Hello everyone! As I said previously I hadn't had that much time to write on the last weekend, so this chapter comes with a bit of delay. Gladly the weather sucked during the past two days, so I had enought time to write ;) This will be the last chapter related on the events of the show (what a surprise, as seeing this is Chapter 10 :-D ). From the next chapter on, it's all my head and I already started on some scenes for CH 11. One is in my eyes really good, sure you gonna love that one - at least I hope so. But for now, here comes the end of Gossip Girl. Have fun while reading and drop me your thoughts.
PS: Thanks to bassempire for your recent comments. I'm glad you like the story that much. Same goes out to all you other commenters (Donna, Basileya, Dr. Holland...). You're great and I always love to read your thoughts and views, so keep them coming ;)
It was quite early in the morning when Jenny made her way over to the Empire. She had barely slept last night and wasn't even sure why she was heading there. But if she listened to her inner voice deep down inside, she knew it. She wanted to see him, wanted to make sure he was doing alright after all this mess. She just wanted to be near him.
She stood with two coffee cups in the elevator. The higher it rose, the more nervous she got. What the hell am I doing here? I'm engaged, I love Jasper. Why am I on my way to Nate then? The answer was quite clear. She was always drawn to Nate. He was always her drug. The one person she couldn't stay away from.
The elevator binged and announced that she had reached her destination. The doors opened up, and she walked out into the fancy penthouse. She made her way into the living room to find Nate hovering over documents which he had spread over the pool table.
"Good morning, thought you could need some caffeine to get the day started, but as I see you already did", she tried to say as calm as she could. Seeing him in his suit, made her butterflies fly heavily in her stomach.
Nate turned surprised around. He didn't expect Jenny to come by, but he was more than pleased to see her. "Morning. Yeah, I couldn't sleep with everything going on. Tried to reach Chuck and Blair all night. Seems as they vanished from earth. I really hope they are doing well. Now after Bart's death...", he let his words hang.
Jenny only nodded and walked over to give him one of the coffee cups. "I can't believe he is dead. And this time for real, you know."
Nate smiled slightly, and took a sip of his cup. "Thank you. Yeah, I still remember how we buried him the first time. But honestly, I really hope he's not returning once more. That would be creepy."
Jenny couldn't help it, she burst out laughing. Only to be joined by Nate a bit after, who was looking amused straight at her. "You're really mean, Archibald", she said in a playful tone. "But I get it. Do you think Chuck and Blair have something to do with it?", she turned serious again, as she was wondering about it all night since she heard of Bart's sudden death.
"I hope not, but honestly... I think yes. Both don't respond to my calls or texts. Both are nowhere to be found. Cyrus called me last night. The police was looking for Blair. They were also here to question Chuck. So yes, I think they have something to do with it", he replied sad and totally worried.
Not to know where his friends were and if they were doing fine literally killed him inside. He badly wanted to help them, but he didn't know how. Jenny had taken two steps closer to him. She reached out her hand and stroke over his right arm to comfort him a little. Just the touch of her hand through the fabric send his body on fire. He so longed for her touch.
"They are both doing good", she answered sweetly. "After all they are Chuck and Blair. They always found a way out of every mess they were in. And they definitely will do so too with this situation. Don't worry, they'll be just fine."
She gazed up at him. The sadness in his eyes broke her heart. He was always thinking more about others than himself. She totally adored it about him. Nate returned her gaze, and with one simple move he embraced her. Held her as close as he could.
Only to feel her body against his, was already a pure sensation. It was like a huge shock wave washed over him, but in a very positive way. Even if he would have tried to express all his feelings right now, he wouldn't have been able too. As no words in the world could describe how good it felt to have her in his arms.
"Thanks Jenny", he whispered in her ear, and with regret he let her go again. He couldn't stand to leave her out of his arms, but it would have been very weird and awkward to hold on to her. Even though he recently got the feeling that she was his savior, his anchor that held him on the ground no matter how heavy the storm was blowing right into his face.
Jenny blushed slightly. "I haven't done anything", she replied humbled. She still held his gaze. These eyes will be my death someday. As much as she tried to deny it, she had loved the short contact of their bodies and hated it when Nate parted them again. Holding him so close, smelling his scent – she knew she had longed for this. But still, she couldn't allow herself to give in to him. It was wrong, so wrong. Or not?
"Don't be so modest. You've been a great friend to me in the past days. You called my dad when I was in jail. You stood the entire time by my side. And now you're here, comforting me while I worry about two of my best friends", Nate summed up the recent actions she took for him. "When you returned, I wasn't even sure if we were still friends at all. I mean, we hadn't talked in over two years, and it was mainly my fault. I never tried to contact you. I guess, I was too angry that you left without saying goodbye, and that you... I just couldn't forgive you then. And the more time passed, the more inappropriate it seemed to me to contact you. I'm sorry."
Nate still looked her in her marvelous blue eyes. The ones that he had missed since he saw them last. The once that he had dreamed about for the past two years, even if he would never admit it to someone and it took himself quite a few weeks to figure out who they belonged to, as he first only saw them in his dreams – without a matching face. After realizing that it were her eyes he was dreaming of, she became the center of most of his dreams. Making it even harder to forget about her.
Jenny smiled brightly at him. "It's alright. I had messed up massively. It took me quite some time to forgive myself for what I've done, so I didn't expect that anyone of you would do it right away. It also took some time to patch things with Dan and Rufus, and they are my family. But anyways... what is that all about?", she changed the subject to all the documents and papers on the pool table.
Nate followed her gaze to all the papers he had spread over the table. "Well, that is all my research on the identity of Gossip Girl. Now that Bart's dead, my name's the only one on the loan for the Spectator. If I can pay off what I owe, it'll be all mine", he explained to Jenny.
"Wow, that's great Nate", she responded happily and proud to his announcement.
Nate slightly shrugged. "Yes it is. I just wished I could feel a bit like celebrating, but with Chuck and Blair..."
Jenny laid her hand on top of his hand, which he had put on the table side to prop himself while gazing over the papers. Another electric shock wave washed through Nate's body, how he wanted her. Jenny pulled her hand back again. Surprised that the slightest contact with Nate's skin would heat her insides up as she was a volcano close before erupting.
"I already told you. They will be fine. Sure we don't need to worry as long as they are together. They know how to protect themselves", she assured him once more.
XoXoXo
Dan was standing at the same time in his new apartment, which was located in the same building where Serena used to live. Now she was on her way to LA while he was watching out on New York. He had tried everything to win her back, to become a part of her world. But as it seemed, he had lost her for good.
He only had a few furniture there yet. Just a table and stool so he could write, and a coffee machine to keep him company. He had hoped that if they would get back together, that she may would consider to move in with him. On the other hand, it probably would be too fast, too soon.
He walked over to his future kitchen and took his only cup to get a coffee, when he heard the elevator ring. Announcing a visitor, which was strange as he wasn't expecting anyone.
Dan looked over to the entrance area, only to see Serena enter his empty apartment.
"Hi", he greeted her confused and relieved at the same time. She didn't take her flight out of town. "you're... you're still in Manhattan, and you're here."
Serena walked up to him. She had spent the entire night reading his other chapter about her, trying to understand what was the truth. Only to come to the conclusion Dan was the only one to tell her.
"I spent all night reading and rereading the other chapter, and then I realized I can't leave until I know if what you wrote is true. If you really mean all those things you said in there", she explained her sudden appearance in his place.
"It is, every single word of it is true. I mean all of it", Dan immediately answered her. He was so happy to see her again. To know that his words somehow affected her not to leave. So there was a tiny chance left for them. "Do you understand how I feel now?"
Serena shook lightly her head. " , actually, I'm more confused than one is the real you? The one that wrote this chapter or the one in "Vanity Fair"? And "both" is not an acceptable answer", she demanded a clear answer and explanation for the two chapters.
Dan gazed down to the floor, and back up to her. "Alright, I guess it's best to start with the beginning. Well, I'd been going to school with you guys for a while, but that night was the first night that I'd been to one of your parties. Of course, I soon realized that I'd been invited by accident, due to the fact that Nate took me for some guy called Matt or Mark. But I didn't care if I wasn't supposed to be there. Once I got inside, I wasn't leaving because that's when I saw you. I'd seen you before at school, on the steps of the Met, but I'd never seen you like this. Not that beautiful and stunning. You literally took my breath away. I couldn't leave, even if I wanted too."
Dan stopped shortly, remembering the night he first talked to Serena like it was yesterday. Serena tried to recall that night either, but she couldn't.
"That's amazing. I wish I remembered any of that, but I don't, probably because I had too much champagne that night", she said while giggling over their first encounter and conversation.
"Or because you thought I was some lacrosse player named Matt", Dan joked, loving it to see her smile so brightly.
"Now let me see where to continue. Oh, right. So we had this short talk, and afterward... well I couldn't get you out of my mind for days... weeks even. You were all I could think about. But I knew I wouldn't have a chance... So, have you ever wanted something so badly, but you just know you're not gonna get it? Oh, that's right. I forgot who I'm talking to.
Of course you haven't... But that was my whole life. And the moment you walked away from me on that party, I knew there was no way I could ever pull you out of your world and into mine. But I couldn't give up", he explained to her.
"Wait. The school trip to the "Intrepid" museum?", Serena questioned astonished. Finally it dawned her when everything started.
Dan nodded. "Yeah. I overheard two girls talking about you in your white dress, getting wet, and, uhm... one girl thought that you would be laughingstock. You know, and that everyone would be talking about you the next day. But then her friend said,´that's the point. You're no one until you're talked about´. So I got an idea."
"So you came home, and you told all of this to Jenny, and that was the beginning of Gossip Girl? So you've had the power to reveal her identity this entire time?", she asked unbelieving.
Dan nodded again, gazing straight into her eyes. "Look, I didn't start it to hurt anyone. I never thought it would become this huge and get an own dynamic. I thought if I could put somehow myself into the picture... that you would finally see me. See who I am, and maybe even like me", he confessed to her.
Serena remained silent. She had to process everything she had heard and read in his chapter about her. This was all a bit too much right now.
"I don't know what to say", she honestly replied. "I mean, I'm somehow flattered that you did all of this just to get to know me. But I'm also mad as hell. Do you have any clue what Gossip Girl did to me all those years? Dan, this page hurt me more than anything else, and you were behind it! How could you do this to me? Especially after you got to know me?", Serena questioned him with all the hurt and pain she felt for so many years.
It truly was sweet what he did to get to know her, but it also caused a lot of damage. Matter of fact. She was thinking about how their lives would have been without Gossip Girl in it, but they would never know.
"All I can do is to beg for your forgiveness. As I said, I never meant to hurt anyone, let alone you. I just wanted to be with you. And I got so caught up in that thought, that I did lose my way by doing so. I'm truly sorry for what I did. But answer me one question, do you really believe in that you guys wouldn't have hurt each other all those times if Gossip Girl didn't exist?", Dan requested an answer from her.
Serena looked at him for a long time. Thinking about his question. And to her own disappointment she knew the answer all to clearly. Yes, they would have hurt each other anyways. She would have slept with Nate, Chuck with Blair. It wasn't the page that made them act, it was only the page who told it to the world for everyone to see.
"Well, true. It were our decisions, but you published them which hurt a lot of us. But nevertheless no one of us was an angel. We all did awful things to each other, I can't deny that", she replied somehow defeated.
Chuck was sitting on the bed. His hand was resting on Blair's body, who laid asleep next to him. His mind was racing. He hadn't slept the entire night. How could he? His father died, and he didn't do anything to prevent it. The police was definitely looking for them, and if they found out what happened both of them were doomed. He wouldn't drag Blair into this. He had to find a way out of this mess. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine it would end like this. His father trying to kill him, and then falling of a roof. That was beyond crazy.
A sudden knock on the door got him out of his thoughts. This wasn't good. Did they find them? He gazed worried over Blair's body. She couldn't go to jail for him. Before he moved a muscle, he decided to just ask who was standing outside the door.
"Who is it?"
"Room service", a male's voice gave back.
He didn't order anything, neither did Blair. She woke up from the noise, and immediately vanished into the bathroom to hide. Just in case. Chuck got up from the bed and walked over to the door. Not opening it until he was sure that Blair was hidden.
When he opened the door, he was more than surprised to see his uncle Jack standing outside his room holding a tablet with breakfast on it. Both men looked at each other for a while, before Jack finally spoke up and walked in.
"I have terrible news, Bart is dead – again. And this time, for real", he let out without any emotion, not the slightest grieving over his brother's passing.
Chuck was still shocked over Jack's show up. "What are you doing here?"
Jack only looked at him. "Well, I don't know if you heard, but a lot of people are looking for you", he explained his presence and started to walk over to the table. "Blair, you can come out. Uncle Jack is here to help!", he called out to her.
Blair emerged the bathroom shyly. Prying if really everything was alright. When seeing that really only Jack was with them in the room, she got out fast to get dressed.
They sat down on the couch in their hotel room. Starting to eat and drink some of the provided breakfast, even though neither Chuck nor Blair were really hungry. The events of the evening before still lingered above their heads and inside their bones.
"How did you find us?", Chuck asked his uncle bluntly.
"You know, yeah, I still had a tracking device on your limo from back in the day when I hated you, and I thought it was a little odd when your limo driver made a midnight trip to a romantic inn in Windham", Jack informed his nephew how he found him. "Anyway... you kill him or not? 'Cause if you didn't, running sure makes it look like you did", he pointed out.
Blair immediately came to Chuck's defense. "Chuck did nothing wrong."
"That's not entirely true", Chuck sighed, "I didn't help him. Who shoved who first? Who got hit? I... I don't even know." He tried to remember the exact details of the evening.
Blair laid her hand on his. "It was self-defense. Bart tried to kill you on that plane."
"I saved myself, then I fought back. I... I don't feel guilty, but... but that doesn't mean I'm not", Chuck responded. "Anyways, Bart made it clear that he owns captain Donnelley."
Jack had listened to their words. No only waving the last comment of Chuck off, as it doesn't mean a thing.
Blair on the other hand was still worried about their current situation. She didn't want to see Chuck getting arrested. He didn't do anything wrong. "Can you help us get out of here? A … a nice deserted island with no extradition treaties? We don't need money. We can live off the land."
Chuck took her hand and squeezed it slightly. This woman was beyond amazing. He knew why he never wanted to give up on her, and why he never would. He would spent the rest of his life with her, no matter what it would cost them. Cos fact was, she was way more than worse the fight.
Jack was quite amused by the thought of them on a desert island. Working and planting to live. "As much as I'd love to see you spearfishing in a coconut bikini, I, uh, had another thought. Were there security cameras on that roof?"
"Bart turned them off", Chuck informed him.
"Yeah, because he was going to kill you", Blair shoot in.
"Who saw you up there?", Jack kept on interviewing them. Trying to get as much details of the evening as possible.
"Just him and Blair", Chuck gave back.
"And I won't say a word. Even if they torture me, I won't speak", Blair immediately stated, while intertwining her fingers with Chucks, who was gazing her right in the eyes.
"I, uh, had a different kind of torture in mind. Marriage!", Jack dropped the bomb of his idea on the young couple. "Spousal privilege means that a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband."
Blair listened to Jack in silence, but his idea had a good point. Chuck's eyes instead widened, he let himself fall back into the cushions. Thinking about that plan.
"Not like this, Blair", he instantly replied, when he realized that she would go with it.
"Why not?", she asked right away. "We're in love, and one way or another, we both achieved our goals. And every trembling bone in my tired and scared body wants to marry you."
Chuck gazed at her in disbelief. This wasn't the way they should get married. Out of a situation that they both couldn't control. He always thought if ever they would get married, it would be romantic, and not somehow... forced.
"It's twisted but it's, uh, very you", Jack backed Blair up. He decided it was time to let the two of them alone and discuss the matter. He got up from the couch and left the hotel room with no further words.
"Jack is right", Blair said, never did she think she would. "Look, Chuck and Blair hold hands? Chuck and Blair go to the movies? You said you never wanted us to be boring.
Well, we definitely aren't that now. We can finally be together, Chuck. And it doesn't matter to me how we achieve this. All I want is to share my life with you. So why not getting married now?"
"I was a stupid child when I said those things", Chuck replied to his old agenda. He stood up, and forced Blair to stand with him. Gazing down in her wonderful brown eyes.
"Life with you could never be boring", he remarked while pulling her engagement ring out under her shirt. He looked at it closely, smiling while doing so.
Before Blair could even reply to his words, he got down on one knee.
"Blair Cornelia Waldorf, will you marry me?", Chuck asked her while holding up the ring to her.
She had waited for this day for so long, and finally he had come. She was never happier in her life. Tears started to stream down her face.
"Yes. Yes, I will!", she exclaimed and threw her arms around Chuck's neck to pull him into a long passionate kiss, which forced Chuck to chuckle.
XoXoXo
Not even thirty minutes later they were sitting in a court house waiting for Jack to return with their license.
"Of course we have to get married in a courthouse", Blair muttered when a uniformed officer was walking past them. "Maybe we should get out of here."
"Relax. We're just two crazy kids dying to tie the knot", Chuck replied soothingly.
"If anyone recognizes you, then that knot will become a noose around your neck", Blair gave back unconvinced. But before she could continue, Chuck's attention was taken by Jack who entered the room again. They both stood up from the bench they were seated on.
"I got the license", he said and handed it over to Blair, "backdated, of course, lest someone suspects your union was motivated by something other than your tender feelings. The justice of the peace is waiting for you."
"Okay. Let's go. Let's do this", Blair stated and turned to Chuck.
He only sighed. Not feeling comfortable with the way they would get married now. "Blair, you don't have to do this."
"But I want to", she answered him a little confused, not understanding why he was trying to hold her back from marrying him.
"I know this isn't your dream wedding. Last night's dress, no flowers, the cake from the doughnut shop down the street", he summed up the reasons, why they shouldn't get married now.
Blair only shook her head. He is too cute. "I already had my princess wedding. There were enough peonies to last a lifetime."
Chuck still believed it was a bad idea, or at least not the right time. "Maybe you don't need flowers, but your mother, Cyrus, Serena. You should be surrounded by the people you love", he tried once more to change her mind.
"You love me. And that is all that matters, Chuck. I really don't need a dream wedding", she tried to wash away his doubts in exchange.
"And if it helps to quicken your decision: I love the both of you", Jack let out with an impatient tone.
Blair sighed annoyed by his comment. "It's just not worth the risk of bringing everyone here", she said.
"Look, you might be okay with it, but I'm not sure I want to start the rest of our lives this way", Chuck informed her. And without a further word, he grabbed her wrist and dragged her with him out of the courthouse. Followed by Jack, who was confused what his nephew was up to.
Georgina was walking up the streets of the UES, while talking on the phone to Daphne. Dan's editor at Vanity Fair. This woman was beyond annoying. She never gave it a rest.
"Don't worry, Daphne. I'm heading over to Dan's right now. I know you need the final chapter today", she said, probably for the fifth time by now. When will this woman finally understand that I am on to it?
Without any further word she just hung up and placed her phone back into her purse. Hopefully Dan had finally finished the chapter.
"Hey. You Georgina Sparks?", a man asked her out of his limo, which was driving slowly next to her.
She gazed at him suspiciously. "That totally depends on who's asking. You KGB?"
Jack slightly chuckled. "Try JXB. Jack Xavier Bass."
"Chuck's Uncle Jack", she addressed, "don't believe I've had the pleasure."
"Blair says when it comes to a scheme, your skills are second to none", he responded.
"Well, she doesn't exaggerate", Georgina gave back.
"Then what are you waitin' on, Sparks? Let's see if the woman lives up to the name", Jack smirked at her and waited for her to enter his limo.
XoXoXo
Jenny stood next to Nate, looking at all the info's he had brought together to expose Gossip Girl. As much as she enjoyed being with him, as much she feared he could find out the truth. What if he finds out? He will definitely be mad at Dan and me. I don't think he will forgive us.
"So obviously, Gossip Girl's known you all since ninth grade", Jenny mused while studying the papers, "but it's doubtful that someone older would've cared about a bunch of freshmen, so she's the same age. Or younger."
Nate looked up at her. "That's what we always figured. It must be someone that knows us and has access to our world."
"But you went to different colleges after graduation. She couldn't have followed all of you", she remarked a fact that was probably quite confusing for the others.
"By that time, it didn't matter any more. She'd already built up her network of sources.
I mean, she could have been anywhere in the world. People all over New York and outside were and still are her spys. They send in the tips and she only needs to post them. There was no necessary for her anymore to be in the same city like us", Nate explained frustrated that she really could be anywhere in the world.
Jenny gazed at him. He was beyond smart, when he wanted to be. People always underestimated him. His determination to find Gossip Girl was somehow adorable, but also very risky. At least for her. But she knew he wouldn't give up until he found her.
"So, not only that she could be anywhere out there. It could also be someone we may know?", she asked carefully, not trying to expose to much about the fact that she knew who they were searching for.
Nate returned her gaze. "I thought of that. Actually I think it's the only explanation there is." He looked back on his research. Trying to find the one piece that he was missing.
"Is there anyone Gossip Girl ever went easy on? Someone she cared about? That could be a clue", Jenny tried to lead him in a different direction.
Nate shook his head. "I don't know. The only selfless thing she ever did was shut down the page after Chuck and Blair's accident... Although, she did lead Dan and Blair to Juliet after Serena was drugged. That was the right thing to do."
Jenny remembered that incident all to clearly. She had a major part in it. She shivered slightly by the thought of it. A memory she didn't like to recall.
"Are you alright?", Nate asked concerned when he saw her shiver.
"Yeah, it's just that... I still feel terrible that I did join Juliet with her plot back then. I hated Serena so much then, that I turned totally blind. I was so oblivious to what Juliet was up to. It was partly my fault what happened to Serena then", Jenny admitted to him.
"Well, if it does make you feel any better, I was blind too by trusting Juliet. I was mad too, that Serena played me. Or let me hang, however you want to call it. When that picture of her popped up, I didn't even questioned it. Dan on the other hand, didn't believed it a single second. Guess he knew her better than I did", Nate recalled the situation back then.
"Anyways... wasn't there a lot of stuff that she knew but didn't post until Serena went to war with her at graduation?", Jenny changed the topic, as she didn't want to talk about her mistakes of the past any longer.
"Maybe Gossip Girl really was our guardian angel", Nate joked. Causing Jenny to laugh out. Both of their phones buzzed. They pulled them out to read the latest Gossip Girl blast.
Spotted Chuck Bass back in Manhattan. We hear he's on his way to turn himself in. Who's up for a little stakeout at the big house?
"Well, so much for that theory", Jenny remarked.
"Yeah, not a surprise at all", Nate answered bugged out.
The elevator binged and announced a visitor. They both turned around to find no other than Jack Bass march in.
"Jack?", Nate asked in astonishment.
"Come on. Let's go", the older man said impatiently and ordered them to follow him.
Nate and Jenny shared a confused look, not sure what they shall do. Both remained in their spots.
"Take your time. I mean, whatever. Come on, let's go!", Jack called out. He turned around and stormed out the penthouse again. Nate and Jenny in tow, even though neither one of them knew why.
XoXoXo
Serena leaned against the kitchen counter. She had listened to Dan's explanations of all the past events. To his motives which drove him to do all this. She still wasn't sure what to think about all of it, and whether she should forgive him.
"Look Dan, I somehow do understand now where you came from, why you all started it in the beginning. But I still don't get why you didn't stop it when you realized how much damage that page caused, and how much you hurt all of us", she said still disappointed.
Dan sighed again. "I know. I know, I... I sometimes don't know it myself. As I said, I never meant to hurt anyone. But it all got his own dynamic and at a certain point... I wasn't able to stop it anymore."
"And what about Jenny? She got massively hurt through the page. I can't believe she did it to herself", Serena let out unbelieving.
"Trust me, I tried more than once to hold her back from doing it. But just like me, she thought the only way Nate would see her, would be to be spoken about. Would be to be more like Blair and you. I never wanted her to walk that path down, I really tried to stop her. But I somehow got distracted by my own stuff, and she... she just slipped through my hands", Dan sighed even heavier, while remembering that he lost contact to his baby sister.
"I was a terrible big brother then. Instead of supporting her, I wasn't there at all. Barely listened to what she had to say, and mostly disappointed by her actions. In truth... I wasn't any better. When she left town I realized how much I let her down. It took us some time to patch things up. Somehow we still do", he confessed to Serena.
She only nodded. "Guess I wasn't helpful either when I went on war with her. I hated the thought that Nate could like her more than me. And truth to be told, I envied their connection. They were always close, could talk about everything. She truly loved him, maybe still does. But I... I never really opened up to him. That relationship was doomed from the beginning. I was never able to forget about you. Cos we had, what Nate and Jenny shared and I always wanted that", she admitted her mistakes.
"And where does that leave us now?", Dan asked hopeful.
Serena gazed over at him, and shook slightly her head. "I don't know", she replied truthful.
Before Dan could reply to her latest statement, Georgina walked into the room.
"Come. We have a mission", she ordered right away. Letting no sign show that it was discussable.
"'We', we who?", asked Dan totally surprised by her appearance.
"What mission?", questioned Serena, just as much confused as Dan was.
"Do you two seriously not have any idea why I'm here? What have you been doing for the last 12 hours?", Georgina asked incredulous and annoyed at the same time.
Not even twenty minutes later Serena, Dan, Nate, Jenny, Georgina and Jack were running up the steps of the MET. Being watched while doing so by prying eyes of Constance's juniors.
"Did you just see what I saw? What are the chances that Serena, Dan, Nate, Jenny and Georgina Sparks all decided to check out the Warhol exhibit together?", one girl let out in disbelief.
"Zero", her friend answered right away.
"Come on, Ally. We got to see what's going on there", the first girl spoke up again, dragging her friend towards the entrance of the MET.
In the meantime the group made their way into the building, and walked into one of the big exhibition halls. Still not exactly knowing why they were there at all. Serena was the first to spot familiar faces.
"Hey, mom! Chuck!", she called out when approaching them. Quite confused why they were even there.
"Sorry I couldn't call", Chuck excused himself that he didn't call any of his friends after the latest incidents.
"You really scared us, man", Nate replied, letting his friend know how he felt the past couple of hours.
"Oh! I'm so glad you're safe", Serena said relieved.
Dan slightly nodded. "You know, just a little confused as to why we're all here."
"Are you saying good-bye before you turn yourself in?", Jenny asked concerned.
"Why does everyone look like they're here for a funeral?", Eleanor stated, while marching up to the group with Cyrus in tow.
"When you're here for a wedding", Blair announced, holding up her left hand where her engagement ring was finally sitting on the spot where he belonged.
The groups eyes widened first in shock, then in joy and happiness. Serena gasped, Nate only chuckled and Jenny couldn't stop herself from smiling brightly.
"A woman like Blair deserves to be married with style, surrounded by friends and family", Chuck explained to his closest friends.
"No Bass man would let himself be stopped by a little thing like a tristate", Jack informed nonchalantly.
"Hey, enough with the small talk. We all have a job to do. Blair and Chuck, stay out of sight. Then we meet at the Bethesda Fountain and get married", Cyrus ordered everyone to go to motion so the wedding could take place, before Chuck and Blair get seen.
Dorota immediately got in action, but nervously as hell. She informed everyone over their upcoming tasks, a NO wouldn't be accepted.
"Miss Jenny, go get a dress! And... and the rings! The rings! You! You!", she pointed out at Jack and Dan, "Rings, now hurry!"
Nate had walked over to Chuck in the meantime, taking him in a friendly embrace to congratulate him. So did Serena with Blair, eying her engagement ring. Everybody was giving their congrats to the young couple, no one paid attention to the people around. Only their happiness counted now.
Not far from the group stood the two eavesdroppers from Constance.
"Chuck and Blair are getting married?!", one of the girls exclaimed out in surprise.
"This is the biggest Gossip Girl story ever", her friend replied while already typing a message to Gossip Girl on her phone.
XoXoXo
Twenty minutes later Jenny rushed into the ladies restroom with the dress she had brought for Blair. Her assistant Joanna in tow with all the accessory necessary. After entering the ladies restroom, Jenny turned and took the shoes and jewelery from Joanna.
"Make sure that nobody gets in here", she ordered harsh, but still friendly.
Joanna only nodded and stepped out again, standing in front of the door to let no one in except for Jenny's friends.
"Wow, I'm impressed Little J. Your order is followed", Blair said after witnessing the previous scene.
Jenny only rolled her eyes, and marched over to her waiting friend. "Can we skip the Queen thing? This is not high school. She is my assistant, so of course she does as I say. She gets paid for it", Jenny remarked.
She handed the dress over to Blair. "So, time to strip for you", she mocked with a bright smirk on her face.
"Very funny. I never thought I would change clothes in a public restroom", Blair muttered.
Jenny laughed out loud. "There is always a first time, Blair."
Blair unzipped her skirt and took it off. She did the same with her blouse. Jenny had opened in the meantime the suit bag of the dress. She took the dress out, to hand it to Blair so she could get dressed.
Blair's eyes widened. She was in awe over what she saw in Jenny's hands.
"Gosh Jenny, that dress is unbelievable. Where did you get it that fast?", she exclaimed, still fascinated by the bright blue dress Jenny was holding.
Jenny blushed slightly. "Actually... uhm, this was supposed to be your Christmas present from me. But it definitely also suits as a wedding gift and dress", she smiled even brighter than before.
"You can't be serious? I don't know what to say", Blair was on a loss of words. She still admired that blue dress, which was shimmering in Jenny's hands.
"It is outstanding. You're an amazing designer, Jenny. It's by far one of the best presents I've ever gotten. Thank you so much!"
Blair moved forward and pulled the young blonde in a tight embrace. Jenny was gobsmacked by Blair's words and action. She didn't believe the dress would have such an effect on her.
"Well", she slightly chuckled, "as much as I appreciate your words, Blair. I think you really should get dressed now. Not only that you want to get married, it's also a bit odd to get hugged by you in a ladies restroom while you only wear your underwear", she teased once more.
Blair started laughing. "Don't get any ideas, Jenny. My heart belongs to Chuck!", she stated right away, still giggling over Jenny's comment. "And I'm pretty sure Nate wouldn't like us to hook up."
Jenny was laughing too. This was way better than battling with Blair. She turned serious. "Look Blair, I know I already said it after my return, but with the current situation I'd like to say it once more", she started to apologize again.
Blair only looked at her in confusion, not knowing where Jenny was going too. "I'm truly sorry about what I did back when", Jenny said. "I was a lost, troubled and misguided kid. And that's no excuse for how I acted. I know I hurt you when... anyways, I'd like to thank you for giving me a second chance. Being your friend now, means a lot to me."
Blair nodded slightly, and smiled at the girl in front of her. "I appreciate once more your apology. You know, it wasn't easy to find out about the two of you. I had just decided that I want to be with Chuck, and then...", she started to explain her behavior a few years ago.
"You know, I never thought I would say this to you, but... but truth is I was jealous of you, Jenny. Not for being with Chuck that night, I truly hated you therefore. No, ever since you came into our lives. When I saw and heard how Chuck reacted on you at the Kiss on the lips-party, I got jealous. I saw you as a thread, not as a potential friend. I'm sorry too, cause truth is – I never really gave you a chance to be my friend. And I... I do regret it now. Cause I think we could have been good friends", Blair confessed to Jenny.
Both girls just stared at each other, not saying a word 'til Jenny spoke up. "Well, I think we still can. It's never too late to start new, and a wedding is surely a good way to do so. So bride to be, hop in this dress now and become a decent woman!", she teased again, while laughing all over again.
"Ay, ay, ma'am! How could I deny the order of my personal designer?", Blair replied laughing while taking the dress out of Jenny's hands. "Oh, and I love to start over new", she said more silent and serious.
XoXoXo
Blair and Jenny made their way over in the direction of the fountain in Central Park, to meet up with Serena and the rest of their families and friends.
"Oh, my gosh! You look amazing! B., the dress is perfection!", Serena exclaimed when her friend got in view. She was totally amazed by it.
Blair shortly twirled around, smiling brightly. "Well, a close friendship with Lady J Humphrey Designs definitely has it charm", she answered, gazing at the girl next to her.
"That is from you? Jenny, that dress is just wonderful. You have my order when I walk down the aisle", Serena said still in awe over Blair's wedding dress.
Jenny blushed again. "Well, you guys are too kind. I'll see if I can help the others to get ready. Guess you'd like to talk a little alone. Blair, if you need anything, just holler."
Blair smiled and nodded shortly. Serena looked after Jenny, and then back at her friend. "Ok, I must have missed quite a lot. You guys are good?", she asked bluntly.
"More than good", Blair smiled. "We talked once more, and decided to start new. I start my new life now with Chuck on my side. Why not starting it also with a new good friend?"
"That's great, Blair! I guess, I'll do the same. Jenny was never a bad person, she only lost her way in between. I did so too, but I had you guys on my side to catch me, or bring me back. She had no one to do that for her", Serena replied regretfully.
"Hey, have you seen Dan? I'm a little nervous. The last time he was in charge of flowers, we ended up with Damien Dalgaard's purple tulips", she changed the topic.
"Well, speaking of, is Dan here as your date? I mean, after he published his hate piece, I'm surprised you're even talking to him at all", Blair remarked, not understanding why Serena would waste any more time on that douche.
Serena shifted a little. "Yeah, he had his reasons. I don't know. I'm still trying to figure it out... And come on, it's not like Chuck didn't do his fair share of terrible things to you", she pointed out, trying to defend Dan and his reasons.
"Ancient history!", Blair called out. "And besides, Chuck is one of us, whereas Dan, despite his years of trying, never will be."
Serena sighed. "What does "one of us" even mean after all this time? He's friends with our friends. We both dated him. His father married my mother. And now his new apartment is in my building. And believe it or not, he cares about us. Come on, he tried to help Chuck defeat his father."
"S., we all hoped that Humble Humphrey would overcome his Brooklyn roots to join a higher social strata", Blair tried to explain her point of view, "I mean, after all, it's the American dream. But let's face it. In his case, the dream has died long ago. If it even ever started."
"Just give him one more chance, like you did with Jenny", Serena begged her friend, "you don't know the whole story. Please make up your mind after you heard him explain."
Blair snorted sharp. "I know what I need to know, and that is, Serena Van der Woodsen will never end up with a powerless striver like Dan Humphrey."
Serena didn't respond to her friends words. She thought about it, if there was any truth in them. Neither did one of the girls noticed that Dan had heard the last few parts of their conversation as he was bringing Blair's flower bouquet.
He wasn't hurt by them. In fact he was quite hopeful when Serena asked Blair to give him a second chance. But obviously Blair still didn't see him as equal.
Dan walked a few meters outside the park, towards the MET. Thinking about what he could do to show Blair that he was good enough for Serena and their world.
"You alright?", Jenny snapped him out of his thoughts.
"Sorry? What did you ask?", he answered after realizing she was standing next to him. He gazed over to his sister.
Jenny looked worried at him. "I asked if you are alright. You seem... I don't know, somehow worried or so."
"It's just something that Blair said to Serena", he gave back silently.
"And that was?", she pressed on. "Come on, Dan. I'm your little sister, you can tell me. Just like you will always watch out for me, I'll do the same for you", she said smiling at him.
He sighed, but gave in. "She said that Serena would never end up with a powerless striver like me."
Jenny stood still, only gazing at her brother who was obviously hurt by those words. Even if he wouldn't admit it. "Well, than I guess you have to prove her wrong. Show her how powerful you are", she tried to convince him to keep up the fight.
"And how exactly should I do that?", he asked bugged out.
Jenny let out a laugh, and walked a little closer. She placed her hand on his upper right arm, and leaned into her brother. "You're Gossip Girl, the most powerful person of all in New York. Time to come out of the closet. And when you do so, do it with the Spectator. You'll show Blair how powerful you were all along, and you'll help Nate to save his magazine", she whispered in his ear. Giving him a short kiss on the cheek, she moved backwards again and smiled at him knowingly. "You know that it's time to end it all. If you really want Serena in your life, stop being Gossip Girl and tell the world that it was you."
Dan looked at his sister as if she had grown a second head. But thinking about her words, they totally made sense. This was his only option. Not only he could proof how powerful his written words could be, he could also do amends with one of his best friends. Before he could thank her for her advice, Georgina walked up to them.
"Ah, there you are. I was already looking for everyone. Got the cake", she said happily.
Jenny just cocked an eyebrow. "Since when are you so happy about Blair and Chuck getting married? I think you hate them", she asked suspiciously, wondering if the older girl was up to something.
"Believe it or not, I have my nice moments. And now is one of them... and it's nice to be a part of this bunch again. Even if it may only be for today", Georgina admitted.
Dan had made up his mind during their little banter. He knew what he had to do and would put it in motion. He started to walk towards the entrance of the MET.
"Where are you going? The fountain is that way", Georgina informed him when she realized he was walking in the wrong direction.
"Yeah, I might be a little late for that. There's something I gotta take care of first", he replied and kept on walking, sharing a short glance with Jenny when he passed her.
"Something? Like what? If this is about the final chapter, you better not be giving it to "Vanity Fair" before I've read it", Georgina exclaimed and stepped in his way to block him from walking any further.
"I'm not giving it to "Vanity Fair"", he only stated, placing the bouquet on top of the cake box and marching on towards his destination.
"What? Wait! Where are you going?! Stop it!", she yelled out in disbelief over his action, following him inside together with Jenny.
XoXoXo
"Should I even ask what happened on that rooftop?", Nate asked his best friend while walking around in the museum.
"The less you know, the better", Chuck only remarked.
"Ah. Then for once, I guess it's a good thing that I'm out of the loop", Nate replied dryly.
"Chuck! Hey! Sorry to interrupt your last fling, but I got the rings. The choice was between Byzantine cross and Egyptian snake", Jack interrupted them, when placing one hand on Chuck's shoulder.
"I assume, like attracts like, and you went with the snake?", Chuck stated matter of fact.
"You know me well, nephew", Jack remarked, and shoved Chuck in the opposite direction he was walking with Nate. Leaving him alone.
"Nate", Dan called out when he approached him, "this is for you. It's my final chapter."
"You mean my final chapter", Georgina spat out while trying to snatch the envelope out of Dan's hand. "And it's not for you", she added, glaring at Nate who took it from Dan.
Jenny only shook her head in amusement over Georgina's behavior. Feeling proud of her brother, seeing him doing the right thing.
Nate gazed over the paper, and was totally dumbfounded. "Wait. This is about Gossip Girl", he clarified.
Dan nodded. "That's yours to publish in the Spectator. I know you gave up your search to help Serena a few weeks ago. Now you have all your answers", he explained to his friend.
Nate still couldn't believe what he was holding in his hands. "Dan, this is incredible", he said overwhelmed. "I have to find someone to get it to my office."
"Well, maybe I can help", Jenny stepped a little forward. She had watched the entire scene from the side. "My assistant Joanna is still here. She could take it to your office."
Nate gazed at her with shining eyes. Once more she was his life savior. Well, her brother this time too. It seemed as if the Humphrey's became his guardian angels in the worst times of his life.
"Thanks, man", he stepped forward and hugged his best friend, "I mean, this could change my life."
"Mine, too. Hopefully", Dan mumbled when Nate had already pulled back to step over to Jenny.
"I should've known better than to back a horse from Dumbo", Georgina muttered.
"So, you think you could call your assistant?", Nate asked while looking down at Jenny. Realizing once more how stunning she looked even when she was only wearing casual clothes.
"Sure, I'll text her to meet us outside right away", she smiled up at him. Happy that not only Blair and Chuck would get a happy end today, but also Nate for his magazine. And hopefully Dan and Serena too.
Not even ten minutes later Nate handed the envelope over to Jenny's assistant Joanna.
"All right, you know where to go. Don't let anyone of my team stop you or ask any questions. Just go straight to my computer and start typing. You've my password. Post paragraph by paragraph if you need to. I'll let my assistant Carol know that you're on the way", Nate instructed her.
"Got it", was all she answered, before twirling around and heading to the street to hail a cab.
Nate and Jenny remained in their spots, just watching after her. Nate still couldn't believe that he would soon announce to the entire world who Gossip Girl really was.
"This is totally crazy. Blair and Chuck are getting married. I will expose Gossip Girl to the entire world, which turned out to be your brother", Nate summed the craziness up which was actually their lives.
"Yeah, quite a weird and insane day", Jenny replied, smiling shyly.
Nate turned over to her, facing her directly. "So, you knew all along?", he questioned her.
Jenny gazed up at him, not able to speak. She only nodded. She felt ashamed for not telling him sooner. But she had promised to keep her brother's secret.
"Hmm", he only let out. Still holding her gaze. He wasn't sure what to think about all of this. But mostly he couldn't understand why she did this to herself. "We should talk later", he said kindly, "there is a wedding waiting for us."
He held out his arm, and Jenny thankfully took it. At least a few more moments to think about how to explain everything to him. They started to walk towards the fountain, when overhearing a conversation of two young girls.
"What is taking Gossip Girl so long?"
"I don't know. But if Gossip Girl doesn't care about our tip, I bet the police will."
"Thea! The police? What? You can't do that", the one girl called out.
"Chuck's a fugitive from the law. If it's not on GG, at least it'll be on the news", her friend remarked while already dialing the number.
"Hi, I have information on the location of Chuck Bass", she informed as soon as the line stood.
Nate and Jenny only gazed at each other concerned. Instead of walking towards the fountain they stopped in their tracks and turned around to find their friends and rearrange the ceremony.
XoXoXo
Fifteen minutes later they all stood together to witness Blair and Chuck getting married. Cyrus was holding the ceremony.
"To quote Siddhartha, we are not going in circles. We are going upward. The path is a spiral", he was explaining.
In the far they could hear police sirens coming closer. Leading to everyone feeling quite on the edge. Gazing up towards the street.
"Perhaps we could skip to the "I do" part", Chuck suggested.
"Where are the rings?", Cyrus asked in the round, causing Jack to step forward and handing them over.
"Do you, Chuck, take Blair to be your lawfully wedded wife?", he questioned as fast as he could, as they heard the first cars approaching.
"Three words. Eight letters", Chuck only said.
"Blair, do you take Chuck to be your lawfully wedded husband?", Cyrus turned to her.
"One word. Three letters. Yes!", she called out, when the first police officers made their way down to them.
"Then by the power invested in me by the great state of New York, I now pronounce you man and wife! You may kiss the bride!", Cyrus nearly stumbled over his own words by trying to speak them as fast as possible.
Chuck pulled Blair close and kissed her passionately. They finally managed to get married. Their friends and family started to clap their hands, and smiled happily. Serena took a picture with her phone to capture this beautiful moment forever.
Nate gazed shortly over to Jenny, who stood right next to him. She was smiling all over the face. He knew what he wanted, and he knew in that moment that it didn't matter if she knew all along who Gossip Girl was.
"Chuck Bass! Chuck Bass? You need to come with us. You, too, Ms. Waldorf", one of the police officers spoke up, when they finally reached the group. He grabbed Chuck by the arm and led him towards the waiting police cars.
"I'm with you", Cyrus immediately said, and followed his stepdaughter and her newly husband.
"Me, too", Lily stated. She followed with Eleanor, Dorota and Jack in tow. They wouldn't leave their kids alone.
Serena, Dan, Nate, Jenny and Georgina watched after them. Worried over what could happen to their friends, when their phones went off.
"Right on cue, Gossip Girl", Serena scoffed.
"It's not Gossip Girl. It's the Spectator", Nate informed them, looking at Dan and Jenny.
Thirty minutes later they were sitting at Blair's, waiting for her and Chuck to return from the precinct. Everyone was reading Dan's latest chapter, except for Dan and Serena, who already knew it. Dan was quite nervous, as he didn't know how his friends would react to it.
"This is a hell of a thing you pulled off, kid. I'm in awe", Jack finally spoke up when he was done reading the article.
"I hacked it and stole it from him. That makes me way more awesome", Georgina let out hurt, that she didn't get any acknowledgment.
"No, you stole it after I shut it down. And when you started it back up, I just stole it again", Dan corrected her right away.
"I should have known it was you on the surveillance tape Diana sent me. You were the only one who wasn't there with us that night", Nate mused frustrated. He still couldn't believe it was Dan with help from Jenny.
"And you're the only one who owns a hoodie", Georgina muttered.
"The one I felt stupid about was graduation, when I asked Gossip Girl to meet me, and then Dan showed up", Serena said simply.
"Son", Rufus walked in the room. Not looking amused at all.
"Dad", he replied a little unease.
"I figured you'd be here waiting for Chuck and Blair. We need to talk", he remarked strict and walked straight forward for the dinning room. Dan followed him straight away.
"Hmm, I guess, I'd better back him up before dad kills him", Jenny informed and stood up from where she was seated to follow her family members.
"Dan, I can't believe you are the one responsible for all of this poison. The damage you've done to your friends, to your family, to your own sister!", Rufus immediately attacked Dan as they made their way into the next room.
"Jenny wanted to get on Gossip Girl. She's known it was me for years. If there's ever anything she really didn't want posted, all she had to do was ask", he defended his actions.
"You told the whole world about her losing her virginity!", Rufus called frustrated out.
"No, no, no. No, she sent that tip in herself. She wanted to get out of New York, but she didn't feel like she had the strength to leave on her own. So she knew if Blair found out the truth, she wouldn't have a choice", Dan explained Jenny's reasons a few years ago.
"Her leaving town was the best thing that ever happened to Jenny", Rufus admitted.
"It definitely was, dad", she said when entering the room. "Don't blame it on Dan. I wanted to be on the page, and I decided what was written about me. It was my own choice."
Rufus looked at his both kids with a disbelieving gaze. He tried to understand their motives, but he just couldn't.
"Look, dad, I know I've screwed up, and plenty of times. But I've always tried to do the right thing, like you taught me", Dan tried to sooth his father. Jenny nodded in agreement.
"Fine, you two. Tell me everything", he said and sat down for their big talk.
XoXoXo
"Dan was as hard on himself as he was on any of us. And he wouldn't have had anything to post if everyone hadn't been sending in tips", Serena tried to defend his actions.
"I never sent in one tip", Nate informed her.
Georgina scoffed. "Saint Nate!"
"Come on, what was the worst thing Gossip Girl ever wrote about you? If anyone should be mad, it should be me, or me and Blair", Serena pictures the obvious facts.
"We're here!", Blair exclaimed from the hallway.
"You're free! So everything's okay?", Serena immediately asked when they walked into the living room.
"Well, Cyrus is finishing up at the police station. But we refused to talk", Chuck informed their friends.
"And since there's no actual evidence that Chuck was even on that roof, no witness. Except his wife. They had no choice but to let us go", Blair quipped happily that everything was finally over.
"Bart's death will be ruled as an accident. It is over and we can start our new life by celebrating our wedding", Chuck grinned at his wife.
"Right, my mother and Lily are at Citarella right now getting food. We're gonna have a wedding reception", she said while sitting down on the couch. "And don't even think that you will be invited, Humphrey. We read while we were waiting. You have a lot of explaining to do", she added when Dan came back into the room followed by Rufus and Jenny.
"What do you wanna know, Blair?", he asked her directly.
"What do you look so amused for?", Blair inquired Serena when she smiled brightly.
"Uh, it's just that I felt the same way until I recently realized that I'm pretty much fine with it", she explained to her friends.
"Fine?", Blair asked astonished.
"He stopped posting after our accident. He shut down the site", Chuck stated dryly. "I mean, we always knew it was one of us, right?"
"I always thought it was Dorota!", Blair called out, causing Dorota to choke her vodka and look at her in shook.
"You know, I actually thought it was Eric for a little bit, and then I thought it was you, Rufus", Serena let out a laugh.
"My dad?", Dan exclaimed unbelieving, "come on!"
"Hey! It could have been me", Rufus defended his pride. "But I always thought it was Nate." Nate gazed up at Rufus in astonishment.
"Did anyone think it could be me?", Georgina asked annoyed that obviously nobody had her on their note.
"My money was on the hot blonde that just came back from London", Jack pointed towards Jenny, causing Nate to chuckle. She slightly shifted as he wasn't wrong with his assumption.
"Why do you all think that this is funny? Gossip Girl ruined our lives!", Blair yelled frustrated out.
"Is your life really ruined, Blair?", Chuck asked her, circling little circles with his thumb on her shoulder.
"If you think about it, we're all on track to do exactly what we wanted to do", Nate confirmed that Gossip Girl hasn't ruined their lives.
Blair wasn't willing to let Dan get away with it that easy. "But he schemed and lied and spread horrible stories about us!"
Serena smiled at her friend, knowing what really bothered her. "Blair, I think you're just mad because Dan was the one who was pulling the strings all along."
"This whole time, I had more power than you", he teased her.
"But what he did with that power was write a love letter not just to me, but to all of us. It made me realize I don't want to run away, that you guys are my family, and I belong here. And so does Dan", Serena explained and held her hand out to Dan to take it.
"Well, I guess that means it's all over now, that... that we can all grow up and move on", Blair questioned disbelieving.
"Yeah", Dan assured her, "Gossip Girl's dead."
XoXoXo
Jenny was standing at the sidewalk, saying goodbye to her father. Nate watched a little from a far. He still wanted to talk to her. And now was the best time to do so. Now that the entire truth was on the table. Rufus walked towards the subway and left Jenny behind, who was about to hail a cab.
"Jenny!", Nate called out, causing her to turn to him. "Hey, if you want I can give you a ride. See it as the thank you for borrowing me your assistant today", he chuckled. "Where do you need to go?"
"Just home. I'll work from there for the rest of the day", she answered.
"Well, then let's go. Car is waiting over there", Nate informed her and pointed in the direction of his town car.
Jenny smiled brightly. "Thanks, much appreciated. And you're more than welcome for borrowing Joanna today. See, I told you that you would be able to expose Gossip Girl – at least somehow", she mocked him. She started to walk over to his car.
"Yeah, but only because you were one half of her", he teased with a played hurtful face back. "That wasn't really fair. You knew it all along."
Jenny turned her head shortly around and smirked at him, before she entered his town car. God, she is beyond beautiful. I want her, so badly.
He followed her in the back of the car, and ordered his driver to drive down to Tribeca. Nate gazed over to her. Taking in the beautiful sight in front of him.
"Why are you looking at me like that?", she asked hesitantly, while returning his gaze.
Nate smirked slightly. "Just enjoying the view. Hadn't had that in quite a while."
Jenny blushed in an instant. Sometimes he still surprised her out of nowhere. "Thanks", she mumbled, causing him to chuckle.
"So, Dan and you were Gossip Girl. That's quite... quite unbelievable to say the least. I mean, I always thought it was someone from school, but you...", he looked her over once more. "Why would you do that to yourself?"
Jenny shook her head. "Guess to be noticed", she answered silently.
"To be noticed?", he repeated disbelieving. "Jenny, that's crazy."
She laughed hard-headed. "You serious? Nate, on the Kiss on the lips-party people barely talked to me. Except for Chuck, and he only wanted to get me laid. But fact is, I was a no one. Just like Dan. No one at school really cared about us", she explained him.
"Look, even you didn't really care about me unless we accidentally kissed on the masquerade ball. And the only reason you spoke to me afterward was that you wanted to convince me to keep it a secret from Blair. Not because you wanted to get to know me, right?"
Nate looked at her. And he had to admit that it was somehow the truth. He probably wouldn't have talked to her ever, if he wouldn't have kissed her by accident. And Dan, well, they definitely wouldn't have become friends, if he didn't had a crush on Serena just like Nate had one back then too.
"Yeah, that might be true. But still, it wasn't a reason to hurt yourself like that. Jenny, you told the entire world who you lost your virginity to", Nate replied while remembering painfully that it wasn't him.
Jenny sighed and swallowed. "That was something that needed to be done. It was my only chance to get out of town. I already told you that I wouldn't have had the strength to walk all on my own. Even if I knew it would be the best for me."
"Because of me...", he stated the fact that already broke his heart hearing it the first time.
She gazed out of the window, taking the traffic in the streets in before turning back to him. "I could have never left you. Not on my own, not without a good reason", she confessed.
Nate looked her deep in her blue eyes. And in an instant he closed the space between them. His hands shoot up to her face, cupping it. And before Jenny could say something or even move back, he brought his lips on hers. He massaged her lips slowly, gently, sweetly. Not forcing the kiss. He moved them with hers. Whenever he had one of her lips between his, he slightly sucked at them, bit them.
Just to feel his lips on hers send a dozen electric shock waves to her body. She had missed these lips, she had longed for them – for so long. And finally they were back on hers. She could feel her heart racing, any faster and it would jump out of her breast.
Nate stroke with his thumb slightly over her cheek, while his other hand slit down from her neck to her back. To feel her like this was a pure sensation. He started to lick with his tongue softly over her lips. He so badly needed her.
But before he could deepen the kiss, she suddenly pulled back. He gazed at her bewildered.
"Did I hurt you?", he asked right away, as he thought he might could have bit her to hard.
"No, no, that's not it", she said while moving a little more away from him. "I can't... I can't do this", she stammered, close on crying.
"Of course we can. Why shouldn't we, Jenny? We both love each other. It's the most normal thing", he replied, trying to convince her to stand to her feelings. "Don't be afraid about how you feel."
"I can't do this, Nate. I'm engaged! And I'm going to marry Jasper. I will spend my life with him", she answered a little stronger than before.
"Why are you saying this? You can't deny...", but Nate couldn't even finish his sentence, as the car came to stop outside Jenny's house and she immediately jumped out of the car and ran straight into the building. Leaving a more than confused and crestfallen Nate behind.