A/N - Hey guys! I'm back! And it wasn't a year and half later! Yay! LOL. Anyway, here's the next chapter. I hope you like it. Thanks to all who took the time to review the last chapter after so long. I hope you'll review this one too :)

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Dan rolled over in his sleep, his arm automatically reaching for Blair and he jolted awake when he felt cotton sheets instead of her soft, comforting body next to him. His eyes opened to find her side of the bed empty. Sitting up, Dan scratched his head, yawing as he looked around the room. He climbed out of bed and let out a mumbled curse when he stubbed his toe on the bench that Blair had insisted they put in their room. It was moments like these that made him miss the familiar layout of the loft. He knew that place like the back of his hand.

That said, he understood Blair's logic and had even agreed with her that the loft, while full of wonderful memories (it was their Brooklyn Bubble after all), was probably not the most suitable place for them to raise the twins. So when she had suggested they move to the city, he had agreed. They had settled on an apartment on the Upper West Side, overlooking Central Park. He knew from the second they walked through the door that Blair was completely in love with the place and she had been so pregnant by that point that he couldn't have said no to her even if he wanted to (if normal Blair scared him on a good day, then full on hormonal pregnant Blair was enough to send him crying to his daddy).

Of course, for all his bluster, Dan could admit that he was happy in their new home. Jenny and Eric had moved into the loft and Dan was grateful for that. It was comforting to know that it was still there, the place where his and Blair's story had begun; that they would be able to bring Ethan and Audrey there. But it was right for the four of them to have their own home. He loved this home and the life they had begun to build in it. He loved waking up with the sun shining in through the huge window of their bedroom and Blair curled up at his side. He loved the still feeling that always came when he took one of the twins out to the terrace to look out over the park as he told them all about how he fell in love with their mother. He loved that Audrey always watched him closing, like she was completely enraptured with the tale of her parents' love story and how, most times, Ethan looked like he was struggling to stay awake.

He loved those rare moments when he would come home unannounced to find Blair so completely wrapped up in the twins that she wouldn't even notice that he entered the room. He loved the way her eyes sparkled as she kissed their toes and Ethan let out an almost silent laugh, his smile lighting up the room, while Audrey's had a full belly laugh that caused her whole little body to shake… both of which would cause Blair to beam.

It was in those moments that Dan Humphrey found himself falling head over heels in love with Blair Waldorf all over again. Feeling a sudden urge to be with his family, Dan quickly pulled on his robe, making his way out of the room toward where he knew he would find his girlfriend.

As he approached the nursery, Dan paused when he saw the door open a tiny crack. Blair looked up with a smile when he pushed the door fully open and Dan smiled back when he saw her rocking Ethan gently.

"Did I wake you?" Blair's voice was barely a whisper as she glanced down at Ethan, her hand running across his cheek gently, before she looked back at Dan.

"No." Dan shook his head, moving quietly into the room and pausing to peer down at Audrey, who was sleeping soundly in her crib. "I just can't sleep when you're not next to me." Dan continued into the room, pulling another chair close to Blair rocking chair before leaning in to brush his lips across hers before kissing Ethan's forehead. "You should have woken me. You got up with them last night. It was my turn."

"I know." Blair murmured, her gazed fixed on their son, nestled happily in her arms as he suckled away on his bottle. "But I don't mind. I like spending this time with them…" Blair pulled her eyes away from Ethan to look at Dan. "Plus, you looked so peaceful, I just didn't have the heart to wake you. You should go back to bed. We're fine."

"No." Dan shook his head. "I'm fine right here." Blair didn't respond but simply smiled as she continued to rock Ethan.

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Blair woke to sounds of quiet a whimper coming from the baby monitor and she rubbed her eyes tiredly as she glanced at Dan, who was sleeping next to her. She didn't blame him for not waking. Normally the slightest cry from either of the twins and Dan would be instantly alert, but she knew how tired he had been lately. Let him sleep. Blair smiled as she climbed out of bed and slipped out of the room, heading toward the nursery.

She pushed the door opened and felt a calm wash over her when her eyes landed on Audrey and Ethan. Blair loved this time with them. She loved the quiet and calm and complete serenity that she felt in those early morning hours as she held her children.

Pausing, Blair peered down into Audrey's crib to find her sleeping peacefully. Everyone assumed that Audrey would end up being just like Blair, but it couldn't have been any further from the truth. Audrey was the calm one of her babies, the logical one, Blair could already tell. Every day she saw more and more of Dan in her daughter. Every smile, every curious expression. Whenever Audrey became focussed on the workings of a new toy, refusing to put it down until she figured it out, it was Dan that Blair saw in her daughter's eyes.

Blair kissed Audrey's head gently before moving across the room to Ethan's crib. She found her son squirming, his little arms and legs flailing, clearly frustrated that she had taken so long to get to him. If Audrey had Dan's temperament, than Ethan was Blair through and through. He wanted what he wanted, when he wanted it and no one was going to tell him otherwise. Blair shook her head with a smile as she lifted him into her arms.

"What's mama's boy doing?" Blair murmured as she nuzzled her son close. "Can you not sleep my little boy." Blair quietly left the room with Ethan nestled into her shoulder. She made her way into the kitchen and prepared his bottle almost on autopilot. She had done this so many times now, she didn't even need to think about it. Making her back to the nursery, Blair checked to see Audrey still passed out solid, her tiny snores (yet another trait she had picked up from her father) barely audible.

"Why can't you be more like your sister, huh?" Blair murmured to her son as she settled into the rocking chair. Ethan huffed irritably at her, eyeing the bottle that was just out of his reach and Blair chuckled silently. "Oh, you're definitely my son." Blair placed a gentle kiss on Ethan's forehead as she held the bottle up and Ethan latched on, sucking hungrily.

Blair looked up as the door opened and she smiled when she saw Dan standing in the doorway, his hair sticking up in every which way possible.

"Did I wake you?" Blair whispered as she glanced down at Ethan. She brushed her hand over his cherub cheek before looking back up at Dan expectantly.

"No." Dan shook his head, moving quietly into the room. Blair smiled as he stopped to look at Audrey, her heart swelling at the love she saw in his eyes as he looked at their daughter. "I just can't sleep when you're not next to me." Dan continued into the room. He pulled a chair close to Blair rocking. She smiled again as he leaned in to kiss her softly before kissing Ethan's forehead. "You should have woken me. You got up with them last night. It was my turn."

"I know." Blair looked down at their son, nestled happily in her arms as he suckled away on his bottle. "But I don't mind. I like spending this time with them…" Blair pulled her eyes away from Ethan to look at Dan. "Plus, you looked so peaceful, I just didn't have the heart to wake you. You should go back to bed. We're fine."

"No." Dan shook his head. "I'm fine right here." Blair smiled again, continuing to rock Ethan and she rested her head on Dan's shoulder as he wrapped an arm around her.

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"How are you son?" Rufus asked his son as they sat in his living room. Blair had insisted that they invite everyone over for Thanksgiving and so their apartment was currently full of clanging and chatter. Dan couldn't have been happier about it.

"I'm good Dad. I'm tired but I'm good." He glanced across the room where Nate and Serena were entertaining the twins. "I'm going to duck into the kitchen and see if Blair needs any help." Dan excused himself and made his way toward the kitchen. He paused briefly in the dining room to speak with Eric and Lily, who were setting the table, before continuing down the hall. He slowed down when he heard voices coming from the kitchen and stopped when he turned the corner to find Blair standing at the counter, talking animatedly to his sister, laughter bubbling from her lips. If he didn't know better, he would say that they looked like friends.

The sight brought a smile to his face. Blair and Jenny had a rocky past. He knew first hand how rocky but still it made him happy to see the woman he loved finally getting along with his sister. As he watched Blair converse with his sister, he was struck again at how much she had changed from the girl he had known in high school. That girl knew how to hold a grudge. That girl would make you regret the day that you ever decided to cross her. And while, in some ways, Blair was still that girl, he had seen her grow too and become the woman who was standing in front of him now.

This was the woman he loved. The one who slowly had begun to let go of past wrongs. Yes, he knew that she hadn't completely forgotten what Jenny had done, but he could also tell that she had developed a soft spot for his little sister since the twins had been born, even if she would never admit it. Her tone when speaking to or about Jenny no longer held that sharpness to it and she seemed almost genuinely pleased when Jenny would come over to visit with the twins. Even the way Blair addressed his sister had changed. Sure, Blair still called her Little J, but it no longer came across as the put down that it had always seemed to be. Once it had been Blair's way of keeping Jenny in her place; showing her that she was beneath the rest of them. Now, it rolled off Blair's tongue with a smile and had a friendly teasing ring to it, in a similar fashion to the way she called him 'Humphrey'.

Dan had always known that Blair was the woman he was going to spend his life with, but standing in the kitchen that day, watching the final two pieces of his family come together, he knew that he wanted to make if official sooner rather than later.

"Dan, did you need something?" The sound of Blair's voice pulled him out his thought and he looked up at the two women in front of him.

"Just wondering if you needed any help." Dan moved towards them, his arm looping around Blair's waist as he dropped a kiss on her neck.

"Oh, thanks, but I think Little J and I have everything covered." Blair smiled and Jenny nodded in agreement. "But if you want to ask everyone to make their way to the dining room, we should be ready soon."

Dan nodded and left the room as Blair and Jenny continued their preparations, their conversation picking up right where it left off as though Dan had never interrupted.

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"Oh I'm exhausted." Blair collapsed on their bed that night after everyone was gone and the twins bathed and put to bed. "Honestly, Humphrey, I don't know why you insisted that we cook everything. I don't understand why we couldn't have just had it catered, you know, like normal people do."

Dan chuckled quietly as he lay down next to Blair, rolling on his side to face her and sliding his arm around her waist. Even after all this time, they still had such different outlooks on the world, but it was their differences that made them better in his opinion.

"Blair, normal people cook for themselves." He murmured, nuzzling his nose into face.

"Fine." Blair huffed, reminding him of Ethan. He shook his head. That little boy was going to be handful when he got older, Dan was sure of it. He remembered all the trouble Blair had gotten herself into in high school and he had a feeling that Ethan was going to give his mother a run for her money. "Well, seeing as we're 'normal people', I suppose that we have to get up now and clean up that mess…" Blair sighed, trying to pry his arm from her, but Dan tightened it, shaking his head.

"Well, you're still Blair Waldorf, so I think we can hire someone to do that tomorrow." Dan leaned forward brushing his lips over hers and Blair smirked.

"Oh sure, I'm 'Blair Waldorf' when it's time for you to do something…" Blair laughed a little as Dan pinned her to the bed. His eyes locked on hers. He kept waiting for the nerves to hit but they never did. Kissing her once more, Dan moved his lips to whisper two words into her ear.

"Marry me."

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Blair froze. Pulling away abruptly to look at him, sure that she must have heard him wrong. Instead, she found Dan watching her expectantly, smiling tenderly down at her.

"Marry me, Blair. We're already a family, but I want to make it official. I want to stand a roof top and scream to the world that Blair Waldorf is my wife." Dan brushed the hair from her face and Blair was quiet for a moment.

"Of course I'll marry you." Blair slid her arms around his neck, pulling Dan down to crash her lips against his. "I was just waiting for you to ask." She kissed him again, trying to deepen the kiss but Dan pulled away and Blair pouted as he left her alone on the bed. "Dan, what are you…"

"I want to do this right." Dan reached his desk and pulled open the bottom drawer. Blair heart skipped a beat when he turned to reveal a small black box in his hand. She eagerly sat up on the bed as he approached and sat down next to her. "Blair Waldorf, will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?"

"Yes." Blair nodded, tears filling her eyes as Dan opened the box and she looked down at the ring. Her eyes widening and shooting back up to look at Dan. "Dan is that…"

"Your grandmother Waldorf's ring." Dan nodded. "Yeah. I kind of talked to your dad the last time he was in town. He got from it from the safe deposit box for me."

"But how did you know?" Blair asked, still staring down at the ring. "How did you know that I always wanted this ring to be my engagement ring?"

"Because you told me." Dan said simply and Blair looked up at him, confused. "You don't remember do you? It was when we were working at W. They did that spread on weddings and you said that all the rings were gaudy and that your perfect engagement ring was your grandmother Waldorf's. Beautiful and elegant." Dan lifted the ring from the box and slid it on Blair's left hand. "Just like you."

"I can't believe you remembered that." Blair stared down at the ring for a long time before looking back at her fiancé (she liked the sound of that).

"Well, you Ms. Waldorf are pretty unforgettable." Dan leaned down to kiss her again and Blair grinned as she pulled him down on top of her, eagerly returning the kiss.

"Humphrey…" she murmured as Dan's lips moved to her neck and he pulled away to look at her.

"What?" Dan smiled but Blair shook her head, leaning up to kiss him again.

"No. You called me Ms. Waldorf, I was just testing the waters to see how Mrs. Humphrey sounds."

"Blair Humphrey… I like the sound of that."