A/N: This is officially the last chapter. Thanks to all who read this fic, and thanks for the reviews. I'll be writing another fic soon, probably a sequel to this one or something. So, here is the last chapter. Read and Review please.
Nate sat down in front of Serena and Dan the following day. "I met her ex-boyfriend" he said to them. "no way" Serena said. "yeah" Nate nodded. "what did he look like?" Serena said. "think of him as the younger version of Tom Cruise" he said. Serena and Dan were stumped. "so, what else happened?" Serena asked. "you guys were right. I mean I should've stepped up a bit, if I want her parents to know that I'm better than her ex" Nate said, leaning on the table. "no, no. Wait, how do her parents act towards her ex?" Dan asked. "they couldn't be more happier to have him there. they like him, seeing as his mother is friends with her mother, and Dylan and Gerard met in Paris" Nate said. "of course I couldn't actually say anything to her, she pulled me in that room, with her parents, and her ex-boyfriend. Her ex-boyfriend who's a painter" Nate explained, burying his face in his blazer. "but at least her parents know she has a boyfriend. They don't know it's me, that's all" he grumbled. "come on, Nate, Dylan loves you. She'll tell her parents you're her boyfriend. Come on, you can't get jealous. You guys just started out" Serena said. "yeah, and I'm just saying. Dylan seems to be the one with control. She knows she has you" Dan added. "hey guys" Dylan sat beside Nate all of a sudden. "hey Dylan" Serena smiled. "how did dinner with the 'rents go?" Dan asked. "it went great. And to my surprise as well, Gerard was there. And I introduced them to each other" Dylan said. "Gerard's your ex, right?" Serena said. "yeah" Dylan said. "why was he there?" Dan asked. "he was flying in from Paris, and his mom, whom we met during the gala wanted to see him, and he just had to stop over to the house so he could get a ride towards his house" Dylan said. "ooh, talk about an ex who still calls and meets up" Dan said. "we're friends now. We ended on good terms actually" Dylan said. "ah, that explains it" Dan nodded.
"is Gerard, uh, you know" Nate said, as they were walking down the sidewalk. "what?" Dylan looked at him. "here for good?" he said. "I don't know. Nate, if this was about what happened last night, I'm sorry I wasn't able to tell my parents about us" she said, kissing him. "no, no it's not your fault" he said. "well, my parents suddenly did this. Gerard suddenly shows up and it was indeed a surprise to see him, in my parents house" she said, suddenly thinking, and Nate laughed at her. "but I promise, I will tell my parents about us. Chances are, if I told them, they're going to tell yours. Your mom anyway" she said. "alright, alright, I'll take you on that" he said. "how about right now?" she said. Her phone suddenly rang. "speak of the devil" she said, answering the call. "hi mom" she said. "uh, ma, I haven't told you and dad whom I'm with yet last night" she said. Nate looked at her. "well I want to tell you two right now. . . get dad, and put me on speakerphone," she said. Nate chuckled. "you all do that a lot?" he asked. "kind of. Since I spent the summer at the South Of France, we have been "speaker phone-ing ourselves"" she laughed, then straightened herself when she heard her mom. "okay, mom, dad," she put them on speakerphone as well. "the guy that I'm with is not Gerard. Gerard and I are not back together. Nor will we ever be since we agreed to be friends. The guy I'm with is someone you all know and have been seeing for the past few dinners" she said, then keeping quiet, waiting for her parents' reactions. It was quiet on the other line. "what happened?" Nate whispered. "mom? Dad? Alice? Please say something. s'il vous plait" she said. Then they distanced themselves from the phone as they heard cries of joy and excitement. Nate and Dylan looked at each other, confused. "Nous ne pouvions jamais être plus heureux d'en entendre. Dylan, vous et Nate appartenez ensemble. Vous deux étiez toujours" Caroline said. "Est Nate là avec vous en ce moment ?" Stuart spoke out of the blue. "Oui, le papa, il est" she said. "get him on, please" Caroline said, and Dylan gave the phone to Nate. "Nathaniel, you could never be more perfect for our daughter" Caroline said. "take care of my girl" Stuart said. "yes, sir" Nate smiled at Dylan. "this calls for a celebration. Have Marge bring out the champagne. Nate, invite your mother over to Dylan's place, so she could hear the good news. I bet she'll be happy to hear about this" Stuart said. "well, I don't know. she's going through a lot of things lately, with my dad, and the money," he said. "well, I'm sure hearing you two will make her day brighter" Caroline said. "thank you, Caroline" he said, placing an arm around Dylan. "we'll be coming over tonight, and we'll invite your mother for you Nathaniel" Stuart said, then they hung up.
Dylan and Nate split up for a while, going to each other's places to get ready for the little get together that night. As Dylan was picking out a dress to wear in her room, someone suddenly knocked on the door. "Dylan, someone's here to see you" Marge said. "oh, alright, it's probably Serena" she said. "no, it isn't" Marge shook her head. Dylan, confused, followed her out of her room and down the stairs, where she saw, for the first time in a few days, Chuck, seated on the couch. "Chuck" she said, stopping in her tracks in front of him. "Je vous ai vus et Nate sur la Fille de Potins" he said, standing up in front of her. "et ?" she said, a little uncomfortable. "je suis heureux pour vous deux. Ainsi Archibald a posé le Von Furstenburg" he said, coming closer to her. "Ne moi dites pas que vous êtes rentrés ensemble avec Blair juste parce que vous nous avez vus" she said, trying to put up a strong front. Chuck didn't say anything. "if this is all what you came here for, I think it's about time you leave" she said. "j'ai voulu dire que j'ai dit quand vous m'avez quitté. Je ne peux pas vous traverser. Je ne suis pas sur vous. Pourquoi vous ne pouvez pas le voir ?" he grabbed her hands. "Parce que si je n'ai pas fait, alors il aurait été incorrect. Pour nous deux" she said, letting go. It wasn't visible, but Dylan could tell Chuck was crushed. "Si je pourrais reculer le temps, je pourrais me changer, juste vous faire voir, mais je ne peux pas. I'm sorry" He said. "c'est la bonne chose de Nate. Il me connaît bien. Il ne ferait jamais rien pour me faire mal. Il est trop bon, même pour vous" she said, then turning around to go back up the stairs again. Chuck suddenly grabbed her hand, then pulled her towards him. "what are you doing?" she said. "this" he kissed her. It was intense. And it sent the same electricity in her as it did before, but the feeling was gone. "what was that for?" she said. "I just want you to know how I feel like right now" he said, as she pulled away from him. "then I'm sorry you feel that way" Dylan said. Chuck stared at her, then took a deep breath. "always a pleasure, Von Furstenburg. I can let myself out" he said, turning around to go to the elevator. Her phone suddenly rang. "hey" she said, sitting down. "hey Dylan, you want to come over to Dan's place? If you're not doing anything with Nate" Serena said on the other line. "sure! sure! Nate has to do something anyway before tonight, my parents are coming over to talk about me and Nate" she said. "they know already? What did they say?" Serena asked. "they were surprisingly very happy about the whole thing" Dylan said. Serena screamed on the phone so she had to distance herself from it. "come on! Meet me at the Palace" she said.
"and we're here" Serena and Dylan appeared at the Humphrey's. "wow, Dylan, Serena, glad to see you two here" Rufus said. "good to be here too, Mr. Humphrey" Dylan laughed. "hey guys" Jenny said. "hey" they said. "hey Serena," Vanessa suddenly appeared. "Vanessa, I'd like you to meet Dylan Von Furstenburg" Jenny introduced them and they shook hands. "Dylan, this is Vanessa" Jenny said. "hey" Dylan smiled. "I've heard a lot about you, it's nice to finally meet you" Vanessa said. "you too" Dylan said. "wow, your news with Nate is certainly all over Gossip Girl these days" Vanessa said. "hello" Dan suddenly appeared and kissed Serena. "the whole gang's here, huh?" Rufus looked at them. "not quite. Nate's not here" Serena grinned. "oh, yeah, I heard about you and Nate. To be honest I'm not surprised" he laughed. "hey, I've heard one of your band's singles, and I'm now officially a fan of Lincoln Hawk" Dylan laughed. "why thank you Dylan" Rufus laughed as well. "well your friend has some pretty amazing taste in music" Rufus looked at Dan, and they laughed. "I don't know, dad, I'll have to figure it out myself" Dan said. "so, what are we doing today?" Jenny asked them. "know any good movies on today?" Vanessa asked them. "uh, I have the box set of The Godfather?" Dylan suddenly spoke. "great! An excuse for us to get out of here" Dan said, opening the door. "hey, we came to see you guys" Serena stopped him. "if I had only known, I should've brought it with me instead. But that's alright, we came here to hang out, and we are," Dylan suddenly said, getting out her phone. The rest of them exchanged looks with each other, then watching her dial a number. "Marge? It's Dylan, do you know where my box set of The Godfather is?. . . okay, can you ask Max to bring it here for me. He knows where I am. . . alright, thank you Marge, oh, and have the champagne ready, mom and dad are coming over tonight, they apparently want to celebrate the news of me and Nate getting together. . . . . . . alright, alright,. . . . . thank you Marge" and she put her phone back in her pocket. "your parents are celebrating?" Rufus said. "yeah, they took the news very well" Dylan turned a little pink.
Nate dropped by Chuck's place later that day. "hey Chuck" he said, entering the apartment. "hey" Chuck sat on the stool at the counter. "you okay, man?" he said, noticing Chuck. He seemed to be very quiet lately. "never been better" he said, with sarcasm. "oh. Uh, okay, I see, I just stopped by to see if I could hang out here. Dylan's with Serena at Dan's place, and I just want to kill time until tonight" Nate said. "please, stay as long as you want" Chuck was looking at his glass of scotch. Nate quietly sat down and crossed his legs. "so, you and Blair together again, huh?" he said, trying to make conversation. Chuck didn't say anything. He was too stumped by what happened between him and Dylan earlier. "Chuck? You sure you're okay?" Nate looked at him. "why wouldn't I be?" he said, putting down the glass and sitting in front of Nate. "so, the Archibald has landed the Von Furstenburg. I never knew you had it in you" he said. "oh, is this about me and Dylan on Gossip Girl?" Nate said, confused. "I'm just saying. She picked you over me" he said. "and you have a problem with that?" Nate asked him. "I thought you would be over her by now. and besides, aren't you with Blair now?" Nate said. He couldn't help but fire up at the remarks Chuck was making. "so, you do love her?" Chuck asked him. Nate looked him in the eye. "I'm crazy about her, man. I've never felt this way about anyone before. I know she used to date you, but you've got to understand. I love Dylan" he said. "if you've got a problem with that, then I think I should leave" Nate stood up, and left. Chuck was still stumped, at what Dylan had said. Even more, at what Dylan had said to him, and in French, for that matter. He was still determined to get Dylan back. No matter what anyone said. He stared at the table, with a grin on his face. He had a plan.
Caroline and Stuart arrived that night at Dylan's place, Dylan and Nate sitting on the couch, already dressed for the occasion. "hello, darlings" Caroline said, kissing Dylan and Nate on the cheek. "hello, Nathaniel" Stuart shook his hand. "hello, sir" Nate smiled. "good to see you again, looking even more like a man than your father" he laughed. "thank you, sir" Nate laughed as well. "oh, I'm sorry Nate, we couldn't get your mother to come. But she was happy to hear the news about you two. I wonder if she's seen Dylan yet" Caroline smiled at both of them. "she hasn't yet, unfortunately" Nate smiled, his hand gripped tightly on Dylan's. "oh well, let's go to the dining room, you two, the food's getting cold" Caroline pushed them into the dining room. "hey, I think I need to talk to you about Gerard" Dylan looked at Nate. "you two coming?" Stuart looked at both of them as they stopped in the hall. "we'll be there" Dylan smiled. "alright" Stuart left them. "I'm sorry he showed up last night. You jealous?" she looked at her. Nate pouted. "it's just that you used to date Gerard, is bugging me a little. I'm not some really good painter like he is, I'm not even like Chuck, with the astronomic wealth," he said. "I'm not those things-" "hey," Dylan said, tilting his face to look at her. "Gerard is the past. I don't even care if you were dirt poor or something. I love you. No one knows me as well as you do, and I love you very much. Nothing could ever change that" she said. Nate lips formed into a smile. "Je vous aime Dylan Von Furstenburg et rien ne pourrait nous déchirer" he suddenly said. Dylan looked at him, amazed. "you speak French now? I am impressed" she said, kissing him. "well, I have been learning a little bit, actually my teacher thought I was pretty good" he grinned. "then maybe tonight, we could um, you know" she then whispered into his ear. "you read my mind" he said, as Dylan pulled him into the dining area.
"so, Nathaniel, where are you planning to go?" Stuart asked him. "uh, actually, I've had my sights set on somewhere out in the West, but, now, I'm hoping to apply in Princeton as well" he smiled. "great. Princeton is ivy league after all" Stuart raised his glass to him. "I would like to propose a toast, to the two of you, already dating" Caroline swooned at both of them. "mom, you don't need to rub it in" Dylan said, turning a little pink. "you two could not be anymore perfect for each other. I always saw that in both of you when you two were younger" Caroline said. "watch out Nate, we'll be watching you like a hawk from now on" she joked. "I'll take good care of your daughter, Caroline, I promise" Nate kissed Dylan on the cheek.
They were almost done with the dinner when Marge suddenly came in, looking a little shocked. "is there someone outside, Marge?" Dylan asked. She nodded. "who is it? It's probably your mother" Caroline then looked at Nate. "it's not his mother" she said. Chuck burst in the dining room. "Dylan, I'm not leaving until you tell me that everything's really over" he said. Dylan stood up. "yes Chuck, it was in the first place" she said. "Chuck, I think you should leave" Nate said. "it's not a good enough reason to make me leave" he said. "Chuck! I think you should get out of here now" Nate said. Chuck glared at him, then suddenly almost collapsed on the side. Caroline and Stuart were speechless. "I know you did love me at one point. But it's not an excuse for you to pick Nate over me" he said. Dylan's eyes widened at him. "and who are you, young man?" Stuart looked at him. "I'm Chuck Bass, and I used to date your daughter" he said. "Dylan, is this true?" Caroline said in disbelief. "it's as true as it can get" Chuck said. "who told you to speak?" Nate said to him. "I could ask you the same question, Nate" he said. "Chuck, I do insist that you leave" Dylan said. Chuck pulled her and kissed her. Nate suddenly came between them and punched him. "what the heck are you doing?! She's my girlfriend!" he said, enraged. Dylan sat down, burying her face in her hands. Chuck got to his feet. "fine, I'll let myself out" he said, then leaving. Caroline and Stuart didn't really know what to say. "Dylan, is that true? You dated that guy?" Caroline said, somehow appalled by the idea. Dylan nodded. Nate looked at her. He could see her tears falling on her table napkin. "excuse me" she said, then going out the room. "I'll talk to her" Nate said.
Dylan sat down in her room, wiping her eyes with her handkerchief. "hey," Nate went inside. Dylan looked up at him. He sat down beside her, and put an arm around her shoulder. "I'm sorry" she looked at him. "shh, it's okay" he took her in his arms. "I just feel so humiliated in front of my parents, and in front of you" she sniffed. "hey, Dylan, you've cried in front of me lots of times, you could never be embarrassing" he shook his head and kissed her forehead. "I just want us to be together, you know" she said. "I know that. I do too. Chuck just got in the way" he said. "this is almost the first time I've been embarrassed in front of my parents" she said. "I don't want my past to get caught up with me again," she added. "yeah, Julian, and then Gerard, and Nick, and Chuck" he counted. "stop it" she playfully punched him on the arm. "what?" he laughed. "I'm just trying to get you to smile" he said. "I know" she nodded, and kissed him. She then stood up. "I'm not in the mood to get back to my parents after this" she wiped her tears again. "so, don't" Nate said. "I should tell them that though" she said. "come on, I'll be with you" he held her hand. "thank you. For everything" she said. "that's what I'm here for" he said, kissing her. "okay, time to face my parents" she said.
They came back down to the living room, where Caroline and Stuart were looking at them. "Dylan Von Furstenburg, what happened to you?" Caroline looked at her. "mom, dad, I think I should call it a night, I'm not feeling as well as I should be" she said, rubbing her temples. "are you sure? You were fine a moment ago?" Caroline said. "yes, mom, I'm sure. It has come to my attention only now" she said. "oh, well, we have to call it a night too, your mother has an early tennis match" Stuart said. "good luck on the game, mom, and dad, easy on the scotch" Dylan said, kissing her parents on the cheek, as they went to the elevator. "Nathaniel, take care of here please, and Marge, see to it that she is fine, we'll see you all" Stuart said, as they stepped inside the elevator and doors closed. "goodnight" they said. "you might want to explain?" Marge put her hands on her hips. "I'm suddenly not in the mood to be all happy ever since Chuck arrived" Dylan sighed, sitting on the couch. "was that pasrt of the reason why Chuck was here earlier before you went to Serena's?" Marge said. Nate suddenly looked at her. "why was Chuck here?" Nate said. "the same reason why he was here again earlier" Dylan said.
Dylan went inside her room. "I guess I should leave then," Nate said, turning to the door. "Nate," Dylan said. "what?" he asked. "stay. With me. Tonight. Please" she said. Nate smiled at her. "of course" he said. "thank you" she said, hugging him. "nothing could tear us apart" Nate whispered in her ear. It then made her feel secure. She was with Nate now, and nothing could ever come between them.