a/n hey lovelies! so I decided to continue this story cause some of you said it felt unfinished and tbh, I felt the same so here it is, chapter 5. I know where this story is headed but if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. Special thanks to Pardos, 'cause she helped me so much finding inspiration to continue this fic.
The next morning Serena awakes to a loud noise coming from the kitchen. Her eyes search for Dan who isn't lying next to her so she decides to get up. She covers her naked body in the sheets and makes her way over to the kitchen. She leans against the door frame and watches Dan, who still hasn't noticed her, making pancakes. When he finally turns around, a huge smile creeps to his face, realizing how utterly in love he is with the person glancing at him. Serena returns the smile and steps closer to him, still holding the sheets.
„Why are you up so early?" Serena questions Dan.
„Good morning to you too" he pulls her closer, holds her in his arms and kisses her thoroughly.
He lets her go and Serena is not fast enough to take hold of the sheets and they fall down.
„Daaaan" she scolds him as she picks the sheets up and wraps them around her body again.
„I'm sorry... well not really. This isn't exactly a sight that I loathe..." Dan smirks at her.
Serena smirks back and Dan kisses her again.
„Anyway... sit down. Pancakes are ready and I have something to tell you." Dan points into the direction of their dining table.
They both walk over and let themselves sink into the chairs. Dan places a plate in front Serena and pinches her nose. Serena starts to eat as Dan watches her taking small mouthfuls.
„Sooo? Spill it!" Serena says.
„What would you think about a get away? … Just for a couple of days? " Dan asks her as Serena's eyes widen.
„Oh my gosh Dan, I'd love to... but it's a thursday, I have my internsh-"
„I called them, it's fine. You're off today and tomorrow. So what do you think?" Dan says
Serena jumps up and makes her way over to Dan.
„Have I told you that I love you?" Serena whispers in his ear as she sits on his lap and hugs him tightly.
„Once or twice." Dan kisses her earlobe. „Okay so.. I thought we'd leave by 12pm which gives you two hours to get showered and to pack. You think you can manage that?" Dan continues.
„2 hours? Oh lord have mercy." Serena panicks.
„You better get started right away" Dan pushes her off him and gives her a slap on the behind.
Halfway out the kitchen Serena turns around, realizing she forgot something.
„Dan?" she calls out.
„Yeah?" he answers.
„Where are we going anyway?" Serena questions him.
„That's a surprise. But I'll give you two little hints: One, I'm driving. And two, you won't need designer clothes. Pack comfy and warm clothing and sturdy shoes." Dan says.
„Sturdy shoes, are you kidding me? … I might have to go out and buy some before we leave then" Serena answers.
„Hurry up then" Dan smirks as he does the dishes.
Serena takes a quick shower. She steps out of the shower and stands in front of the bathroom mirror and examines herself. A disgusted look creeps to her face as she pinches the love handles that she thinks are ugly. She turns around and looks at herself from the side, stroking her stomach and lets out a sigh of discomfort. Serena is slim as ever but due to recent happenings she may have put on a couple of pounds. Dan didn't seem to mind it but Serena clearly does mind. She remembers the diet pills that Blair told her about. She took them before her wedding to Chuck. Serena quickly gets dressed and hollers to Dan on her way out.
„Dan, I'm out to get those shoes you want me to have. I'll be back in 30."
„Ok, babe. Take care. I love you." Dan hollers back but Serena already closed the door behind her.
She makes her way to the next pharmacy. Finally there, she goes up to the lady standing behind the counter.
„I need some diet pills. I think they're called Capsiplex" Serena says as quiet as she can.
Somehow this is embarrassing for her. She's not one of those girls who call themselves fat when they're clearly aren't but like every other girl Serena has insecurities and right now, her biggest insecurity is her body.
„Of course. Hold on." The woman answers and goes off searching for the package. She comes back, smiling friendly.
„Here you go. Instruction is inside. That makes $79,99 please." the woman says as Serena hands her her credit card.
The cashier swipes it through the machine.
„Goodbye." she says as she hands the card back to Serena.
„Bye, have a nice day." Serena answers as she leaves.
On her way home Serena quickly stops at some random shoe store and buys the next best sturdy shoes she can find, which is very out of character for her, and then makes her way back home.
„Hey baby, I'm back" Serena calls out, waiting for a response. When she doesn't get one she goes in to the kitchen only to find a note from Dan there.
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Hey love,
I'm getting the car.
Please pack and don't pack too much.
I'll pick you up at 12pm sharp.
I love you
Dan
/
Serena giggles a little thinking about how well Dan knows her.
Before she goes into their bedroom to pack her stuff, she takes out the pills from the package, quickly reads over the instructions and pours one down with a glass of water. Surprisingly, Serena manages to pack her stuff pretty fast. Being done with all the clothes, she goes to the bathroom to get her toiletries including the pill, her make up and stuff to shower because she's positive that that's the only thing Dan didn't think about. 5 minutes before Dan's set to pick her up, she waits outside of their apartment, literally twiddling thumbs because she's so excited to find out where he's gonna take her. Serena's jaw drops when she sees him arriving in Jeep Wrangler. That's totally not what she expected. He stops right next to her and waves her to get in. With the biggest smile on her face she gets in the passenger seat.
„Oh my god, Dan! I'm so excited." Serena says enthustiastic before kissing Dan lightly.
„I had a feeling you'd like this." Dan responds, stroking her cheek.
„Now pleeeease, tell me where we're headed to!" Serena asks impatiently.
„Ok but only because I love you so much." Dan says „We're going to some town near Boston. I rented us a cabin in the woods." Serena's eyes widen as Dan continues „The place is beautiful. It has a fire place and a whirpool. We could go hiking and stuff... Therefore I told you to get sturdy shoes. We can do whatever your heart desires."
„Ahhhh oh my god, I'm so excited. What are we waiting for let's go" Serena squeals excitedly, clapping her hands.
Dan starts the engine and their roadtrip begins.
They arrive at about 8pm, 4 hours later then originally planned. Dan blames Serena and Serena blames Dan. But eventually they're just happy they're finally there. Dan parks the car in front of the cabin and unloads their baggage. Each carrying on piece of luggage, they walk into the cabin hand in hand. Serena feels homey the second they enter. She turns to Dan and kisses him passionately with her hands wrapped around his neck.
„The place is beautiful like you said. I love it." Serena tells Dan.
„Glad you like it" Dan responds.
Both being utterly spent from the drive, they lock the cabin, slip into something more comfortable and make their way to the bedroom.
They lie there, snuggled close the each other, almost falling asleep.
„Dan?" Serena whispers „Are you still awake?"
„Yeah. What's up doll?" Dan answer.
„I just wanted to say thank you. I really needed this." she whispers directly into his ear.
„I love you" Dan says as he wraps his arms around her slender waist and kisses her on the forhead.
„I love you, too" she responds. „Goodnight."
„Goodnight" Dan responds before they both fall fast asleep.
Serena's head is rested on Dan's chest, her arm is rested on his stomach when they both wake up. Serena wakes up before him and her eyes examine the room and check out the new environment before stopping and meeting Dan's gaze.
„Good morning, beautiful." he says quietly.
Serena snuggles up to Dan and kisses him lightly.
„Morning" she mutters back, smiling against his lips. „What are we gonna do today?"
„I was thinking maybe we could go for a hike after I showered then spend the rest of the day in the whirpool. How does that sound?" Dan suggests.
„Perfect" Serena answers him, rubbing her nose against his.
Dan gets up to grab a quick shower and Serena takes her pill and one of her diet pills before getting dressed for their little adventure.
When you meet Serena for the first time, you'd never take her for the girl who'd go hiking in the woods, let alone stay in a cabin in Narnia. Shiny blonde hair, legs to die for, fancy clothes and expensive shoes. That's the life of Serena van der Woodsen. But then came Dan Humphrey and all of those things didn't seem to matter that much anymore. Who thought Serena van der Woodsen would go hiking around in tramping boots, dressed down to the minimum, wearing waterproof clothing, hand in hand with Dan Humphrey … Lonely Boy? And who thought it would make her happier than anything else on this planet?
Dan and Serena spend hours in the woods, not talking much, just enjoying each other's company, the nature and being far away from the big city and all the noises. Just as they are about to get back to the cabin it starts to rain. Not drizzle but monsoon-like down pour. Serena literally clinges onto Dan and hides her face in his shoulders.
„If there's on thing on this planet that I hate, it's rain." Serena hollers
„Oh come on. You're not made out of sugar and you're wearing water resistant clothing." Dan gives her a peck on the cheek. „This can be fun" he says as he picks her up and swirls her around.
„LET ME DOWN" Serena screams „Dan, I am serious, let me down"
Dan grants her wish and lets her down a little clumsily as she lands on the soaked muddy ground with her butt and takes Dan down with her. The mud splashes in their faces and Serena gives Dan a death glare before they both burst out in laughter. Dan stands up and helps Serena up.
„We're all covered in mud" Serena states as the rain pours down on them.
„I don't care" Dan answers as he takes her face in both of his hands and kisses her over and over again.
They just stand there, kissing in the rain. It's the most cheesy scenery you'd see in your entire life but for Dan and Serena it's so much more than that. It's a hopeful kiss. Hopeful for the future. It's an intense kiss. Forgetting the past few weeks. It's a passionate kiss, showing how much in love they really are.
They're soaked and neither of them wants to get sick so they make their way back to the cabin.
„Dan it's freezing, can you light the fire, please?" Serena asks shivering.
„Of course, will do." Dan anwers and goes over to the fireplace and lightens the pieces of wood.
„How about we take a shower?" Dan smirks at Serena
Serena unzips her jacket, then unzips Dan's, then moves her face really close to his.
„I like that idea" she says as she takes his hand and leads them towards the bathroom.
Within seconds, their clothes are gone. They wash the mud off each other and fool around a little while when they're finally clean but just as Serena wants to go down on Dan, he stops her.
„I have something better in mind." Dan says as he leads Serena out of the shower stall.
He hands Serena a towel to dry herself as she looks confused, then dries himself with another towel. Dan takes Serena's hand and leads her out of bathroom into the living room. They walk towards the fire place. He sits down on the fake lambskin that's only a meter away from the fireplace and pulls Serena down to him. He undoes the knot from the towel that's covering her naked body and gently places kisses on her shoulder, then her neck. He stops for a second to get a duvet, then lets his towel drop, sits down again and lies Serena down with him slightly hovering over her. He pulls up the duvet and covers their bodies. He pulls Serena as close as possible and kisses her tenderly, then more passionately. When Serena wants to take him in her hand, she realizes he's already hardened. She smirks at Dan who moves his fingers down, trailing along her belly button and her stomach which makes Serena shiver. His finger circles around her clit and when she closes her eyes, he slowly inserts a finger and Serena pleads him to continue with a soft moan. When she thinks she's ready she makes Dan stop. She pulls him up to her and they just look into each other's eyes for a couple of seconds.
„Make love to me, Dan" Serena whispers in his ear very quietly but loud enough for him to hear.
He kisses her gently before they continue under the duvet.
The fire is crackling in the background and it's one of those perfect, romantic moments in life where nothing else but them matters.
Afterwards, Dan spoons Serena and they're slowly falling asleep in front of the fire place, being utterly exhausted from the hike.
The next morning, Dan wakes up but Serena is not lying next to him. He looks around and finds her on the couch. He stands up he notices his back is aching like hell, probably from spending the night on the floor. Nonetheless, he walks over to Serena, picks her up, brings her to the bedroom and lies her down. He covers her with the duvet and walks off to have a shower. Done showering, he goes over to the wash basin and looks for his razor in one of the drawers. Instead he finds a pill package with Capsiplex printed on it. He looks suprised when he reads those pills help to lose weight. They aren't his so they have to be Serena's. He worries that he might have given her the impression that he is not content with her body anymore. Dan always loved Serena's body because of her curves. He decides to confront her at breakfast.
When they're sitting at the table, Dan decides to approach it the direct way.
„Serena?" Dan calls out.
„Yeah baby, what's wrong?" Serena asks as she gently smiles at him.
„Nothing, nothing." Dan smiles „It's just... did I give you the impression that you need to lose weight for me?" he continues as he looks Serena directly into the eyes.
Serena looks at him confused but gets the hint eventually.
„You found the pills?!" she asks, now looking down.
„Yeah." Dan says as he gets up, walks over to her and kneels in front of her. He takes both her hands in his and kisses them. „Look Serena, you are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. I'm so much in love with you … and your body" Dan smirks „You're perfect the way you are. You don't need to change anything about it. I lo-" he stops when he sees a tear dropping from Serena's eye.
„Why are you crying, baby?" he speaks again.
„I can't believe you still want to be with me after all that's happened in the last few months." Serena says wiping the tears away. „You're the love of my life Dan... I just wanna be perfect for you" she continues.
„You are perfect for me. I love you so much." he says, now pulling her up.
„Wait here!" Serena says smirking at Dan.
She walks into the bathroom and comes back with her diet pills.
„Guess I don't need these anymore" she says as she throws the pills into the trash.
„Guess you don't" Dan whispers in her ear as he hugs her from the behind and gently kisses her cheek.
„You're beautiful" he whispers in her ear and then releases her from the hug.
Serena turns around and kisses him cutely. „So are you" Serena says grinning cheekily.
„Very manly adjective to describe me" Dan laughs „Anyway, so what do you wanna do today?" Dan asks her.
„Sauna and whirpool? As we didn't get to try it out last night?" Serena pouts cutely.
„Whirpool it is" Dan answers.