Chapter 18-
Thanksgiving Day
Blair Waldorf has the taxi cab stop as she spots another one of Serena's favorite spots.
She runs into the bar wondering how it is that Serena has managed to turn her favorite holiday into another "lets go find/save Serena" moment.
As much as she grumbles under her breath she has to admit, she doesn't mind it so much. It makes her feel like she's young again.
She steps into the bar and scans the patrons. Being Thanksgiving the bar is quite empty, but leave it to the burrough of Brooklyn to have a bar that is open for all the hipsters to flock to and drink their PBRs.
She doesn't find a radiant blonde in there. So she walks up to the bartender, shows him a photo of Serena and asks if he has seen her. He shakes his head no as he runs off to grab another PBR for one of his patrons. She does notice the looks of disgust he throws her way as he walks away.
Blair can't help but think it ironic. After all she should be looking at him in disgust. If she had time she would have given him a piece of her mind, but she doesn't. Instead she draws her coat around her and walks out of the bar to flag down another cab. She's starting to get worried.
Her phone rings, it's Dan.
"Have you found her?" Blair asks as she answers the phone.
"No, I don't know of any other place she can be." Dan answers.
Blair bites her lip. She's really starting to get worried.
Serena had come back to New York with Darren in tow. She made it back in time for Blair's birthday. Dan and Paul insisted on it being held at the brownstone.
All of her friends were there to celebrate her 28th year, and say goodbye to the past year she had managed to get through. Chuck was there as well as Raina, Jenny and Nate showed up, as did Blair's parents and Cyrus. Lily and Rufus came for a while. Allison sent Blair a birthday gift. It was a painting of Paul. Blair almost choked up when she saw it.
Everything seemed fine that day between Serena and Darren and so Blair was very surprised when Darren bustled into the brownstone looking distraught.
"Have you seen Serena?!" Darren asked as he enters the dining area.
Blair and Eleanor look up from the table they are arranging.
"What do you mean? She was with you, don't tell me you lost her already" Blair teases Darren.
Dan comes down the stairs, "Hey Darren, where's Serena?"
Darren doesn't look at Dan and continues to walk towards Blair.
"We got into an argument this morning… she was upset, and I said something things I didn't mean… she said she was going to go out and get a pie but that was hours ago. I've tried calling her but her phone goes straight to voicemail." Darren says, "I'm starting to get worried."
Dan comes up to them, "Thanksgiving, Fight, Serena runs off, well nice to see that there are something's we can always count on around the holidays."
Blair closes her eyes for a moment. She opens them and looks at Darren.
"Don't worry Darren, I'll go find her, it's typical Serena, she just needs to blow off some steam when she gets mad." Blair tries to sound reassuring.
"Thanks Blair, but I'm really worried, she was really upset."
"I'll come with you, saving Serena is our specialty." Dan says as he grabs a coat.
Blair sits in the cab trying to think of where Serena might be. Oh why can't Serena be like me? Blair thinks.
When I'm upset there is usually one place you can count on me being, the duck pound Blair thinks as she looks out the window and watches Brooklyn pass by her.
Then Blair suddenly remembers something.
"I need you to drive to Central Park" Blair snaps at the driver.
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Blair is walking down the familiar path to where she found Serena years ago. To where she and Serena had made up.
Her phone goes off and she sees it's a text from her mother.
Lily and Rufus are here. They are starting to worry. Have you found her yet?
Blair texts back a very succinct answer. Not Yet. Tell them not to worry, I always find Serena.
Blair hurries and she almost shouts when she sees the familiar mess of blonde hair sitting at their bench.
"S!" Blair exclaims.
Serena turns around. Blair is about to yell at her but when she sees the mournful look Serena gives her she quickly runs to her and gathers her in her arms.
Serena clings to Blair and softly cries.
Blair pulls away and takes her coat off and puts it around Serena's shoulders.
"S? What happened? What could upset you so much that you're sitting in Central Park on Thanksgiving crying with only a light jacket on?" Blair asks.
Serena looks away and sniffles. "Darren told you we fought huh?"
Blair looks at her, "Yes but he didn't say what about. I'm sure whatever he said he didn't mean S, people say things when their angry."
Serena scoffs angrily and looks away.
"S, c'mon, let's at least get to the Brownstone where it's warm. I can throw Darren out of the house and banish him from New York if it will make you feel better." Blair coos.
"I'm pregnant B" Serena says as she starts to softly cry again.
Blair looks at Serena surprised. "I know it's scary at first, but children really are a joy, you'll see, it's not so-"
Serena gives Blair a wounded look which interrupts Blair's sentence.
Blair grabs Serena's hands. "Does he not think it's his?"
Serena gives Blair a quizzical look.
"What? Oh! No! He doesn't know!"
"Well then… what did you guys fight about?" Blair asks.
Serena sighs loudly, "I wanted to tell him today, before we went over to your place. I was all excited and giddy, I found out this morning and I've suspected for a while. If you noticed, I didn't drink anything at your party."
Blair nods.
"Well somehow we got around to talking about marriage. I know it seems stupid B, but I really want to marry Darren, before the baby comes. I've done things so ass backwards in my life this is the one thing I know is right. But Darren said that he's never getting married again, that his last marriage failed so spectacularly that he can't put himself through that again….. I tried to talk to him about how right we are, but he said 'Exactly Serena, we're great together, so why ruin that with some old antiquated institution such as marriage? I don't need marriage to prove that I love you' I just, I dunno Blair, it really hurts to know that he doesn't love me enough to make a commitment with me" Serena ends as two large tear drops run down her face.
Blair takes in a deep breath.
"S… You can't run away from him. You love him so much, then stay, fight! Fight for him! Running away when you're pregnant is not the answer, I know firsthand how hard it is!" Blair says shakily.
Serena looks over at Blair, "But what if I tell him about our baby and he still doesn't want to marry me?"
"Then he doesn't. You can make a choice if you want to stay with him. If what you have is enough for your, or if not, well, you'll always have me, but he deserves to know, you have to tell him" Blair says suddenly tired.
Serena looks over at Blair and nods her head.
As they walk back towards the cab holding hands Blair sends Dan a text.
I found her, she's okay, we are heading back to the Brownstone. Now let'salvage this Thanksgiving.
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Blair and Serena walk into the Brownstone welcomed by the Humphrey/Waldorf/VanDerWoodsen/Bass/Thorpe clan. Darren is sitting at the dinning table looking glum.
When he sees Serena he gets up and gives her a worried look. Serena takes him upstairs into Blair's room.
Dan comes up to Blair, "You're freezing" he says as he rubs her arms.
Blair looks up at him and smiles, "Well, Serena forgot to grab a coat as she stormed out of her and Darren's hotel room. Since she had been sitting in Central Park for so long I let her have it." Blair ends as she sniffs.
Dan looks down at her and smiles. He notices her hair is starting to curl a bit on her head. It's growing out longer and he finds himself wishing it was as long as it used to be.
Blair focuses on someone else behind Dan and starts to walk away. Dan turns and sees her walking towards Chuck and Raina.
"Never a dull moment spending Thanksgiving with my favorite group of upper east siders." Chuck says while pressing a soft kiss to Blair's cheek.
Blair smiles, "Yes well I hear last year's thanksgiving was quite the show, I'm so sorry to have missed it!" Blair teases.
"Hmmmm, nope, I don't recall anything happening last Thanksgiving" Chuck says as he feigns ignorance.
"Hello Blair" Raina says softly.
Blair turns her attention to Raina. A small smile on her face.
"Hello Raina, Happy Thanksgiving, thank you for coming" she says civilly.
Raina returns the small smile. "It's a lovely home, I can definitely see pieces of you in this house, and pieces of Daniel."
"Oh, believe you me, it was difficult getting Humphrey to leave his Williamsburg taste behind" Blair says rolling her eyes.
"I don't know what's so bad about having plaid wallpaper" Dan teases.
Chuck smiles and Raina giggles.
"Do you see what I have to live with?" Blair dead pans.
"Doesn't seem so bad Blair" Chuck says smiling.
"Yes well, if you all will excuse me, I'm going to go find my father and son, let me guess, in the kitchen?" Blair says turning to Dan.
"Yep, with Rufus and Jenny."
Blair walks into the kitchen and see's Paul and Rufus watching intently as Harold instructs them on the proper way to make a pumpkin pie.
Paul is sitting on the counter watching his grandfather, Rufus nods his head, and Harold, loving the attention, makes sure to hit all the important points of pumpkin pie making.
Jenny leans against the counter with her chin in her hand smiling as she watches Paul.
Blair smiles and comes up behind Paul.
She starts to comb Paul's hair with her fingers.
Unfortunately he inherited Dan's mop of curls.
Blair presses a kiss to Paul's temple.
"Did you find Aunt Serena?" Paul asks, continuing to watch Harold.
"Mhmm. She was fine, she's upstairs talking to Darren." Blair says as she works on Paul's curls.
"Talking about what?" Paul asks softly.
"Grown up things." Blair says as she continues on Paul's head.
"Stop mom! You're distracting me!" Paul says.
Blair smiles and presses another kiss to him temple. "Sorry puffin, I couldn't help myself."
"Blair bear! Come help me show these Humphrey's how we make pie!" Harold says.
Blair looks up and sees her father holding out an apron to her. She smiles widely and puts it back on.
"Blair Waldorf, cooking? Is it backwards day?" Jenny teases.
"Baking little J, a big difference. Baking is an art and science, whereas throwing miscellaneous ingredients into a crock pot and hoping something edible comes out as Humphreys are wont to do is something you'd never see me doing." Blair retorts back.
Jenny smiles and rolls her eyes as Nate comes up to her. Rufus chokes down a snort as he watches Blair tie the apron around her waist.
Blair stands beside her father and starts to feel as if she's a little girl again. Carefully measuring out ingredients for her dad as he complimented here and told her he would never find a sous-chef as precise as her.
Eleanor and Lily start on the champagne, Chuck and Raina sit with them, chatting about Chicago and Chuck's expanding empire.
When Blair looks up she sees Dan leaning in the doorway watching her with a sideways grin. When she makes eye contact with him he raises his eyebrows.
When everything is done Dan helps Blair and Harold bring all the food to the table.
They eat and talk and Blair finds herself warming up to Raina.
Darren and Serena come down eventually, obviously having made up.
They sit next to each other and of course can't keep their hands off of each other during dinner.
Blair smiles knowingly to her. Paul grimaces every time Serena gives Darren a kiss.
Lily finally throws her arms up. "Okay Serena, tell me what's going on? Because usually you don't go from temper tantrum-storm out to making out like teenagers in one night!"
Serena starts to giggle and Darren blushes.
"Well, I have big news!" Serena says.
Blair smiles at her encouraging her.
Dan looks over "Oh? Do tell Serena."
Serena giggles again.
"Oh come on sis, the suspense is killing me" Chuck says as he takes a sip of his scotch.
"Well… I'm Pregnant!" Serena blurts.
Everyone is stunned for a moment, Blair is grinning widely.
Rufus is the first to get up and runs over to Serena and plants a big kiss on her cheek "Congratulations Serena! Congratulations Darren" Rufus says as he shakes Darren's hand.
Lily sits there stunned; Eleanor pours her another glass of champagne.
Chuck is calling for a toast, Raina raises her glass enthusiastically. Dan says his congratulations to Darren and Serena.
Serena looks at her mom hopefully, "Mom?"
Finally Lily is broken from her trance; she gets up and walks over to Serena.
She grabs Serena's hands, "A baby?" she asks.
Serena bites her lip and nods.
Lily smiles and she has tears in her eyes. "Oh Serena!" She manages to strangle out as she embraces her daughter.
Jenny starts to talk about something being in her eye, Eleanor smiles at Paul and presses a kiss to his forehead.
Dan takes a seat next to Blair and takes one of her hands. Blair looks up at him. He winks at her as he pulls his hand out of hers.
"Get your sleep in now Darren." Harold says joking. Roman hushes him.
"No really, get your sleep now, you'll soon be finding out just how little sleep the body can work on, unfortunately!" Blair chimes in.
"Is it really? I wouldn't know" Dan says playfully.
Blair looks at him annoyed, "Believe you me, I did you a favor, Paul was an awful baby, as much as I love him"
"I WAS NOT! I WAS A CUTE BABY!" Paul protests.
Blair looks over at Paul, "Yes baby, you were definitely cute, but oh my gosh did you cry and scream!"
"Jenny was the same way as a baby." Rufus chimes in.
"See! I knew it was a family trait that came from you" Blair says pointing at Dan.
Dan puts his hands up as he begins to laugh.
"Well Blair, you can't blame it all on the Humphrey side, you were an awful baby." Harold chimes in.
"Oh God! Yes! Harold she was awful!" Eleanor exclaims agreeing.
"What?!" Blair demands.
"Remember how I found you carrying her at 2 in the morning and she was crying and you were crying?" Harold says to Eleanor.
"Oh, don't remind me! Yes! I remember her never wanting to be left alone. She always had to be carried. She quieted down quicker with you though." Eleanor replied.
"I remember Blair holding her breath and passing out at the store because you wouldn't get her some doll" Eleanor reminds Harold.
"Ah yes, the infamous Blair Waldorf temper tantrum" Harold says remembering.
Blair starts to clear her throat.
Lily chimes in, "Not Serena. Serena was the happiest baby. Always full of sunshine, always squealing with delight whenever she encountered something/someone new."
"Why does that not surprise me?" Chuck says smiling.
Blair throws him an annoyed look as Chuck holds his drink up to toast Serena and Darren.
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After everyone is gone and Daniel has cleaned up the kitchen and Blair has put Paul to bed they head upstairs and collapse on the couch.
Dan looks over at her, "Well that was a lot better than that one party we hosted when we first started dating."
"Don't remind me!" Blair groans.
"So why did Serena run out on Darren earlier today?" Dan asks Blair.
Blair looks over at him, "Oh, well, he didn't know Serena was pregnant, and Serena brought up marriage, and well… lets just say his last marriage left a bad taste in his mouth, and Serena got her feelings hurt"
Dan rolls his eyes knowingly. "Ahhh, yes. How I've missed tracking down our favorite It girl who hasn't gotten her way."
"Well, I hope they worked things out."
"I'm sure they did." Dan says as he gets up yawning. "Well I'm exhausted Waldorf. Going to bed. Goodnight."
Blair gets up as well, "Yeah, I'm tired. Good night Humphrey."
Dan of course tosses and turns in bed for a good hour. Around 12:30 Blair walks into his room and slips under the covers with him. They fall asleep quick and he's surprised when he wakes up the next morning and she's still in bed. He smiles and closes his eyes again and falls back asleep.
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December 29th.
Blair sits back as the plane takes off. She looks over at her son as he plays with his IPad he got for Christmas from Dan. She shakes her head and looks over at Dan across the aisle.
He's clutching at the arm rest of his seat.
Blair looks on at him amused. Seems Dan is afraid of flying.
She looks around the plane and see's Chuck and Raina holding hands in front of her, Jenny is scribbling on some pad, probably coming up with new designs for her label, Nate is already snoring with his head on her shoulder. Eleanor is sitting in the row above Dan Humphrey, Cyrus couldn't make it. Rufus and Lily are talking to each other two rows ahead of Blair, probably talking about what's in store for them.
Eric is sitting behind Dan reading over the newest script his agent has sent him.
Blair turns back to her son and smiles at him. He gives her a smile before he turns his attention back to his game.
Blair sighs and sits back in her chair. She thinks about how she ended up on the Bass corporate jet with everyone flying out to St. Martin.
She smiles as she remembers Serena bursting into her room the morning after Christmas, breathless and excited. Blair jolts awake and pushes her eye mask up her face.
"What?! What happened?!" Blair asks frantically, still foggy by her exhaustion of the holidays.
"I'm getting married B!" Serena exclaims as she falls onto Blair's bed beside her.
"What?! Oh Serena! Couldn't that have waited till later?" Blair says as she starts to pull her eye mask back down.
She hears Serena giggle and suddenly her eye mask is ripped of her head.
"No it can't!" Serena exclaims.
Blair rolls her eyes and pulls herself back up.
"Okay, you have my attention, what should we start planning?" Blair says.
"Oh planning Blair? No! This isn't going to be some great society gala! All I need is for you to be there, barefoot, and beaming beside me." Serena says giggling.
"Barefoot? What? You're not making sense" Blair starts to scoff.
"We're getting married on New Years Eve!" Serena exclaims.
This gets Blair awake. "WHAT?! SERENA! That gives me no time to plan anything!"
Serena grins and pulls Blair into her arms. "I know, that's why it's so perfect. Chuck has arranged for all of us to use the Bass Corporate Jet and we are flying out to St. Martin!"
Blair looks on at Serena speechless. Of course Blair thinks, Of course it's a fly by your seat, spur of the moment wedding that Serena is having.
Finally Blair starts to giggle and they start to talk about the beaches.
Dan opens the door to her room and Paul comes running in jumping onto the bed.
"What are you guys laughing about?" Paul asks.
Dan walks in with two steaming mugs in his hands, one with coffee for Serena and one with tea for Blair.
"What's with all this ruckus?" Dan asks.
"Well, Humphrey, it seems that we are going to be ringing in the new year in St. Martin."
"Nope, can't do it. You know getting sun would totally ruin my whole pale tortured writer look" Dan says as he takes a seat on Blair's bed.
Paul goes and climbs into Dan's lap. Serena giggles.
"Why are we going to St. Martin?" Paul asks Blair.
Blair looks over at Serena, "Should I tell them or should you?"
Serena pulls Paul into her arms, "Because I'm getting married baby!"
Paul looks up at Serena and smiles at her. "Married? To Darren?" Paul starts to giggle, "But he's so old!"
Serena throws her head back and laughs, "He's not that old Paul!"
Paul grins at her, "Well okay. Is Darren going to become Uncle Darren?" Paul asks his mom.
"Yep! Look! Your family is growing so fast since we've come back here, and to think when we first got here all you wanted to do was go back to Paris."
Paul looks at his mom harshly, "I did not!"
Blair smiles at her son knowingly, "Okay, I must have made that whole thing up."
Paul looks at his mom and gives her a definite nod, as if to agree with her statement.
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Blair jerks awake. She'd fallen asleep. Paul is telling his mom that he needs to use therestroom. Blair unbuckles herself and unbuckles Paul and walks him towards the back of the jet.
As she gets to the back Dan comes out of the lavatory. He looks green.
Blair looks at him sympathetically.
Paul goes into the bathroom and locks the door behind him. She turns back to Dan who takes the seat closest to the lavatory.
She takes the seat in the aisle across from him and turns to him.
"Not feeling too well Humphrey?"
Dan looks over at her annoyed. "I never flew much, and well…. This ride is a bit bumpier than I thought it would be."
Blair smiles. "I believe I have some phenergan in my carry on if you want. It should help with the nausea and will help you sleep while we're flying."
Dan looks over at her gratefully. "That would be wonderful Waldorf."
Paul comes out of the bathroom and takes the seat next to Dan.
"Are you okay dad?" Paul asks as he slips his hand into Dans.
Dan looks down at the small hand in his and gives Paul a big grin. "I'm feeling better."
"Don't be embarrassed Dad, I don't like flying either." Paul says to Dan reassuringly.
"Since when?" Blair asks.
"Since forever. I hate having to sit in a seat for this long! Ugh!" Paul says as he makes a face.
Blair smiles and shakes her head. "Well why don't we sit back here hmm? Your dad needs to be close to a toilet at all times. I'll go grab our things and bring it back here." Blair says as she gets up and starts to walk up to her seat.
She gathers Paul's carry on and hers as well. She also goes up to where Chuck and Raina are sitting and gets the bottle of scotch for Dan. Raina is sleeping with her head o on Chucks shoulder and Chuck is holding onto her hands as she sleeps. Chuck gives her a small smile as she walks past and she raises her eyebrows.
"What Chuck?"
"Are you and Humphrey looking to join the mile high club back there?" Chuck asks.
Blair scoffs at him incredulously, "What?! I don't believe you! Of course not! I would never, and anyways my son is on this plane!" Blair reminds him.
Chuck smiles slyly at her, "It wouldn't stop me"
Blair punches Chuck in the arm which has Chuck give a little yelp. Raina wakes up with a start.
"What? What's going on? Are we landing?" she asks groggily.
"Shhhh, no we have another two hours before we land. Blair here is just getting drunk on the company dime and, well, some people can't handle their liquor and she's getting a bit unruly with the other passengers." Chuck says to Raina as he takes her hands into his again.
Blair stands there flabbergasted with her mouth hanging open.
Raina looks at Chuck and Blair smiling, "Now, now children. If you can't play nice." Raina mumbles
Chuck chuckles as he pulls Raina's head back onto his shoulder.
Blair storms down the aisle and back to Dan and Paul.
She gets back to her seat and buckles herself in.
They hit some turbulence and she watches as Dan's face goes from green to white and he grabs onto Paul's hand.
Paul giggles, "You don't have to worry dad! Sometimes the planes bump. It happens all the time" Paul says smiling.
Dan looks down at his son and gives him a weak smile.
Blair goes back into her purse and pulls out her pill bottle.
She passes Dan two white pills and the bottle of scotch. He takes them from her gratefully and mouths a Thank you to her as he throws back his head to swallow the pills. Blair smiles and pulls out the book she has in her carry on.
20 minutes later she hears Dan breathing deeply. She looks over at him and sees that he and Paul are both sleeping. Blair puts her book away, reclines her seat and closes her eyes.
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Blair walks out of the bungalow peeved.
Serena had ensured everyone had their own bungalows on the beach to stay in while in St. Martin. Serena's one oversight was that the bungalow she got for Dan, Blair and Paul had 1 king sized bed and 1 twin sized bed.
Of course to be insufferable, Humphrey refused to take the couch and suggested Blair should take it, or that he would be more than willing to share the king sized bed with him.
She walks out onto the beach and kicks at the sand.
She finally plops down.
She's not surprised when 10 minutes later Dan sits down next to her.
"Where's Paul" Blair asks not looking at Dan.
"At Nate's bungalow playing some Xbox game." Dan replies watching the waves.
Blair sighs.
Finally Dan turns to her. "I don't know why it's a big deal; we sleep next to each other every night now."
Blair looks at him and narrows her eyes. "This is different."
"How?" Dan asks gently.
Blair looks away and huffs. "It just is."
"Well, I'm not going to give up the king sized bed. If you want you can pretend you're sleeping on the couch and come in and sleep next to me, no one will have to know that you are sharing your bed with a Humphrey."
Blair looks on at the waves. She gets up and heads back into the bungalow.
Dan sighs as he watches her go in.
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Serena gets married on the beach at sunset on New Year's Eve. Blair is standing beside her as her maid of honor.
Lily cries and Blair's eyes stay wet during the whole ceremony.
Paul was the ring bearer. Dan sat in the front row watching Blair the whole time, drinking in how beautiful she looks with the sun setting behind her.
Blair catches him watching her and she feels her cheeks getting hot.
Dan sees her avert her gaze and Dan can't help but think back on the past two nights.
He gave in and has been sleeping on the couch.
The first night he woke up after a dream and found himself pressed up against her. He was hard and the memory of the dream was on his mind. It was of Blair. They were drunk and on an elevator. He tries to fall back asleep but he can't. Not while he's this hard and she's sleeping right next to him. So he takes a cold shower and when he's done he stands at the foot of the bed deciding if he should get back in. The memory of the dream comes back to him and he can feel the warmth building in his thighs.
He sighs and grabs his pillow and heads to the couch. He doesn't fall asleep at all that night.
That morning when Blair wakes up she passes him a plate of fruit.
"You slept on the couch." Blair says blankly not looking at him.
Dan clears his throat, "Yeah, well, it was too hot and I thought I could sleep here with the ceiling fan on and the windows open and it wouldn't disturb you."
"I see" Blair says. Dan can't help but note the sound of disappointment in her voice.
"You may kiss the bride" Says the reverend.
Dan is jolted out of his reverie just as Darren pulls Serena in for a long passionate kiss. Paul makes a face and hides his eyes, Lily looks on them beaming and crying. Blair stands up there grinning. She looks over at Dan and as soon as their eyes meet she averts her gaze again quickly.
Dan finds it strangely endearing.
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It's nearing midnight. Paul is staying at the bungalow with Eleanor who decided to retire early, not wanting to attempt to stay up till midnight and ring in the New Year. There is a small band on the beach for Serena's "reception" and everyone is dancing.
Blair manages a few dances with Chuck.
Eventually Dan cuts in and dances with Blair.
"You look beautiful Waldorf" Dan says to Blair as he takes her hand in his.
"You're not so bad yourself, well, once you get past the Brooklyn grime." Blair says to him grinning.
"No you can't use that against me anymore, I live on the Upper West Side now." Dan says teasing her.
Blair smiles at him and doesn't say anything.
She looks past him over at Chuck and Raina. Dan follows her gaze.
"I must say, I'm surprised that there is someone out there for Chuck, well besides you" Dan says, with a hint of acridness in his voice.
Blair looks at him surprised. Dan gives her a small smile.
"Of course there's someone out there for Chuck!" Blair says.
Dan looks down at her, "I remember when you used to say that you guys were destined to be".
"You really can't hold me accountable for things I said when I was 19, I was 19 Dan!"
Dan smiles down at her. "What do you think they talk about?"
"Chuck and Raina? They probably have a lot to talk about. They share the same orbit and have the same ambitions."
She puts her head on Dan's chest and she feels it rumble as he laughs softly.
"What?" she asks as she looks up at him.
"Nothing, just can you imagine the dirty talk between them?" Dan says as he starts to chuckle.
"I'd rather not" Blair says making a face.
Dan bends down and starts to whisper in Blair's ear. "Today, I bought out my competition's company." He says as he tries to imitate Chuck's husky way of talking.
Blair starts to giggle, "Fascinating Chuck! But I have started up another enterprise under Thorpe enterprises, much easier to take something that someone else has built up than to build something up your own." Blair says trying her best to imitate Raina.
"I propose a merger between Bass industries and Thorpe enterprises?" Dan whispers.
"Oh Chuck, you know what I like" Blair adds again giggling. Dan joins in and they find themselves laughing.
"What are you two giggling about?" Serena asks.
They break apart and look at the radiant bride in front of them.
"Nothing" they answer at the same time, which has them laughing even harder.
"Okay, keep your secrets then! But Dan, you promised me a dance, I hope you don't mind Blair." Serena says arching up one of her eyebrows.
"Oh please do! My feet were starting to ache after all the times Humphrey stepped on them" Blair insists.
"Don't believe her lies Serena" Dan says as he guides her onto the dance floor.
Blair goes and takes a seat next to Eric as she watches Dan and Serena dance together.
"You looked like you were having fun out there" Eric says.
Blair turns to Eric, "Well of course, you know I've always loved to dance."
"Sure" Eric says grinning.
"What are you getting at E?" Blair asks suddenly annoyed.
"Nothing, just I've watched this pull and push thing you and Dan did the last time you guys were falling in love." Eric says
Blair looks at him with her mouth open. "What?! Are you drunk?! We have a child together, nothing more."
"I'm just saying, I remember the last time I saw Dan looking at you that way. I knew before he did that he was in love with you then." Eric says to her grinning.
Blair looks on at Serena and Dan. "I can assure you, Dan is not in love with me." Blair whispers.
Eric looks over at her surprised and he catches the sad look on her face before she flashes him a brilliant smile.
He's about to say something when they are interrupted.
A young man runs up to them and pushes sparklers into their hands, "It's almost midnight! It's almost midnight!" He says as she runs to the rest of the party.
He passes out sparklers and turns up the battery operated radio as the countdown begins.
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! HAPPY NEW YEAR!" They all yell out.
The band starts to play Auld Lang Syne.
Chuck and Nate appear with two bottles of Champagne and they all take swigs from it as it gets passed around. Rufus grabs Lily and takes her into a sweet embrace and kisses her.
Nate gives Blair a kiss on the cheek, tells her Happy New Year as he moves on to kiss Serena.
Dan is wishing Jenny a Happy New Year.
Nate pulls Dan in and gives him a big smack on Dan's lips.
Dan pulls away laughing, "Nate! You promised it would be our secret!"
Blair and Dan make their rounds wishing everyone a Happy New Year.
Eventually Dan ends up next to Blair.
Blair begins to think of what Eric says to her and she for whatever reason can't seem to find her words as she looks into Dan's eyes.
Dan must be suffering from the same loss of words because he isn't saying anything either.
"Happy New Year Blair" Dan whispers as he leans in.
Blair can feel her heart in her throat as her eyes close.
He gives her a soft kiss on the lips.
When she opens them again Dan is looking at her and she can feel the tension between them.
"Happy New Year Dan." Blair whispers back.
They are interrupted by Serena coming by gleefully. She throws her arms around Dan and Darren presses a kiss on Blair's lips.
"Happy New Year!" They both shout as they move on. Dan moves on with them.
Blair stands here stunned and numb. Not knowing what to think.
When the party winds down Blair walks back with Dan to their Bungalow. Neither of them talking. She catches him stealing a few glances at her in her peripheral vision. She keeps her eyes focused on the path in front of her.
They walk into the quiet Bungalow, both of them aware that they are alone.
Blair is the first to speak up. "Umm, well, I can sleep in Paul's bed tonight. You can have the King sized bed. I'm sure after two nights on the couch you need it."
Dan looks over at her, "Are you sure?"
No Blair thinks. No, I'm not sure about anything. I'm not sure about how I feel about you looking at me like that; I'm not sure how I feel about what Eric told me.
But she manages a meek, "Yeah, enjoy Humphrey. Tonight it's yours, but I will expect it back tomorrow." She says with a shaky smile.
Dan looks at her and nods, then heads into the room and shuts the door. She hears him start the shower in the room and then sighs and goes into the bathroom Paul and Dan have been using. She starts up the shower and jumps in.
When she's done she walks into Paul's room in a bathrobe. She forgot to pull out clothes from the room and so has nothing to wear besides the robe.
She walks up to door of the room and gathers the robe around her tightly as she knocks on the door.
"Come in" Dan answers.
She walks in and see's Dan is already in bed.
"I forgot to grab my pajama's before I gave up this room." She explains sheepishly. She pulls out a nighty from her luggage and starts to head towards the door.
"Blair, stay, just sleep next to me" She hears Dan whisper.
She looks over at him and his eyes are half closed. He moves over in bed to make room for her. She heads into the bathroom and pulls the nighty over her head, when she gets out Dan is already asleep. She stands at the door not sure of what to do.
Eventually she sighs and slips into bed next to him.
She falls asleep 10 minutes later.
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Dan is dreaming, except he doesn't know he's dreaming. He's dreaming that Blair Waldorf is on her knees in front of him, she's got a devilish grin on her face. She takes him into her hands and starts to stroke him.
She continues to look up at him as her red mouth gets closer and closer. His fingers find themselves in her hair and get lost in her long curls.
He sighs as he feels her tenderly kiss the tip of his penis. She starts to play with the tip with her tongue and when he feels her warm mouth take him in he almost can't bear it….
Dan's eyes snap open.
His heart is pounding and he's pressed up against Blair. He inhales and breathes her in and he realizes how much he ached remembering her scent while she was away. Ached so badly that he tried to erase it from his mind with the countless women he bedded in her absence.
Dan also begins to become aware of how hard he is, very hard. He starts to move away from her and is mortified when she turns towards him.
She's fully awake.
He doesn't know what to say so he starts to get out of bed.
She reaches for his hand and he finds himself looking at her. He's drowning. Drowning in the big pools of her eyes. She pulls him back into bed and he lays down again unsure.
"Blair-" Dan starts.
"Shhhh" Blair says as she puts a finger to his lips. He complies and watches as her finger starts to trail down his chest and towards his cock.
He's breathing gets harder as she tentatively runs her fingers on the waistline of his pants. She goes past it and feels his hardness through the fabric.
He closes his eyes and fights the moan building in his throat.
Blair brings her other hand and pulls his pants down as she starts to start a trail of kisses down his chest.
He can't stop the moan from escaping his mouth as he feels her hands encircle him. They slowly stroke him as her mouth tries to catch up to them.
He looks down just as Blair takes him into her mouth. Immediately his hands go to her hair and he rolls his eyes back.
He keeps opening his eyes to make sure that he isn't dreaming, that this is really happening and that it's not a memory.
He knows he's getting close, can feel the warmth starting to build in him and his breathing starts to get harder. He grabs her shoulders and pulls her up.
He kisses her harshly and gets her lays her on her back.
He starts by nibbling at her collarbone, a spot her remembers drove her wild. She arches her back and he pushes down the straps of the night down her arms. He looks at her breasts. Remembers how they always fit perfectly in his hands.
He remembers once, after they had sex she was standing in front of her mirror naked looking over her body. Dan remembers how critically she was looking over herself.
"You're beautiful you know." Dan says to her as he watches her.
Blair turns to him with a small smile, "I know."
"So why are you looking at yourself in the mirror so critically?"
Blair huffs and climbs on top of him and straddles him. "Don't you know anything Humphrey? Women are never satisfied with their bodies!"
"What could you possibly have to be unsatisfied with?" Dan says as his hands start to move up her hips.
"Well, I've always wanted to be a little more well-endowed in my chest" Blair admits shyly.
Dan sits there stunned and moves his hand up and cups one of her breasts. He plays with the nipple as it gets hard in between his fingers. The other one he nips with his teeth.
"All you need is a handful, anything more is wasteful" Dan says as she closes her eyes and moans.
Dan lets the memory go and focuses on Blair in front of him. He finds himself amazed at how after having a child her breasts are just as perky as he remembers them. He takes one of his hands off of her and eases it to the spot where her legs meet.
He goes back to her mouth. The mouth that drove him wild and starts to kiss her hard as he pulls her panties down. She's starting to wiggle underneath him as his head travels down her body again.
He takes his time. Using his fingers to drive her crazy by lightly running them at her opening. She bucks her hips up and a strangled sound comes from her throat. Dan looks up at her as he slips a finger into her.
He almost loses it right then and then. She's so wet. She starts to moan louder and Dan is grateful that Eleanor took Paul to stay with her tonight.
He withdraws his finger and encircles her little nub. She bucks her hips up at him again and this time he drops his head and can feel her thighs quiver around him as he flicks his tongue against her nub.
This time she doesn't try to hold back her moans and it comes out loud and breathy. He continues to tease her with his tongue. He knows she's close and it encourages him. He works faster, enjoying the taste of Blair.
He brings his hand up and runs it up along the inside of her thighs. Her legs are shaking and a strangled "Dan, Please!" comes from her.
He slips a finger in her as he starts to suck on her a little and she shatters.
He holds her as she crashes over and over. When she's done he pulls himself up and kisses her hard and deep.
She returns the kiss matching his ferocity. She pushes Dan off of her and has him lay on his back and straddles him.
He looks up at her and runs his hands up the front of her body. He slips a finger into her mouth and moans as she sucks on it.
When she lowers herself onto him she sighs deeply. Dan's hands go to the swell of her buttocks and cups her there. She starts to move on him and Dan rolls his eyes back.
Fuck. He spent so many years trying to forget this, why? There is nothing better in the world then fucking Blair Waldorf.
Blair starts to mew softly and Dan's eyes snap open. He watches as she rides him, her movements getting faster and frantic, her breaths getting quicker.
He grabs at her bottom and starts to pump his hips up to meet her.
She arches her back and lets out a loud groan.
He continues with the rhythm and feels the friction start to build up.
Blair leans over and Dan finds himself pushing harder faster. His moans come out louder and faster as well and as he feels Blair clench around him he knows he can't last any longer.
With a hoarse cry, Dan comes.
Spent, Blair collapses against his chest as he comes into her.
He kisses her shoulder as she moves off of him and lays beside him.
He looks over at her and she smiles at him timidly.
"Thanks Humphrey" she whispers to him as she gives him a quick kiss on the lips.
Dan wraps his arms around her and pulls her against him. He presses his lips to the top of her head.
"Anytime Waldorf. I aim to please." He says as he feels her smile against his chest.
When Dan Humphrey wakes up the next morning he is alone. His boxers and pants are neatly folded up on the chair next to the bed.
He gets up and peeks in on Paul's room. Blair is there, sleeping contently.
He starts the coffee pot and thinks of what happened last night.
He doesn't know what to think of it, but he does know that he hopes it happens again.
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Okay, so I apologize for how long it's taken for me to get this chapter out. I hope I haven't lost you guys. I can only blame it on how busy my studies have kept me and I was hesitant to publish this in it's present form, however, if I don't, who knows when I will get the time to do it again (huge exam done yesterday, huge exam looming on my horizon).
So here it is, I'm not too pleased with it and apologize in advance for the errors.
I really hope I do get this done, but with how school is going, I can't make any promises as far as when you can expect submissions.
So I bite the bullet and wrote the smut. The rest of the chapter was written out about a month ago except for the smut, which I kept deleting and trying again. I dunno if I will write smut again in this story. I dunno. I just struggle with it so much.
Again, as always, thank you, thank you, thank you for reading and reviewing.