A/N: enjoy!
Jenny and her friends sat around the apartment living room. They had poured themselves some water, deciding that the martinis were getting a little out of control. Jenny still couldn't stop thinking about Justin. He was so hot, what girl could forget him? It seemed as though Penny and Hazel seemed to like him also. Jenny tried to hide her jealousy of the fact that they knew so much about him. She sipped some of her water. At one point, Penny had slipped out of the apartment, stating that she had a date. Hazel and Jenny gossiped about everything on Gossip Girl. Hazel finally sighed, she was bored with the gossip. She smiled at Jenny.
"Jenny, I have something for you."
Jenny almost choked on her drink. What could Hazel have for her?
"What is it?"
"Just wait a moment."
Jenny sat patiently on the couch as Hazel disappeared into her bedroom to get Jenny's present. She walked out a few seconds later. She was holding a large gift box with a red bow on it. She smiled and walked over to Jenny.
"I got this for you last week. I thought maybe you could wear it to your brother's reception."
Jenny sat speechless. She hadn't even seen the gift yet but was still shocked that Hazel would do something that nice for her. She smiled at her before setting her eyes on the box. She carefully took off the bow. Not only did she want to save it, but she knew if she ripped it off she would not be a lady. Blair had taught her that when she was freshman, before all of the drama. She set the bow to the side and carefully took off the lid of the box. She gasped when she saw the contents of the box. There was a light pink, strapless, cut at the knee Versace dress. She took it out, still amazed at it. Hazel smiled.
"So, do you like it?"
Jenny looked at her.
"I love it! Thank you!"
"No problem. Friends of mine only dress in the best."
Jenny smiled.
"But this is too big of a gift. I should get something for you."
"Nonsense. I don't need anything."
Jenny looked at the dress again. It really is gorgeous, she thought. She looked back at Hazel.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
Jenny smiled.
"Thank you."
Hazel just smiled. Jenny looked at her watch. It was six thirty-eight. She had promised Dan that she would have dinner with him and Serena at seven. She turned to Hazel.
"I'm sorry but I have to go."
"Okay then, bye."
Jenny smiled and grabbed her coat from a chair. She grabbed the dress and folded it before putting it in the box. She looked back at Hazel.
"Thanks again."
Hazel smiled. Jenny walked out of the apartment and took the stairs down to the ground floor. She walked outside and walked to the nearest subway station. She got out her metro card and took the subway back to Brooklyn. It was sort of strange. On a subway with a Versace dress in hand. She was in Brooklyn in thirty minutes. She raced out of the station and hailed a cab. Once she was outside her loft door, she took a deep breath before entering. What would Dan say about the dress? She opened the door and walked into the loft. She closed the door behind her.
"Jenny, is that you?"
She walked over to the living room, where the voice had come from. She saw Dan sitting on the couch watching TV. He smiled at her.
"Hey. What's that in your hand?"
Jenny looked down at the box. Should I tell him? she thought. She didn't know why she was making such a big deal out of it. She looked back up at him.
"Hazel bought me a dress."
"Oh, well that was nice of her."
Jenny just nodded her head. Dan sighed.
"Could I see it?"
Jenny raised an eyebrow.
"Why?"
"Just so I can see it. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?"
"Oh, no. Nothing wrong at all."
She walked over to sit beside Dan on the couch. She lay the box between them. Slowly, she took off the box lid and took out the dress. His eyes widened at the dress. This dress must have cost a fortune. Why would Hazel buy it for her? he thought. He looked back at his sister.
"You know you can tell me anything, right?"
Jenny gave him a puzzled expression.
"Right…….."
He sighed.
"And if you ever got into some legal trouble, you could always come to me."
"I know, Dan."
He took a deep breath before speaking.
"Jenny, did you steal this dress?"
Jenny's jaw dropped. Did he just ask if I stole the dress? What the fuck! she thought. She looked him in the eyes.
"No, Hazel gave it to me."
Dan couldn't help but scoff.
"Jenny, just tell me the truth."
She glared at him.
"I already told you the truth. Why won't you believe me!"
"Well I'd hate to tell you, but people don't go around giving each other Versace dresses. Besides, you've had some dress trouble in the past with Hazel remember?"
Jenny sighed. He was talking about the time she had stolen Hazel's mother's Valentino custom made dress and tried to exchange it for another dress. She had been grateful that her "friends" had forgiven her and she tried her best to never mess up again. She turned her attention back to Dan.
"Well I'm sorry you won't let the past stay in the past and that you think I stole this dress. Why can't you ever believe me? Oh yeah I forgot, your Dan. The older brother. You can't listen to the truth. I'm glad you found someone who's going to marry you. No one else would."
She gave him another look of anger and grabbed her box and coat. She walked out of the loft without looking back. Dan heard the door slam. What the hell have I done now!, he thought. He sighed and got up from the couch towards the door. Maybe she just needs sometime to cool off, he thought. He walked into the kitchen and made himself some hot chocolate. There was so much going on in his life. He was getting married on Sunday, his wife was pregnant and he promised to be the best father he could be, the wedding part still hadn't gotten along, his sister was mad at him and to top it all off, he had forgotten to pick up some food from the grocery store for dinner. He sipped his drink. The door opened. He looked, half expecting Jenny to be standing there. Instead he saw Serena. She was smiling at him. He couldn't help but smile back. She sat down beside him. She plopped two DVDs in front of him.
"Okay, so after my mom told me about all of the wedding arrangements, I stopped by at Blockbuster and picked out some old musicals."
"Musicals?"
Serena giggled.
"Yes. I got Hairspray, the one with John Travolta and I also got Phantom of the Opera. Which one do you want to watch first?"
Dan sighed.
"It doesn't really matter."
"Something wrong?"
"It's Jenny."
"What happened?"
Serena grew more and more worried. If something bothered Dan, it bothered her. He looked at her.
"Hazel "gave" her a Versace dress. I just have a hard time believing that, so me and her sort of got in a little argument. She left a couple minutes ago."
Serena held Dan's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"Don't worry, she probably needs to lay off some steam."
"Your probably right."
Serena smiled.
"So which movie do you want to watch?"
"Um, you pick."
"Phantom of the Opera. Gerard Butler is so hot!"
Dan raised his eyebrow. Serena giggled.
"Did I just say that out loud?"
Dan smiled.
"Yes you did. After we watch Phantom of the Opera, we are definitely watching Hairspray. Nikki Blonksy is my kind of babe. She doesn't care what size she is."
Serena smiled.
"And that's why I love you."
"You already know why I love you."
They kissed. Sweet and innocent, just like their love.
In the meantime, Eric was taking a stroll outside the Palace hotel. He was a couple blocks away from it. It was around six at night, so there was some light out. There were still people walking along the sidewalks as well. He kept on walking. He momentarily looked up and saw the familiar red hair standing in front of him. She was looking him in the eyes. He wanted to kiss her, right then and there. But he restrained himself and walked around her. Sharon looked as he walked away. What was that breaking inside of her?
Meanwhile, Blair and Nate were at Macy's picking out a wedding present for Dan and Serena. They had been to every other store in Manhattan, but had come up short. They were now in the jewellery department. Blair was looking at he and she diamond pendants. Nate was right behind her. She looked at the sapphires and then at the rubies but the diamonds seemed perfect. She ordered the pendants and made sure to have their names on them. Nate had gone off to look at some engagement rings. All of them would look perfect on her finger, he thought. Blair walked up to him.
"Something catch your eye?"
He smiled and looked up at her.
"Just the most beautiful girl in the whole world."
He put his arms around her waist. She put her arms around his neck. He smiled at her.
"I love you, Blair."
Blair froze. Did Nate just tell me he loves me? Crap, the last time someone told me they loved, they broke my heart after. But I have to love Nate, he loves me, right? she thought. She smiled at him.
"I-I-I love you too."
Nate smiled and kissed her in the store. He didn't notice, but Blair heard the sounds of camera phones go off. What have I done, she thought.
While Nate and Blair were saying their I love you's, Chuck sat at the bar at the Palace hotel. He had been sitting there the whole day and had only had one glass of scotch. He wasn't in the mood for drinking today. Suddenly, his phone went off. He opened it and realized that he had a message from Gossip Girl. Wonder what this could be about, he pondered. He opened the message.
Hello Upper EastSiders,
Seems Upper East Side Royalty love is appearing everywhere. Prince E and Redhead were spotted on fifth, but it seems it was no more than a little glance. Awe, E. Don't let love slide right by you. Sources have said that Redhead is married. Oh well E, there's more fish in the sea or should I say in the New York harbour. Also spotted, King N and Queen B at Macy's. It seems as though they were looking at engagement rings. We all knew they would get married sooner or later. Sorry C, you were no more than a distraction for our Queen B.
XOXO Gossip Girl
Chuck re-read the message before looking at the picture of Nate and Blair. He thought he would be strong enough, but the sight of them made his heart crumble. I need to move on! I need to move on, or at least try, he thought. He downed his scotch and looked around the bar for any "acceptable" girls. He found a strawberry blonde in five inch heals looking at him with what would be flirtatious eyes. He walked over to her. She smiled at him. He gave her a smile back.
"How about we get going to my place?"
She gave him a naughty smile.
"All right, I'm Beth."
"I'm a Bass. You don't need to know my first name."
She looked at him in astonishment. He grabbed her hand and led her towards the elevators. He needed to do the best he could to forget about Blair. He just didn't know how hard that would be.
