Apart By More Than Words
Chapter 37
It's often said that, no matter the truth, people see what they want to see. Some people might take a step back and find out they were looking at the same big picture all along. Some people might see that their lies have almost caught up to them. Some people may see what was there all along. And then there are those other people. The ones that run as far as they can so they don't have to look at themselves.
Weeks later
"So you've finally resurfaced after days of no communication."
"I take it the talk with Nate went well.?" Blair asked her.
While they laid out in her backyard. Under the shade of the patio.
The sun bright and sky full of clouds.
As Serena started to answer.
"I guess you can say it went well." Serena said smiling as showed off her hand with her ring.
"Yes finally." "My mystic love story finally has a happy ending." Blair happily. As she hugged Serena tightly.
Serena hugged her back. The smile hurting her face.
"So tell me everything how did he do it.?" "Did you cry.?" "When in is it.?" Blair asked excitedly.
"Slow down B you'll waste all the caffeine high before I can answer." Serena said smiling at her.
"It was at his place on the balcony." "We had just poured our hearts out to each other." "And he took my hand lead me out there got down on one knee."
"And asked." "It was perfect." Serena said as she thought back to that moment.
"And how did you celebrate.?" Blair asked.
"We basically shut the rest of the world out for a while." Serena said as blushed.
"I'm beyond happy for you S." "The both of you really deserve this."
"I can't wait for this wedding." "With my ideas and connections."
"It's going to be a dream come true from beginning to end." Blair said to her.
"I'm overstepping and planning in my head." "I haven't even asked you what your vision is for the wedding.?" Blair said to her.
Putting her hand on Blair's as she started to speak.
"I love and appreciate you and your ideas and everything."
"I want simple and understated." "Just color and personal."
"Outdoors." "Have fun and not to have worry about the noise."
"I want pictures and music and just anything else you think
Would be nice."
Serena said to her.
"We should get dress shopping." "Me, you, Jenny, Dortha," Blair said.
"Sure." "I'm open to going to some places." "It's still surreal that we're really engaged."
Serena said to her.
"I remember that." "It'll hit you when you find the right dress and when you're actually walking down the aisle." Blair said smiling with fondness.
"We haven't picked a date yet so there is some time." Serena said to her.
"I'm even more excited to be aunt Blair." "Have you two talked about kids at all.?" Blair asked.
"Yea there's been a conversation." Serena said.
"Onto you're growing family." "How's the adoption process.?"
"It's way more than we thought." "But it's really humbling to have this kind of opportunity being able to truly make someone's life better and enrich our own life with this new person." "I can't wait to start meeting kids and all of that." Blair said excitedly.
"The two of you are going to do great your already amazing parents." Serena said to her.
"Cheers to joining the family Nate." Chuck said as he clinked his glass with his Nate's as they drank.
"There is more going on than what she's telling me." Nate said to him.
"Why do you say that.?" Chuck asked.
"A conversation we had." Nate said to him.
"Maybe your reading too much into it." Chuck said.
"She's a lot more emotional these days."
"But she's still the same person."
Chuck said to him.
"I want you to have something to remember me by."
The words ringing in his mind.