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Lita sat at her desk working on her Calculus homework. It was Thursday night and she was anxious for the weekend. Avoiding her friends at school was exhausting and Lita was looking forward to being able to just relax around her house and not have to worry about Blair, Serena, homework, or volunteering. The knock on the bedroom door startled Lita. She called out for the person to come in, over the soft humming of her ipod playing on her stereo.
"Hey," Blair came into the room and once again shut the door. "Your mom let me in."
Lita glanced over her shoulder in surprise. "Hey, B. Hang on a sec, let me just finish this up."
Blair nodded and took a seat on Lita's bed. The two girls had been friends since childhood and Blair had slept in Lita's bed countless times but now she felt almost awkward- well, as awkward as Blair Waldorf ever allowed herself to feel.
Moments later, Lita turned around in her chair. "What's up?"
Blair took a deep breath before beginning. "I'm sorry about the way that I acted on Tuesday, I shouldn't have been so quick to yell at you. I was just so upset about Serena and you know how I have a tendancy to be a bit dramatic."
Blair earned a slight smile from Lita. "So have you talked to Serena?"
"No." Blair shook her head. "I'm not sorry about what I said to Serena. She did just about the worst thing that anyone can do. Not only did she abandon us this summer but she did it because she idn't want to have to deal with the fact that she betrayed me. It's unforgivable."
"She's our best friend, B." Lita sighed. "I hate to think that it's all been lost over a boy."
"Well it's not just a boy, it's Nate."Blair corrected. "Lita, can you imagine how you would feel if you found out that Serena or I had slept with Chuck and no one bothered to tell you? Even you would be humiliated and furious."
Lita didn't hesitate to agree. "You're right Blair, I would feel all of those things but I hope that I would also be able to forgive you. It would definitely take some time but I think I would try. As much as I love Chuck, you tow are my very best friends and have always been there for me."
Blair smirked. "You love Chuck?"
Lita's honey brown cheeks flushed with embarrassment. "You know what I mean, Blair."
"Yeah, you mean that you love Chuck." She laughed. "Oh God, I can't believe it. You swore you'd never again even talk to him again and now you're in love."
Lita figured it was useless to try and argue with her. "That's what I'm saying though, I've forgiven Chuck for everything that's happened in the past and now things are better than ever before."
"Oh really?" Blair leaned back against the pile of pillows on Lita's bed, intrigued by this update. "Tell me everything."
"I don't know, I mean there's not too much to tell except that I'm really happy." Lita's smile was genuine. "It's like Chuck fills in all of the blanks in my life, you know? He just instinctively knows how to say and do the things that I need."
Blair nodded but realized that she didn't know what Lita was talking about. With Nate, Blair was always trying to get him to do the things that she wanted or needed but it was a rare occasion when Nate did those things on his own. "That's great L, I'm really happy for you. And for Chuck, it seems like you've really been a good influence on him. But doesn't it ever bother you, knowing about his reputation?"
"I could let it bother me or I could just try to enjoy what I have right now." Lita's smile wavered for a moment. "Do you think I'm being foolish for trusting him so easily? I know that's what people are saying about me."
"I don't think it's foolish," Blair told her truthfully. "I think it's romantic. But as your friend L, I guess I just have to warn you that just because you want to forgive and forget doesn't mean that his past is going to just disappear and eventually he might have to confront it."
"What do you mean?"Lita didn't like the ominous tone of Blair's voice. "Is there something I should know?"
Blair shook her head, her tight smirk still in place. "You're my best friend L, I just want to make sure you're prepared for anything. But seriously, I'm happy for you and Chuck and even though things have been kind of weird this week, I hope you'll come to my party. You got the invitation, right?"
Lita pointed to her bulletin board where the invitation was pinned. "Of course I'll be there, Blair."
"With Chuck?" Blair pressed. "I mean, I want to give him a chance. I've been pretty harsh on him since you all broke up last year."
"Yeah, with Chuck." Lita agreed.
Friday afternoon the whole school was talking about Blair's upcoming party and Serena was pretty sure they were all aware that she hadn't been invited. Her suspiciouns were confirmed just as she was hoping to make an unnoticed exit for the weekend.
"Hey, Serena, wait up!" Serena turned around to find a younger blond girl running down the hall after her.
"Jenny, right?" Serena thought she recognized the freshman from Blair's crew of girls.
"Yeah, we met the other day at the Met…with Blair." Jenny said meekly. She was clutching a notebook in her arms and shifting awkwardly.
"Right, how could I forget?" Serena laughed. "What's up?"
"Well, I know you don't have an invitation to the party and I know Blair said there weren't any more left but I made one for you." Jenny reached into her notebook and pulled one out. "Blair had me do the calligraphy so I just swiped an extra one for you. But if she asks, I had nothing to do with it."
Serena was shocked that this girl was going out of her way and risking Blair's wrath. "Thanks Jenny, I'm not sure this is such a good idea. Blair will be furious if she sees me there."
"Well, if you change your mind." Jenny offered the card again. "You never know."
Serena accepted the envelope. "Thanks Jenny, this is really nice of you."
Jenny blushed lightly. "Well, some of the girls and I will be going to the Sapphire Lounge before the party if you're interested. We're meeting around 8… I mean, it will be mostly sophomores and stuff but if you want you're welcome to come with us."
"Yeah, I might drop by." Serena was so thankful to have someone to talk to that she didn't really stop to consider why Jenny was being so nice.
Lita was surprised to find Chuck waiting for her when she came out from her pilates class. "Hey baby, what are you doing here?" She gave him a kiss but when he tried to pull her closer she backed away. "I'm completely disgusting."
"I don't think that's a word that I would ever use to describe you." Chuck told her taking her hand. "Did you have a good class?"
"Yeah, I needed that." Lita grinned. "I haven't been getting enough of a work out."
"Oh yeah?" Chuck gave her a naughty grin. "We could change that you know."
"Nice try." Lita rolled her eyes. "So, how bored are you that you're waiting for me at the yoga studio?"
"Actually, I was a couple of blocks away at my Dad's office." Chuck told her. "He wanted me to meet a friend of his. Anyway, I figured I would catch up with you."
"Well, I'm glad you did. I have some stuff that I wanted to talk to you about."
"Yeah, like what?"
Lita glanced up at him as they walked. "Blair came by last night to talk."
Chuck stiffened at the mention of Blair's name. Every time that he'd run into her lately she'd taken the opportunity to remind him that she had dirt on him. "And what did the ice princess want?"
Lita giggled. "Blair wanted to make sure that we were coming to her party tonight. She said she's sorry for how she acted and wants to make up for it."
"I'm not sure that's such a great idea." Chuck had no interest in going anywhere near Blair. "But you should go and have a good time."
"Chuck, she wants to be friends with you." Lita squeezed her hand. "It would be kind of nice to hang out like we used to, don't you think?"
"It's not going to be like old times." Chuck disagreed. "Serena won't be there and neither will Nate."
Lita sighed, knowing that he was right. "This is not how I hoped junior year would be."
"Well, it's only been a week."Chuck tried to comfort her. He stopped her at the street corner and brought her into his arms. "But cheer up, okay, Serena and Blair will work things out soon." He kissed her forehead.
"I'm so glad that I have you."Lita sighed contentedly. "I wish we could go back to this summer though- just you and me."
"Yeah me too, L, mee too." Chuck was suddenly struck with an idea. "Have a good time with Blair tonight, okay? Come over when you're done, I have a surprise for you."
"What is it?"Lita pulled back so that she could look him in the eyes. There was a mischievous glint in his brown orbs.
"I'm not telling."Chuck pulled her close again and kissed her deeply. "But you'll like it, I promise."