"Be extra careful..." Dan warn Serena as he look up to look at her, as a gentleman he let Serena go first "it's pretty old" he said with a smile on his lips, he want to be extra mean to Serena but he can't. Serena seem to stuck up in her own world that she is kind of lost in other things besides her boyfriend.

"You said it's safe..." Serena retort and stop, looking down as Dan beginning to climb the tree house "you liar!" she said, nearly kicking Dan's head.

"Just a few more steps!"

"Oh my..." Serena can't finish her own words, the exterior is just nothing compared to what the interior is "god!" finally, it's amazing up here and from the wooden window, she can see the Eiffel tower and some famous landmark "this tree is really high!" she said as she take a peek down at the ground.

"Just don't look down!"

"Well thanks, I already did!"

"Do you always have to be that mean to me?" Dan ask and take off his jacket "do you want a drink?"

"What is this, you can't have a drink up here" she said, looking around as she can't see anything liquid.

"Well, I have my ways" he said with a smirk, he lift up a couple of pillows up from the small chair and lift up a small and tiny thread "there you go!" he said, while searching for something underneath"

"You serious?" Serena said impressed "you have that covered?" she ask again and Dan nodded with a smile "you smile a lot don't you..."

From there on, Serena and Dan has been friends. They have been spending a lot of time together as friends. Every day is like a discovery for Serena. Nevertheless, it is also a discovery for Dan to have a friend like Serena. It's been a while since he's been close to an American girl, they have moved a couple of years ago to Paris but that feels like forever.

"I can't believe that we are actually going back to New York!" Serena said entering Dan's room. He is packing for their flight back to New York tomorrow night "and you're packing, so quickly!" Serena said, freely laying down on Dan's bed.

"Don't you want to go back?" Dan ask while looking at her and folding his t-shirt neatly into his bag.

"I don't know, I kind of like it here!" Serena said while thinking "it's different!" she said realizing the fact.

"What about this boyfriend of yours?" Dan ask with a smile "don't you miss him?" Dan ask again, now looking seriously at Serena "you know, you've been spending a lot of time with me on this vacation!"

"So?"

"So..." Dan is thinking for an answer "so you know, don't he ever get jealous?" he ask raising his eyebrow.

"Well..." Serena wanted to say something but there is a shot of guilty on her face.

"What did you do?" Dan ask, knowing there is something wrong.

"I told him that you're gay!" Serena finally said it, not intentionally "because you know it's easier to tell him a lie and we can hangout more!"

"W-H-A-T!" Dan shouted, angrily "sorry..." rephrase that "I'm not gay!"

"Well, you don't have a girlfriend!"

"Doesn't mean I'm not gay!"

"Yes, but you never talk about girls to me!"

"I don't think it is appropriate to talk to you about girls..."

"Why?"

"Because I think you're hot!" he said, everything was so fast that the battle of words between Dan and Serena seem like a ping pong and without thinking he said what he just said "I mean, as a friend!" he said looking at Serena who is confused and stun.

"Dan!" she said, hitting Dan on his hand and now she doesn't feel comfortable anymore "you're totally not gay!"

"I told you I'm not gay..."

"Who is gay?" Jenny ask as she enters Dan's room and look at Serena who is clearly covering her see through night gown.

"Dan!" Serena answers Jenny.

"He is not gay!" Jenny laugh "he dig girls..." she laugh even louder "I mean... dig girls as in into girls..." she said as it sound like something else "never mind... goodnight!" she said still laughing.

"If you're not gay... how come I never see any pictures of your girlfriend?" Serena asks honestly, looking at Dan.

"Can we drop this subject please..."

"Okay..." she said as she also don't feel comfortable "goodnight..." she said.

"Hey... you wanna go for brunch tomorrow..." Dan ask with a smile on his face "one last tour of Paris with Daniel Humphrey?" he winks and Serena smile.

"Okay..." and with that, Serena leaves and closes her bedroom door still standing by it thinking.

Hi readers, I just want to get this out of the way because i'm excited over Dan in New York City and how Serena's storyline will come to term with Dan because... I really can't tell but I'm excited.

please read and review. the more reviews I will get, the faster I'll update.

take care.

"New York City..." Dan said dreading to go back, she start to think about everything and a reflection of Serena come into his mind.