A/N: okay, thanks for the reviews, I've been trying to make this chapter longer, but I just can't. Thank you to SamQuinnSportyBee, and Superdani a.k.a Violetfairchild for the reviews. There you go, chapter 6. And oh, by the way, I need some ideas for chapter 7. Seriously, i'm facing a blank word document in my computer. thanks a lot. Reviews and PM's about this story are very much appreciated.
Nate stood at the sidewalk, with Dylan, waiting for a cab to take them someplace. "hey, I got-" he was suddenly cut off with Chuck and Dylan, their arms around each other, laughing out loud. "what's the matter, Nate? I got to her first" Chuck grinned.
Nate's eyes shot open. 'whoa, whoa, whoa' he thought as he sat up and rubbed his eyes. He looked at himself in the mirror, then went to the bathroom. Today, Chuck would be picking them up to go to the Hamptons for the summer, just the three of them. Whoa. The three of them, for the whole summer. 'mayhem has arrived' he thought as he was taking a shower. After getting dressed, he picked up his bags and left his room. He went down the stairs to find bags on the corner. "hey, good morning, Nate" Dylan was there. "hey, good morning to you too" he said, placing his bags on the side as well. "croissant? I ran out early to get us some, since it's just us here" Dylan smiled, giving him a brown paper bag. "great, great" he said, taking it from her. "I'm all packed and ready, I want to experience something new today, or the whole summer at least" she said. "you feeling better now?" he asked, remembering what happened last night. "yeah, I am. Getting a good night's sleep actually got it off me. thanks" Dylan said. "you excited?" Nate grinned as they sat down on the couch. "definitely. Chilling out with Serena by the pool, going to the beach with you guys" she said, sitting down. "oh, oh, Chuck's here" he said, opening the door. "woot!" she said, as she stepped outside.
The limo door opened, and Chuck peeked out. "good morning" he said, moving to let Dylan and Nate go in as the chauffeur was placing their bags in the trunk. "hey" they said, sitting down. "let us now enjoy the fruits of our hard-earned labor in school. We all deserve a break, so, let this be the one. Cheers" Chuck raised his glass, as they were on their way.
"hello?" Dylan answered her phone. "hey, Dylan, how are you?" her mom was on the other line. "hi mom. I'm fine. Actually, I'm on my way to the Hamptons right now, with Nate, and Chuck" she said. "how are things with you two? Been able to catch up?" she said. "yeah, we have. We went to a party together. It's great back here" Dylan said, smiling. "glad to know, darling. Hey, I got word on your condo. It's finished, and I got an interior designer to decorate the place just in time for when you get back home. And congratulations on getting into Princeton. Do you still want to apply somewhere else?" she asked. "I was thinking Yale, but I don't know if I could still apply" she said. Nate looked at her and nodded. "where's Nate going? Put him on the phone darling" she said. Dylan gave Nate her phone. "my mom wants to talk to you" she said. Nate hesitantly got it from her. "hello, Mrs. Von Furstenburg" he said. "oh, please, Nate, call me Caroline" "Nate, long time no hear. I hear things are fine with you all these years" she said. "yeah, things have been great, shaky, but great" Nate said.
Dylan looked out on the view of the road, her arms and legs crossed. "okay, I'm done talking to Caroline, as she prefers me to call her" Nate gave Dylan her phone back. "I'll be staying at our family's house there just so you know, Nate, where do you and Dylan plan on staying?" he asked. "I'll be in my parents' house. Nate, you're welcome to stay if you want to" Dylan said. "that's okay. My mom's in the house, so, I guess it might be better if we both just spend this in our own houses" he said. "that would be great. There's of course the much awaited Vitamin Water Party coming up" Chuck said, drinking his glass of scotch. "your mom insists on letting me call her Caroline" Nate said to Dylan. "she likes you. She hasn't seen you in a while too. Not that she wants to come back here or anything" Dylan said. "you have a point" Nate said, as the limo stopped in front of a house. "this is where I go, monsieurs. I will see both of you, well, not really both of you, later" she said, as she stepped out of the limo, and went to the trunk. "I'll talk to you later, alright? take care now" Nate said, waving as Dylan went to the porch.
"ah, sis, you're here" Chuck spotted Serena sitting on the couch. "I'm surprised you got here before we did" he said, leaning on the door. "we left earlier than you did, Chuck. Eric's here too, just so you know" Serena said. "are Nate and Dylan really together? I saw this on Gossip Girl" she showed him her phone. Chuck laughed. "Nate's probably using her to cover for his being lonely this summer. I'm sure Dylan already knows about it" he said. "well, since Dylan's already here, I just thought I'd drop by her house and hang out from there. I know where she lives so, you don't have to tell me" Serena said, standing up, and getting her purse. "oh, and by the way, I heard about what happened with you and Dylan last night. I have to say, for a guy that's into boozing and womanizing so much, that's the nicest thing you've done, aside from what happened with Georgina" Serena said. "thank you for recognizing it, sis" Chuck said, as she left the house.
"hey, what happened with Nate and Dylan last night? They left pretty quickly" Jenny said, sitting down beside Dan. "well, from what Serena tells me, Dylan was out to see this guy, Julian, who appeared to be a total creep" Dan explained. "oh, that's why she was so upset" Jenny said. "yeah, good thing Chuck was there. He told him off, and he never went near them again" Dan added. "wow, Chuck Bass, saving a damsel in distress. It is amazing" Jenny said, impressed. "Nate just took her home. But, today, I believe, they're in the Hamptons" Dan said. "so, are going to meet up with Serena there or what?" Jenny asked. "I might, I don't really know. Just-just give me some time to think about it" Dan said. "you don't need to think about it. I know things aren't as alright as it was since last year. Believe me, I know" Jenny said. "okay, okay, I will. I just have to get something done, like my writing" Dan said, standing up and going to his room. "whatever you say, Dan, whatever you say" Jenny crossed her arms. Dan suddenly peeked out of his room. "shouldn't you be at Eleanor's things, doing your internship or something?" he said. Jenny's eyes widened. "oh my god! I completely forgot! They're going to kill me" she said, rushing to her room to get her stuff.
Serena knocked on the door. "oh, hello, may I help you?" the maid opened the door. "oh, hi, I'm looking for Dylan" she said. "you must be Serena, come inside" the maid stepped aside to let her in. "Serena! You're here" Dylan said, coming from the kitchen. "thank you, Marge. I'm ready, let's go shopping!" she said, getting her bag. "where's Nate?" Serena asked. "he's in his parents' house, and I think he's seeing someone here. I guess he met her in a party or something. How's Dan? Is he coming here too?" Dylan said, as they went out of the house. "no, he's still in the city. I invited him here, but it's up to him if he wants to, but I think he still hasn't let go of what happened last year. Why we broke up" Serena said as they crossed the street. "why? I thought things are fine between you two" she said. "well, I don't know if Nate told you anything about what happened between me and Dan last year. I guess we need time to think things over" she said, as they walked inside a store. "these sunglasses are cute" she said. "let me try them on" they laughed. "hey, I heard about what happened with Julian last night" Serena said. "he's a total creep. Actually, I haven't thanked Chuck for doing what he did last night. If not for him, I would probably be sitting in a corner, not talking to anyone, and I would be shaking too" she said. "well, being the devil that he is, he can still be pretty nice" Serena said.
Chuck rubbed his temples, and drank his glass of scotch. 'I don't understand her at all. She seems very complex' he thought, as he sat back, and stared at the coffee table. He raised an eyebrow at the thought. 'why the hell am I thinking about her? She's not really much to look at' he thought. 'she's not much if you count astonishingly beautiful, sexy, smart, and very fluent at the French language as not much' a familiar voice appeared in his head. 'and not to mention she even speaks Greek and Italian. Now that doesn't really count as much, do they?' the voice said in his head again. He rolled his eyes and refilled his glass, shaking his head, at the voice that had been bugging him the entire time he tried to think straight. 'I am in need of distraction. And I know just where to go' his lips formed a grin, as he stood up, and left the place.
3 Weeks later, things at the Hamptons have really been heating up. "Nate! you're here. That's the first time I've seen you here without you actually having to run off again, and meeting your special someone, I might add" Dylan teased, upon seeing Nate, lying on a beach mat, shirtless, wearing shades. "Dylan, I'm sorry, I did. She has been borrowing me a lot, since the start of our trip, when I know you promised me your full, undivided attention the morning after your thing with Chuck" Nate sat up. "ah, I remember it well. Anyway, me and Serena are having so much fun. Just the girls, bonding" Dylan smiled, setting up her mat beside him. "have you been meeting up with guys lately? Or partying or anything?" Nate asked her. "yeah, we went to a few clubs. A bunch of guys gave me their numbers, but this one seriously hot guy asked me out just yesterday" she said, removing her cover-up, revealing her black bikini, and lying down, her long legs reaching the sandcastle some kids were making in front of her. "oh, sorry" she said, noticing her toes were touching it already. Nate couldn't believe it. He couldn't help but stare at her as she was lying there. "Nate" she snapped a finger in front of him. "oh, sorry, sorry. I got caught up" he said. "perv" she playfully slapped her towel on him. "anyway, what's the name of the guy?" he asked. "Nick Burke. He goes to NYU, and he's really nice" she said. "just be careful, Dylan. He might be like that Julian" he said. "I know. Strange as it may seem, I asked him if he ever knew me at all, he just said he knows my family name, but he didn't really know I was the daughter of a Von Furstenburg" she said. "that's good. But, just in case, you might want to run him by Chuck. He's got a PI on speed dial, and I'm saying this because I am a friend, and of course, I care" Nate said. "ah, remind me to do that, as paranoid as it is. But I won't take any chances this time. Once is enough, twice is or can be careless, but three times just calls for stupidity, which is a big no-no in my book. Not that I plan on going out with a guy like Julian three times. Eww" Dylan said, taking a deep breath. "well, I'm going to go swim, care to join me?" he stood up. "if it calls for your undivided attention this time, oui, monsieur" Dylan took his hand, and they hurried to the ocean.