Hiya my lovely readers! Here's chapter 9, my favourite chapter, and the longest one so far. Hope you enjoy it!

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Chapter Nine : B gets a nice surprise

Blair rubbed her hands furiously and then tucked them in her coat pockets. She walked briskly down Bleecker Street hoping to get home before it got any colder.

And who was she to see but her gorgeous little Natie! He was sure to lift her spirits. But who is that girl? Blair thought to herself. I'll just have to get rid of her.

"Hi Nate, haven't seen you around, hope you haven't been avoiding me!" Chirped Blair, acting as if the girl wasn't there, whom Nate was clearly having a conversation with her.

" Um, Blair I'm a little busy," Nate said dismissively.

"Yeah, he's a bit busy, so if you could leave us in peace." Spat the girl, who was from Seaton Arms. Autumn Vandon was her name, she'd built up quite the reputation for being... easy, shall we say.

Blair looked at Nate expecting him to stick up for her.

He didn't.

"Are you going to let her speak to me like that!" Blair asked.

" Ummm..." He said.

" Fine!" Blair hissed angrily and stormed off.

Why did Nate have to treat her like shit? She thought. First he slept with Serena, then he went out with that big breasted Ginny and then going out with that crazy drug addict heiress! It drove her crazy. What had she done to deserve this?

"Blair?" Echoed a voice snapping her out of her thoughts.

"Yeah?" She muttered, not looking up.

"It's Zack, Frances' brother" he said.

"Oh, hi"

Frances' totally hot brother. Maybe he wants to ask where Serena is, so he can ask her out. Goodie.

A tear ran down Blair's cheek.

"Are you OK?" He asked sympathetically.

"Yeah, it's just..." She started, but then burst out crying. Fan-fucking-tastic, what a great time to break down. In the middle of the street with a virtual stranger.

" Come on." He said, wrapping his arm round her, and took her to the nearest Starbucks.

They sat down at a table.

" What's wrong?" Zack asked.

Blair was unsure about pouring her secrets out to a stranger. But she did.

"Well, I had this boyfriend and everything was perfect, but then he slept with my best friend, Serena, you met her, then he went out with like, an eighth grader! Then he went out with some druggie. And I'm on the waiting list for Yale which is my dream college, Serena's got in and her grades aren't as good as mine, my dad's gay and lives in France, my mother's married a disgusting fat red faced man, his son has moved in, he's just totally retarded, he went out with Serena, my mother has just given birth to a girl who is gorgeous, but she's too old to be having babies, can you spell embarrassing? And they want to use my room as a nursery, they're decorating it and I'm still living there, so I have to sleep in my stepbrother's room which smells of his soy hot dogs and stupid herbal cigarettes, I mean come on, smoke real ones for fuck sake!"

"Um, OK" Zack said, not quite knowing what do to with all this information.

" First of all, you should forget out this Nate guy, he sounds like a bastard, if your mother's happy, then you should be to. It doesn't matter if they're decorating your room already, because I know you'll get into Yale, Frances says you're great in school"

" Thanks" said Blair. " You've been really helpful"

"No problem, but you could do me a favour" he said.

"What?"

"Buy me a Frappachino"

Blair laughed. "Sure" she said.

" That's better" Zack said "A smile"

" Two Frappachinos please" Blair said to the waitress.

" So what brings you to New York?" Blair asked.

" Well, my dad's got a new job here" he replied

"Oh, right" she said.

There was an awkward silence.

"My sister's having a party on Friday, did you know?"

"No," Blair said.

"It's her birthday" Zack said. "Would you like to come?"

" If it's OK, sure"

The waitress arrived with their Frappachinos.

"Would you come with me?" Zack asked.

" Pardon?" Said Blair, confused

"Come with me as my date" Zack muttered, blushing (Awww, isn't he adorable!)

"Um, OK" said Blair, also blushing.

Is it me, or have they just turned into a couple of 6th graders?

They finished their Frappachinos in silence.

"May I escort you to your house lil lady?" Zack said in a rubbish southern accent, holding out his arm

Blair laughed and took it.

Next Chapter: Giving to charity, well, not charity, just people less popular.