That morning nearly 2 years ago was the worst morning of Blair Waldorf's life. Rolling over to feel for him she opened her eyes to see an empty spot on their bed.
"Chuck." She says into the empty hotel room. They'd been staying in a hotel for the last couple weeks, because they were house hunting together for their post marriage home.
Waiting and with no reply from him she knew something was wrong. Grabbing her phone she sees a notification for a email sent by one Chuck Bass. After reading and rereading the email she hadn't noticed that she was crying to the point of her body shaking. They were to be wed in months. Everything was planned for their wedding. She exits her emails and dials his number.
"Hey it's Chuck I'm unable to answer, leave me a message and I'll get back to you." Hearing his voice made her tremble.
"Babe it's me. Where are you? I read your email and I don't understand where you are? Please call me, I love you. Please, don't give up on us. I don't know what I did. Call me back, I love you." She shakenly hangs up. He left her, how could he? But then Blair thought the worst thought possible, "He didn't love her anymore."
It's been three weeks since Chuck Bass has vanished. Nobody has heard from him. Everyone was worried but the police wouldn't do anything. Blair went down there for the first week he left, though after the reading the note they claimed they couldn't declare him as missing.
Now here she is, alone and scared in a waiting room. The symptoms started right before he left. She was planning on tell him the morning she woke to find him gone, hoping to take the test with him. Now it's Blair Waldorf alone waiting to see if her soulmate left her alone and pregnant.
"Miss Audrey Smith." Blair rose from the unstable chair she was sitting on. She decided to go under a fake name, she wasn't ready to tell anyone that she might be pregnant. The only opinion she cared about was from the man who left.
"Now Miss Smith after the sample you submitted, I can tell you that you are in fact 100% pregnant. I do have to go over your options, hospital policy." The doctor who goes by Dorota says, though once Blair heard 100% pregnant she tuned everything else out.
"There is of course you having your baby, then there is adoption and we are connected with many wonderful programs. Then there is also the option of abortion. Take some of our reading and try to come to a decision within the next week or two then let me know."
She says her goodbye to the doctor and decides on walking back home. Then a thought crosses her mind. Is she able to be a single mom? Would an abortion be such a bad thing?
"Earth to Blair. What the hell is he doing here?" The sound of Nate's voice brings her back to present day.
"Oh, um Chuck? He's just here to tell me he's back for good and that surprise he only left because of work." She says calmly while trying to make a spot for Charlotte to take her afternoon nap. Charlotte was a lot like her father in that way, they both find the ocean very calming. "He thought you and I were together and Charlotte was ours." She tries to laugh while saying that, but she sounds wounded. How could he think she would get with his best friend? Yeah she and Nate dated back in high school but nothing went on after that. After Chuck left and Serena went MIA, Nate became her best friend. More important, he became her rock.
"Are you kidding? That's so Chuck. You didn't tell him that Charlotte was his, did you?" He looks at Blair and all she could do was muster up a smile. "Blair?! What?! How?! After everything he did to you?" He silently yells at her, trying not to wake Charlotte.
"Look Nate, I know what he did was horrible and disgusting. I was mad at him for a long time, hell I'm still angry at him. After I had Charlotte and I was in my hospital room alone with my baby, I promised that if he ever showed up she could meet him." She couldn't read Nate's face so she continued talking." Look I know what it's like to grow up without a father and it sucks. I love you for everything you've done for us, but you're not her father. And though she loves you, there will never be that bond between the both of you. She's so much like Chuck it hurts my heart. I'm not doing this for him. I'm doing this for her." She looks over at her beautiful sleeping daughter. Charlotte has her mother's brown curls and eyes but everything else is Chuck. From her nose to the way she pouts to get what she wants.
"Okay, I'm sorry. Just please be careful because just because Charlotte isn't my daughter you guys are still my family." Loyal Nate says, helping Blair to her feet.
"I know. I was going to drop Charlotte off at my mom's, her and Cyrus have been craving some baby time. Wanna go grab an early dinner after?" She asks as Nate pushes the stroller through the crowed sidewalk. Though her and Nate's time has passed she has thought about them, together. There has been some serious flirting and even some light kissing but nothing has gone past since that.
"Of course." He smiles. It was Blair's favorite look when he smiles to the point when it reaches his eyes. She grabs his free hand as they continue to walk.
They instead decide to eat at the bar located in the condo complex they both live in. The night was perfect, there was some mild flirting with the brief hand holding whenever a man would offer to buy Blair a drink. She almost forgot that Chuck was back until he walked into the bar. Their eyes lock together almost the second he entered. She could feel him in a room without seeing him. Their connection was that strong. Then Nate saw him as well, he grabs Blair's hand and sends a death look to his once best friend. Praying he won't come to the table Blair closes her eyes, and mumbles her pleads to God under her breath. Nate refuses to let her poor hand goes and she understands why, she doesn't want him to let go. Slowly opening her eyes she spots him halfway to her table. Not wanting Nate and him to cause a seen she gets up and starts walking to the balcony. Knowing Chuck, she knew he would rather talk to her then fight Nate in the middle of a crowed bar.
"Blair." Just him saying her name made the hair on arms stand. He still had that effect on her.
Refusing to turn around and make eye contact with him, she continues to stare at the ocean. "What do you want Bass?" She crosses her arms over her chest.
"We have some catching up to do. Don't you think?" All she can do is sigh out loud. "Blair." She doesn't answer. "Blair..." Still nothing. "Blair Waldorf, turn around and explain to me what the hell is going on!" She spins around, tears pooling from her eyes. Though he knows those tears are from him hurting her, she's never looked so beautiful.
"What's happening?! Well you left me in the middle of the night, not hearing from you for TWO YEARS. Jesus Chuck it took you TWO Years to talk to me." She's crying unable to put all her thoughts together, she had waited for the day to tell him off since she found out she was pregnant and her time was now." I found out I was pregnant 3 weeks after you left and it killed me. This is supposed to be the happiest time of my life and you were gone." She starts walking towards him, not knowing what she was doing. "I considered having an abortion. I didn't want a baby without you in my life." Inches from his face she looks into eyes. She can tell he does feel bad, but she doesn't care. "I'm not going to keep Charlotte from you, but I'm not letting you see her because of you. It's because of her. We both know how sucky it is to not have a dad and I don't want our daughter to ever feel like that." A familar feeling washes over her, she misses him. Though she knows he feels bad, she doesn't recognize him.
"Our daughter." He smirks at Blair. She doesn't say anything, she just studies his face. "Blair look, leaving was the worst thing I did. I'm sorry I left you alone to go through everything, and I'm sorry I can't tell you why I left." He grabs her hands and surprisingly she doesn't pull right away. But she does. "I'm here now and I wanna talk with you, get to know who you are now. I want to get to know my daughter. Though you said you and Nate are not together, he does seem pretty intrigued in our conversation." They both look over at Nate who's staring at them both without blinking.
"We're friends, he's been there for me since you left. I've been there for him also since Serena left. He's my best friend. He's been so helpful with Charlotte." She says knowing it would hurt him.
"Why did Serena leave?" He decided to ignore the comment about Nate and Charlotte. He'll have to have a conversation about that with Nate later.
"She lost it. Went full blown crazy, like high school crazy." Blair says.
"Why?" Chuck couldn't say more, there was too many thoughts racing through his head about why his stepsister would leave everyone she loves back in Miami.
"Eric died." Blair whispers.
