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Two Weeks Later

'Come on B lets go to the party- you know it will be fun," Serena said as she pulled Blair off the bed, " and if you worried someone will be there I can assure you he won't Nate is taking him to a game."

"S it's not that, it's just this is my first time back into the real world without Ch… on my own, I just don't know if I can handle it"

"Come on your Blair Waldorf nothing and no one keeps you down, we'll go out today go shopping, then dress up and go out, and I'll be going alone too- Dan hates these things" she smiled.

"Thanks S"

"Don't mention it B." The two friends hugged and got ready Serena watched as Blair carefully chose her clothes. "Hey why don't you wear this skirt it's so gorgeous." She said holding up the brand new Prada skirt.

"No, I don't think so- in fact can you throw it away." Blair made an effort to compose herself – Serena was right no one brought Blair Waldorf down.

"What? Why?" Serena asked looking puzzled.

"Because I don't want to wear anything the adulterer bought me that's why" Blair hissed. Serena watched as she pulled out a variety of clothes from the wardrobe, "I would also appreciate it if these can go too."

"Blair there is like over $50,000 worth of clothes, lingerie and shoes here." Serena said in shock.

"Give it to charity Serena I don't care I want to move on and I can't if I have reminders of him all over me. I don't want people to think that I still care about him or that I was his kept woman" Blair stormed off to the bathroom and turned on the water- to everyone else it may have looked like she was having a shower, but Chuck would of known that she went in there to put her fingers down her throat and purge.

Serena was left there holding an over spewing collection of items- she knew right then she couldn't help her friend alone, Blair needed to move on from Chuck and the only true way to do this was to get a new guy. Obviously Blair would be totally opposed to this but if she were to get her and Nate together she knew they would finally be happy, like Dan made her. Nate had only realized he loved Blair so deeply when she was gone and now it was time to get them both on the right track and teach Chuck a lesson- once and for all.

"Archibald, what are you doing here?" Chuck inquired as he attempted to hide the documents spread out in his office- the last thing he need was fro Nathaniel to find out that he had his PI watching Blair.

"Relax man, I'm just here to tell you that Blair is coming around here tomorrow afternoon," Chuck felt his heart begin to swell, "…and she doesn't want to see you."Damn how could Blair do this, he knew he had been way out of line but why was she going this far- couldn't she see that he was sorry, hell she hadn't even let him explain what Elle was doing there. "So I thought maybe we could go out tomorrow or something?"

"Sorry Nathaniel but I already have plans." If Blair could pretend to move on then so could he.

"Oh ok what?" Why did he have to be so inquisitive all of a sudden?

"Business meetings, you know I am a CEO I do actually have to work unlike some."

"Look Chuck I really feel for you but I would really like it if you stopped making rude comments to me- I mean I'm really your only friend at the moment because I don't see Serena, or Dan even Eric checking up on you.

"I'm Chuck Bass; I don't need to be checked on." He glared at his 'friend' to give him a hint that he wasn't welcome here.

Just then Nate's phone started to ring and he left the room to answer it- thank god thought Chuck finally. He looked at the information in front of him- it seemed Blair hadn't left the house in days (obviously she isn't as over him as Nathaniel seemed to believe,) tomorrow he would get her back even if he had to lock her in the room to listen to what he has to say.

"Hello," Nate answered.

"Nate its Serena- look I need you to cancel your plans with Chuck tonight and come round to mine."

"Ok, Chuck doesn't want to go out anyways- what's the problem?"

"Nothing I was just thinking that Blair could do with seeing another friendly face apart from me, my mom, Dan and Eric."

"Sure no problem, tell her I will see her soon."

"Oh and Nate make sure to wear something smart." With that she hung up and wondered if her plan would work, all she needed was a bit of luck and by the end of the month Blair and Nate could finally be together again.

"You were completely right S, this is just what I needed, a bit of retail therapy, my close friends Chanel, Valantino and Prada can get me through anything" Blair forcefully grinned, while showing Serena a sexy Oscar worthy red dress. She was going to make sure no one knew how hard this was for her, how much she craved to be in Chuck's arms.

"Oh B you have to buy that, you'd look amazing." She gushed.

"Uh I don't know I mean look at the neck line it plunges to the waist- what would my mother say… actually that has just made up my mind for me, I'm going to buy it and wear it tonight." If anything could make her feel slightly better it was purposefully annoying Eleanor.

Hey Upper East Siders, spotted- Queen B buying a dress fit for a ball, and from what we hear, she also has a prince charming to go with it- what happened B did the dark knight finally disappoint?

Xoxo

How dare she, how can Blair have already have a date to the party tonight- she's hasn't left Humphrey's apartment in 2 weeks! Chuck was tempted to smash his phone into a million pieces, at the thought of Blair being with another guy- she was his and he was hers. This argument had to end but first, thought Chuck; I need to find a date myself.

Serena grinned at the GG post she knew if she sent the information about Nate escorting Blair Chuck would get the message.

"Wow um…Blair how are you?" Nate asked trying to keep his jaw from dropping, he always knew Blair was beautiful but tonight she looked out of this world.

Serna , Blair and even at times Dan spent the whole day being pampered, after their morning of shopping they went to get mani pedis, forcefully making Dan come along too, then they went and had their hair done and finally their makeup. Blair hadn't felt this polished since prom.

"I'm fine thanks Nate, thank you for coming I'm starting to feel like a bit of a third wheel with S and Humphrey" Blair whispered, "How is… um...never mind."

"Chuck is not doing as bad as he was; I think he's trying to move on." He watched Blair blink hard and nod. Why was he telling Blair lies- Chuck was doing horribly.

He knew why.

It's because Blair had changed, he'd seen her become free during these last few years but he knew if she went back to Chuck now she'd drown. He convinced himself that it had nothing to do with how amazing she looked right now- even better than Serena- no stop this; Nate would not allow himself to fall for Blair again. They'd tried being together before, several times, but it didn't work out.

Then again he could be just what she needed and vice versa, she needed stability and love and he needed someone to care about and fit in with the USE elite if he was ever going to break into politics.

"Let's get going then shall we " Serena was trying to rush everyone out of the house and to the party- the quicker they got there the quicker Nate and Blair could dance Serena thought and for once Nate was thinking the exact same thing.

"Yeah let's go."

"Nathaniel, she's going with Nathaniel, that's absurd" Chuck muttered to his date- a leggie blonde he picked up at the hotel's bar. His PI had just informed him that Blair was getting in to a limo with him.

"Who's Nathaniel and which girl are you going on about?"

"Look that's really none of your business; I haven't paid you $5000 to ask questions, you're there to m-"

"Yes I know, make this girl jealous," she raised her mouth to Chucks.

He pulled away from her, "I didn't pay you for that, if I wanted a hooker I would have gone to a strip club. Your sole job is to look stunning on my arm and that you're completely infatuated with me. Got it?"

"Yeah sure, whatever."

They arrived before Blair did- Chuck went straight to the bar and ordered a scotch, attempting to numb the pain in his chest.