A/N - Hey everyone! So there seemed to be enough interest in this story for me to keep going. Here's Chapter 2. I think it turned out pretty good. Hopefully you guys will too. I have all these ideas for this story now so I should be starting chapter 3 very soon. I've changed the writing on this story to M as well - just in case for later chapters.

Anyway, I tried to stay as true to Dan and Blair's character as much as I could. I hope you guys like it. Excuse the typos, I'm sure I missed a few.

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"What happened here?" Blair gently runs her finger across the scar on Dan's right arm a few hours later when they're curled up on his bed.

"Oh, just a stupid accident when I was kid." Dan murmurs, tightening his arms around her and pressing a soft kiss on her forehead.

"Tell me about it." She lifts her head to look at him expectantly and Dan stares at her for a second before smiling.

"There's not really a whole lot to tell."

"So, tell me anyway." Blair settles against him, her fingers still absentmindedly tracing the outline of the scar.

"Ugh, well, I guess I was about 6 or so and my dad was trying to teach me how to ride my bike. I told him to let go, he did. I went down in a pile with the bike. Got a pretty decent gash on my arm from it, hence the scar."

"My mother never let me ride a bike when I was a kid." Blair says matter-of-factly and Dan just looks at her a second.

"You mean never, as in never?" Dan looks down at her and Blair just shakes her head.

"No, she didn't want me getting my clothes dirty." Blair shrugs a little. "That's how it was done on the Upper East Side."

"So, have you never been on bike?" Dan stares at her in complete disbelief and Blair looks up at him for a second before rolling her eyes.

"My God Humphrey, of course I've been on a bike - numerous times in the Hampton's when I got older. " Blair shakes her head, scoffing. "You are so overdramatic sometimes. I make one comment and suddenly you're acting like I was was raised by communists or something."

"You're calling me overdramatic?" He raises one eyebrow at her. "That's rich Waldorf, especially coming from you."

"If the shoe fits." Blair says with an air of finality as she lays back down, resting her head against his chest again. Dan stares at the top of her head for a second before shaking his head with a smile and softly running his fingers through her hair.

"Whatever you say, Blair." Blair can feel his chest rumble against her cheek as he speaks and she bites her lip with a smile. "Can we talk about something else please."

"OK. What would you like to talk about, Daniel?" Blair raised her head to look at him again and Dan couldn't resist the urge to kiss her.

"Hmm….how about we talk about this." He gently pulls her up so her whole body is stretched across his and he brushes his lips across hers.

Blair lets out a contented sigh as she sinks into him. Dan takes that as an opportunity to deepen the kiss and Blair's head is spinning in the best possible way when they finally break apart, out of breath.

"You know, you're pretty good at that, Humphrey." Blair smiles down at him as she tries to steady her breathing.

"You're not so bad yourself, Waldorf." Dan grins before sliding his hand around to cup the back of her head, pulling her face towards his again. He can't seem to get enough of her. His hands get twisted in her long hair as he tries to pull her even closer. It still wasn't enough. In one quick motion, he flips them so Blair is pinned to the bed beneath him. Dan dips his head to her shoulder, pressing a soft kiss there and he feels Blair shudder beneath him. He leaves a trail of kisses up her neck and across her chest as he hands slowly move the hem of her skirt and he hesitates for a second, pulling away to look at her.

"What are you doing? Why did you stop?" Blair says it almost like an order and Dan finds himself chuckling as he kisses her firmly on mouth, his left hand painstakingly making its way up her soft thigh.

"Oh God Dan…" Blair moans in his ear and Dan groans loudly. He dropped his head on her shoulder for a second.

"Damn it Waldorf. If you keep that up, this is going to be over before it even starts." He mutters gruffly and Blair stares at him for a second before smirking and pulling his lips back to hers. Blair gasps against Dan's mouth when he fingers brush the top of her lace panties and the throbbing sensation between her legs only intensifies at the thought of how close he was.

Suddenly Blair's phone starts to ring and the two of them let out frustrated groans as Dan rests his forehead against hers.

"Sorry." She shoots him an apologetic smile before pushing him off her and grabbing her phone off the night table as Dan falls back on the bed, breathing heavy. His eyes fall closed and he prays that this won't take long "Shit…" The whispered swear from Blair causes his eyes to fly open because Blair Waldorf does not curse. "It's Serena…" Her name is like a bucket of cold water and Dan immediately sits up straight.

"Are you going to answer it?" Dan asks and Blair immediately shakes her head.

"I can't. Not yet. I mean, she's obviously talked to Chuck and I just… I can't deal with that yet. Chuck was also only the beginning." Blair shoots him a look. "Serena wouldn't be calling if she hadn't talked to him, which means he's probably told everyone. I wouldn't be surprised if he sent it to Gossip Girl. We'll probably be getting a blast any second."

"They were going to find out eventually, Blair. Isn't it better for them to find out sooner rather than later?"

"Oh Humphrey, your innocence is almost refreshing." She shakes her head, patting his cheek gently. "It's like you don't even realize how many people are going to have issues with this. It's certainly not just going to be Chuck."

"I know that, Blair." Dan let out a slightly frustrated sigh.

"I mean, there's Serena, obviously, Vanessa, Jenny…" Blair lists off the names.

"Look, it might be a little awkward for Serena…" Dan says seriously. "But she's dating Ben, who's living in my house, which you know isn't exactly fun for anyone. So she doesn't really get the right to say anything to anybody. And as for Jenny & Vanessa… well, I'm not sure where Vanessa and I stand right now considering what she did but if she wants to be apart of my life, she's going to have accept that you're an important part of it now."

Dan brushed her hair from her face and kissed her lips softly for a few moments before Blair pushed him away.

"OK, well, what about Jenny?" Blair grimaced as she said Dan's sister's name. "I mean, she's your sister and she and I don't exactly…"

"Blair, what are you doing?" Dan asked sharply and she looked up at him in surprise. "If I didn't know better, I would think that you were trying to come up with reasons for us not to be together."

"No." Blair shook her head quickly. "I just… there are quite a few people in your life who don't exactly love me and vice versa. We're going to be getting this from all sides."

Dan looked at her for a long moment before pulling her back into his arms and she rested her head back on his chest. He knew that she had ever reason to be wary. In theory, they were completely wrong for each other but somehow they ended up being completely right.

"I can handle it, Waldorf." He murmured into her hair before kissing the top of her head softly. They're both silent for a few moments. "We are going to have to talk to all of them eventually, you know that right?"

"I know, but can't we just stay in our Brooklyn bubble for a while?" Blair peers up at him and Dan shakes his head with a smile.

"Yeah, we can do that."

Their Brooklyn bubble burst rather quickly unfortunately when Blair's phone starts ringing again and Dan's does as well, almost simultaneously.

"It's Serena again." Blair sighs. "You?"

"Nate." Dan flips the phone open and Blair's eyes widen as she moves toward him but Dan simply shakes his head, holding the phone to his ear. "Hey Nate, what's up man?"

Dan's voice is completely calm while Blair looks like she's about to have an aneurism.

"Dude, what the hell is going on?" Nate's stressed voice comes through the phone and Dan braces himself for the worst. "Chuck is pounding back scotch like it's going out of style and Serena just called freaking out because apparently Chuck walked in on you and Blair having sex?"

"We weren't having sex." Dan grumbles and Blair falls back on the bed, burying her face in the pillows. Dan rolls his eyes. And he was supposed to be the overdramatic one, yeah OK.

"Well thank God for that." Dan pulls his thoughts away from Blair and focuses back on Nate's voice. "Because, honestly man, Chuck is…"

"It was just a kiss." Dan cuts him off and his words cause Blair to shoot up off the bed and slap him as hard as she could in the arm and he throws her a dirty look.

"Oh just a kiss, huh… wait, what?" He would have chuckled at the confusion in Nate's voice but Blair's death stare is enough to kill the laughter. "Holy Crap! Are you serious? You and Blair?"

"Yes, me and Blair." Dan nods, glancing at the brunette who was seething next to him. "Although, I'm starting to seriously rethink that particular decision." He grumbles and Blair's eyes widen murderously. She mutters something under her breath before pulling herself off the bed and stalking out of the bedroom. Ah crap.

Look, Nate, this really isn't a good time. Can I talk to you later?" Dan's already making his way toward the kitchen where Blair is furiously pulling on her jacket.

"Oh shit, is Blair there?" Dan can hear the smirk in his voice. "OK, OK, I get it. Go calm her down, I know how she can get. But you might want to watch your back, man, because Chuck is out for blood and Serena is seriously flipping her shit."

"Yeah, OK, thanks for the heads up." Dan quickly shuts the phone and tosses it on the counter as Blair marches toward the door. "Blair, wait." She throws a scathing look in his direction before pulling the door open and stalking out of the loft. "Blair!" He calls, racing after her and he catches her arm just as she reaches the stairs. "Would you please stop!"

"Why? You've already started to seriously rethink this particular decision!"

Dan blanches when she spits his words back in his face and he sighs.

"I'm sorry." He whispers, tucking a piece of her hair behind her ears. "I shouldn't have said that. I didn't mean it. But you were freaking out in there, like the thought of anyone knowing about us was the end of world and it just came out."

"Well how did you expect me to react, Humphrey?" Blair shakes her head. "You were just spreading our personal business to everyone."

"That wasn't me! That was your precious Chuck!" He regrets the words the second they leave his mouth. That was a low blow, he knows that, but she frustrates him so much sometimes to the point where she just brings it out of him.

"This was clearly a mistake." Blair shakes her head again, her bottom lip twitching and for a second Dan thinks she's about to cry. "We were fools to think that this could actually work. Goodbye Humphrey."

Blair turns to leave, tears filling her eyes, but Dan grabs her arm again and forces her to look at him.

"You don't mean that, do you?" His expression is almost desperate and Blair feels her chest tighten.

"Dan, it's been two hours and we're already fighting. We're never going to be able to do this." Blair stares down at her hands for a second, trying to keep her emotions in check. What was it about Dan Humphrey that threw her off kilter so much?

"But I thought that you were willing to take that risk?" Dan's voice lowers and he steps closer. "Even if we crash and burn, remember?"

"Even if we crash and burn." She whispers the words to herself before looking up at Dan. She can hear Chuck's voice in her head telling her that she and Dan were doomed to fail, but she pushes the voice away. "I'm sorry." Blair steps forward, resting her cheek on his broad chest and she can't help but notice the way the tension immediately leaves her body the moment he wraps his arms around her - it's practically instant. The realization comes as a shock to her because she really doesn't know when Dan became her rock or how it's possible for him to soothe her and set her on edge all at the same time.

"It was my fault." He murmurs into her hair, pressing a soft kiss on her temple. "I shouldn't have said any of that."

"No, you shouldn't have." Blair agrees quickly and Dan just shakes his head with a smile. "But I shouldn't have reacted like that. Old habits. I'll be better."

"Don't make promises we both know that you're not going to keep, Waldorf." Dan's lips curl into a smile and Blair can't help but laugh a little. "I don't want you to change who you are, Blair. In case you haven't figured it out yet, I kind of like you the way you are." He murmurs the last part against her lips before taking her face gently but firmly in his hands and pressing his mouth to hers in a kiss that literally makes Blair's knees week.

"Maybe we should move this back inside." He whispers, kissing her softly twice more before reaching for her hand to lead her back to the loft and again she marvels at the fact that she is holding Dan Humphrey's hand. Blair pulls her gaze up to his face she stops when she sees him staring over her shoulder. She slowly turns to find Serena standing a few steps down, staring up at the two of them with an unreadable expression.

"S…" Blair starts to pull away from Dan but he grips her hand tighter and she shoots a look in his direction but Dan simply shakes his head and the two of them have a silent argument with their eyes.

"So, Chuck was telling the truth." Serena's voice breaks up their silent war of willpower and she comes to the top of the stairs, crossing her arms over her chest. "The two of you are sleeping together."

"We're not sleeping together." Blair wrenches her hand from Dan's grip and turns to her best friend. "Look, S, this thing with me and Dan. Nothing has happened yet."

"Yet?" Serena stares at her in disbelief and Blair frowns. Clearly that was the wrong choice of words.

"We didn't plan this, Serena. It just happened." Dan speaks up and Serena turns her disbelieving gaze to the boy next to Blair.

"It just happened?" Serena scoffs before looking back to Blair. "Blair, how could you do this? It's… he's Dan!"

"I know that!" Blair exclaims, desperate for Serena to understand. "And believe me, I didn't want this, OK. You can ask him yourself. It took me months to just admit we were friends…" Blair glances quickly at her… boyfriend? Was Dan Humphrey her boyfriend now? Her head starts to spin. OK, she really couldn't even begin to try and process that right now.

"Serena, we didn't do this to hurt you." Dan says slowly, lacing his fingers through Blair's again. "We both care about you and we don't want our relationship with each other to change our relationships with you."

"Your relationship?" Serena gapes at the two of them. "You're my best friend, Blair. I can't believe you would do this."

"OK, I think we all just need to calm down." Dan speaks up. "Look Serena, I understand that this has been difficult for you. But you and I aren't together and that was your choice. You know how much I care about you and I don't want to hurt you but…"

"I feel like I've stepped into the twilight zone." Serena shakes her head as Eric comes running up the stairs, slightly out of breath.

"Oh, hey guys. How's it going?" Serena's younger brother glances between the three of them.

"Eric, what are you doing here?" Serena asks, annoyance dripping from her voice.

"Oh, you know, just in the neighbourhood." Eric claps his hands with a smile and the three of them just stare. "OK, fine. Nate called me because he was afraid that you were going to do something that you would end up regreting and I was hoping that I'd be able to run interference but clearly I'm too late."

"They're the ones you should be talking to." Serena's voice is a bit shrill and Blair cringes. She knows Serena Van der Woodson and when her voice reaches that octave it means her blonde best friend was about to blow.

"Serena, stop this. You have to calm down." Eric lays a hand on his sister's arm. Blair watches the youngest Van der Woodson with mixed emotions. He had always been the most level headed of the their family and if anyone was able to reason with Serena, it was Eric, but Blair doesn't want to put him in the middle of this.

"I'm not going to calm down!" Serena shakes her head vehemently. "How can you say that to me? What if it was Jonathan and your best friend? Could you just calm down? Would you just be able to accept that?"

"Well, if it was two people that I loved and they made each other happy, I'd like to believe that I would at the very least try to be happy for them, regardless of how I felt."

Serena stares at her brother for a second before looking back at Dan and Blair and Blair searches her blonde friend's eyes, desperately searching for some kind of redemption.

"S, please…" Blair's voice cracks a little and fear courses through her whole body. Serena had to be OK with this because if she wasn't, Blair didn't know what she would do. She couldn't lose her best friend but thought of walking away from Dan made her heart hurt in a way that it hadn't since Chuck drove away from her after his father's funeral.

"Do you love him?" Serena asks slowly and Blair's mouth drops in surprise.

"What?" She struggles to say the word and she glances at very uncomfortable looking Eric, but she can't bring herself to look at Dan.

"You heard me, Blair." Serena says and the two friends stare at each other. "Do you love him?"

"Wha… I…" Blair stumbles over her words for a second. "No…" She says finally and she internally cringes when Dan stiffens next to her. "We are no where near that, Serena. But I care about him… a lot - more than I ever thought I could." Blair glances up at him with a soft smile. "He doesn't judge me, even when he has every right to. He just accepts me, flaws and all, no questions asked." Blair blinks back tears. "And he makes me laugh. When was the last time you heard me really laugh? After everything that has happened - Jack, Chuck, all of it - it's nice to laugh again…." Blair pauses for a second, reaching for Dan's hand. "He makes me happy, S."

The four of them are silent for a long time as they stare at each other.

"Blair, It's not that I don't want you to be happy. All I've ever wanted is for you to be happy. I just…" Serena shoots a pained look in Dan's direction. "I just don't know if I can be OK with this."

Serena turns abruptly, rushing down the stairs. Eric shoots them a sympathetic smile before taking off after his sister. Blair shoulders slump in defeat as she watches the Van der Woodson siblings disappear.

"Come on." Dan whispers, slides his arms around her, cradling her against his chest as he leads her back into the loft. "Are you OK?" He sits her down on a stool and leans down to look at her. "Blair…"

"What if she's never OK with this Dan?"