Shortly after Christmas Eve 2008…
Lily van der Woodsen stood in front of the mirror in the
luxurious bathroom of the Bass family. She hated herself for not
being able to stand by her true love. Why wasn't she allowed to be
happy? Didn't she deserve it?
She wiped away one last tear,
there was no use in thinking about the past. She did not want Bart to
hurt her children and Rufus, and so she decided to make the best of
her situation. At least she would lead a luxurious life. Funnily, she
didn't find that thought as tempting as she used to.
Lily
sighed and waa about to take a shower when she suddenly saw Chuck
standing there, staring at her.
"Not bad for your age!" Chuck wolf whistled, once again a diabolic grin on his face.
"Chuck Bass! What are you doing here? Get out!"
Lily put her robe
back on. What was this cheeky brat thinking? The only good thing
about her marriage was that, as a step mom, she could at least try to
teach this boy
some manners. Which was even harder than teaching
an arabic terrorist to sing the American national anthem...
"I live here, remember? But I don't want to kick you out. Maybe we can take a shower together..."
"I'd rather shower with pigs!" hissed Lily and left the bath room. Chuck laughed. "Uh, what a big mouth! Passed it on to your daughter, didn't you?"
Chuck enjoyed this little incident immensely. Nevertheless,
he needed to have a chat with his dad. Sure, living with Lily and
Serena had its advantages. The thought of an adventure with a
Brunette who was his equal, however, seemed even more appealing. He
just couldn't explain why his heart beat faster every time Blair
passed his way.
He remembered how she had dumped him for Nate,
how the rumour had spread that she was pregnant by HIM...Surely he
had hurt her with his words, but it was the only way for him to hide
his vulnerability.
Blair would never find out that he had
suffered more than she had...
This day was to be special for everybody. Chuck had developed a plan to get his dad to break up with Lily. It was not very tasteful, but Serena had not made any rules on HOW to end their relationship. Chuck grinned as he felt the first drops of water on his body.
One day later...
Lily van der Woodsen was shocked when Bart kicked her and the children out of his appartment. He had not used many words but one thing was certain: he never wanted to see her again. His sudden change of mind made her nervous, but he assured her that he would leave them – and Rufus Humphrey – alone. If she stayed out of his life.
While Lily felt more and more relieved, even if she couldn't explain Bart's behaviour, Serena met up with Chuck in Central Park.
"How
did you do it?" For the first time, Serena felt some sort of
admiration for this guy. Only a little bit, he was too revolting. She
had no idea why Blair had gone mad on the phone an hour ago when
Serena told her that Chuck wanted to see her.
As much as she
liked her friend, she couldn't protect her all the time.
She
knew what Chuck was like...if Blair like this type of guy!
"Well, honey..."
"Don't call me honey!"
"How about sugar, then?"
"Down to business, Chuck! How did you do it?"
Chuck touched his lips with his finger. He loved making Serena wait. She would freak out, but he didn't care. She should be happy he freed her prude of a mother from his clingy dad.
"Well, I told him I was in the shower with her and..."
"What???"
"Don't worry, nothing happened.
Unfortunately. Put your fist down. I just explained to my dad that it
was plain to see, even for little Chuckie, that she is suffering from
some nasty STD.
Yuk!"
Serena let out a cry of horror, while Chuck's laughter made all the birds in the park flee from their trees. The blond girl tore at her hair and wanted to do the same with Chuck's.
"What were you thinking, scumbag? Either you have watched 'The O.C." too many times or you're crazy! Probably the last.
"Calm down, will you? I couldn't think of a better way to get the old man away from your mom"
"That is why you put her reputation at risk?"
"You honestly think he is going to tell anyone?"
Serena thought about it and came to the conclusion that the possibilty was slim. She wanted to slap Chuck in the face anyway. The worst thing was his grin. He enjoyed this, it was easy to tell. She should have known that he would do something like that. She had to live with it. At least, Rufus and Lily could be together now.
Serena's thoughts went back to the conversation she had with Dan. At first, he wasn't too happy about the thought of Rufus and Lily being together. Serena had explained to him that it wouldn't change their feelings. And after they had talked to Rufus and seen how happy having a new chance with Lily made him, they knew that they had done the right thing. How could they deny their parents happiness? The only person not too happy about the whole situation was 15 year old Jenny. She had kind of a crush on Eric van der Woodsen. But three couples in one family was way too crazy, even for cheeky Jenny...
"Earth to Serena! Earth to Serena! Are you here or are you on Mars? I've done my part, now it's your turn!"
Chuck's voice interrupted her thoughts. They strolled through the park together and Serena almost freaked when she heard an elderly lady say to her husband: "What a lovely couple!" She was talking about them! No need to say, Chuck had a dirty grin on his face.
"Blair's gonna meet you before school tomorrow. You can do the rest on your own, Bass!"
"Sure! Jesus, if you only knew what we're gonna do in Mauritius. But I can't tell you without being censored by the president of the United States, Bart Bass and the CW!"
"The CW?"
"Forget it, just kidding. Ok, then, it was nice to work with you. If you ever get bored of Dan..."
"You can forget about THAT quickly. Bye!"
Serena couldn't get away fast enough from that creep who was laughing about her. She didn't mind that, the rest of the day was more important. Finally she could tell her mom that she was free for Rufus. Serena was looking forward to seeing her mother smile again.
A couple of hours later...
The three van der Woodsens stood in front of the door of the Humphrey's and while her kids were giggling, Lily was shaking like an overly excited teenager. She hadn't felt this way since her first time with Rufus. He had received the divorce papers some weeks ago and couldn't stop asking his children how he looked.
"Dad, compared to you, Johnny Depp looks like Frankenstein."
Jenny threw a mean look towards her brother. Other men got nothing on 'her' Johnny, even if her Dad was kind of attractive. But he wasn't really a man in her eyes, he was her dad.
Rufus opened the door and finally looked into Lily's blue eyes again which were moist from tears of joy.
"Hello, Rufus!" she just said and giggled when he pulled her closer. He showed her the mistletoe above their heads. Was it fate or a plan of the kids...She fell into his arms and they kissed passionately.
Jenny looked away deliberately and was thankful that Eric distracted her. Dan and Serena hugged and started kissing like they wanted to keep up with their parents.
A little later, the happy family sat in the living room. Lily had placed her head in Rufus' lap and while he was stroking her hair gently he told he kids about their past, about the time when Lily had followed him as a groupie...
