A/N: I decided to give you guys another one. So I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: I own Darcy. That is all. Nothing else.

Political Parties

Darcy stood at the entrance with a clip board in hand directing people in the right direction. Nate walked up to her and kissed her.

"Working hard?" Nate asked.

"Hosting your cousins campaign party is a lot of work" she replied as they headed inside.

"I thank you and Chuck again for doing this."

"Of course" she said as they got on the elevator. "It also gives me an excuse to be with you all day"

"Good excuse indeed" he replied and they kissed. They got up to the penthouse and Chuck gave them the tour including inviting Nate to move in. Later on she ran into Vanessa.

"Are you getting good stuff?" she asked.

"Lots, we're going down by the harbor this afternoon I'm gonna interview some people. You coming?"

"No, I'm just the host. I don't want to be in the press."

"A Hollywood actress at a Politian's party?"

"Yeah."

"I guess that would be rough."

"It has its moments"

"Then I'll see you when I get back"

"Until then I'll be organizing the ballroom" Darcy said.

Darcy organized the ballroom when Chuck came behind her.

"Hey it's almost done."

"Nate's back I guess something happened at the harbor. They're upstairs"

"Thanks" she said.

"I'll finish here" he said grabbing the clipboard from her.

She got up to the penthouse and walked in on Nate's grandfather's speech.

"…where are we with media?" Nate's grandfather said.

"Hey" she said to Nate kissing his cheek. "What's going on?"

"Tripp rescued a man" he whispered "Give me a minute"

She could see his suspicious look on his face.

"I know that look" she said "Hope you're wrong. For your sake"

"Me too" he said and kissed her then walked away only to be turned down by his grandfather. She walked over and put a hand on his shoulder. He grabbed it and kissed it. She faced him and put her arms around his neck.

"It will be all okay."

"Thank you for not just hosting this but being here"

"You're my boyfriend where else would I be?" she smiled then kissed him. "Now I need to return to the ballroom to make sure you're cousin has the best party."

"You're the best" he replied and kissed her again.

Later that evening she arrived back at the Empire after going home and changing. She grabbed a glass of water at the bar and started looking for Nate.

"The place looks great" Nate's grandfather said.

"Thank you sir. I tried really hard to make sure it did" she smiled.

"There you are" Nate said and guided her away.

"Your grandfather is very intimidating" she replied.

"Tell me about it" He smiled "This place looks amazing"

"Thank you and as much as I enjoy your company. I'm still working"

"That's okay, I have things to take care of too" he said and kissed her.

They separated and she ran into Blair with a weird look. She turned to see where she was looking. Patrick making a fool of himself.

"Ew" she replied.

"I'll handle it" Blair said.

"Um there's a suite open on the next floor"

"Thanks but I've got this."

"Sure" Darcy responded and walked away. She greeted some guest and told them to have a good time then ran into Serena.

"Hey D" Serena said.

"Hey S, I didn't know you were coming"

"Yeah Nate and I talked"

"He didn't tell me that."

"Hey have you seen Patrick" Serena asked.

"Um yeah I saw him over by Blair" she replied then walked over to the elevator and headed up. She got inside the suite and spotted Vanessa and Nate fighting.

"Um what's going on?"

"Can we please have a moment of privacy" Nate's grandfather said and Darcy looked at Nate. He walked over to her and guided her toward the elevator

"Nate?"

"I'll explain once I'm done here" he said.

"Promise?" she replied.

"I promise" he said and kissed her forehead. She headed back down and spotted Chuck.

"Bass!" she yelled and he turned to her and then realized he was doing an interview.

"This is my business partner Darcy Ellis" he replied

"So how will this affect your business if the Empires Inaugural event is mired in scandal?" the reporter asked.

"You think anyone goes to the Mercer for the maid service? They go because they want to see Russell Crowe throw a hissy"

"Basically what he's saying is. Nothing goes on at the Empire without our Say-So"

"Is it true that you're dating the candidate's cousin Nathaniel Archibald?"

"No more questions" Chuck said and guided her away.

"Bass I could have answered that" she said.

"I know but it's just best you don't. You didn't want in the press anyways."

"You changed that when you introduced me"

"You weren't being asked that question"
"Well not answering that question. Answers it" she said and walked away. She headed more into the ball room and saw Nate about to take the stage. "Archibald!"

"Darc not…"
"What are you doing?" she whispered.

"I'll explain. But first I need to do this" he said and kissed her then went up on stage. "Excuse me. Excuse me"

"Do you know what he's doing?" Tripp asked her.

"No clue" she replied.

"Hi. My name is Nate Archibald. I'm Tripp Van der Bilt's cousin." Nate started "I know there's been a lot of buzz going around about what exactly happened this morning at the Hudson river and it saddens me to tell you all that the story about it being a hoax is true."

Everyone starts to whisper and Darcy turned to Tripp and he nodded.

"However" Nate began again and Darcy turned to him "My cousin Tripp Van der Bilt had no knowledge of any kind of setup. My cousin is not only the most moral, honest, and courageous guy I know. He's still a hero. How do I know this? Because I'm the one who set it up"

Everyone began whispering again as Nate walked off the stage.

"That's not true" she said to him.

"I know" he said and kissed her forehead. "I know what I'm doing"

"Nate" she said grabbing his hands "Why?"

"Tripp was going to resign"

"What? Why?" she asked.

"I really want to talk about this but…"

"Hey go talk to Tripp. You're a good cousin." She smiled and kissed him "I am a lucky girl"

He grinned at her and walked away.

As it was starting to die down she ran into Chuck.

"First political party pretty successful considering it ended in scandal"

"Wouldn't be New York without it"

"Or Political" she commented.

"How's Archibald"

"I think he wishes sometimes he wasn't a Van der Bilt"

"We all wish we weren't in the families we are"

"Probably why my mom changed her last name"

"So Ellis isn't your real last name?"

"I was born with it so yeah it is" she said "I should head home I am beat. I have the people who set up taking it down. I'll do a…"

"Go home Ellis, I have it taken care of. And take that boy of yours too"

"You're the best partner ever" she said and kissed his cheek.

She arrived back at the apartment and saw Nate sitting on her bed. She smiled and walked over to him and sat down next to him. He pulled her close and they just laid there.

"So you won't be the only one in the press tomorrow"

"Oh no what did you do?"

"I can see the article saying Hollywood Actress's boyfriend cause Scandal with Cousin's Campaign"

"Someone asked you"

"And I was gonna answer but Chuck pulled me away"

"Darcy's famous, No answer is an actual answer"

"You know me so well" she said and kissed him then cuddled up to him.