Disclaimer: All characters belong to their rightful owners.
The reception was lovely. Blair's only thought was that Lily had done this enough times before to have perfected it. Not like she had any room to talk. Blair had been married and divorced twice, all before her twenty-fifth birthday. Blair sighed and glanced over to the center of the dance floor just as Rufus pulled Lily onto it to share their first dance. Again. Blair watched as Rufus pulled Lily closer to him, and gently started to guide her around the floor. As she watched, Blair couldn't help but notice the glaring similarities between them, and her and Dan. People on the outside may have thought that it was Dan and Serena who were just as destined to be together as Rufus and Lily, but Blair knew better. As Rufus gazed at Lily and mumbled something in her ear that caused her to laugh, Blair couldn't help but feel hopeful. Lily looked as if she felt as safe and loved as she had felt around Dan. Blair's gaze wandered to the side of the dance floor, where she spotted Dan standing with Eric and Jenny. She was always able to find Dan in a crowded room. She watched as he started to laugh, and then he looked up faster than she could look away. He caught her stare, and she could tell, even from this far away, that his laughter had ceased. She watched as Eric and Jenny turned to see what he was looking at. Jenny's whole body stood taller as she saw who had captured her brother's attention. Blair steeled her shoulders as she saw him start to make his way over to her, not minding Jenny's hand on his arm. Blair tried to think of something to say as he made his way across the dance floor. Just as she was mustering up a hello, he surprised her by speaking first. "I was sorry to hear about your divorce, although I can't say I was shocked." Blair had dreamt of what their first words to each other would be. That was not it. She assumed he had heard about it on Gossip Girl, or any of the other news outlets that had covered it for the past six months. Her divorce from Chuck Bass was almost as high profile as Lily's divorce from Bart. Unlike Lily, who had to call in the FBI and several mob informants, all Blair had to do was look to her housekeeper, who went into explicit detail about her affair with Chuck. Blair looked up to see Dan studying her. " And I would be lying if I said that I was surprised as well. When you find your husband in bed with the maid three days into your honeymoon, you know you've made a mistake." If Dan was shocked, he didn't show it. Blair had a sneaking suspicion that Dan had known that something like that would happen eventually. After all, he was one of the few people who saw the real Chuck Bass. Dan knew that Chuck would never change, and deep down Blair believed she did too. She was just foolish enough to believe that she could be the one to change him. Dan glanced around, and she wondered if people were staring. She saw him take a deep breath and then he spoke again. "Would you care to dance?" Her face must have shown the shock and bewilderment she felt because Dan quickly continued, "I mean, if it's too awkward, I understand. It's just that at one point you were my best friend, even if that's all I ever meant to you." She saw the pain in his eyes now. It was fresh and raw, as if it had happened only yesterday. How could she deny him such a simple request, when she had denied him so much already? The answer. She couldn't. "Dan, I would love to share a dance with you."
I know that again this one is short. I am just trying to get all of the "chapters" that I have written down onto here so that I can continue. I will tell you that I have about half of the story finished in my notebook. It's not going to be a long story. I hope not anyway. Again please review.