Author's Note: All of you who reviewed the previous chapter were so sweet and it motivated me to post this one! Yay! Okay, so basically this is Chuck's thoughts in "Much 'I Do' About Nothing" during his best man. Enjoy and please review!

Disclaimer: I don't own Gossip Girl.

Rising to his feet and clanking a spoon against his champagne glass, Chuck took a deep breathe and prepared to begin his best man speech. He was nervous as hell and seriously hoped he didn't screw it up like he did with everything.

"I would like to propose a toast", he started.

Clearing his throat and picking up his cue cards, he began.

"My father is someone who goes after what he wants. And Lily Van Der Woodsen was no exception. In typical Bass man fashion, his pursuit was direct and at times not exactly subtle", he explained.

He began to turn the index card and looked up, seeing Blair's porcelain face staring back at him. She wore a genuine smile on her face and her pink dress perfectly brought out the color in her cheeks.

Twelve-year-old Chuck Bass stood in the deserted candy store on 74th street browsing the selection of chocolates to pick out something for himself when he heard the door rattle open.

He looked up to see none other than Blair Waldorf enter the shop. She was dressed in a pink leotard and tights with little pink ballet shoes. Her dark curls were pulled into a bun and her cheeks were tearstained.

She didn't seem to notice Chuck standing at the glass case of chocolate as she picked up a small plastic bag and filled it with root beer flavored jelly beans.

Chuck felt his stomach churn as he watched her fill the bag and lightly sob. Something was definitely wrong. Blair never cried in public.

"Just this miss?" the cashier questioned.

"Yes, sir", she replied, looking down as he handed her the bag of candy.

Chuck took a deep breathe and approached her as she began to walk toward the door.

"Blair", he greeted.

"Bass", she choked.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"I'm fine. It's none of your business", she sniffed.

"You don't look fine", he commented.

"Thanks", she sarcastically retorted, turning on her heel and heading toward the exit.

"Blair", he replied, following her, "I'm serious. You can talk to me".

He did not care how out of character that was. He cared about Blair. More than anyone. And if someone hurt her he wanted to know, just so he would be able to comfort her. To tell her that whoever hurt her was an idiot. That everything was going to be alright.

"Fine", she whimpered, "But it's stupid. I'm just being a baby".

"Just tell me", he pleaded.

"Fine. Ballet was horrible. The teacher hates me. I look like a horrible mess and Serena masters everything and I have to sit there like a pathetic idiot while everyone bows down to Serena Van Der Woodsen. It's been like that for months now and I just couldn't take it anymore", she sobbed.

Chuck swallowed a lump in his throat and pulled Blair into a tight hug. He hated it when people compared her to Serena. The two weren't even comparable. Blair was so fully of class, beauty, and style. It wasn't fair.

"Well, quite frankly, my dear, your ballet teacher is an idiot. You have so much more grace and class than Serena could dream of having", Chuck assured her.

Pulling out of their embrace, Blair raised her eyebrow in confusion.

"What's gotten into you, Bass?" she interrogated.

"I can be nice sometimes", he argued causing Blair to snort and dry her tears with her hand.

"Walk me home?" she probed.

"Sure", he smirked as the two headed out the door.

"So, what were you doing in a candy store anyway?" he laughed, "I've never seen you go near sweets except the cake at my seventh birthday party because it was your favorite".

"Honestly?" she asked.

He nodded.

"I always come into this candy store after ballet. I'm all alone so I can pick out all the candies I like. I never get to eat them without Eleanor going on and on about how I 'may be too young to care now' but one day sweets are going to 'take a toll on my figure", Blair explained rolling her eyes, "Anyway, then I sneak it back home and eat it while I watch old movies in my room. It's kind of my little tradition. The one time I get to pretend that everything's perfect and elegant like in 'Roman Holiday' or 'Casablanca'. Now you probably think I'm a pathetic little idiot".

He snorted.

"Far from it, Waldorf", he grinned, causing her to smile in response.

God, how he loved that smile.

"Do you wanna join me?" she suggested, "I was gonna watch 'It's A Wonderful Life'".

"In April?" Chuck verified, raising his eyebrow resulting in a stern glare from Blair, "Sounds good".

Her eyes met his and he felt his heart race. She was so beautiful and so amazing. He was so in love with her and she didn't even know it. He would love her until the day he died. The hell with the cue cards. He had all the inspiration he needed right in front of him.

"One thing I learned from my father's courtship of Lily is the importance of perseverance. That in the face of true love you don't just give up, even if the object of your affection is begging you to", he continued, eyeing her as the audience laughed.

She stared intently back at him.

"One thing I learned from Lily is the importance of forgiveness. She gave my father the gift of a second chance and in return I watched him become someone actually worthy of that gift. And one day, I hope I will be lucky enough to fine someone that will do the same for me", he monologued, his eyes fixed on Blair yet again.

She smiled at him and he felt his heart melt. He wished he could read her mind. That he could understand what she was thinking. What she was feeling. She was probably laughing on the inside. Thinking that he was a pathetic love struck idiot. Well, he was, but that was beyond the point. The point was she could probably care less about him. It didn't matter though. Oh well. At least she knew. She knew that he cared. That contrary to what he had said in the past. That he would keep fighting for her. That he was completely and hopelessly in love with Blair Waldorf.

"To the happy couple", Chuck finished.

A/N: Wellll, there you go. Two updates in two days. : I'm so proud of myself. Haha. Wellll, review please!