Blair decided to take a walk once he'd left her because she clearly needed to clear her head. She replays their conversation her head and ponders on his every word. After all that has happened between them, he still wants her to be happy. It's these words that make it so difficult for her to believe that they come from the same person who cheated on her.
The same person who wrote wedding vows that peered into her soul.
The same person who loved her for her.
Blair's absent-minded roaming had led her to the one place that she knew too well. Pausing for a minute, she stares at the magnificent white building. The MET held so many memories for her, but there was a specific one that'll always stand out.
She slowly walked up the steps and decides to sit down at the very top. The last time she'd been here, she was in a pink overflowing dress and being dragged up these steps by an eager Dan Humphrey. Blair remembers how smug he looked once she placed the plastic tiara he'd been hiding in his coat on her head. She remembers her bewilderment at the huddle of giggling Constance girls running towards her. He'd planned it all—everything. Though it may not be the grandest gesture, there will always be something about this memory that she'll hold dearly.
Blair's been with numerous people, but the one person she never thought would have the title of Blair Waldorf's boyfriend—without a doubt—is Humphrey. She was always aware of the type of appeal Dan had on girls basically since their high school days. Blair just never knew that she'd one day see what they saw. In a way, she was proud of herself to see past the superficial things such as what stores he shops at and where he lives. As a matter of fact, he was more of a prince than Louis ever was. He treated her like a princess—literally, allowed her to grow and kept challenging her.
Blair begins fiddling with the necklace she was wearing; the necklace containing Chuck's ring and her thoughts shift to him.
She lets out a weak sigh.
It's not that she regrets choosing Chuck, she doesn't. Chuck is her destiny and there is certainly no reason fighting the inevitable. She just wished they had more time to spend with each other. He's been so hard at work and fighting to gain back his empire from Bart lately that they barely ever spoke of anything else. Still, Blair will hold her ground and stand by him for however long it takes, but what will happen once he succeeds? Will they only be known as the power couple that runs almost every social affair in the UES? She's not sure.
Removing the ring from her necklace, she slowly rotates it about her finger, causing the diamond stone to sparkle in only a way that could be described as perfection. Blair recalls Chuck's statement to her the night of the cotillion when he placed the ring-necklace on her.
Only such a piece of perfection should be worn by someone who's equally as flawless.
She was perfect to him and typically she'd be thrilled, but the truth is she's just very afraid she won't live up to his expectations. She's afraid she'll let him down.
Blair bites down her bottom lip in anxiousness.
Suddenly a girl's cheerful voice is heard.
"Blair?"
Blair looks up to find that Nelly Yuki was standing a few steps down from her.
"Nelly, Hi. What are you doing here?" Blair asks in a feeling of confusion and annoyance.
"I should ask you the same question," Nelly smiles as she continued, "Here I was, on my way to meet a friend and I see Blair Waldorf sitting on the MET steps alone?"
"I always loved these steps; they're like my throne if you don't remember," she points out.
"Aw, well someone's feeling reminiscent today," Nelly teases.
Blair rolls her eyes and looks off to their surroundings.
"No matter how much we've changed, these steps will always be here," she says quietly.
"Times sure have certainly changed indeed," Nelly agrees.
Nelly looks over to the Harry Winston ring still in Blair's fingers. "Wow, that's beautiful Blair."
"I know," Blair keeps looking off.
"You're really lucky," she adds.
Blair doesn't respond. Hopefully, Nelly would take the hint and leave her alone now.
"By the way, did you hear about Dan and Serena's tape scandal?" Nelly asked amusingly.
Blair lifts her face back to Nelly.
"Yeah, I did," she tries to sound indifferent.
"I'm not sure if you knew this, but I was always so envious of Serena in high school."
"Weren't we all?" Blair smiles coldly.
"Yeah, but it was different for me though. I sort of had this major crush on Dan," Nelly gushes.
Blair's eyes soften after as she recalls their high school graduation party and clearly remembers a drunken Nelly announcing her feelings for Dan in front of their grade. "Yeah, I remember that."
"I had every class with him and I would only admire him from afar. Sometimes I'd watch him play soccer after school, too." Nelly smiles at the memory. "And I've never even spoken to him once!"
It seems she doesn't remember her declaration. Blair's not surprised by this; Nelly was pretty wasted after all.
"Seriously though, next to completing assignments and studying for tests, I'd basically just imagine what kissing him would—"
"Oh, I just remembered I have to meet my mother at her office," Blair interrupts Nelly before she could finish her babbling. The last thing she wants to think about Dan's kisses. It wouldn't be good for her sanity. Blair quickly reattaches the ring to her necklace and grabs her purse, beginning to head down the steps.
God, she'd forgotten how giddy this girl was.
