First of all thank you so much for your reviews it is what keeps me going. I also want to say Thank you to all my chairleaders who have supported me and sent me lots of love over the past few weeks while I had no power for 12 days after Sandy and a Nor'easter came and hit us hard. I'm just happy and lucky that we didn't lose our home and that all my friends and family are safe. But your support has meant a great deal to me so I just wanted to say that. Also because of the storm I was pretty depressed and was unable to write more for this story but now that I have power and things are returning to normal I will be writing more. I don't think this is my best chapter so please let me know what you think in reviews. Hope you enjoy. XOXOA
Introducing Henry Bass Chapter 4
Baby's First Gala
"Blair," Chuck called out as he walked out of their bathroom with a monogram towel wrapped around his waste.
"I'm with Henry in the nursery," Blair called back to her husband as she continued to try dressing her fussy 6 month old son.
"Your not dressed," Chuck whispered into ear as he wrapped his arms around her from behind.
"Well I already did my hair and make-up," Blair smiled as she finally got Henry's custom-made black tuxedo pants on. "And your in a towel," She laughed.
"I am but I'm still not used to coming out of solo showers and not finding you in the closet," He chuckled.
"Well I'm a mother now," She smiled, "and Henry likes to give me a very hard time when we dress him so I think it's just better if we dress him first and then I will slip into my gown after."
"Good point," He laughed remembering how last week Blair had to go into her office for an emergency staff meeting and was taking Henry with her when he decided to give her a very hard time about getting dressed, screaming his head off and kicking is legs out that by the time Blair won the battle of getting him dressed her outfit was all wrinkled. "Henry Bass," Chuck cooed finally addressing his squirming baby boy. "I hope your not giving your mother a hard time," He laughed.
"Well he isn't being too bad." She smiled as she pointed to the crisp clean white dress shirt laying on top of Henry's dress, silently asking Chuck to go retrieve it. "Not as bad as he was the other day," She cooed and bent down and peppered her son with kisses as he began to let out giggles.
"Oh do I love that sound," Chuck smiled brightly as he gave Blair the dress shirt.
"The best sound in the world," Blair said in complete agreement. "can you help hold him up so I can button up his shirt.
"Of course." Chuck nodded as he moved around to hold up Henry as Blair began buttoning up the baby's shirt.
"See almost done," Blair smiled.
"Why don't you go get dressed I can take care of the rest," Chuck said smiling down at Henry who was smiling at him.
"Are you sure?" Blair asked skeptically.
"I think I have proven to you these past six months that I am more than capable of dressing our child as well as doing all the less appealing things such as changing his diapers, being peed, and spit up on," Chuck laughed.
"True," Blair laughed.
"Go," Chuck smiled as he walked to his beautiful wife with Henry in his arms and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
"Fine," Blair said as she turned around to make her way out of her son's bedroom, "oh and Chuck," Blair said turning around.
"What?"
"His bow tie is in the Second draw on the right and it's the plain black one," Blair smiled before leaving her boys to get ready.
"Your mother thinks I don't know where we keep your bow ties," He laughed in disbelief. "I'm the one who bought you all your ties and organized them." He scoffed which made Henry laugh. "We also won't be wearing a boring old plain black tie tonight," He said as he walked over to the bedroom door and took a small bag hanging from the back of Henry's door. "You are my son after all we don't do boring," He smiled as he walked back to Henry's changing table and laid Henry down.
"You see this bag?" He said as he dangled the small bag in front of his son who was completely oblivious as to what was going on around him.
"This bag comes from my tailor," Chuck continued to tell him. "And I asked him to make this especially for you," He finished saying as he put down the bag and took out the box.
"I think if you're anything like me your going to love this," Chuck smiled excited for his son to wear the bowtie he had made. "Okay hear it is," Chuck said enthusiastically as he opened the box to show his son the special bow tie.
"You like?" Chuck asked with a grin as he watched his son stare at the bow tie with a big smile on his face. "I think that smile means yes," He chuckled as he supported his son up and put the bow tie on him. "Your mother is going to love it," Chuck said as he picked Henry up and lifted him in the air which earned him some more giggles and a wide toothless smile before bringing him back down to give a sweet kiss to his baby boy.
"Let's go find Dorota," Chuck Said as he grabbed his sons tuxedo jacket and walked out of the room to go find their maid (and sometimes nanny). "Daddy still only has a towel on." He smiled.
15 minutes later Chuck was dressed in a classic Black Tuxedo that matched his son's designed by his very talented wife wearing a black bow tie with dark gray dots. "I'm going to go get Henry from Dorota and wait out in the foyer with him," Chuck said as Blair stopped looking at her amazing collection of Jewelry to go up and straighten out his bow tie.
"That's Fine I'll just be a few more minutes," Blair said as she kissed her husband, "I just have to put my earrings on and go and pack up Henry's diaper bag for the night." She smiled.
"Oh but it's already done," Chuck smirked.
"You packed it up already?" She said in complete awe at how amazing he was.
"Yes," He nodded as he pulled her back towards him for another kiss
"Did you pack his diapers?" She asked.
"Of course I did we are completely stocked for the night," He laughed.
"What about his bottles? I don't know if I pumped enough?" She said a bit worried.
"Well you must have because I packed three bottles and there is still more," Chuck laughed.
"Okay and what about the new ointment that Doctor Patterson prescribed for that diaper rash?" Blair questioned.
"Packed," He smiled and gave her another kiss, "now go put on your earrings and hurry up and I'll send Dorota down to the limo to give Arthur his things to put in the trunk and he knows that once we exit the limo to bring the stroller inside the plaza so when he gets fussy or falls asleep we have it." Chuck said with a smirk, "all we need is Blair Bass to be ready to leave," He said before turning around and leaving her to finish getting ready.
"Dorota," Chuck called.
"Right here," Dorota said smiling as she bounced the baby boy who was smiling and happy and reaching his hands out towards his father direction, " Mister Chuck."
"There is my Henry," Chuck said as he transferred the baby into his arms.
"Miss Blair is going to be so happy when she see's Mister Henry," Dorota smiled, "and how much he looks like his father," she finished saying before taking the diaper bag and putting it in the stroller and began taking Henry's things down the stairs.
"I'm ready," Blair called from down the hallway as her Christian Louboutin stilettos clicked against the floor as she made her way towards her two favorite people.
"Were waiting," Chuck said teasingly as Blair appeared in front of them.
"Handsome as always Bass," Blair smirked as she took in her husbands always flawless appearance. "And let me see my baby all dressed up," Blair Cooed as she went to take Henry from Chuck.
"Okay but first tell me how I did with tying his bow tie?" Chuck said.
"Okay well let me see…" Blair began trailing off as she looked at her son's adorable appearance when her eyes landed on the bow tie her son was wearing. "Oh my God," She gasped as she looked back up at her loving husband.
"Do you like it? I mean I know it's not the black one you wanted him to wear tonight but I had this made by my tailor six months ago when he was born and It's the first tie he is wearing out and I just wanted it to be special," Chuck smiled.
"It's perfect," Blair smiled as she took her son out of his father's arms and gave him a kiss before giving her husband one as well. "Just tell me your scarf isn't completely ruined?" Blair pouted.
"Would you be annoyed if I told you I had two," He laughed as he guided his wife towards the stairs of their townhouse.
"Would you be surprised I said I already knew that," She asked as she carefully walked down the winding stairs in a black Carmen Marc Valvo sequined lace mermaid gown and her high six inch stilettos while holding on to Henry as she made her way to the front door, "I saw you putting the second one away when we moved here," She laughed.
Chuck was too busy watching his wife walking down with his son to even respond to the comment she just made. "You know I probably should have not given you Henry before walking down the stairs," Chuck stated.
"Maybe but were fine," She smiled as Chuck opened the door for them. The Bass family walked out of their town house and into the awaiting black stretch limo.
"Here you go baby boy," Blair said in a sing song voice as she placed Henry in his car seat and Chuck buckled him.
"Come Here," Chuck said with a smirk as he sat back in the seat and pulled Blair into his lap.
"Hi," She giggled as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Are you sure you don't want to leave him at home?" Chuck questioned.
"I'm not ready to leave him home with a babysitter," She said honestly.
"I know but I am saying you could stay home you don't need to accompany me. It might be too much for him." Chuck pointed out.
"While gala's might be a little overwhelming there is no way I was going to stay home when my amazing, successful, handsome husband is being honored at a Gala for his charity work and his son shouldn't miss it either," She said as she looked over to their adorable baby who was busy sucking on a black rhinestone incrusted pacifier and shaking a rattle.
"Okay," Chuck sighed, "Just if it becomes too much for him I'm going to take him out or leave," Chuck told her.
"Fine," Blair sighed. "You know Dorota is going to be at the Plaza on stand by right we don't have to leave if he becomes too fussy," Blair told him.
"I don't care and I told Dorota her services wouldn't be needed," Chuck said.
10 Minutes later the limo pulled up in front of Plaza where a swarm of Camera's and media outlets were waiting by the entrance to the famous hotel.
"Okay Henry," Chuck started to say as the limo stopped and he began to unbuckle his car seat and take Henry out, "There are going to be a lot of flashes going off and a lot of people yelling," Chuck began to say, "and it may be kind of scary but I won't let anything happen okay and we will try to go inside as quickly as we can and go meet with Grandma Lily, and Rufus, and Aunt Serena, and your Uncle Nate." Chuck said as he kissed his son.
"If it get's to be to much for him go straight inside and find Lily or Serena," Blair said as Arthur opened the door to let them out.
The second Blair got out of the limo camera's started going off and Chuck quickly followed trying to shield his son from the flashes that were going off in their faces but there was no use Henry started to wail almost instantly and Chuck knew he had to go into the Gala right away.
"I'm taking him to calm him down… I told you this was going to be a lot for him to handle," Chuck whispered into Blair's ear as reporters started to swarm them.
"Go please it's killing me hearing him scream his head off," Blair said trying not be upset in front of the reporters and camera's.
"It's okay Henry Daddy is here," He told his son as he pushed his way through the crowd as he heard reporters shouting out questions at him.
"It's okay Henry," He continued to say as he tried soothing his crying son.
"Oh Charles there you are," Lily smiled as she came out into the lobby from the Oak Room," Arthur Just dropped off Henry Stroller and his diaper bag," She said as she kissed her son on the cheek, "Oh and look at my handsome grandson," She cooed in a baby voice," why is he crying?" She finally asked.
"The flashes and the big crowd and all the shouting startled him…I had a feeling that was what would happen…it's okay Henry no more flashes," Chuck said as his son continued to cry as he rubbed his back. "I just need to let Blair know that we will not be entering from the front anymore at events that we bring Henry to." Chuck told his mother.
"Seems like a good idea," Lily nodded.
"Well you both look handsome," She kissed his cheek again, "We are seated at the same table and it's cocktail hour so just meet us inside when he is settled down," she said before turning back and walking back into the gala.
"Oh now you calm down," Chuck laughed as he wiped the crocodile tears that were on rolling down his cheeks," He then kissed his son and straightened his tie and then began walking towards the Oak Room for cocktail hour.
"Wait for me Mister Bass," Blair said as she was being escorted into the Hotel lobby with her assistant Cynthia who he was assuming was there to help save his wife from the insane crowd outside.
"Always," Chuck whispered huskily into her ear as she took her arm and linked it with his.
"Are you okay my beautiful baby boy?" She said as she kissed Henry.
"He is now," Chuck replied as they began to walk out of the lobby and into the gala.
"Okay Henry you are going into your first black tie event and your going to be the only baby here," Blair cooed.
"It means all eyes are going to be on you," Chuck stated.
"Well all eyes will always be on him he is a Bass," Blair smiled.
"Your mother is right," He agreed, "but you never have to live up to our name if you don't want to," Chuck kissed his head before they walked into the room.
"I can't believe they brought their infant son to a gala they have no idea what they are doing," An older woman said to a young socialite.
"Yeah I mean it's like the equivalent of bringing a baby into a bar," The young girl snorted back.
"Ignore them," Chuck growled into Blair's ear as he insisted they keep walking.
"Oh that must be Henry Bass… looks just like his father but definitely has his mothers eyes," Another woman said to one of her friends as their husbands nodded in agreement.
"Well at least that woman knows what she is talking about," Blair smiled.
"B!" Serena said with a big bright smile as she approached her sister in law and best friend.
"Hey S," Blair said as she embraced her blonde best friend, "sorry were late," Blair said realizing that cocktail hour was already winding down.
"Nonsense," Serena said as she went to hug and kiss her brother, "besides it would be completely unlike you to not be fashionably late," Serena Laughed as she made an exaggerated face when she saw Henry in Chuck arms. "Oh and look at my favorite little nephew," Serena said as she took Henry out of Chucks arms and began peppering the baby boy with kisses, "He is so handsome and look at the bow tie," She smiled and looked up at Chuck who was watching his sister's amusing over the top antics, "You look like such a little gentleman I think I should tell Dan to hit the road because I found myself a new date," She giggled.
"We wouldn't object to that," Chuck chimed in with a sly smile before Blair gently elbowed in the gut, "Ow," Chuck said as he rubbed is stomach.
"Don't do that," Blair whispered, "You know I feel the same way but this is her life we need to butt out," She reminded him as she watched Serena take Henry across the room and over to Dan.
"And since when have stopped interfering?" Chuck asked with a raised brow.
"Since we became parents and our number one priority is our son," She said as they both turned back towards Serena's direction to keep an eye on Henry.
Dan went to go hold Henry when Serena had to fix her dress that started slipping from the way she was holding her nephew but Henry wouldn't have it and started fussing and squirming in Serena's arms.
"On second thought he just upset our son," Blair mused and looked up at husband with eyes that screamed lets start plotting his take down.
"We need to behave ourselves…besides you said he became off limits to plot against when he helped us out last year with the wedding remember?" He reminded her.
"Fine but things are going so well for them so how about we just test him," Blair mused.
"Deal but lets work out the details tomorrow and not talk about it tonight," Chuck agreed as he grabbed two flutes of Champagne and passed one to his wife before they walked over to Serena and Dan.
"Daniel," Chuck said politely.
"Charles," Dan said sarcastically.
"Dan," Blair said with a smile.
"Blair," He nodded.
"I was just apologizing to Dan and telling him that I was so sorry that I couldn't be his date tonight because this little guy has stolen my heart and will be escorting me tonight," Serena said talking to the baby.
"What can I say he has that Bass charm," Chuck said as he wrapped his arm around his wife's waste. Dan just rolled his eyes at the jab Chuck made.
"It's okay I won't act to hurt," Dan laughed as he kissed Serena on the Cheek, "I'm just going to go find my father and Lily if you would excuse me," Dan said politely before leaving the group together.
"Is that my godson?" Nate said loudly," As he came over and scooped Henry up out of Serena's arms and into the air making the baby giggle out loud and smile, "I believe it is," Nate said bringing him back down.
"So nice to be ignored," Blair laughed.
"Where are manners," Nate smiled, "How are Mister and Misses Bass this evening?" He said as he gave his best friends hugs and kisses.
"We are perfect," Blair said happily.
"And look at this bow tie," He said as he began taking in his nephew's chuck like attire, "that tie is bringing back a lot of old memories," He said as he saw his date coming towards them.
Blair looked annoyed as she saw the blonde bimbo coming towards them and Nate knew the rule that unless it was a serious girlfriend no dates of his should be hanging around Henry.
"And that's my cue to go," Nate said as he looked at Blair's face, "I'm sorry buddy but it's your mother's rule but don't worry tomorrow morning before brunch I will go take you on a walk with you and your dear old dad," He said before handing him over to Blair.
"And Nathaniel," Chuck started to say as Nate began to move away, "Don't ever call me old again we aren't even twenty-five yet," Chuck said.
"Let's just go over to the main room and get situated he is going to start getting whiney if he doesn't get fed soon," Blair said.
"Okay let's go," Chuck nodded in agreement and took his wife's hand as he led them across the room with Serena following.
"I really can't believe with all that money they have between the two of them that they couldn't hire a babysitter," they heard a middle aged woman say to her daughter and husband as they passed by.
Blair looked upset when she over heard but continued to walk but Chuck didn't Chuck heard enough horrible comments being made about their decision to bring their well behaved 6 month old son to tonight's gala that was being held in his honor.
"Chuck what are you doing," Blair said nervously as she saw the angered expression Chuck was wearing.
"Something that should have been said when we walked in and we heard the first nasty remark," Chuck said as he began walking over to the woman with Blair, Henry, and Serena following closely behind him.
"Oh Charles," The lady said with a fake smile, "I was just telling my husband how you managed to help all those poor people with that housing project of yours."
"Oh and Mrs. Hamilton I was just telling my wife and my sister how you have no right making comments on me and my wife's decision to bring my son to an event where I am being honored especially since you were an absentee parent and screwing around with your husbands business partners including my late father and how your daughter developed a pretty expensive drug habit I mean after she was released from rehab about twenty four hours ago and she is already on something," Chuck started saying, "and I'm pretty sure your first mistake was that you left her home with a nanny or caregiver twenty four seven so yes we brought our well behaved baby with us to an event and if you ask me his chances of ending up like your messed up daughter are slim," He seethed.
"Why I nev…" Mrs. Hamilton started to say in shock.
"Chuck go take Henry into the main ball room and get his bottle it's time for his feeding," Blair said as she handed her husband their son and he walked away and at out of the room.
"You don't go anywhere," Blair hissed, she was now in full bitch mode, "You had to open your mouth and make my husband upset at his own event celebrating his achievements as a business man and then you insult our parent style… I'm sorry maybe you older woman on the Upper East Side aren't used to seeing hands on parenting but that's what we are we are involved in our child's life. I'll be nice this one time if I hear another word about my son coming from your mouth you won't be escorted out of here you will be thrown out and you can forget about your social standing do you understand me?" Blair said giving Mrs. Hamilton her best bitch smile before turning around. "And oh yeah get your daughter back in rehab she looks awful and smells of vodka," She said before leaving with Serena.
"Wow B that was rough," Serena said not completely surprised.
"Well she upset me and my husband she really should be keeping her mouth shut and besides she accused us of being cheap," Blair scoffed.
"Yeah that one was completely out of line you guys spare no expense," Serena laughed as the found Chuck sitting with Nate, Lily, Rufus, and Dan feeding Henry his bottle.
"Are you calm now?" Blair asked as she watched Chuck feed a very hungry Henry.
"Much," he smiled, "sorry that I went off?" He said.
"No you had a right to and I am glad you did I mean I went all mama bear crazy after you left," She smiled and kissed his head.
"Well it looks someone drank his whole bottle in record time," Nate noted with a laugh.
"Yeah he did," Chuck said proudly as he handed the empty bottle over to Blair before he started burping his son.
"Chuck," Blair said, "Chuck," Blair repeated herself as she watched her husband pat Henry's back in horror.
"What," He said completely oblivious to what he forgot to do.
"You don't have the…" Blair was in the middle of saying when it happened, Henry spit up on Chuck's custom made tuxedo, "the spit of cloth on you," Blair finished the sentence seconds too late.
"And Chuck Bass is human," Dan said with a laugh.
"Really Dan?" Serena said annoyed.
"Man don't you want to go to the rest room and clean up?" Nate asked.
"Yeah," Chuck said as he got up from his seat and gave his wife their son Henry who wasn't looking to happy.
10 Minutes later Chuck came back to a very unhappy Henry who was crying very loudly.
"Shhh baby shhh," Blair said as she began bouncing him gently.
"Were going," Chuck said as he took Henry from Blair.
"We can't they haven't even presented you with your award and dinner hasn't even been served I'll go out with him," Blair said.
"No," Chuck shook his head as he began calming down Henry, "we are leaving," He turned to Lily," Please accept my award on my behalf and I will see you all at brunch tomorrow" Chuck said as he got Henrys stroller and put Henry in it and began pushing the stroller at out the room.
"I guess we are leaving," Blair said getting up, "I'll see you guys tomorrow," Blair said before following her husband outside.
Once they were in the limo and Henry was put in his car seat he was fast asleep. "You never wanted to go tonight did you?" Blair asked.
"No," He smiled.
"Why didn't you say anything?" She asked.
"Well Dear wife of mine," He said as he pulled her onto his lap, "You have been itching to go back to a gala and we weren't going to leave our son with a baby sitter or take Dorota away from her children," He smiled and began kissing her.
"But you were being honored," She protested as she pulled away from him.
"So what," He smiled as he kissed her again.
"So it's important," She said giving him a soft peck.
"It is but my son being happy and comfortable is much more important to me," He said before kissing her passionately.
"Do you think he had fun?" Blair asked as she turned her head to look over at her precious baby boy.
"I think that he is six months old and he had no idea what was going on except for the fact that he did not care for the camera's much," He laughed.
"But he is a really good baby isn't he?" Blair smiled as she watched Henry make cute faces in his sleep.
"The best," He agreed, "and I'm sorry for making you miss dinner I already placed a call to chef before we left the house to have something for us once we returned," Chuck said has he kissed Blair shoulder.
"You knew that we were going to leave this early?" She asked.
"I wanted you to at least make an appearance and show this little guy off for a bit before leaving," He smiled.
"This is why I love you," Blair smiled and gave him a long lingering kiss.
"And why is that?" Chuck asked amused.
"Because you are the most amazing father," Blair said before kissing him again.
"Well you're an amazing mother," Chuck said as they both turned and watched their son sleep peacefully all the way home.
A/N New chapters are on their way so please leave me your reviews im also open to taking ideas or prompts. I'm up for the challenge.