A/N: sorry for the long delay guys... but i had zero time to work on this.

actually i had started this fic after getting bored of writing my thesis days on end... so had thought of writing something i might enjoy writing instead... but then suddenly it got accepted i had a thesis defence sprung on me... i was really swamped and could not find anytime to work on this.

now that it is over i would post much faster... although this one is short one but it was all i could manage as i m working on 8 hrs of sleep in the past 4 days... there will be a third part to this chapter coming shortly as it is not yet finished.

special thanks to everyone who has reviewed this fic... please continue to do so... it really helps

As soon as her mother left she dropped to her bed. Tears streaming down her face. She did not want to do this but she had no other option. She had to do this. This was the best way of saving him she thought. The only way. There is no turning back now. If the things were the other way around he would do the same she thought. He would do anything for her.

The door of her room opened again. Blair entered.

'Hi S…. I know what you are feeling' she said as serena looked at her confused.

'its normal to feel nervous you know… it is your wedding day' she continued. But serena didn't respond.

'Normally I would not suggest this…. but if you want … I could get you something… you know to take the edge off' blair said with a mischievous look in her eyes.

The comment finally got through to serena as she managed a smile.

' I think staying with chuck for so long is starting to show' serena said.

'he wishes' she replied rolling her eyes.

'its normal for married couples so start behaving like each other ' serena said earning a glare from her friend.

' we are anything but a normal married couple' she replied with a smirk on her face.

' no seriously… I overheard you, last time you were suggesting plans to vince's friends for his bachelor party' serena replied.

'it was just the hormones talking…' she replied getting defensive.

'm sure it was…' serena said with a smirk on her face.

' yeah it was… and besides you are one to talk….remember ... The ever so confident miss serena van der woodsen at my wedding reception had a full speech prepared… got nervous and started rambling…'

Blair wished she could take her words back as soon as she said it as she could feel her walls closing around her once again. It had been difficult with serena since the day she returned from her honeymoon. Chuck and Blair hadn't been able to go away following their wedding due to his work. So chuck had planned it so that no one could disturb them while they were away. She heard about the accident only when she got back a week later. She was shocked to find serena back to her old ways. The part where she had started dating vince was even more puzzling to her. Sure he was rich and influential but that was what old serena would have wanted. She had been so happy with dan and now suddenly she was back to before it all started. Maybe the old serena was truly back. Still she felt she was hiding something but every time she tried asking about dan, serena had turned cold and refused to answer. So they had avoided talking anything about dan or their relationship in the past year. She knew that she needed her and she did so despite all her actions.

'umm… I need to take a shower and then I'll come down. Could you wait for me downstairs B' serena said cutting the silence between them.

'yeah sure… but hurry up' she said before leaving.

As soon as serena came downstairs, they started working on her hair and make up. As soon as they finished lily asked them to move and finish up the rest in the chapel as they were getting late.

Serena had kept herself busy by talking to blair on the way over. Trying to avoid her mind to think. But as soon as she entered the chapel she had this feeling. This feeling that something was about to happen. Like a sense of impending doom.