A/N: Sorry for the long delay on the next chapter. I always participate in NaNoWriMo every year so November is always a very busy month especially this year for I sprained my writing hand in the middle of the month. So I hope you enjoy because it was a long wait on it. I promised to have one more right after this one.

Disclaimer: I only own Darcy. Oh how I missed her so.

To Not Talking About It

After Brooke had left Darcy felt like a huge elephant had been lifted off her chest. She felt bad about that feeling but better at the same time. Now she was enjoying breakfast with her dad and uncle. Her dad was leaving for Asia for some business and promised to be home for her high school graduation. That was the deal he made with her.

"Did you and Brooke have fun while she was here?" her dad asked.

"Of course" she lied.

"Darc?" her father said.

"It was good" she said as her phone rang and picked it up "Hey Archibald"

"I got in!" he shouted.

"To?" she said.

"Columbia!"

"Nate! That's awesome! I'm so happy for you"

"I'm telling Blair here soon"

"You told me first?"

"I wanted to tell someone I knew would be excited for me right away"

"That being me" she said happily.

"That and I'm happy I have at least one classmate I'll know" he said.

"I guess I can live with that" she joked. "I'll see you later Nate"

She hung up and looked at her family.

"What?"

"Nothing" they said but she knew them.

"Right" she said.

"Darc, everyone including the boy knows you like him. So what was the excitement all about?"

"Well if you must know. Nate got accepted into Columbia"

"So you two will be attending the same school next year. How touching" Keith joked and her dad left.

"You know what I'm gonna go to the park where they won't judge me." She said grabbing her script and leaving. She got to the park and leaned against a tree re-reading a scene that she had written a lot of questions for the director. It was something her mother had taught her.

"Darcy?" she heard someone say and looked up to see Mason.

"Mason. Hey" she said "What um brings you to the city"

"I'm looking at a few schools here. Okay well one school"

"Oh, no Yale?"

"Didn't get accepted"

"Sorry."

"What about you? Did Darcy Ellis get into UCLA?"
"Columbia" she said. "Like my father before me."

"Wow." He said "I always thought UCLA was the dream"

"They change." She replied. He spotted the script in her hand.

"Movie?" he asked.

"Yeah, I film this summer in France. I'm super excited."

"Congrats" he said.

"Thank you" she said. "You missed Brooke"

"Oh wow she was in town? How was that?"

"Yeah, and I don't know it was weird"

"She's your best friend."

"Yeah" she said "The thing is, the whole time she was here I felt like I had to be Hollywood Party Girl Darcy, but I really like Columbia Bound Upper East Side Darcy."

"They're both pretty great Darc, just so you know" he said then remembered he wanted to ask about Chuck. "How's Chuck, with what happened and all?"

"He's good. He could be better I guess. The girl he's into is dating Nate so it's been rough"

"You?"

"Me? Dating Nate? No" she said. "Um it was great seeing you Mason."

"Yeah" he said. And she turned and headed away.

Later that evening she sat on her bed reading when her dad walked in.

"Hey sweetheart, why are you here and not out with friends."

"S is god knows where, Nate is at his cousin's rehearsal dinner and Chuck has a ballet dancer keeping him company"

"All taken for the night"

"Do you ever wish that there were parts you could change about yourself?"

"Like?"
"You asked me this morning about Brooke and how that was?"

"Yeah? You wanna tell me the truth this time?"

"It was horrible dad, not that I don't enjoy her company because I do but I just felt like I had to be Hollywood Darcy"

"There's nothing wrong with that girl."

"She's a wild child dad. You moved me here because of that. To get away from that."

"True, but that doesn't mean she isn't a part of you. That girl was daring, and brave. You remind me so much of your mother"

"Keith always told me that I was just like her to the core"

"All the time." He laughed and she did too as her phone buzzed.

BASS: Turns out I've slept with this one.

"Nate or Chuck" her dad asked.

"Chuck" she responded.

"Go see your friend." He said standing up and walking to the door. He stopped and turned back toward her. "Tell him that he may think he's sneaky but I do know when he stays here"

"Nothing happens Dad" she said.

"I trust you, it's him I don't"

"Thanks Dad" she said walking over to the door and hugging him. She arrived at the Van Der Woodsen's and spotted Nate.

"Hey" he said.

"What brings you here Nate?"
"Actually leaving"

"Oh?"
"Our mutual friend gave me some good advice, you?"

"Mutual friend of ours texted me."

"Are you sure you two?"

"God no Nate."

"Well he's moody so good luck" Nate said handing her the glasses in his hand.

"You too, with his advice"

She walked into Chuck's room and spotted him sitting on the dresser.

"Room for one more?" she asked holding up the bottle of scotch and two glasses.

"Nate with you"

"He left and tagged me in."

"I can deal with that" he said and she sat next to him and handed him a glass

"Want to talk about it?"

"Not entirely no? You?"

"What makes you think I have something to talk about?"

He raised an eyebrow at her and took a drink.

"Don't give me that look Bass" she said taking a drink.

"Here's to not talking about it" he said and they clinked classes.

"Thank you Bass"
"For?"

"Being here. Being my friend" she said. "Not judging me for how much I drink"

'We all have our issues Ellis. You and I are one in the same sometimes." He replied. She laid her head on his shoulder and they just sat in silence. These were her favorite moments with him. Just pure silence.