Hey guys! I've really enjoyed writing this story and reading all your great reviews/messages! This is the LAST chapter of the story. Hope you've all enjoyed it!

P.S. I'll write another chapter that shows them a few years after this if I get enough requests!

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"He's being perfect, B. Like the old Nate. We went boat racing on the pond yesterday. Beat out all the little kids. It was the best. Maybe he was just having a rough couple of weeks. He hasn't wanted to talk to me about it, he hasn't even mentioned Chuck and when I do he changed the subject but maybe I shouldn't push it –that's him on the other line. I'll call you back."

"Hellooo." Serena smiled through the phone.

"Serena. Can you hear me?" Nate's voice was urgent, panicked.

"Yeah. What's wrong?"

"I need you to listen to me. Listen very closely. Do you trust me?"

"Nate you're scaring me."

"Do you trust me?"

"Yes. Of course but I…"

"I need you to walk out of your house and get into the car downstairs. There is a driver waiting for you. He's going to take you somewhere you can be safe."

"What? Safe from what? Nate!"

"I'll come meet you there as soon as I can. Promise me you're walking down now. Promise!"

Serena grabbed her bag and did as he said. "Baby, please just tell me what's going on. I can help you."

Nate's breathing got heavier. "Promise me you're getting in the car!"

Serena walked out of the elevator and headed to the car waiting for her. The driver saw her and opened the door to the car immediately. "I promise. Just please tell me what the hell is going—Nate… Nate!"

She stopped at the door and looked at the man. "Where are you taking me?"

He looked impatient. "Get in. Now."

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"Serena!"

Serena stopped pacing to see Blair running towards her. Blair hugged her tightly. "B! I'm so glad you're here. Do you know what's going on? Where's Nate?"

"I don't know but he made me come here. He said he was meeting us here."

Serena stood silently in the middle of the living room. She looked around in the dusty cabin. "I guess all we have to do is wait."

"I'm gonna go find the bathroom. Be right back."

The cabin door opened and Nate ran towards Serena. He wrapped his arms around her tightly and held her against him. "I'm so glad to see you." Nate leaned in to kiss her but Serena turned her face away. "Tell me what's going on."

Nate pulled away. "Not right now."

"You made me come to a cabin in the middle of fucking nowhere in the middle of the night! You scared me half to death! You better tell me what's going on! Right now."

Nate looked at her and nodded. "I want you and Blair to be safe. Just in case. Chuck's not doing so well. He's dangerous, all he cares about is tracking the Murdoch's down and he wanted to use you to do it. I said no and we got into a fight about it! So I though it'd be safe to get you out of the city for a couple of days, just until he's come to his senses."

Serena looked at him. She couldn't shake the feeling that he wasn't telling her something. "It's late. You should tell Blair what's going on. I'm gonna go find a room to crash in."

Serena was even madder at the fact that she didn't think to get any clothes or toiletries or anything. She heard a light knock on the door and Nate poked his head in. "Here. This is some clothes you had at my place…toothbrush and stuff."

Serena fished the toothbrush out silently and walked to the bathroom. Nate grabbed his toothbrush and they stood silently over the sink. Nate smiled at her when they were both done. "Minty fresh. Here I brought you one of my shirts to sleep in."

Nate stripped down to his boxers and handed her a t-shirt. Serena stripped and pulled the shirt on over her head. She climbed onto the bed and curled up on the very edge. Nate let out a loud sigh and lay next to her, careful not to touch her. "Please don't be mad at me."

"I'm tired, Nate."

"Do you know what I miss? That look on your face whenever I'd surprise you with a double scoop of moose track ice cream on a waffle cone."

"I was 14."

"I know. But you're face would just light up and you'd be so happy. I want to make you that happy again…I just don't know how."

Serena turned to face him. "You do. This is just stressful on all of us. But I love you and I want to be with you. I just wish you'd let me in more, I feel like I'm being shut out."

"I don't want you to feel that way I just –" Nate was cut off by a kiss. He parted his lips and let her tongue massage his. He felt her arms pull him to her and he rolled over on top of her. He pulled away for a second, to enjoy her beautiful face. He kissed her cheek and then her neck softly. "I love you."

Serena's kisses got more urgent and she felt Nate's hands run up and down her legs and his finger hook on the edge of her underwear as he slid them off. There was a loud crash on the first floor that made them both jump. Nate rolled off the bed and opened the door slightly to peak down to the first floor.

Serena heard the loud voices and followed Nate out of the door. Nate shook his head and closed the door behind him, forcing her to stay in the room.

Nate crouched and walked to Blair's room, she was sound of sleep wearing, probably wearing her usual eyemask and earplugs. He heard footsteps coming on the stairs next to him and he stood up just in time to block Chuck from getting any further. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"We need to talk. All of us."

"They're asleep. It can wait until the morning."

"I found them. All three of them."

Nate felt his stomach turn over. "Chuck, I'm begging you, just let them go."

"No! Don't you get it? This can finally all be over."

"Listen to yourself! You can't do this."

"One phone call, Nate. No more looking over our shoulders. We can move on with our lives. Start college on a clean slate. One phone call away."

"But how would we live with ourselves afterwards?"

Serena poked her head out to the hall. "What are you guys talking about?"

Nate looked at Serena. "Chuck is –" Chuck lunged at Nate and they wrestled on the floor until they were flying down the first flight of stairs.

Serena ran into Blair's room and shook her away. "Help! They're going to kill each other!"

Blair tore her earplugs off and ran after Serena. Nate and Chuck were on the first floor and Nate had him pinned down and punched him hard in the face.

Serena grabbed Nate's arm. "Nate! Stop! Please."

Nate loosened his grip for a second and that was enough for Chuck to hit him hard in the stomach and knocked him back. He was about to charge towards Nate when Blair jumped in between them. "ENOUGH!"

Serena held her arm out to help Nate up but he scolded her and pushed himself off the floor. He wiped some blood from his lip. "Tell them, Chuck. Tell them everything or I will."

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"Drink some water."

Serena looked up at Nate and took the glass from his hand. She sipped it slowly. "There was so much blood." She put the glass down and looked at her arms as though they were still stained. "Everywhere." She looked down at her legs.

"I know. I remember."

Serena felt relieved that after all this time she could finally be sure it wasn't her who killed Georgina. But it made her feel guilty that she felt relieved. And it made her angry that Chuck let her believe it was her this whole time, and that Nate hadn't come forward when he found out. "I don't know how to feel." She thought back to Chuck's confession. How he'd done so much coke, how he was angry with her for a split second and then next thing he knew she was on the floor, starting to bleed. He'd left to call the cops and when he came back with his phone in his hand, there was blood everywhere. And Serena knelt beside her and tried CPR but she was only covering herself with blood and Georgina's face was white.

"I'm so sorry." Nate sat next to Serena and tried to hug her but she cringed away from him.

"I need to be alone."

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"I've found enough dirt on them to make them never come forward. They spend most of their time in France anyway. It's over, guys."

Nate stood in front of Chuck silently. He felt fingers intertwine with his and turned to see Serena standing next to him.

Blair cleared her throat to break the silence. "The car is here." She picked a small piece of lint off her black dress led the way to the elevator.

The ride to the cemetery was silent. Serena smoothed out her black dress as she walked out of the car. The four of them made their way to Georgina's grave.

Chuck had been there a lot lately and he led the way easily. He'd come to beg for forgiveness, to try to clear his conscious; it never worked but it'd gotten easier over the weeks.

The four of them stood over her grave silently. Nate held Serena's hand tightly and he reached out and grabbed Blair's hand too. Blair gave him a tight squeeze and kept her other arm around Chuck's waist, who had his arm around her shoulder.

The four of them looked at each other. It was the last time they'd come here together. It was time to close this chapter of their lives and start another. The sun shined down on them and the birds around them sang.

Chuck pulled a single red rose out of his pocket, gave it a small kiss, and tossed it on the tombstone.

Silently, he broke away from Blair and turned on his heel and made his way back to the car. Blair let go of Nate's hand and followed him.

Nate let out a loud sigh and gave Serena a small smile. "Ready to go?"

Serena kissed his cheek. "Let's get out of here."