Drabble thirteen- Red ribbon (ribbons)
Pairing: Serena and Nate
Serena fingers the red ribbon she found in her things, the one that she'd had for years. Serena Vanderwoodsen had a habit of running away but, this time maybe she wouldn't come back to the upper east side. Dan had played with her feelings, Blair had disowned her...and of course Chuck was in his feelings about Dan and Blair and she understood how he felt. But Nate, the one who had given her this ribbon at four years old...what would he think about her not coming back? With a sigh Serena toes the ribbon around her wrist and heads down to the hotel bar.
"Vodka on the rocks." She nods at the bartender, what a way to spend Christmas. All alone. In a foreign city.
"You really left without saying goodbye." Came a voice from behind her, Nate's voice always like honey.
"I didn't think you'd miss me." She spoke as he plopped down in the chair beside her.
"Didn't think I'd miss you? Serena, you're going to be the death of me. Honest to god." Nate shook his head, putting a hand over his face. When would she realize this?
"Why are you here, Nate?" The blonde turns her body to face him. Why did he always have to look so damn good? As she looked into his eyes she saw the little boy who had given her the ribbon, her soul ached for the little boy in his eyes...none of them had ever just got to be children.
"You still have it." Nate's lips curled into a smile, lifting her wrist up and smiling fondly at the red ribbon securely tied to it.
"Of course I do. Nate, no matter how scared I was over us, I've always loved you." Serena looked at him, leaning over to kiss his cheek.
"Nope." Nate shook his head, pulling Serena's body into his and softly kissing her.
