A/N: another outtake. I really liked this one and I hope it came out how I wanted it.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Just Miss Layla.

Season 5 Episode 4

Nate walked into the kitchen dressed for the party.

"Did you spend time doing your hair Nathaniel?" Chuck asked.

"Haha. I don't mind that Dan made me gay"

"I know. I was actually a little offened he didn't make me gay. Personally I thought you'd be more annoyed at being conflated with Eric"

Nate gave Chuck a weird look.

"You didn't read it, did you?" Chuck asked

"What do you mean by conflated?"

"Your character is 2 years younger than everyone else and is best friends with the narrator's little sister Frankie. In fact I think you share is lacrosse and a good political pedigree."
"What's my character's name again?"

"Derek"

Nate flipped the book open and browsed through it.

"I would be if I were you. Carter Baizen, your ex-brother in law got his own character."

Dan sat at the desk signing books when he decided to call Nate.

"Hey Nate, are you here. My agent has me locked in a study please tell me the party is good."

"I decided not to come"

"What? Why? Is everything okay?"
"No dude. It's not"

"What? I thought…"

"Derek? Really? I mean I can't believe I'm not even important enough to merit my own character. I'm one of your best friends. At least I thought I was"

"No every writer condenses people for better dramatic effect. Hemingway did it. Uh Joseph Mitchell did it"

"Carter Baizen got his own character"

"Not entirely" Dan said knowing that he put some of Chuck's characteristics in that character to stay true to Layla's.

"All he is, is my sister's ex-husband. No importance" Nate said ignoring Dan. He heard Blair and Serena yelling at him and decided to hang up.

Chuck stood outside when Louis walked outside.

"What do you want?" Louis said looking at him.

"You're making a huge mistake"

"In thinking that Blair could be trusted, yes. She will always have her secrets. She can't exist without them. You were right after all."

"You should never listen to me. If you read Dan's book you know how I turn out. You have a chance at having love in your life, not ending up alone handing in a closet."

Louis went to say something when Chuck opened his mouth.

"Layla even ended up with Carter"

"She's a great girl, he cares for her" Louis said can't believing he was having a civil conversation with Chuck Bass. Layla was his friend so he could do this.

"Don't give up on your own fact over someone else's fiction"

"You too. With Layla" Louis said then walked away.

Chuck walked into the Van der Woodsens. Lily greeted him with a kiss on each cheek.

"Thanks for seeing me" Chuck said

"Of course Charles. I'm so happy you called. It's been a long time. Rufus isn't here if you need to talk." Lily said and Chuck looked down at the paper. A picture from the night before lay there. Him and Layla missing from the photo.

"Seems like I'm always off on my own" he said looking up.

"I thought you liked it that way."

"I don't want to be the unrepentant bad boy who no one care lives or dies."

"It's just a book Charles"

"What if it isn't? Layla ends up with Carter"

"Charles, she loves you."

"Its just…" Chuck began to say but then spotted his daughter running toward them. He scooped her up and kissed her cheek putting a huge smile on both his and Lily's face.