Lita groaned and rolled onto her back. It was nearly nine-thirty on Sunday morning and her cell phone was ringing incessantly. Grabbing it off of her nightstand she mumbled a hello.

"Don't tell me you're still asleep." Blair's voice was animated.

"I'm exhausted from a long night of watching old movies with my sister." Lita stretched. "What's up, B?"

"Are you still going to the brunch?" Blair asked. She wasn't sure if Lita had seen the latest update from Gossip Girl or not.

"Of course, I'm going." Lita sat up in her bed, glancing over at her dress which was hanging on her closet door. "Once I manage to get out of bed."

"Great." Blair responded enthusiastically. "Let's go over together. I'll come by in an hour."

"Sounds good, B." Lita shut her phone and closed her eyes again, willing herself to wake up. She wanted to get to the brunch early so that she could talk to Chuck.

"Chuck, wake up." Nate stood over his friend's bed, poking him. "Come on man, we're going to be late for your Dad's brunch."

"Ugh, I feel like shit." Chuck groaned, pulling the covers over his head to block out the offensive light that was coming through the windows. He wanted to stay in bed and sleep it off, surrounded by Lita's scent.

"Well, maybe you shouldn't have had so much to drink last night." Nate said unsympathetically.

"Was it that bad?" Chuck didn't really need to ask that question, the throbbing in his head should have been all the evidence he needed.

"The worst." Nate went over to the bar and started to make Chuck's famous hangover special.

"My Dad is going to kill me." Chuck pulled himself into an upright position, watching the world swim in front of his eyes.

"Your Dad?" Nate snorted. "Try Lita."

"What?" Chuck held his head in his hands. "Did I drunk dial her or something?"

"No." Nate shook his head. "Check your phone, man."

Chuck managed to get out of bed and found his phone in the pocket of his pants which he had apparently discarded in the middle of the floor. His call history showed that he'd missed several calls from Lita the night before and had one text message waiting for him from none other than Gossip Girl.

Spotted: C and N having a wild night out. Looks like both of these boys are single and ready to play. Thanks to the tipster who sent us this photo of C getting cozy with an unknown girl last night. She's not as pretty as L but maybe she's got…talents… that Constance's sweetheart doesn't possess.

Chuck felt a wave of nausea come over him suddenly. "I didn't-"

"No you didn't." Nate told him quickly. "But that picture sure looks like you did. You're going to have a lot of explaining to do, that's for sure."

"Oh God." Chuck closed his eyes in frustration. He couldn't believe he'd fucked up so badly.

Lita checked her reflection in the glass window of the dining hall where Bart Bass' brunch was taking place. She thought that perhaps she had spilt something on her navy Proenza Schouler sweetheart dress and that was why she was getting such strange looks from the other guests. She sighed and sipped on her mimosa- she couldn't wait for this thing to be over. Chuck was nowhere to be seen- Bart had asked her twice if she'd heard from him but she hadn't. Blair was chatting with Nate's parents and Kati and Isobel were flirting with some seniors from St. Jude's.

"L!" Serena waved as she walked into the room- with Dan. Lita smiled when she saw the two together and waved them over to the private corner she was hiding in.

"I'm so glad you're here. I'm dying." Lita said dramatically as she gave them both hugs.

"I didn't think you were going to come." Serena said quietly.

Lita made a face. "Why does everyone keep saying that to me? You're like the third person."

Serena glanced at Dan nervously. "Well… did you get the update from Gossip Girl last night?"

"I didn't read it." Lita shrugged. "Why?"

"Ask Chuck." Dan suggested but Serena hit his arm.

"Have you seen Chuck?" Serena asked quickly.

"No, not since Friday night." Lita arched her eyebrow and stared them both down. "What's going on?"

Serena sighed and opened her purse, taking out her phone. She pressed a few buttons and handed the phone to Lita.

Chuck felt the eyes of his father's guests starring at him as he entered the room. He had done his best to sober up and look presentable but he was sure that his eyes were bloodshot and everyone knew about his shameful behavior the night before.

"There she is, over there with Serena." Nate nodded in the direction of Lita. "Are you going to go talk to her?"

Chuck nodded silently, watching in horror as Serena handed Lita her cell phone. He had a feeling he knew what they were talking about. "I don't know how to explain this to her."

"Just tell her the truth." Nate put his hand on Chuck's shoulder. "You were drunk and acting like an ass but you definitely didn't do anything with that girl."

Before Chuck could respond, the two boys were approached by Blair. "Aren't you two quite the pair?" She smirked at Chuck. "I told you, what goes around comes around."

"This makes you happy doesn't it?" Chuck glared at her. "You're sick you know that, right?"

"How am I sick?" Blair asked defensively. "You're the cheater."

"Lita is your friend." Chuck started to walk away but Blair grabbed his arm.

"She told me she loves you." Blair smiled when she saw Chuck's composure waver. "But somehow I doubt she'll be able to forgive your latest indiscretion."

"Blair." Nate stepped in between the two of them. "Chuck didn't touch that girl and I'm going to tell Lita that right now."

"Nate, you've lost all of your credibility." Blair turned on her heels and started to approach Lita.

"What's the matter, L? Did something happen?" Blair asked innocently.

"I'm fine." Lita lied. She handed Serena her phone back and tried to put a smile on her face. She did not want to cause a scene by breaking down and crying.

"No, you're not. What happened?" Blair put her arm around Lita's shoulders. She looked at Serena, hoping for an answer. "Serena?"

"Chuck cheated on her." Serena responded sadly. Dan shifted awkwardly next to her- he felt incredibly uncomfortable being privy to such a private conversation between friends. Sensing this Serena asked him if he wouldn't mind getting them a round of mimosas. He gladly went to find some.

"Oh God, L, I'm so sorry." Blair sighed.

"You were right, I guess it was pretty foolish of me to trust him." Lita bit her lip as the tears started to flood her eyes. "I just thought-"

"It wasn't foolish of you." Serena interjected quickly. "Maybe you should talk to him and let him explain."

"I think he just go here." Blair told the girls. "I saw him over by the door with Nate."

"I don't want to see him." Lita wiped her eyes quickly. "He's only going to lie to me."

"Sweetie, you don't know that." Serena said gently. "Even I can see that he's been trying really hard to change."

"Lita." Chuck's voice interrupted the girls. Both Serena and Blair turned to glare at him as he approached with Nate but Lita avoided Chuck's gaze for the most part. "Can we talk?"

"Haven't you done enough Chuck?" Blair put on her game face.

"Yeah, Chuck, I think you should leave." Serena added, earning her a small smile from Blair. "Just give her some space."

Chuck ignored the other girls and tried to reach for Lita but she pulled her arm away. "It's not what it looks like, nothing happened between me and that girl."

Lita stared at him in disbelief. There was a photo of a girl with her arms around him, their bodies pressed up together and he was seriously going to try to tell her that nothing happened. "Chuck, don't lie to me."

"I swear to you, Lita, nothing happened." Chuck insisted.

"Chuck, we all saw that picture so you might as well give it up." Blair glared.

Chuck continued to ignore Blair. "Lita, you have to believe me, I would never do anything to intentionally hurt you. Please can we just go somewhere and talk."

"Anything you want to say to her, you can say in front of us." Blair challenged Chuck. He turned his attention to her for the first time since coming over to them.

"Blair this has nothing to do with you so how about you get lost, okay?"

Lita stopped Blair before she could respond. "I don't know what to say to you right now." Tears were starting to fall on her cheeks. "I spent all day trying to call you and you couldn't even send me a text message to let me know that you were okay and now I find out that you were out last night with some other girl. I can't do this Chuck; I can't pretend everything is okay."

"I know I acted like an idiot yesterday by not calling but I was upset about my mother and I got drunk with Nate and we went out but I swear I didn't do anything with that girl. Nate will tell you the same thing. He was with me the whole time." Chuck hated himself for being the reason that she was crying. "I never meant to hurt you, Lita"

"He's telling the truth, L." Nate interjected. "That girl was drunk and hanging off of us but Chuck kept pushing her away. Whoever took that picture was just trying to make it seem like something happened between them but nothing did. We weren't even out that late, we went back to suite and passed out."

Lita looked back and forth between her friends unsure of what to think or feel.

Chuck looked at the others. "Can you give us a minute please?"

"She doesn't want to talk to you right now." Serena told him. "I think you should go Chuck."

"People are starting to stare." Nate added. He glanced around at the other guests and gave a charming smile. "How about we step outside into the hallway."

"Lita, please, can we just talk."Chuck begged. "I'm so sorry."

"You should have thought about that last night while you were partying the night away at Opal." Blair snapped back.

"How did you know where we were?" Nate asked her.

"What do you mean?" Blair looked unnerved. "I read it on Gossip Girl."

"The post didn't say where we were last night." Chuck added, glaring at Blair suspiciously.

"I don't know, maybe you said it." Blair shrugged. "Does it really matter?"

Lita turned to her friend. "Actually, it does matter, B. How did you know they went to Opal?"

Blair sighed in frustration but put on a sweet smile. "Okay, I'm sorry, I didn't want to say anything before but I was at Opal last night with Kati and Isobel."

"And you saw them?" Serena pressed.

"Well, I thought so but I wasn't sure." Blair shifted "Until, I saw the picture on Gossip Girl."

"Since you were there Blair, tell us what you saw." Serena told her. "Did you see Chuck with that girl?"

"Obviously, I was with her at some point." Chuck admitted that fact before Blair could make up any more lies about him. "I just didn't do anything with her."

"Blair?"

Blair glanced over at Lita who really looked heartbroken and suddenly her plan didn't seem so great. Sure, she was hurting Chuck and watching him falter did give her a certain amount of pleasure but seeing Lita so devastated was dampening her mood. Nate put his hand on her shoulder and Blair felt her heart melt just a little bit more.

"I didn't see anything, I just saw you two with a group of girls." She said honestly.

"L, can we please just go somewhere and talk." Chuck asked for a third time. Lita nodded her head and silently followed him out of the dining room.