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The silence that filled the room after Chuck left was stifling. Serena felt as if she could not breathe. She had faced an angry Blair before, but this time it felt completely different. The beautiful socialite wasn't sure if this was something that she could fix, but she knew that she at least had to try. "Nate told me that he told you what happened."

Blair shot her once best friend a cold look before walking over to her vanity table and started to brush her hair. She could see Serena's reflection in the mirror and did her best to ignore the crushed puppy dog expression. She knew Serena well enough to know that you never looked the blonde in the eyes when she wore her puppy dog expression or you were doomed. "If that is your attempt at an apology then it is severely lacking."

"Would I saying I am sorry, which I am by the way, really work?" Serena asked as she came to stand next to Blair.

She knew what she had done with Nate was wrong and she had been beating herself up about it for the last year. Every single day the guilt ate away at her and all she wanted to do was call Blair and confess the truth, but she had thought that would only make matters worse. What good would it do to tell her best friend that she had slept with her boyfriend? It would most certainly destroy Serena and Blair's friendship and Blair and Nate's relationship as well. In the end the blonde really had thought it would best to keep the secret and then Nate had to go and tell the queen of Constance the truth and look where that had gotten them. Everything was so messed up and Serena just wanted it to go back to the way it had been before. She needed her best friend back now more than she ever had before.

"No probably not." Blair admitted as she set the brush down and turned around in her seat so that she could look at her ex best friend.

The only daughter of Lily Van Der Woodsen sighed and let her head fall slightly. She should have known and apology wouldn't fix this. She needed to earn forgiveness and yet she was not entirely sure how to go about doing that. "Then what can I say?"

The brunette felt a scowl come to settle on her lips. Usually Blair had the ability to remain calm and collected in any situation, well at least to the outside world, but at this moment she could no longer hold in her feelings. Rising to her feet slowly she took a deep breath and set her hands on her hips. "What can you say? There is nothing you can say to fix what you did. You knew how I felt about Nate and you still had to take him from me. You had to have him first so that when the time did come for us to be together it would always be tainted. After you spread your legs for him you knew that he was always going to compare me to you."

"Blair that is not what I was trying to do. I never meant to take anything from you, but things just-"She never got a chance to finish because Blair cut her off.

"Of course you meant to take him from me!" She snapped feeling any control she had quickly slipping away. "You take everything away from me Serena and you always have! First it was my mother and then Nate and I can only guess who or what will be next. I used to think that you didn't realize what you were doing, but I know you and I know that you know what you're doing and how to play innocent. You have to have everything though you pretend you don't want it, but as soon as someone else has it or the spotlight if off of you then you will do whatever it takes to get it back. It's just who you are S and I doubt that is ever going to change."

Serena actually flinched back due to the harshness in Blair's words. "I'm not that person anymore B. I have changed and grown up. I made mistakes in my past, but I am here now trying to fix them. Doesn't that count for anything? I want us to be in a good place B. Is there any way we can work through this?"

The daughter of Harold Waldorf rolled her eyes. "What do you suggest Serena? Unless you have either a time machine or some device that can erase all the pain you have caused me I don't see how there is any way to fix this. I can barely look at you without being sick. I really did think we were friends, but friends don't do what you did. How would you feel if I slept with Dan Humphrey behind your back and this is only a metaphor because I wouldn't touch him if I was wearing a quarantine suite? Would you ever be able to look at me the same way again?"

The other girl in the room felt as if she had been slapped. Before Dan she had never known what love was and now that she found him she could never imagine what the pain would be like if Dan did to her what she and Nate had done to Blair. It kind of hit home now that she knew what love actually felt like. "I never looked at it like that B. I can understand why you don't want to forgive me, but you need to remember that Nate was active participant as well. If you can forgive him then I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. I miss you B and I just want you to know that I will be here when you are ready. I am not running away this time. I am going to stick around fix my mistakes this time. I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow and don't worry about me telling anyone about you and Chuck. I owe you not just one, but many and so your secret is safe with me."

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The next morning Blair decided it would be a nice chance of pace to walk to school instead of calling a car service. It would give her time to think about everything. Her talk with Serena had been enlightening to say the very least, but that was not the topic that had been occupying her mind all morning. The only thing on her mind to her great distress was Chuck Bass. She did not understand this pull she had when it came to him. It was almost as if invisible strings connected them together. No matter how hard she tugged against them it seemed as if the invisible strings only got tighter. Blair knew this must be what addiction felt like and she also knew it wasn't healthy. She needed to do a detox by staying as far away from him as possible.

"Blair!" The queen of New York did not turn around when she heard Nate calling out to her. Truth be told she had known he was following for the last three blocks and yet she chose to ignore him. After all he had ignored her birthday and the promise he had made so why should be sink to the level of trying to hold a civilized conversation with him? He had nothing to earn her attention and thus she would continue to pretend he did not exist. "Blair I called out for the last two blocks. Did you not hear me?"

She was ready to go on ignoring him, but then she realized that he would probably just keep pestering her until he got his way. It would be better to get this conversation over and done with. Stopping she turned around to face her ex. "I was trying not to."

"You're upset about last night." He said reaching out to try and take her hand, but she yanked it out of his grasp immediately.

Her brown eyes narrowed at the reminded of how he skipped out on her birthday party the night before. "Well that is a big duh."

"Will you give me a chance to explain?" His big blue eyes pleaded with her to give him one chance and when she didn't say anything or walk away from him he figured that was Blair's way of letting him know he could continue on with an explanation. "You need to know that I did not deliberately ignore you. I was going to call, but my battery was dead and I didn't have my charger. It was my fault for not remember to charge it after I switched batteries with Chuck's phone. Apparently his was not working in his phone so we switched to see if it was a problem with his phone or the phones battery. When it ended up working in my phone we decided just to keep it that way. I guess there really was something wrong with the battery. Since I wasn't home there was no way to get ahold of you. I really am sorry Blair and I want to make it up to you. Since today is your actual birthday I thought I could take you out to dinner tonight. I really want to make it up to you Blair."

Blair's mind was working overtime as she processed everything Nate had just told her. That manipulative man whore known as Chuck Bass had played her. She should've known that he would do whatever it took to get what he wanted and what he wanted was her. That evil, manacle, twisted bastard had used her emotional state against her. Chuck had known Nate not calling would break her even if they were not in a good place, but he had sabotaged the phone call because it would be his one chance to play hero and be the naïve girl she could be at times she had bought it hook, line, and sinker. She had been stupid enough to play right in to his hand.

Looking at Nate once again she smiled. If Bass wanted to play hardball then they would play and she was going to win. "You know what Nate I think that is a great idea. I would love to go to dinner with you tonight."

Nathaniel Archibald let out a bright smile followed by a sigh of relief. For some reason he thought that would be harder than it actually was. Maybe he still had a chance with her after all. "Really? This is great Blair I promise that I won't let anything ruin our evening. I am going to make everything I did to hurt you up to you. I am not sure how I will achieve this, but I promise you I will."

Her smile only widened as she looped her arm through his. The best way to hurt Chuck Bass would be by rubbing those butterflies he had for her in his face before stomping them to death with her best pair of heels. "Well you can start by escorting me to school Archibald."

"With pleasure my fair lady." The lacrosse player replied as they started walking together. The poor boy had no idea that he was just a piece in a game of chess between his best friend and his ex, hopefully soon to be girlfriend once again.

Blair didn't say anything in response to him. Her mind was too focused on revenge. She would find a way to take down the mother-chucker for good. She had thought they were allies, but he and turned her situation to his advantage and the queen of Constance was not going to let him get away with it. The game of revenge was something Blair Waldorf excelled at. Who needed rummy and poker when there more devious games to be played?

TBC…

AN: So I think this chapter turned out alright. I know it have not updated in a while, but some of you know that I suffer from severe health problems and I am having a bad spell right now. I wanted to update this so I do hope that you liked it even if it isn't the greatest chapter.

Please R&R like always!

Preview for the next chapter:

"You lying, manipulative, bass-hole!" "How could you do that to me?"

"You are going to need to be clearer with what I have done to offend the queen this time." "As you said I am lying and manipulative so it is hard for me to recall all of my crimes."

"You sabotaged the phone call with Nate!" "You tricked me in order to get me in to bed."

"Easy there Waldorf." "You and I both know that if I want to get you in to bed I don't need to resort to petty schemes. You need to face facts princess. Nate isn't what you want. He could never get your blood boiling the way I do. There is absolutely no chemistry between you."

"Nate and I have plenty of chemistry Bass." "In fact we are going out to dinner tonight. How is that for chemistry?"

AND

"Well, well, well what a surprise." "Blair, Nathaniel, I had no idea you would be here tonight. What a coincidence we all ran in to each other. I would like you to meet my date for the evening Annabelle. Annabelle happens to be part of a very prominent ballet company here in New York."

"Since she is here with the likes of you it shows not only does she lack intelligence, but she has horrible taste as well."

"Ouch Blair you really know how to wound me."

"Why don't you guys join us?" "We can push two tables together and make this a double date."

"Why Nathaniel I think that is the best idea you've had in a while." "We would be delighted to join you."