Author's Note: I wanted to thank everyone for the lovely reviews. I am trying to balance this story along with Double Trouble. I promise I'll stop with the twin thing after these two fics are done. I hope you like this chapter. Threw in a little sexy time for DS. Those crazy kids just can't keep their hands off of each other.

Chapter 7: Close living quarters

Dan was frustrated. Vanessa had been living with the Humphrey's for a little over a week and in that week he had about five minutes of privacy. He just wanted to be with Serena and to have alone time, but either Vanessa or Brad poked their heads into his room. He'd been dating Serena for about a month and he just wanted to be with her. They hadn't had sex, but both of them were ready. It certainly wasn't her first time, but it would be his, so he wanted everything to be perfect. Serena pulled him into the courtyard and they were making out feverishly between classes. He could feel the cold, hard brick wall and it was uncomfortable. "There has to be somewhere we can go?"

"Our place is still under construction,"Serena said between kisses.

In that moment, they both had an idea. Vanessa would be at work and his father at the gallery. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"Dan asked.

"Your place?"

"If we leave now that gives us a few hours before anyone is home?" Dan said with a smirk. He wasn't one for skipping class, but this was a dire circumstance. There was something about Serena that made him forget all the rules. He'd do anything to spend time with her. As they sat in the cab, he ran his hands along her thigh. He loved her legs and he couldn't seem to stop touching her. Dan looked up at her as she smiled and laid her head back. "I love your legs."

Serena smiled lazily and said, "I know."

Dan could feel himself getting hard and he knew he needed to stop before things got out of hand before they got back to the loft. He moved his hand so that he was holding Serena's hand. They smiled at each other neither of them saying a word.

"So, um, how are classes going?"

Serena looked at him oddly and said, "good."

"that's great, I mean that they are going so good,"he said. Dan was in full ramble mode. It was like a nervous tick, he couldn't control. He was too used to using words to fill awkward silences.

Serena laughed and said, "I love it when you ramble. It's cute."

When they finally got back to the loft, all Dan wanted to do was rip off Serena's clothes. Just thinking about her soft skin and those curves drove him crazy. He'd been masbterbating more than usual and he was afraid that someone would catch him. He pushed her against the metal door and ran his hands under her skirt as she removed his school jacket. His lips were on hers and he could hear her moaning softly. He bit her bottom lip and plunged his tongue into her mouth. She did things to him, to his mind and body that didn't quite understand and he wasn't sure he wanted to. Serena grabbed him by his tie and dragged him to his bedroom. "God, are you sure you're a virgin?"

Dan nodded vigorously as he watched her undo her blouse. He sat on his bed and he looked up at her completely mesmerized. Dan grabbed her by the waist and pulled her closer. Serena let the shirt slip from her shirt and she bent down to kiss him. He fell back on the bed and she made quick work of his belt, dragging his pants and boxers down around his ankles. She looked up at him and smiled.

"Lie back on the bed completely."

Dan did as he was told and Serena bent down and took him into her mouth. He was sure he was going to explode in her mouth any second. He gripped the sheets as he watch her head bobbing up and down on his cock. He ran his hand through her golden hair and said, "you should stop before I make a big mess."

She smiled mischievously at him and continued to take more of him into her mouth. By the time he hit the back of her throat, he exploded in her mouth. Once she was done she smiled up at him and said, "that's just the beginning."

"But, what about you? I feel like you're doing all the work, um, no pun intended."

Serena giggled and dan kicked off his pants, that were still around his ankles and pulled her to him. He turned her over so she was lying flat on her back. "Your turn." Serena giggled and bit her lip as she felt his hands caressing her inner thigh and placed a trail of kisses there. He smiled to himself when he saw how wet he made her. He pulled a side her panties and licked between the folds. Serena tugged on his hair as she bucked her hips. "You are far . ,"Serena gasped as he lapped up her juices. She was on the edge of losing control when she heard the sound of the door opening. Dan and Serena froze.

They heard the sound of keys being placed on a table. "Anybody home?"

Dan scrambled to put his clothes on. "It's my mother,"he said as he buckled his belt.

Serena got off the bed and started scrambling around in search of her shirt. Dan picked it up off the floor and threw it towards her. She managed to get it buttoned up a few seconds before Alison Humphrey walked through her son's bedroom door. She looked at her son and then at the pretty blonde and back at her son.

"Daniel Jonah Humphrey, why are you not in school? Nevermind." She smiled at Serena and said, "Alison, I'm Dan's mother and you are?"

Serena gave Alison her biggest smile and held out her hand. "I'm Serena Van Der Woodsen."

Alison smiled at the young lady and shook her hand. "Serena, I see my boy finally made a move."

Dan's eyes bugged out and said, "MOM!"

Serena smiled at Dan and said, "finally?"

"Oh he's had a… nevermind. Can you give us a moment? I need to speak to my son and by the way, you missed a button."

Dan sat on his bed staring at his feet as his mother looked down at him with her arms crossed. To say Alison was disappointed in Dan was an understatement. He was always so easy to manage. She knew that the teen years would come with some form of rebellion, but she was not expecting to find him entangled with some girl in the middle of the day.

"Dan I'm disappointed. You should know better. This isn't like you."

He was prepared for a tongue-lashing, but he didn't realize how angry he was with his mother. He hadn't seen her since the summer. She'd called twice in the past two months and now she was standing there lecturing him like she never left. Dan looked up at her and glared.

"Are you listening to me Dan?"

"Honestly, not really. Why are you here mom? Have a change of heart? Decided that you actually care about us? For your information, we're just fine."

Alison looked at her son and she didn't know how to explain that she wasn't leaving them, but their father. She reached out to touch his arm, but he moved away. "Dan listen to me. What's going on between your father and I, it's about us not you boys."

"Sure. Is that why we haven't heard from for the last two months?"Dan asked as he grabbed his bag from the floor. "Tell it to someone who cares," he said before marching out of his room.

Serena was sitting on the couch waiting for him.

"Come on, let's get out of here."

She followed him out the door and as they stood outside of the loft, she reached for his hand and held it in her own.

Brad and Dan were walking around Prospect Park, avoiding the one thing they both needed to talk about. Dan kicked every rock or pebble that seemed to cross his path.

"I think you missed one man,"Brad said.

Dan looked at him impatiently.

"Oh no, mr. broody back. Are we going to talk about what happened?"

"No."

Brad nodded. He knew better than anyone that Dan would talk when he was ready to.

"Are we going to talk about the other thing?"

"No. I'm not talking to you about that," Dan said as he shoved his brother.

"Come on just tell me one thing was she any good."

"Shut up asshole. That's my girlfriend you're talking about."

Brad held up his hand and said, "Sorry. I won't mention it again. But, I'm sure she was great. You were clearly a disappointment."

Dan glared at him as his brother laughed at him. They sat down on a bench and watched a family with two small children. They shared a look and Dan was the first to speak up. "I'm mad at her."

"She's here. Maybe we should hear her out."

Dan kicked the ground at his feet and said, "But, she left us."

"No, she left Dad."

"Have you lost your mind? You think I'm going to let my sons live with that monster?"Rufus said.

"Be reasonable. They are my sons too."

"Maybe you should have thought about that before you walked out the door."

Alison took a deep breath and said, "Listen, let's not make this about the boys. We can do this the easy way or we can get the lawyers involved."

Dan and Brad were laughing and teasing each other when they walked in on their parents fighting.

"The boys clearly need someone more responsible than you to look up to. I caught Dan having sex with his over-sexed girlfriend."

"He's a teenaged boy. Sex comes with the territory"

"And if he knocks her up?"

Brad raised his eyebrows at his brother as he looked down at the ground.

"I'm standing right here,"Dan said angrily.

"Dan. Brad. When did you boys get home?"Alison and Rufus said in unison.

"Just now, but you guys were a little busy with your petty fight."

Alison went over to Brad and hugged him. He hugged his mother back as Dan looked at him as if he'd just betrayed him.

"Boys, I need to talk to you about something."

Dan and Brad sat facing their mother as she tried to explain that her leaving wasn't about them and that she was just trying to sort through some things which apparently involved a new relationship with Bart Bass.

"He has son your age."

"We know and he's a total dick,"the boys said in unison.

"I thought you were friends with him?"Dan asked his brother.

"No, I'm friends with Nate. But you know how it is. They put up with me. I'll always be the boy from Brooklyn."

"Fuck em all. Who cares and I'm not living with him. You couldn't pay me to spend five minutes in his company,"Dan said as he paced the room.

"Give him a chance. Give them both a chance. Plus, you don't really have a choice in the matter. You'll be spending every other week with me in their home and I expect you boys to behave."

The boys looked at each other as they nodded in agreement. Their mother's word was always gold. She was the one that made the rules and they knew there wasn't much they could do about it.

"When do we have to be there?"Brad asked.

"Next week,"Alison replied. "Come on. How about some waffles?"

Special Thanks to pennblake for the messages and reviews. I'm glad you like this story. Also thanks to my girls nese36, and Where'sWaldorf for the words for the encouragement.