Disclaimer: I do not own Gossip Girl or it's characters.
CHAPTER 41: Fight Back
Lucas kept his back turned as Jenny quickly threw on the clothes and wig he had provided her with. She kept glancing his way nervously and stumbled about trying to dress quickly. He had already seen every inch of her, but since learning the truth about him, he was a stranger to her.
After she had finished changing she cleared her throat loudly making him glance over his shoulder. His eye brows raised and a grin gently lifted at the corners of his mouth. The site squeezed her heart. She had seen him do that many times in their short time together…mostly when they were…
"You look good." He said gently looking her up and down.
She glared at him and wrapped his sweater around her tightly.
"You have a thing for red heads?" She grinned pointing to her wig.
"It was all I could find." He replied nervously.
She let that sink in for a moment.
"Are you gonna get me out of here or what?"
He laughed gently but nodded.
"As you wish."
The comment annoyed her more than anything—he knew her favorite movie was Princess Bride. She wasn't biting.
"And my brother?"
He stopped grinning at that.
"What about him?"
Jenny glared at him.
"I am not leaving without him."
Lucas looked at her for a moment, as if evaluating her and her words carefully.
"It's impossible." He finally spoke looking quickly down at the ground.
"What's impossible?" Jenny questioned quickly.
"To have him go with us."
"Why…" Jenny asked hesitantly, "…why is it impossible?"
Lucas wouldn't look up from the ground but answered her.
"My uncle…He has plans."
"What…kind of plans?" Jenny pressed.
Lucas walked away from her over to the window. He was acting strange, and it frightened Jenny even more.
"I can't discuss that."
Jenny was across the room in two strides gripping his shoulder and turning him to look her in the eye.
"Lucas. If there would be a time to be honest with me…it would be now."
Her words were cold and firm and she could tell by his expression he understood her intensity.
"Jenny…"
"No." She cut him off coldly. "If you really cared…care about me then I deserve the truth."
He slowly looked up at her.
"Dimitri owns land just outside of the city…" Lucas began, his eyes locked on hers. "An abandoned warehouse—it's about 23 miles from the city—he, Dimitri, has plans to blow it."
"Blow it?!" Jenny gasped.
"Yes. His cop inside CPD is to make sure Blair is there too…"
"Where's Dan now?!" Jenny grabbed Lucas's shirt roughly.
"They left about 20 minutes ago."
"How far is the warehouse from here?"
"Jenny…it's not worth…"
"HOW FAR?!"
Lucas gulped nervously but answered her.
"About 45 minutes from us."
"Take me there!"
Lucas grabbed her wrist and tore them from his shirt.
"Are you crazy? No!"
"Lucas! My brother and sister in law are about to be murdered! If you ever cared for me at all! If you truly want to help me! Then please! Please take me to them!"
"Jenny. What about Milo?"
"What?" Jenny gasped in surprise. "What do you mean what about Milo?"
"Well I know where he is."
Jenny stared at him in shock for a moment.
"Where?" She whispered.
"About 30 minutes—in the other direction." Lucas frowned. "I'm sorry Jenny, but it's either Dan and Blair…or Milo."
XXXXX
"I'm going with you." Blair said for the 10th time.
Blair was standing with Serena and Nate facing off with Detective Voight, Erin, and her partner Halstead. They had been fighting for the past 5 minutes
"You are staying here and that's final. Halstead, Lindsay in the car."
Blair watched them walk off, Erin turning and giving her the best I'm sorry face while grabbing her jacket. Blair watched in despair as they all left the office.
"I can take you."
Blair, Serena and Nate all looked up to see a cop at the top of the stairs. Blair recognized him from when she had first entered the building. He had been behind the desk downstairs.
"…Detective Voight made it pretty clear that…" Nate started nervously.
"Voight doesn't scare me and I think that Blair deserves to go."
Blair stood up a little straighter.
"Thank you ahh…" she looked at him blankly.
"Officer Marker."
"Officer Marker." Blair finished. "I would be so thankful."
"B I don't know if…" Serena started.
"Serena you can stay here if you are uncomfortable, but I'm going to get my husband back."
Blair turned on her heel and followed Officer Marker down the stairs. Serena and Nate looked at each other nervously before following their best friend.
XXXXX
"You're not telling me specifics!" Jenny yelled at Lucas. They had been on the road only 2 minutes and Jenny already wanted to throttle him.
"All I know is when Blair is confirmed on the site they have instructions to detonate the explosives."
"You said that." Jenny glared. "But who is supposed to confirm? Can you give me names?"
"No." Lucas frowned watching the road. "Dimitri is really guarded with that stuff."
Jenny flopped back down in her seat feeling defeated. She had chosen in a quick beat to go after Milo. It's what Dan and Blair would have done. She knew it in her heart.
"Do you have a phone?" She asked suddenly getting another idea.
Lucas hesitated.
"Blair I don't know if…"
"Lucas. You are either with me or against me." She glared. "What is it?"
He sighed heavily then reached behind into his back pocket and pulled out his iPhone.
"Thank you." Jenny smiled gratefully and dialed her sister in law.
"Hello?" Blair's alto voice asked questioningly.
"Blair!" Jenny shouted. "Blair it's Jenny!"
"Jenny?" Blair asked confused. "What…
"No time to explain but you can't go to get Dan."
"What? What do you mean…?"
"You can't go because it's a trap! Whoever is taking you is Dimitri's guy and you are in trouble!"
The line was silent for a moment.
"Go on."
"If you go to the site they will blow it up. Dimitri aims to get rid of both of you."
"I see." Blair replied strongly.
"Do what you can to save Dan but don't show up there-the only way to save him is to let a cop know who you trust. Do you trust any of them?"
"I can think of one." Blair replied with a sigh.
"Good… Now I'm going after Milo."
Jenny could hear Blair gasp.
"Where? I can…"
"No. No Blair. You go for Dan, I got Milo."
The line was silent again.
"Please be careful." Blair whispered.
"I will." Jenny promised, "Now can you have that cop you trust send some units to this address?"
XXXXX
Serena watched as her best friend took the phone away from her ear and wiped the tears from her cheeks.
"Blair?" Serena asked uncertain.
"Is everything ok Mrs. Humphrey?" Officer Marker asked from the driver's seat.
Nate turned around from the front passenger's seat to look at her.
"Did I hear you say Jenny, Blair?"
Blair took a deep breath and steadied herself shoving her iphone into her purse.
"She was just calling to give me an update on Rufus." Blair lied looking up into the rear view mirror meeting Officer Marker's eyes. The officer broke their gaze quickly and looked out towards the road.
"When we left New York he was doing much better and they expected him to be more vivid soon. He has been in and out of consciousness for…"
Blair suddenly grabbed Serena's arm and pitched forward.
"Blair!" Serena screamed bending down to check on her best friend.
"I'm going to be sick! Pull over!"
Serena looked up frantically at Officer Marker.
"Can you pull over please?!"
Officer Marker kept driving.
"Hey man!" Nate inserted, "Pull over!"
"We're almost there!" Officer Marker glared at Nate.
Blair could feel the car speed up and panicked.
"I'm gonna be sick!" She cried.
"Stop the car now!" Nate demanded of the officer.
He only pushed the petal to the floor making the car go even faster.
"What is wrong with you?!" Serena yelled. "Stop the car!"
Furious Nate grabbed for the wheel and the Officer responded but punching him across the jaw making Nate's head bounce off the passenger's side window.
"Nate!" Serena screamed.
Blair steeled herself and reached down into her purse pulled out a gun. With great courage she released the safety and placed it on the back of Officer Marker's head.
"Stop the car." She demanded strongly. She could feel her whole body shaking but was determined not to show fear.
Officer Marker started to laugh. Blair glared.
"Go ahead shoot me." Officer Marker grinned looking at her in the rear view mirror.
"You don't think I will?" Blair spat cocking back the gun.
"No. I don't think you will." He responded with another laugh. "Ah we are here."
Blair looked up to see a farm house in the distance surrounded by police.
"STOP THE CAR!" She screamed panicking.
Office Marker kept laughing and sped the car even faster hitting the country road bumps and making them all fly. The gun exploded and she heard a scream. She looked up to see Officer Marker grabbing at his shoulder, blood oozing down his arm.
"You fucking bitch!"
Before Blair could respond Nate had her gun and hit Officer Marker over the head with the punt of the gun making him slump forward in the seat. Nate reached across him and opened the driver's door pushing the Officer out of the moving car while he attempted to jump in the driver's seat.
"Stop the car Nate! Stop the car!" Blair pleaded.
Nate did as she asked making the car come to a sudden stop.
"Blair what the hell is going on?!" Nate demanded spinning around.
Blair could see blood running down his face from where he had hit his head. Serena leaded forward and gently examined his head.
"Jenny just called me and said it was a trap and that the guy taking us there was one of Dimitri's." She explained quickly.
"Jenny?!" Serena looked at her confused. "How does Jenny know that?"
"I have no idea but she was right." Blair waved her off. "It doesn't matter right now. I can't go up there or else they are going to blow it."
"Blow it?" Nate asked in disbelief.
Blair ignored him and pulled out her iphone dialing Erin Lindsay's number.
"Lindsay."
"Erin it's me!"
"Blair? Is everything ok?"
"No! I can't explain but I think I know where Milo is! Can you send cops to this address?"
XXXXX
As promised here is the next chapter! Chapter 42 will be uploaded tomorrow night! Let me know what you think so far! :)