Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right

~Oprah Winfrey

She awoke at the feeling of something very cold on her chest and immediately opened her eyes, her hand moving to the item on her neck. She was much too confused to think at the moment, she had probably been sleeping for a very long time. They had been making love all night and morning, before fallen asleep on the soft rug in front of the fireplace.

Once she was able to see clearly though her sleepy eyes, she saw him, sitting bare chested beside her, a blanket around his hips covering his legs, a huge boyish grin played on his lips.

Once she knew he was there, she looked down at her neck, and there upon her neck was the necklace she had been talking about, not less than 10 hours ago.

The evening before

"Don't you think she looks beautiful there?" she questioned, laying on the couch in the cottage in Sweden, her head on his chest, while watching the classic romantic movie Titanic.

"so so" Chuck simply said, his hand making patterns on her back.

"and it's so romantic with the necklace, even though she got it from the idiot" Blair commented, watching intensely as he drew the necklace that lay on her naked chest.

"well Jack could never buy something like that for her" Chuck commented, not into the movie at all, she had made him watch it 500 times already and it wasn't that good.

"no but he gave her his heart" Blair told him, "and even though the necklace is beyond words incredibly beautiful, loving someone is much more special" Blair told him but in spite of her words, he caught her eyes glow when looking at the diamond necklace.

Afternoon

"Chuck what is this?" Blair asked surprised, looking down at the diamonds necklace with the huge blue heart.

"your new year's present" Chuck said like it was nothing, placing his hand on hers that lay on her chest.

"Chuck is this…?" she started but he started before she was able to finish.

"it's the one in the movie, from Harry Winston" he explained, intertwining their fingers.

"Chuck" she chilled; "this necklace is like 20 mill…." She started but he placed a finger on her lips to silence her.

"Blair we talked about this, cant you just smile and say thank you?" he questioned with a smirk, he didn't know any woman who would protest to getting jewelry.

"but…" she started but he wouldn't have it.

"No buts, I won't hear of it and anyway it can't be returned so just suck it up" he laughed, smiling hugely.

"This is one of the most romantic things you've ever given me" she told him, leaning forward to kiss him.

He kissed her back but pulled back shortly after, a confused look in his eyes; "not the most romantic?" he questioned.

"Of course not" Blair told him like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"then what is?" Chuck questioned, thinking hard to remember but he couldn't think of anything that had been more romantic, well perhaps the proposal but that hadn't been that romantic or planned, this had.

"you gave me your heart" she told him, caressing his cheek softly, her eyes boring into his.

"ahh I see" Chuck said understanding, that made sense. He had given her his heart and it would always be hers.

"but this and my ring are next in line" she told him, pecking his lips; "until you give me what I really want" she told him with a smirk and this time he knew what she was talking about, they had spent the time in the plane talking about kids, and Blair had made it very clear that kids was all she wanted.

"and you'll get that but not before your officially mine" Chuck smirked, they had also settled on a wedding date, they would get married on the 19th of 2010, the same day Chuck had told her he loved her many years earlier.

"it couldn't be more official" she said as she placed her hand on his cheek, her eyes going to the diamond ring. She kissed him softly and then proceeded to show him just how grateful she was for the diamond heart.

……………………………That evening

"Blair, you look breathtaking but why dress up? It will only be us?" Chuck questioned, admiring his fiancée as she stood in front of him, wearing a beautiful silk beaded corset floor length gown. The diamond necklace hugged her neck beautifully.

"Well I wanted to dress up, I want to enter the greatest year of my life with style" Blair explained with a smile.

"Well it's a good thing you're done, I have champagne and strawberries at the fireplace and its midnight in 10 minutes" Chuck told her, getting up from the bed, taking her hand and walking into the living room.

The room was dark and the only light came from the fireplace, on the rug in front of the fireplace stood a huge bowl filled with delicious looking strawberries and hot chocolate and even whipped cream, and a silver champagne holder with a bottle of Dom Perignon and two glasses beside it.

"this must be the most relaxed and quiet new year of your life?" Blair half questioned, half stated, smiling at him before walking forward and sitting down on the rug.

"wouldn't have it any other way" he told her, sitting down beside her, picking up the two glasses.

"here" Blair said, picking up a big strawberry, dipping it in the hot chocolate and placed it at his mouth, he took a bite and smiled lovingly at her, before turning back to the champagne bottle he was preparing for opening at midnight.

"umm this is delicious" Blair commented, taking another bite of the strawberry.

Chuck smiled at her as she finally got the bottle opened with a loud sound, and the cork flew across the room.

"hand me the glasses" he told her, watching her pick up the two glasses, holding them out for him to fill.

When both glasses were full, he looked down at the Rolex around his wrist, to see there was only 20 seconds left of 2009.

"20 seconds" he told her, her eyes going to the watch as well, seeing as the seconds moved and there was only 10 seconds left.

"10" She said, smiling hugely at him

"9" he said, his eyes locking to her.

"8" she said softly, placing her hand on his cheek.

"7" he said, kissing her nose.

"6" she said, admiring the engagement ring on the finger against his cheek.

"5" he said kissing her right cheek

"4" she said, taking his hand into hers.

"3" he said softly, lacing their fingers together.

"2" she said, clutching the champagne glass tightly in her hand.

"1" he said, and leaned close to her and the minute the clock hit 12, his lips hit hers.

"Happy new year baby" he told her as they pulled back and put their glasses together before taking a long sip of the exquisite champagne.

"to 2010, the year of our life" Blair told him with a happy smile, taking another sip of the champagne. Then leaned forward and kissed her fiancée. 2010 would be a great year.