"Come on Blair, let's just walk it, it's only like 25 feet away," Nate urged.
"Oh ok," they'd been waiting in the limo for nearly 15 minutes and it hadn't moved anywhere. Blair didn't want to walk outside for too long in these freezing temperatures with only her dress on but Nate had convinced her. He took her hand and they began making their way to the Astoria Ballroom. Nate put his arm around Blair's waist, when he noticed her body was shivering.
"Here take my jacket," Nate said as he put his jacket around Blair's delicate shoulders.
"Thanks," she looked up and smiled at him- why couldn't she love him instead of Chuck, why did it have to be so complicated?
Serena looked at the two of them together as they walked to the lavish ballroom, happy that her plan was coming together. Oh crap, she thought, just when things are coming together the devil incarnate appears.
"Well, doesn't this look cozy."
"Chuck!" Blair spun round staring into his blazing eyes. She was in shock he wasn't supposed to be here, she wasn't prepared to deal with it –him- yet.
"Blair, Nathaniel, Serena… Humphrey" he nodded, "I'd like to introduce my date the lovely Abigail" he pointed to the blond next to him, who was staring at him with great affection.
"Hi" she said only briefly glancing away from Chuck."
Everyone was in shock that Chuck could stoop this low; for a moment no one knew what to say.
But Blair wouldn't let Chuck have the satisfaction of public humiliation, that's why she put her arm around Nate's waist when she replied, "Hi, I'm Blair Waldorf and this is my date Nathaniel Archibald, I'd love to be able to have a proper chat with you in a moment- I'd just like to go greet my mother." She smiled graciously and played the perfect part of a sophisticated, so over Chuck, women.
That was until she dragged Serena into the bathroom and burst into tears. All the memories of that night that she'd been trying to suppress resurfaced.
2 Weeks and 3 Days Ago
"Serena, I'm scared- I think it's over between me and Chuck, I don't know what's happening! I think he's cheating… on me" she gulped, "please ring me back S."
Blair knew that she wouldn't truly believe it until she saw Chuck with her, so she got out her phone and did what was necessary.
"Hello. Mother"
"Blair dear what do you want?"
"I'm afraid I want be able to attend dinner tonight, I'm really sorry but something unavoidable has come up and it needs tending to." She tried to hold back the tears and control her voice, ready for her mother to start shouting.
"Blair are you ok?" This shocked her, when did her mother ever care to ask her how she was.
"Yes thank you I'm fine I just have to do something tonight."
"Ok well I expect you to call me later to arrange another time, although I do not forgive you for not telling me first I am rather thrilled to show you some designs I've come up with for your wedding gown."
This time Blair knew she would crumble, so she hastily got off the phone, "Ok Mother, bye." Why was life so unfair that of all time now her mother decided to approve of her and Chuck's relationship?
12 Hours and 30 Minutes Later
She knew that she would have to enter the apartment at exact right time it was coming up to 7:30 and it was time to go see them.
She prayed that they wouldn't hear the elevator; she needed to know if Chuck was cheating on her or not once and for all.
Luckily, or unluckily however you wanted to see it they weren't in the lounge so they didn't hear her coming, but she could hear them and could tell they were in her kitchen. Blair peeped through the gap in the door to see her Chuck clinking glasses filled with her champagne, that she had bought only 2 days ago, with Elle.
"Cheers- to this new relationship" she toasted, fully aware that she had an audience- Chuck may not of realized but she knew Blair was behind the door- call it female intuition.
"Yeah" he gulped it back. "I thought we were going to meet at your hotel Elle."
"Oh yeah sorry I didn't get the message till I was in the elevator"
"No problem, shall we get on with it then" he leaned forward to reach for his keys and at the same time Elle saw her opportunity and leaned forward and kissed him.
Blair knew what was going to happen before it did, she knew deep down she could never compare to the girl Chuck was willing to run away with. She felt anger build up inside of her; she forcefully opened the door as their lips met.
As soon as Chuck realized what was happening he tried to pull back, but it was too late the damage had been done.
"Chuck! What the hell?" He could hear Blair screaming, he was looking directly at her now, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Blair this isn't what it looks like." He knew that this was bad and he was in a lot of trouble.
"Oh my god I'm so sorry, Blair is it?" Elle inquired knowing already her plan would succeed.
"Don't you talk to me you bitch, get out of my apartment!" She screamed lunging for Elle, Chuck managed to grab hold of her.
"Elle I think you should go." Elle silently picked up her bag as she watch Blair struggling in Chuck's arms and left, knowing that her work was nearly done.
"Get the hell off me!" She was kicking him hard, she couldn't believe he had done this to her, in their home.
"No, Listen Blair-"
"No you listen, let go of me now, you have no right to tell me to listen. I fucking hate you!" She spat at him, she managed to break from him and ran into their bedroom to grab her suitcase."
Present Day
"You promised he wouldn't be here S!"
"I thought he wouldn't Nate said he was working tonight." She shrugged, "what does it matter Blair you two are over. You're Blair Waldorf and no one makes Blair Waldorf hide in the bathroom. So what I say we do is get out of here, find the guys and have a dance, ok?"
"You're right S, Chuck Bass will regret the day he cheated on me I'll make sure of it." With that she made sure her makeup was perfect and left the bathroom.
Ok so maybe brining Anna, no wait Annie, no that's no it either- oh well whatever her name is, to this party was a mistake, Chuck thought, when he saw Blair she looked so devastatingly beautiful that he knew he had to have her- but he could see straight away he wouldn't even be able to dance with her this evening, he could tell by the glare in her eye that he had hurt her… again.
She walked up to Nate, who was standing by Chuck- who wouldn't stop gazing at her-"Hey Nate, want to dance? I love this song." She glanced at Chuck to make sure he got the point, Blair had just asked Nate to dance to their song- With Me- she was trying to hurt him like he hurt her, and it worked.
"Sure Blair," he pulled her to the dance floor and held her tight, swaying to the music. Chuck could barely contain his anger, he was shaking. No one could touch his girl like that. Just as he was trying to calm down, he saw Nathaniel put his lips on Blair's and that was it. He snapped.
"Nate, I know I've said this to you about a thousand times this evening but thanks, it's nice to know I have you to count on." She smiled, who would of thought that after all these years it would be Nate that helps her fight off the tears that Chuck created. Once upon a time it was the other way round.
"No problem Blair seriously, you mean a lot to me- I'd do anything for you," she suddenly felt him grab her waist tighter and lean in towards her lips. Oh fuck he's going to kiss me, she had two thoughts one let him and Chuck will get jealous and two don't let him and give him the cheek instead of building his hopes up. But before she could decide his lips were already crashing down onto hers, but before she could respond in any way he was pulled away from her."
"Don't you dare kiss my fiancé Archibald." Chuck shouted while punching him right in the jaw, causing Nate to go flying onto the floor.
Here is cotillion all over again thought Serena.
"Chuck! What are you doing? Incase you've forgotten I'm not your fiancé anymore," Blair shouted rushing to help Nate, by this point the music had stopped and everyone was listening to the scene being made.
"You will always be mine Blair, and you know it." Chuck spat leaving the room and his date behind.
"Oh my God Nate are you alright? I'm so sorry!" She said getting him to the kitchen to get some ice.
"Yeah Blair I'm fine, it's not your fault, don't worry Chuck will take time to come around to the idea of us… or … I mean you dating again."
"Um yeah, Nate you know I care about you a lot it's just I"
"I know Blair you're still hurting- don't worry I can wait for you," Nate kissed her on the cheek and left.
Oh crap, Blair knew where this was heading and it didn't look good.
Hi Upper East Siders, it seems like queen B was the talk of the ball- who doesn't love a scandal? N and C were seen battling it out for our queens heart, but with both knights leaving the party alone does it seem that B just can't make up her mind? Careful B you may just loose them both.
Xoxo