N and A have a Dirty Little Secret

Nate took a long drag out of his joint before he snubbed it out. He really wanted to try to quit again, even though he knew that he really couldn't. Rehab hadn't really worked for him, and neither did stopping cold turkey. But Nate still thought that he might have a chance of quitting one of these days.

Sure he would

Nate's door buzzed and he lazily, groggily answered it.

"Who is it?" he asked, his voice quite lethargic. With any luck it would be Blair, and with even more luck she would be willing to lay him.

"Mi amoureux" a soft, lilting voice called out, speaking in flawless French. Suddenly Nate was all energy, bounding to the door, tripping over the shoes that he had left in the hallway. He quickly ran a hand through his golden hair and opened the door. In the doorway stood Alexia St. Laurent, looking like a complete angel in a knee length, flowly white dress with her golden red hair spilling over her smooth, alabaster skin. Her eyes were bright and a wonderful shade of green blue and her smile was to die for. She was perfect… well, she looked perfect at least.

"Lex" Nate said, smiling at her. Alexia let herself into the room, looking reproachfully at Nate.

"You're stoned again, amoureux" Alexia said, her voice slightly scolding, slightly amused. Nate shrugged lightly. There really was no point in denying it, Alexia knew him way too well.

"So what brings you this side of town?" Nate asked Alexia, eyebrows slightly raised. Alexia turned on him, looking properly vexed.

"Nathaniel Archibald! I came halfway across the world just to see you and that is all you have to say!" Alexia exclaimed, putting her hands on her hips and mock pouting at him. He smiled slightly and planted a kiss straight in her lips.

Now this is getting to be quite interesting…

Alexia smiled at Nate, satisfied. She brushed a lock of golden red hair off her shoulders as she gave the place a good one over. Not at all as extravagant as her French Chateau, or her fifth street penthouse- but it was a very nice place indeed. And best of all, she was with her little amoureux, which was all that really mattered anyway.

"You moved into that vacant place on fifth?" Nate asked Alexia, as he led her to his room, noticing her close securitization of his place. It was just like Alexia to do so. Even when they were little kids, she had always been the critic, commenting about every thing. Not a single detail escaped her. Was she shallow- a bit. But she was his very best friend, and he could forgive her for it.

"Yes, it's a lovely, homey little place" Alexia said, as Nate let out a bark like laugh. Only Alexia would describe a posh fifth avenue penthouse as "homey and little".

"So your living there by yourself?' Nate asked her as they entered his room.

"Of course- maybe you could come by some time" Alexia said to him, delicate eyebrows raised. Nate smiled slyly at her in response. He would most definitely have to take her up on that offer. Wordlessly he walked over to the side of his bed and took out a joint, holding it out to her. She took it and let Nate light it for her before she took a long, lazy drag. Ah- that hit the spot. Nate fell down on his bed, and Alexia lay down next to him, cuddled up against his chest. Nate's hand reflexively began stroking Alexia's long, luxurious hair. If any stranger had walked into the room right then, they would have thought that the two were madly in love, which was partly true. The two did love each other, more than they loved anybody else. But they didn't love each other in that way.

"Are you going to be staying for a while?" Nate asked Alexia, breaking the comfortable silence that had fallen between the two.

"Yes, I'm planning on going to Yale" Alexia said, lazily, her face half-buried in the old Brown sweatshirt that Nate was wearing.

"I applied there" Nate said quietly, wistfully wondering whether or not the letters were in the mail today. Alexia looked up at him.

"Well you better have gotten in. You and Blair both" Alexia said meaningfully. Nate shrugged once more. Of course, Alexia knew about Blair- how couldn't she? Nate told her everything- everything- that was going on in his life. It was hard to do since she lived so far away, but the two still made it work. They had been friends ever since the cradle, and they wouldn't let something as insignificant as a stupid little ocean break their friendship.

"She doesn't know about me, does she?" Alexia asked Nate lazily, already knowing the answer.

"No, you're my little secret, love" Nate said, smiling. He hadn't told anybody here about Alexia. He didn't know why, but it just hadn't felt right to him. Alexia was his friend, his only real friend, and he didn't feel like sharing her with anybody. At least not yet.

"Mon petit amour doux. Queest-ce que je ferai avec vous ?" Alexia sighed, taking another drag out of her joint. She wasn't as addicted as Nate, but she did like a good smoke now and then.

"I love it when you speak in French, Lex" Nate murmured against her hair, a serene smile on his face.

"What the hell is going here!"

Both Nate and Alexia immediately sat up and saw a very pissed looking Blair standing in the doorway.

Oh the drama!

"You little French whore!" Blair screeched, sounding as livid as she looked. Even world-weary Alexia got a bit frightened at Blair. She shared a quick look with Nate before turning back to the hellion who was in the doorway.

"I came here because I wanted to tell you I got into Yale – but I didn't expect you to be sleeping with this slut" Blair said, seething. It had been the happiest day of her life. She had gotten in; she had completed one of her life's goals. Just leave it up to Nate to completely ruin it for her. How many times was he going to have to cheat on her before she finally gave him up?

"The letters came today?" Nate asked, surprised.

"You would have known that if you weren't screwing Frenchie over here" Blair said threw gritted teeth. She had known that the St. Laurent girl wasn't any good since the first time she saw her.

"He wasn't sleeping with me" Alexia dragged, looking at Blair through slightly hazy eyes. Blair boiled over again at the girl's words.

"Oh, really then what were you doing? Having a meaningful conversation while lying in bed?" Blair nearly screamed. Alexia took another drag of her joint.

"Well, actually- yes" Alexia stated flatly, causing Blair to erupt in malicious, mirthless laughter.

"Sure- and Princess Diana has just come back from the dead' Blair spat, disgusted.

"Really, Blair, it isn't how it seems" Nate said, as he got up.

"Like that's real original, Nate" Blair said morosely "Like Serena wasn't how it seemed, and Jenny wasn't how it seemed, and Georgie wasn't how it seemed" Blair spat out, feeling more and more depressed by the minute.

"Well- even I have to vouch that Georgie wasn't how it seemed. I mean, what kind of girl friend spends a whole break with her boyfriend with an empty house and doesn't even do him once?" Alexia said, looking mildly amused at this whole situation.

"And how the hell do you know about Georgie- Your supposed to be new" Blair said, turning on her. Alexia smiled a bit, and looked over at Nate, who nodded ever so slightly.

"I've known Nate since we were two" Alexia said, almost laughing at the expression on Blair's face when she gave off this startling fact. "We've been best friends ever since we've been able to talk- maybe even before that." Alexia continued. "He's forever calling me and complaining about his love life" she finished, smiling slightly.

"Um, actually you're the one who's always calling me about your love life. I just tell you about my own, pathetic one to make you feel better" Nate countered stiffly. Blair looked at both of them.

"But… Nate lives in New York, you live in France" Blair said to Alexia. The other girl nodded.

"I used to live in New York. I was an orphan, you see. Nate's family adopted me from some French orphanage. The first eight years of my live I grew up as an Archibald." She said, serenely. "But then my long lost parents found me and it turns out that I was never meant to be put up for adoption anyways and my father is actually a Lord and that he's supremely wealthy and I go live with him in France" Alexia said. "It's an interesting story really- drama galore." She said, laughing.

What a crazy twist

Blair looked at the new girl, her eyes wide. Nate's old sister, daughter of a Lord, supremely wealthy? Everything was odd- too odd, but still she couldn't help but believe the story. It was obvious the two kids in front of her were at least semi-stoned. There was no way they could make up such an intricate plot while they were in that state. But still…

"So your not really cheating on me?' Blair asked Nate, eyes narrowed.

"I'm engaged, cher" Alexia said, answering for Nate. She lifted up her hand, and indeed on her right hand was a wonderful diamond ring that would make most of the New York socialites drool. Blair stood there for a moment, saying nothing. Nate took advantage of the thus silence by going to his front door and taking the letters form his mailbox. He came into his room just as Blair had seemed to make up her mind about a few things. She looked over at Nate, and at the Yale envelope in the stack of letters he was carrying.

"Well…" she said, getting excited once more. Nate took out the Yale letter and ripped it open. Blair's and Alexia's eyes were on him and he read over the letter. He looked up at both of them and grinned.

"I'm in" he said. Blair let out a little squeal and pounced on him and Alexia smiled and nodded in frank approval. Blair and Nate were oh so cute together. Alexia was glad that her little amoureux had found somebody that he could truly love.

"This is perfect" Alexia noted. "You and Blair could live in the dorm set aside for married students and Hunter and I could live across the hallway from you" Alexia said dreamily.

"And we can have a dog" Blair said, snuggling up against Nate.

"Two dogs" he said, smiling.

Aw how sweet

"Maybe I can even convince Marcus to come join us" Alexia said slightly. Blair looked up at her.

"Marcus?" Blair asked, not really caring but wanting to be polite to make up for her being bitchy before.

"He's my brother. Lord Marcus" Alexia said, wistfully. Blair nodded, not really hearing. She just wanted Alexia to get out so that she could jump Nate's bones. As though she had read Blair's thoughts, Alexia got up and started heading towards the door.

"I have to get going now, chers" she said, smiling at the two. "Have fun you two" she said winking meaningfully at Nate before pouncing out the door. Nate smiled at her retreating figure. What a wonderful girl she was. But at this moment, Nate's mind was really with the wonderful girl that was oh so close next to him……