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Of all the people Chuck Bass could be calling he never thought that Louis would be one of those people. He and the prince of Monaco never got along on the best of days and since what had occurred at the wedding neither man thought they would ever be speaking again. For the last hour Chuck had been on hold as he was passed from one assistant to another obviously being given the run around considering who he was, but he was willing to wait however long it took. This conversation was probably one of the most important ones he would ever have.

Finally after another forty minutes of getting the run around, he was patched through to Louis. The prince was not happy when he learned Chuck Bass had called him. "You have a lot of nerve calling me after what you pulled at the wedding."

The billionaire gripped the phone tightly in hand. "You are really in no position to talk after what you did to her. I had been willing to let you have her because I thought you were the better man. I backed off when she told me it was you she wanted, but I am not here to talk about your blatant mistreatment of Blair. I need to ask you a question."

"I should hang up on you right this instant, but since I will be king soon I must learn to deal with this." Louis muttered before he took a deep breath. "What is it you wanted to ask? If you are calling me to ask for a favor then the answer is no absolutely not."

"Did you ever love her?" Chuck questioned running his free hand through his hair. "The two of you have been so much and I cannot comprehend how you can just treat her so poorly after everything. Blair hasn't said anything so don't go thinking she did, but you need to remember that I know Blair better than she knows herself and I can see how unhappy she is. If you ever loved her at all then how can you do this to her?"

Louis clenched his jaw on the other end. "How I treat her? This coming from the same man who sold her for a hotel? I don't think you are in any position to tell me how I should or should not be treating Blair."

Chuck flinched at the memory of the hotel incident with Jack, but he did not let it show in his voice. "This isn't about what happened with Blair and me in the past. We have moved past all of that. The reason I am calling is because despite what you may think I only want her happiness. All I have ever wanted was for Blair to be happy. I am asking you to do the right thing by her. Do not keep her trapped in a loveless marriage for a year. I'd pay the damned dowry if she wasn't so stubborn about it, but you know her and she is being stubborn about that."

"She signed a legal and binding contract." The prince replied not wanting to talk about all of this. Truth be told he may not love his wife anymore, but still the thought of her so unhappy did cause him pain. It was his mother who insisted on the dowry. He was just following her wishes for once since she had been right all along.

"This isn't about a contract and you know it." Chuck snapped having to remind himself to calm down. "This is about her happiness. Marriage is something that Blair takes very seriously and you are destroying her image of that. If you have ever cared about her at all then you should do the right thing and let her go. Don't keep her trapped. I know you think I am doing this because I want her as my own and I won't lie to you. I do love Blair and I want us to be together, but even if she doesn't take me back I think you need to set her free. You also need to know that I was not the one to send that tape in. All of that can be credited to Dan Humphrey. This is all I called to speak with you about so I will let you get back to your royal business. All I ask is that you at least think about what I said. If you can't let go of your hatred for Blair then do it for the child you lost."

After hanging up Louis stood there for a little while. He was torn on what he should or should not do. He did not love Blair anymore, but to keep her trapped was cruel. Louis knew that his mother wanted her to suffer for her betrayal and yet Louis like Chuck wanted her to have happiness. He had been ignoring her since the wedding hoping that she would be able to deal with things better this way when in reality he was doing it more for himself. He was hurt over what she had done and didn't want to deal with his feelings. Still, maybe Chuck had a point. Maybe it would be better for the two of them if they separated for good. They would both be able to move on then and maybe find the lives and happiness they were unable to with each other.

Finally after thinking about the past for a while Louis took out his cellphone and dialed his mother's number. She may not like what he had to say and yet she was going to listen to him for once. He was done doing what she wanted. After the third ring he heard her pick up. "Mother you and I need to talk immediately. I have made a choice that you are not going to be pleased with, but this is my choice not yours and you are just going to have to live with it. It has something to do with Blair."

TBC…

AN: A short chapter and yet I feel as if it was very important to the story. You see nobody has tried to get in to contact with Louis and I think someone really should. I mean Chuck loves Blair and he wouldn't want her trapped in a loveless marriage for a year regardless of who she ends up with. Also, while I hate Louis I feel that his feelings for her could not of vanished overnight no matter what she did to him. So let me know if you agree or not and if you liked this chapter. In the next one it is Blair/Dan then after that either Dan/Chuck or the last chapter which will be Blair/Chuck. If you all want me to sneak a Louis/Blair chapter in there then let me know and I will do what I can.

Please R&R like always!