The rest of the night was spent on talking, getting to know each other, and possibly a few more drinks. As soon as they reached the house, Chuck opened the door for Dylan to get out. "this has been eventful, I must say" Dylan looked at Chuck. "it was indeed a pleasure, Dylan. I'll see you around" Chuck said, grinning, then closed the door behind her. The window rolled down, and he winked at her. "see you in the Hamptons, Dylan" he said, as the windows rolled back up again, and the limo took off. Dylan climbed the steps, opened the door, and went inside. The house was quiet, knowing that Nate was just the only person around. She closed the door, and turned to climb up the stairs. "how did it go?" someone said. She turned around slowly. "Nate! I thought you'd be sleeping by now" Dylan saw him sitting on the couch. She removed her shoes, and put it to one side. "I can't exactly sleep right away, knowing you're back here in New York" Nate said. "so you waited for me?" Dylan just stood there in front of him. "kind of" Nate laughed. She just smiled, then sat down beside him. "so, I have to fulfill my end of the agreement. What do you want to do today?" she asked. "today? What time is it?" Nate looked around for a clock. "it's 2 AM" Dylan said. "alright, you want to go see a movie or something? Without subtitles?" he chuckled. "oh yeah. Movies back in Paris always had either edited audio or subtitles" Dylan sat back. Nate just smiled. "so, as I was saying earlier, when you got back, how did it go? did he make a pass on you or something?" he asked. "well…" and Dylan told him exactly what happened during her meeting with Chuck.
"it is amazing how the French live" Nate said, amazed. "yeah it is. C'est difficire a croire" Dylan said. "wow, you picked up on that pretty fast" Nate said. "well, 12 years, Nate, 12 years" Dylan said. "nothing kind of changed in this town, except now, that you're back" Nate said. "so, are the girls chasing after you?" she looked at Nate. "come on, whatever, are the guys going after you in Paris?" Nate quipped back. "I don't think about that, and besides I don't kiss and tell" Dylan grinned. "I am officially offended" Nate said with sarcasm. "come on, it's pointless. But you should know, the way the people back there live their night life, it's pretty amazing. I went to parties here and there, and spent most mornings hungover" Dylan said. "you are a punk" Nate said to her. They laughed at the thought, and as Nate was telling his story, he looked at Dylan, who had already fallen asleep.
"Dylan, Dylan, wake up" a voice said to her. Dylan's eyes opened. She looked around, a little confused on where she was. "hey, hey, it's me" she looked beside her and saw Nate, hair tousled and groggy. "Nate, Nate, were you uh, here too?" Dylan said, sleepily, trying to stand up. "yeah, I kind of slept beside you, which is obvious, because I just woke up too, and I see you here with me" he said, rubbing his eyes. Dylan looked at herself. She was still wearing the same clothes she wore last night, with her smudgy makeup, and her earrings were still on. "we had a long talk last night, huh" Dylan said, fixing herself, removing the earrings. "it was. It felt long, though, after an hour, you fell asleep already" Nate said. "oh" Dylan said. "Hey, I was thinking we just go for a walk today, check out some places" Nate was stretching in his seat. "that sounds cool, hey, when are we going to the Hamptons?" Dylan said. "probably the day after tomorrow" Nate said. "good, because I plan to unpack the rest of my stuff today" Dylan laughed.
Chuck sat on the couch, recalling the night's events with Dylan. He poured himself a glass of scotch, then stared at it, remembering how the night went again. The places they went, the things they talked about, how they both looked as well. Her face never seemed to leave his thoughts, as he just sat there, feeling as blank and as indifferent as usual. But. That was just it. But. It was hard for him to get her out of his thoughts. He wasn't one to believe in love at first sight. Yes, she was beautiful. Yes, she was smart. And yes, she had a sense of humor. But, she was Nate's childhood friend. One word: BUT. She was a challenge to start. It would have to take more than his usual reason of "I'm Chuck Bass" to get to her. He then looked at the bright side. He was going with her and Nate to the Hamptons for the summer. The Hamptons. He would finally catch her in a swimsuit. Possibly a bikini that probably would reveal a little of her. He was practically fantasizing about her in even lesser clothes than before. BUT, he had to shake it off. He remembered the conversation they had in the club, with the loud music, the dancers in front of them, and just the two of them. He shook his head. "fascinating" he said.
"so there was loud, tango music in the club, I was just there, talking to my friends, and then this guy comes up to me, saying pus je-avoir cette danse, or may I have this dance, and then of course, after agreeing, he suddenly grabs my ass" Dylan suddenly said. Nate laughed at the thought. "I mean, of course I was offended, but after recalling it over and over again, I was like, "why the hell am I mad? We were just dancing anyway. It was probably part of it" she said. "wow, I wish I was there to witness it all. It would've made a good story for Gossip Girl" Nate joked. "Gossip Girl?" Dylan raised an eyebrow. "yeah. Serena will tell you more about it. She knows about that, whatever's up on the site, everyone's been talking about it" he said. "oh, alright" Dylan nodded. They walked down the street some more, suddenly running into Serena and Dan. "hi guys" Dylan said. "hey Nate, Dylan. So, how did it go?" Dan asked. "it went surprisingly well" Dylan said. "wow, this is almost the first time Chuck didn't make out with a girl on the first meeting" Dan said, with impending sarcasm. "I know, I mean, I've heard about what he's like on these kinds of things. Going after girls" Dylan nodded. "hey, Dylan, are you interested in art? Because we have this thing tonight, at the Bedford Art Gallery, Jenny's showing off her designs, again" Dan said. "great! I'll be there. I mean, we'll be there" Dylan then looked at Nate. "yeah, sure, we'll be there" Nate nodded. "hey, you guys want to come hang out with us?" Serena looked at them. "we were actually going to see a movie. Dylan's a bit tired of watching those with subtitles and edited audio" Nate looked at Dylan. "oh, alright, well, we'll see you tonight then" Serena said, waving at them, as they went in opposite directions.