2 hours. Not a word. They had taken them both away, and now he was alone. Serena was gone, he hadn't bothered to call. He couldn't bear to speak to anyone about anything, much less this. This was all his fault. He had known it was going to happen, why hadn't he been more persistent in his warnings? Or better yet, why had he had sex with her at all that night. Deep down he had known it was wrong. He had that stupid idea of trying to re-live the last few years, of course it wasn't going to work. The whole endeavor had been completely ridiculous.
He was suddenly hit with a wave of Déjà vu. Not so long ago had he been in this very situation. Almost a year had passed since he had been here waiting for news of Blair. He had been so angry. Knowing it was his fault, and not being able to stand the fact that there was nothing he could do to make it right. Never mind the fact that he had hurt her AGAIN. Of all the times he had caused her pain in the past, nothing had come close to this. She didn't deserve it. He, on the other hand had been perfectly qualified for every affront she had ever laid upon him Of course, nothing could have hurt more than her shattering his heart with the slight move of her lips and confused look in her eye. "Oh hi Chuck. Where's Nate?" She had said. Completely oblivious of the horrifically impressive mound of events having occurred in her life. In their lives. And then he did the worst thing he could have possibly done in the situation; taken advantage of her in her weakened state.
And this was his punishment. It was at that moment in time that Chuck finally understood his father, and why he had treated him the way he had. How could he, Chuck Bass, have any deservance of the child who bore his name, when he was the cause of her mother's possible death? "No", he thought to himself. No matter what happens, Evelyn will not grow up in a home such as the one of Bart Bass. It had been Blair's only hope and wish for this child to grow up happily in a loving family. Well, that is exactly what she would get, regardless of the happenings of the next 1-2 hours. It was then that a doctor walked into the waiting area. Chuck held his breath. "Chuck Bass?" he asked uncertainly.
"Yes, that's me" Chuck leaped out of his seat. The doctor looked relieved and scurried over to him. "I am here to inform you of Blair's condition". Chuck nodded quickly, his mouth frozen in a straight line.
"I am delighted to inform you that she is fine, and you can go visit her now if you choose". But Chuck didn't hear the last part of the sentence. He was off like a rocket, sliding around corners and pushing old ladies out of the way. He abruptly stopped though, just by the entrance to her room. Remember last time you hurried to visit her? a little voice whispered. He shook his head, and cautiously opened the door. "Blair?" he carefully asked. But she was there, standing no less. When she saw him, she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him hard. "Blair" he breathed, tightly wrapping his arms around her waist.
"I remember" she whispered in his ear. "All of it" she added when he turned to face her.
"You mean…" he started.
"Uh huh" she cut him off. He smiled and kissed her again. "Oh Chuck I'm so sorry!" she gasped, tears streaming down her face.
"No" he said firmly. "Don't be sorry. It's all my fault."
"Don't be ridiculous" she said. "It's not your fault."
"I sent you to get the cupcakes."
"But I didn't look before crossing the street! Seriously Chuck, do not blame yourself for this." She paused. "You were so wonderful. You were going to re-live all that torture we went through, just so we could be happy again. And I'm sorry about what happened after Victrola. I really should have remembered then. And then jetting off for four weeks…" she sighed. "I honestly wasn't going to come back. The only reason I did was because I was too ashamed to tell my father, and it seemed you were my only option. I knew you wouldn't judge me or tell anyone. But everything you did for me, coming to my appointments, standing up to my mom…you were there for me every step of the way."
"Not every step." He muttered. Blair looked confused. "I left Blair." She still looked confused. "I've been in Brazil for 4 weeks. I ran when it got hard, like I always do." He looked down at the floor. Blair hooked her finger under his chin and forced him to look at her. "I know" she said. "And I don't care. You came back, that's all that matters." He still didn't look convinced. Blair sighed and took his face in her hands. "Chuck" she began. "I love you". His eyes widened. "I love you so much, and I want to raise Evelyn together and live in that beautiful penthouse and-"she stopped. "Be a family"
Chuck was silent for a moment. He then took a shaky breath in, and removed her hands from his face. "I have waited a long time to hear those 3 words again." Blair's expression didn't change. Chuck started to say something, then realization loomed across his face. "Oh my God Blair! Why are you standing? You should be in bed!" He then proceeded to carry her princess style, and lay her down on the bed. He sat on the edge next to her. She stared at him worriedly. Noticing her worried look, he smirked and kissed her quickly. "I love you too, Blair. I can't express in words how much I love you, and how much it pained me to have you not remember. I want all those things too, to raise Evelyn and have a family." Blair was re-assured, but still slightly concerned. "There is just one thing" he said grabbing her hands and getting down on one knee.
"Oh my God!" Blair gasped.
"That could make my future any more perfect. Blair, I knew I loved you from the moment you got up on that stage at Victrola, but I loved you long before then too. You are beautiful and perfect in every way, and no man alive is even close to being good enough for you. I just hope that somehow, you can allow me to do the best I can to be the closest thing possible to someone worthy of your greatness." He then dug the ring box out of his pocket. "I've had this for a year now. I was planning to give it to you on the day of the accident." He opened it and Blair gasped. "All my life I have felt worthless and alone. With you, all of that vanishes, and I actually feel... good. I promise you, I will never hurt you again, and I will do anything to make you happy. So, what I'm getting at is…Blair, will you marry me?"
"Yes!" Blair screeched. "Oh yes, yes yes yes yes." Chuck sprung from the floor and kissed her passionately. They laughed out of giddiness when they broke apart. Chuck slid the ring on her finger. Exquisite doesn't even begin to describe its beauty.
The next few hours were spent squished in that little hospital bed, just being with each other. "Please don't leave me again" Chuck said so softly, she almost didn't hear. Blair smiled with tears in her eyes. "Never."
And they lived happily ever after.
Yes, I love Happily Ever Afters. OMG it is done! It is done it is done it is done! OMG. It's only been almost a year and 10 months since I first published it. NO BIG DEAL OR ANYTHING. But I promised Christmas, and here it is. I want to thank everyone who has ever reviewed for keeping me motivated (even though I really wasn't for the last few chapters), but I want to give a special thank you to tvrox12 and TriGemini. You guys stuck with the story and reviewed almost every chapter and I love you for it! I have truly enjoyed writing this story and am glad I finally got to write the ending I dreamed up at the very beginning. Hopefully I will write some more fan fictions, but they would only be one-shots, for I couldn't handle the responsibility of doing another long multi-chapter. I don't have a lot of spare time, and I savor the moments I have doing nothing, which is why I tend to only write during breaks. As much as I enjoy fan fictions, I think I should start writing my own stuff. I've had a story brewing for a long time. But if the mood strikes me, I may write a one or two shot. We'll just have to wait and see ;). Again, thank you to everyone, and I hope you enjoyed the last chapter of this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Love you guys, and peace out.