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Blair was absolutely livid by the time she got in to Chuck's limo. He had not only ruined her date with Nate, but also managed to make sure she would have the worst weekend ever. She had intended to ignore him on the ride to her house, but it was impossible with the way her anger was starting to boil up and spill over the surface much like a pot of boiling water left on the stove for too long. Turning in her seat she glared at him openly when she realized he had been staring. Usually she would think of a sarcastic comment and yet right now she much too upset to think of a snarky remark to his stalker like stare. Plus a tiny part of her that she would not recognize because it would be admitting defeat in her opinion anyways, liked the way that he looked at her. It sent butterflies careening in all different directions in the very pit of her stomach.

"What the hell was that Bass?" The brunette hissed and she unconsciously leaned closer to him. She was trying to be intimidating, but it took a lot to intimidate Chuck Bass and right Blair Waldorf was not succeeding.

Chuck made sure his usual smirk was in place as he leaned in closer as well though he wasn't trying to be intimidating he simply wanted to be closer to her. He knew how much his presence tilted the balance of her perfect world and the billionaire teen boy took a twisted satisfaction in knowing this. "I would say it was a very entertaining dinner."

"You know that isn't what I meant." She snapped pushing her back in to her corner of the limo when she realized exactly how close he had been to her. She couldn't believe she had anticipated an attack like this from him. For a brief second in time since he admitted to caring about her she really thought that maybe he wouldn't be such an ass, but apparently she had been wrong. "How dare you invite Serena on this trip!"

His smirk vanished instantly as his features turned cold and calculating. It was a look the Bass men pulled off rather well. Stretching his arm out, he set his hand on her thigh slowly running it up her leg. "I told you that I wouldn't play fair when it came to getting my Blair back."

Blair felt her heart rate speed up when he placed his warm hand against her thigh. The Queen of Constance knew she should push it away because the longer she let it remain where it was the harder it was to gather her thoughts, especially when his fingers started drawing patterns over her stockings. "Well this isn't winning you any points in her book or mine for that matter."

"If it isn't winning me any points then why is my hand still on your thigh?" He questioned with a smirk as his hand crept up even higher. He could feel the edge of her stocks and let his fingers brush against her bare skin. He could feel her body tense up the higher his hand went.

"Because I had a brief moment of insanity." She clarified before slapping his hand away and looking out the window so that she would not have to look at him any longer. She still addressed him of course, but that did not mean she had to look at him or those eyes that could penetrate in to her very soul. "The only reason you brought Serena along is because you think she will be able to somehow keep Nate distracted from me, but you underestimate me Bass. I may not have blonde hair that shines like the sun or blue eyes the color the ocean and sure I can't make a whole room like up with a simple smile or come up with witty antidotes to cause rounds of laughter, but that does not mean I am not desirable all on my own. Nate asked me to go with him. He didn't ask Serena he asked me and that means something whether you can accept it or not. So go ahead and bring her along. Hey bring her Brooklyn boyfriend and it can be a party where you are the fifth wheel. It hurts knowing nobody wants to be with you unless they are drunk or you pay them. I feel bad for you because you act as if you love your life when the truth is you are just drifting. You have nobody who loves you like Nate and love each other and you feel the need to try and tear us apart, but we aren't going to break that easily Bass so just get over it."

"Me get over it?" Chuck snarled his hands clenched in to fists, not that he would ever hurt her it was more an involuntary action due to the amount of emotion he happened to currently be feeling. "That is really rich coming from you Waldorf. You know the only reason that Nate is trying to make it work with you is because Serena turned him down. She didn't want to hurt you, but apparently Nathaniel doesn't care as much as you seem to think. When it comes to matters of Nate's heart you are always going to come in second no matter what you do. Why can't you just give up the past and find someone who won't use you because they can't have what they always have and always will want? I find it ironic that you work so hard to be the best at everything and yet when it comes to your Prince Charming you'll never succeed. Find someone who can love you for who you are Blair. Find someone who sees you and appreciates what they see instead of constantly taking advantage of it."

As they pulled up to her building Blair turned around to look at him and was stunned by the amount of sincerity in his voice. He truly meant everything he was saying and that bothered her because she didn't like to associate feelings to Chuck Bass. It just did not settle well with her. Steeling herself against his penetrating gaze she opened the limo door and go ready to step out, but decided she would be truthful even if it hurt.

"Even if I were to leave in order to find someone who could love me with their whole heart it would never be you Chuck Bass because you don't have a heart to give and tonight you proved my statement to be true. If you care about me as you claim, which I highly doubt you do, then you will do the right thing and let me go Chuck." With that she slammed the door not knowing that for the first time in his life Chuck was realizing that he had a heart because it had just cracked at her cruel honesty. Still he would never give up because he was Chuck Bass after all and a Bass never gave up on what they wanted until they finally got it.

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Serena-

Serena was practically dancing around her room as she packed for this weekend's trip. She had no idea how Chuck had done it, but when he came to her telling her that he had found a way she could fix all of her problems with Blair she had been uneasy at first because it was Chuck after all, but it turned out that he actually had found a way for her to fix all of her problems with Blair. If they were on a boat all weekend then the brunette would not be able to run away from her and they would have to have this confrontation sooner rather than later.

Picking up her silver bikini she stuffed it in her travel bag as she tried to make sure that she had absolutely everything she would need on this trip. Of course she would miss Dan, but he had understood after she explained why she needed to go on this trip. Well he knew that she and Blair were having problems, but not the exact cause of those problems. She was not quite ready to admit the truth of her past to him quite yet because he put her on this platform like she were some sort of angel and she did not want to do anything to destroy that image. Right now she would worry about fixing things with Blair and then she would deal with Dan. She had to take it one step at a time.

Nate-

Nate sat at the edge of his bed looking at the promise ring he was going to give Blair if she agreed to give him another shot. She had the ruby ring he had given her of course, but he felt that they needed a clean slate with no memories of the past and the ruby ring held all of those memories. If they were going to make it work then he needed to show Blair that he was serious and this was the best idea he had come up with to do that. His parents had offered to give him the Vanderbilt ring to give to Blair, but he wasn't quite ready for that yet. He would have to see how things went.

It was time to forget the past and that included his feelings for Serena. She had made it clear that she did not want him and there was no use waiting around for her to change her mind. He had Blair and right now he had to make that his top priority. Maybe Chuck had been right all those times about how happiness just was not part of the plan. It wasn't like being with Blair made him miserable or anything like that, but she just didn't make him happy in the same way Serena could with a simple smile. She didn't seem to get him the same that Serena did. Oh well, he would have to live with it and find happiness where he could.

Chuck-

Chuck watched as the driver put his bags in the back of the limo. He was actually looking forward to this trip despite what had happened with the Blair in the limo. She could deny it all she wanted, but she felt something for him she just wasn't ready to admit it yet. He would prove to her this weekend how well they fit together. He had it all planned out to a t and absolutely nothing was going to get in the way of his plans. Blair would be begging him to give her another go after a few hours of watching Serena and Nate shoot lovey dovey eyes at each other for a few hours. All he needed to do was make sure that he put them in romantic situations to ensure that something would happen between them and that Blair saw every second of it. She would be his in a heartbeat he just had to be patient which wasn't exactly easy for someone used to always getting what they wanted as soon as they wanted it.

Readjusting his scarf he slid in to the limo wanting to hurry up and get this trip started already. He was supposed to meet the others at Nate's grandfather's house so he had a couple of hours to waist. Pouring himself some scotch he relaxed against the leather seat and closed his eyes. The best way to make the time pass quicker would be by getting some sleep. The only problem with sleep though was the fact that Blair consumed his dreams and yet he knew that soon enough he would find a way to make his dreams a reality.

Blair-

"Dorota!" Blair called standing in front of her mirror and holding two bathing suits in front of her. She frowned when her maid hurried in to her room and help up the suits for the older woman to see. "I can't decide between the yellow and red spotted bikini and the purple one piece with the diamonds spread around the waist like a belt. Which one do you think I would look better in? I need this to go perfectly with Nate this weekend. Pretend to be Nate and then tell me what one you would rather see me in if you were him."

The Polish made crinkled her brow at the thought of having to pretend to be a teenaged boy, but she would do it for Ms. Blair. "Well bikini good for tanning and it is in Mr. Nate's favorite colors, but the purple piece compliments skin tone much better and it be better for swimming. I think you go with purple Ms. Blair."

Blair nodded before something occurred to her. She had come home to find the purple bathing suit in a box and at first she thought it was from her mother, but now she wasn't so sure. "Dorota, who did you say sent the package earlier?"

"Mr. Chuck sends it for you." The maid replied not realizing what the big deal was. Blair got gifts all the time and sometimes she didn't bother checking who they were from so why would she care now all of a sudden. "Note say that he thought you would like something that actually suited you."

The brunette scowled and tossed the purple bathing suit at her maid. She should have known it was Chuck the moment she saw it was purple. Purple was his favorite color and that should have tipped her off. Still, if he thought she would be caught dead wearing something he got for her then he was sadly mistaken. Even if she did like it more than the other one she would never wear it because then he would win this round and she could never let that happen. "Burn it and be sure to send the ashes back to Chuck in a box so that he can have it as a surprise when he gets home. I've decided that I no longer will wear purple since it doesn't suit me no matter how much I may enjoy it at times."

TBC…

AN: I thought this chapter came out pretty well and I hope that you all agree. In the next chapter is the first part of the trip and there will not be a preview this time because I kind of want it to be a surprise. Oh, some of you out there have messaged me wondering what is wrong with my health and well I have a video blog on youtube if you are interested I just started it actually and so there is only one video up so far. Just look up Stephycats7785 and it is the newest video by me. Anyways, let me know what you all thought of this chapter because you all know I love hearing what you think.

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