs.

She opened a door and found the study which had a wall to wall bookcase on one side.

She opened another and found a bathroom. She looked at Charlie.

"Which door should we open next?" said Blair making it a game for her.

"Umm, that one" said Charlie pointing to a door.

Blair opened it up and it was Charlie's room. Well she assumed it was Charlie's room though she had never seen the furniture before in her life. She was afraid Charlie would be upset but Charlie ran into her room.

"This is so cool. It's so pretty, right Mommy?"

She looked around and had to agree. It was a beautiful room. It was pink and all the furniture was white.

At the head of her bed was a canopy. Next to the bed was a window that had a small vanity next to it. One the other side of the room was a closet, dresser, and a play area.

It was the perfect little girl's room.

Chuck came up behind her.

"Did she like it?" asked Chuck hopefully.

"She loved it".

"I know I didn't ask you but I wanted to do something big for her. I've missed four birthdays so this was-"

But Blair interrupted him. "It's okay. I understand. Look at her, she loves it".

He looked at Charlie and smiled. She was at the vanity combing a doll's hair.

"But the chandelier was a little much" said Blair.

"The decorator said it would give the room character" he said defensively.

"Sure it does" she said playfully.

"Come on" he said grabbing her hand.

He led her to another room and she knew it was the master bedroom.

"It's beautiful" she said.

It was big. It had a walk-in closet and an en suite bathroom.

She smiled then looked at Chuck.

"This is your bedroom. I will take the guest bedroom. Well it's the guest bedroom until further notice" he said looking down at her stomach.

She wrapped her sweater around herself and opened her mouth to say something.

"I know you don't want to discuss it. I won't bring it up anymore unless you want to" he said.

She closed her mouth, took a minute, and then said "so you will be sleeping in the guest bedroom".

"I didn't want to assume anything. If you want me to I will sleep in here".

He looked at Blair and waited for her reply expectantly.

Would she let him share the room or would she act like their time in Rome never happened?

A/N: Hey everyone!! I can't thank you enough for the amount of reviews I received for the last chapter. You let me know you were still reading this and I was glad. I would like your opinions of where you want the story to go. I know exactly what I'm going to do to end the story but you don't want that yet lol. So, I'm asking for opinions on what you want to happen in the story now. I've already decided if she will or will not be pregnant but you will not know that anytime soon lol. Do you think Blair will vanish Chuck to the guest bedroom?? If you want to see a PIC of CHARLIE in her new room follow the link in my profile (It's not the best b/c I'm trying out a new program my photoshop trial ended lol). Don't forget to REVIEW!!!

XoXo Chrys