A/N: I wasn't originally gonna post this today after the long one I just did but I was on a role and just couldn't help myself. Plus with a day off today and my next one not till Thursday I figured I'd take advantage of that. Hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I own Darcy and all her amazingness.
Bart's Alive
Darcy stood out in the hallway while Chuck talked to his dad. She was gonna join them but she figured that they needed to do this themselves. She looked at her phone and then quickly sent a text to Chuck telling him she was just gonna see him at home.
She got home and spotted her dad on the couch.
"Hey Dad" she said
"I know that you're upset…"
"Dad. I'm upset with Lily and Serena for how they handled it. You, well I'm use to forgiving you. Plus you were gonna tell me and Serena beat you to it"
"So you're good with me because if my oldest is mad at me. I don't know what I would do."
"Well no cars have been crashed so were definitely good"
"Very funny Darcy"
"I'm hilarious" she said
"Where's your other half?"
"Um…"
"You two didn't break up did you?"
"No. He's just busy with some personal family stuff?"
"Lily?"
"Bart"
"His dad? I thought he was dead?"
"Yeah, that was our thought to." Darcy said "Dad you can't tell anyone. Especially not Lily"
"Are you sure it's him?"
"I saw him in the flesh."
"Wow"
"Dad"
"I won't tell. I promise. Now I better go. I have two other daughters to apologize to." He said.
"Good luck Dad." She smiled and hugged him. He kissed her forehead and left. She walked into the bedroom and changed out of her clothes from the night before and took a shower. As she was changing after her shower she heard the elevator and stepped out.
"The price is no concern. I need this to happen as fast as possible. Make them an offer they can't refuse" Chuck said walking toward the kitchen. She followed him down the hall. He hung up.
"What was that about?" she asked.
"Hungry?" Serena said coming in.
"Thirsty" Chuck said pouring a drink.
"What brings you by?" Darcy asked her sister.
"Blair sent me"
"I ran into her. She knows about the thing? You weren't responding to my texts."
"Oh my god. I forgot to plug my phone in when I got home. Dad was here"
"Dad was here?"
"Um yeah."
"I haven't forgiven him yet."
"And you don't have too" Darcy replied then turned back to Chuck. "So?"
"Hello" Diana said coming in. "Can Chuck and I have a moment?"
Chuck looked at Darcy. All these years together as friends then partners they had facial expressions down as conversations.
"Of course" Darcy said "Let's head this way Serena"
They headed into the kitchen.
"Speaking of Dad" Serena said "I'm sorry"
"For what?"
"I've been ignoring you and it isn't your fault for what Dad did"
"I understand Serena. When I first started putting the pieces together about you. I wasn't okay with it. Because if it was true, which it was, I wasn't quite sure how I felt about sharing dad."
"I'm sure Nate and I dating so soon after your breakup didn't help"
"Well he does have a type" Darcy said and Serena laughed.
"Maybe he just likes Dad so much he has to keep dating his daughters"
"That's weird to think about" Darcy said as Serena's phone rang.
"It's Blair. I need to take this."
Okay she said then spotted Nate and Chuck talking. Nate walking away.
"Everything okay?" she asked Chuck. He leaned down and kissed her and she returned it.
"It will be" he replied. "I need to go finalize this deal. To help my father be free."
"What's going on?"
"He said he had to fake his death because someone threatened Lily and me."
"Then you must do this deal" She said then looked toward the kitchen.
"Everything okay with you and Serena?" he asked and she turned to him.
"Yeah." She smiled. "Now go finish business so that we can get that women out of our home and start talking Prague."
"I love you"
"And I you" she replied giving him one more kiss.
She went back into the kitchen to see Serena still on the phone. She got her phone out and texted her Dad about the apartment in Prague.
DADDY: Yeah it's all yours. You two enjoy.
She smiled. All she wanted right now was a summer away with her man. Just the two of them. She heard talking in Nate's bedroom and stepped in.
"What are you two doing?" she asked
"We…"
"Nothing" Lola said.
"What have you done?!" Chuck said storming into the room.
"What's wrong Bass?" Darcy asked.
"Someone has to tell me what is going on here?" Serena said coming in.
"Really Lola? You lied to me. You two are up to something" Darcy said very disappointed in her little sister.
"She's done nothing but deceive all of us. Including you it wasn't right." Nate said.
"We're sorry we messed up your deal but this was personal" Lola said.
"You have no idea how personal" Chuck said "I made that deal so she'd help get my father out of hiding."
"Jack?" Serena asked.
"Bart" Darcy said "He's alive"
"Oh. My. God." Serena said.
They went over to the bar. Darcy poured a scotch for Chuck and he drank it.
"So after all these years he hasn't tried to contact you?" Nate asked.
"Or my mom?" Serena put in.
"Too risky" Chuck responded. "If my memory serves me right. Lily was in the process of leaving him for Rufus. He only came out of hiding to save me after the accident"
"Which were very thankful for" Darcy said.
"I was hoping to return the favor but your girlfriend ruined that when she exposed Diana. I hope she feels justice has been served. Because she cost me my father."
"Hey ease up. She didn't know about Bart. None of us did but except Darcy"
"Is there anything we can do to help?"
"I'm not sure" Chuck said and Darcy grabbed his hand. "Once this guy shows up and Diana's girls aren't there. He's gonna know something is up. I need a new plan."
"Let Serena and I do it." Darcy said "We're sisters so we can pass as twins"
"Your girlfriend is right. You need new girls." Blair said walking in.
"Look Blair and I agreeing. Again. So listen" Darcy said kissing his cheek.
"You have a Hollywood Princess and a Julliard actress at your disposal"
"I'm sure she would love the chance to make things right."
"Wonderful" Blair said "Now you go after Diana and make sure she doesn't cancel. We don't want to put a show in for an empty house."
Nate left leaving the four of them waiting on Lola. Chuck got a text and Darcy read it over his shoulder.
"That can't be good" She whispered.
"Where is she? We need to get going" Chuck said and the elevator dinged.
"You said you needed twin's right or someone the same height" Lola said bringing Ivy in.
"Um Lo, you and I would have been more believable. Being you know sisters and all"
"Just let Ivy do it" Chuck said to her.
They got to the hotel and Blair took the girls up.
"I talked to my dad about the apartment in Prague. He said it is ours for the summer if we want"
"I can't wait" he said kissing her.
"So Blair has been a big help in all this"
"Ellis"
"I'm just commenting."
"I love you"
"And I you. It was just a comment. Promise"
"Chuck" Blair said and they turned to her "I wish you would had told me your PI was taking the pictures. I told the girls you would be."
"I am" he said. "What are you talking about?"
"You didn't send Andrew Tyler"
"I didn't send him anywhere"
They headed upstairs and the girls were missing.
"Text Lola" he said to Darcy as a text came in.
LOLA: at the place from last night.
"She's at the manor from last night" Darcy said
They headed that way and walked in the manor.
"Oh wait here he comes" they heard Ivy say and they all walked into the room. Two guards grabbed Andrew and Bart came in.
"What the…"
"Surprised to see me? Until you found out I was still alive." Bart asked
"Leave us." Chuck said but Darcy stayed while the rest left.
"You were the last person I saw before the accident. You got out of the car right before it happened."
"When Blair told me they saw you at the hotel earlier, I started thinking. It wasn't a competitor that tried to kill him. It was you."
"You hired me to gather Intel on Nevins, and I did. A lot of it. But he found out, and he threatened me and my family. It was either you or them, so I turned. Told him I'd work for him. And to prove my loyalty, I helped get you out of the way. I told them where you'd be- in the car, and they told me when to get out."
"Did you get all that?" Chuck asked
"Every word." An officer said
"Officers?" Andrew questioned and they hauled him off.
"I guess now the police know the truth. You'll be sticking around." Chuck asked his father and they hugged.
Everyone else left leaving Darcy, Chuck and Bart. Chuck helped Bart pack.
"You're packing to come home right?" Chuck asked.
"Right." Bart said "Now that we have Tyler's confession we can get Nevins and I can show my face again. I wanna thank you son. I didn't think this was gonna be possible but the way you took control and got me out of this mess makes me think I did something right raising you."
"I think we both know you didn't raise me. You were too busy with all those inappropriate transient women to teach me any viable life lessons…accept those about inappropriate transient women."
Bart laughed and looked at Darcy.
"Who's the girl?" he asked and Chuck turned to her and waved her over. She headed over.
"This is Darcinda Ellis. My girlfriend"
"Christmas tree girl?" Bart asked getting a better look at her.
"Yes, that would be me"
"It's nice to meet you Miss Ellis"
"You too Mr. Bass"
"Please call me Bart"
"Alright" She smiled and Chuck put an arm around her.
"I'll have to lay low. Hire security"
"We'll take care of it together. Like a family. Speaking of which. What about Lily?" Chuck said. "Have you thought about how you want to break the news to her?"
"I'm not sure. My relationship with Lily was on the rocks. You and I were going through a difficult time. Maybe hiding all these years was easier than facing things head on."
"How about we try group therapy next time instead?" Chuck said and grabbed his dad's bag. They got him in a room at The Empire and headed to their home. She cuddled up next to him on the couch.
"Thank you" he said.
"For?"
"Being my Rock these last 5 years."
"Always" she responded then kissed him.
A/N: Hope you liked. I know it's very similar to Secret Keeper but there isn't really much you can change when most of the characters are involved in the storyline.