IMPORTANT: So here's the deal guys, I'm still really busy. It's Spring Break right now so I've had a little more time recently). I really love to write though so I am going to try to update as much as possible. I love you guys so much for being so patient and understanding. *hugs*

Disclaimer: I do not own Gossip Girl or its characters

Rated: T mostly for language. This one isn't really M but it is a pretty high T lol.

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The first thing Blair did upon arriving to school was check her homeroom to make sure nothing had been left. As she peeked inside the door she prayed that Chuck had given up. When she saw her desk was empty she breathed a sigh of relief. Nothing. Maybe it was finally over. As she turned around to head back out to see her friends she jumped almost a foot. Chuck was standing about a foot or so away from he. She couldn't prevent the sharp intake of breath that his unexpected nearness caused. He looked amazing as always; so completely put together and so damn sexy.

Chuck nodded in greeting it was a miracle that he managed to keep his distance. Her appearance always seemed to have that effect on him; it was always so damn staggering and she looked her best as always. "You beat me." He said with a smile as he held out a box of chocolates, the Godiva Gold Collection.

She hadn't even noticed him holding anything but couldn't help returning a small half smile and reaching out to take the chocolates. Later she would blame it on the surprise she had felt at his nearness. Blair looked down at the box of chocolates in her hands and said quietly as she looked up smiling a little, "So Tuesday it's chocolates?"

This time Chuck smiled that full smile he reserved for her eyes alone. "Tuesday it's chocolates."

She shook her head and her smile faded a little as she almost started to cry.

Chuck immediately panicked; taking a step closer to her. He reached out his hand to brush a tear that had escaped and his fingers barely managed to graze her face as she backed quickly away.

"Please don't touch me Chuck." Blair whispered.

Chuck hated himself for the look that was in Blair's eyes; the look of mistrust. He was thankful however that her tears had stopped. "One day I will earn that back."

Blair cocked her head slightly. She was confused by his statement. "I don't understand Chuck."

A small half smirk appeared on his lips. "Your trust." He paused a moment to let the significance of the word sink in a little. "I know you still love me Blair. You told me that no matter what you would always be there for me because what hurts me hurts you. That kind of love doesn't just stop."

Blair was biting her lip and opened her mouth as though she wanted to say something. However Chuck raised a hand to silence her. Surprisingly she allowed him to continue. "It's not my feelings that I need to prove and it's not your love that I need to win; it's your trust. Trust that I won't leave you, trust that I won't hurt you again, trust that I've grown up, trust that my promises mean something. Overtime you are going to find that you can trust me, I'm going to make damn sure of it."

She had looked as though she was listening to what he said; accepting it; but, as soon as he was finished speaking Chuck saw a light inside her eyes turn off. The mistrust that had changed to hope was now coldness. Blair had shut down again; closing him out. "Just leave me alone Chuck. I don't want you in my life anymore."

Once more Chuck allowed Blair to walk into her classroom because he knew that some part of her had heard what he had said and that was what was important. He was building up the trust and breaking down the walls she had constructed to block him out; whether she knew it or not.
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When Blair saw Chuck standing outside her door at the end of her last class she groaned in frustration. After every class he had been waiting with another delectable treat. He reached out and handed her a small Godiva box. Blair reluctantly opened it to find four chocolate covered strawberries. She closed the lid resolutely and handed it back. Chuck however moved his hands, holding them up as if in surrender and Blair said. "Take them back. I don't want them."

Chuck smiled. "Come on Blair, I know chocolate covered strawberries are your favorite."

Blair narrowed her eyes. "Not if they come from you." She said as she started walking, tossing the chocolates back over her shoulder.

Chuck caught the box and was hot on her heels. "Blair, just take the damn chocolates."

Blair glanced over at Chuck, her eyes shooting daggers. "What's it going to take for you to leave me alone Chuck?" Blair said angrily. She had come to the decision today that she had to nip this game of Chuck's in the bud before he actually got to her; no matter what.

"There's nothing you can do Blair; nothing will keep me away from you ever again." Chuck said suddenly serious.

Determination washed over Blair as she did the one thing she swore to herself that she would never do. "What if I slept with someone else, Chuck?" Her voice was serious but there was a mocking quality to it. "Would you still be chasing me around?"

Chuck reached out and grabbed her arm turning her to him. Disbelief filled his voice and there was a jovial smile on his face. "You didn't so it doesn't matter."

Blair looked down and summoned all the strength she could muster before looking directly into his laughing eyes. "I did." She paused letting the words sink in. "New Year's Eve, I slept with Jack at the Palace."

"I don't believe you." Chuck said, his voice begging her to take it back.

Blair did what she had to do and made her voice tantalizingly evil. "Well you should Chuck. We fucked. Do you understand me now? He wanted to fuck some more and date ironically enough but I was too busy taking care of poor little Chuck who lost his Daddy."

Chuck's grip on her arm immediately loosened and his hand fell down by his side. He could tell by her eyes and the expression on her face that Blair wasn't lying to him. She and Jack had slept together.

Shock was written all over Chuck's face as he took the news. Blair did what she knew she must and kept her voice cold. "Good. Now that that's settled we can all get back to what's left of our lives after the destruction we have caused one another." Then she turned on her heel and walked away; not once looking back.

Chuck stood there watching her go. He wanted to chase after her; to ask her questions about what she had just revealed to him but he was frozen; paralyzed with shock. He began to shake all over as his body and mind began the internal struggle once more into whether or not he could forgive Blair. He had too much to do to allow that struggle to take place while he stood in the hallways of Constance so he moved quickly out to his limo. His phone beeped and he looked down; pausing at the door to the limo.

Gossip Girl here. Looky looky what I just heard, seems B moved on just fine without C. Apparently she's into older men now or is it simply Bass men B? Either way it sounds like B and J had a fun NYE.

xoxo

gossip girl

As he approached the limo his driver was already holding the door open. "You are late for your appointment Mr. Bass."

Chuck practically growled at the driver. "Your job is to drive my limo not lecture me on punctuality. Now do what I pay you to do."

"Yes Mr. Bass." The driver said quickly as he moved to the driver's side and started the limo on it's way.

Chuck still glowering; but in a slightly more human tone. "But for the record, I simply had more important things to attend to." That was the damn truth. Jack or no Jack Blair was still the most important person in his life but he wasn't sure he was going to be able to deal with this new obstacle.

The driver nodded and drove quickly to their destination. Luckily, they didn't have to go far and within minutes they were pulling up in front of a large apartment, ironically close to Blair's building.

"Thank you." Chuck said as he hurried out of the limo and into the building. The bellman had been expecting him because he had called in advance. "Ms. King should be out of her investment meeting at any moment Mr. Bass."

Chuck nodded and the bellman led him to a side conference room. After only a few minutes Chuck heard the door open and stood up as Ms. Gloria King strutted in. The woman was no older than 28 and Chuck had always thought she was gorgeous. Apparently so did his father since her affair with the man was how she got on the board in the first place. She narrowed her eyes at Chuck when she realized who he was. "I was under the impression that I was meeting with a potential investor. I don't have time for your immature games Chuck."

"Would you have met with me if I told you who I was, Gloria?" Chuck asked and when she didn't respond he had his answer. "I didn't think so. Now tell me why you voted against me."

Gloria looked away before looking back at Chuck. "You acted against the morality clause, did you not?" This time it was Chuck who didn't answer. "Therefore I felt as though it was the only choice."

Chuck was angry and he could see in her eyes that he wasn't getting the full truth. "Cut the bullshit Gloria. You and I both know the company should be in my hands. Not those of my filthy son-of-a-bitch uncle who was fucking my girlfriend while pretending he was searching for me; who continued pursuing my girlfriend even after I was here." Chuck new he had hit the nail on the head Gloria had been sleeping with Jack. He could tell by the look on her face; but he thought he would continue for good measure. "He's nothing but a sleazy drug addict who uses sex to get what he wants. I'm sure taking away the only woman that I've ever loved was just the icing on the cake." Gloria's eyes had begun to narrow significantly so Chuck decided to throw her a little bit of a curve ball to push her over the edge. "What you didn't think it was just you and the new secretary he was sleeping with did you?"

Gloria's eyes were nothing more than slits as she finally lost control. "That mother-fucking son-of-a-bitch. I swear he'll pay for this." She slung the notebook she had been holding across the room.

Chuck knew he had her and said in a conspiratual yet sympathetic voice. "Then help me take him down Gloria."

She nodded and Chuck gave his trademark smirk before they finalized the plan he had already been working on.

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Chuck practically waltzed into the apartment building lobby. That had been some of his best work to date. It had been all too easy to figure out that she was sleeping with Jack; why else would she have voted against Chuck? But Blair had unknowingly given him the very ammo he needed to get Gloria to crack. A smug smile on his face he headed towards the door. That was when he noticed Jack walking towards him. "Hello Uncle." Chuck said with spite dripping from his voice.

"Why don't we cut the pleasantries?" Jack said sarcastically as he continued. "I know what you're doing here Chuck and it's not going to work. You can't win back the board."

Chuck smirked, Jack was furious. "We'll see about that." Chuck said continuing on towards the door.

Jack side stepped in front of him. "You're just a kid, you don't even know how to run the company."

Chuck's eyes were blazing. "It's my legacy."

"Aww, the poor little rich boy has something to prove." Jack said mockingly.

Anger seeped through his veins at Jack's goading. "My father is dead Jack, I ha . . . "

But Jack interrupted. "You think I was talking about your father?" He smirked, this was going to be fun messing with the kid.

"Who else would you be talking about?" Chuck said bitterly.

Jack's smirk grew into almost a smile. "Blair of course."

Chuck's eyes flashed. "Leave her out of this."

Chuckling, Jack continued. "I wonder if you would still be chasing her around if you knew what she had done?" He had been looking forward to this moment for so long; the moment where he got to reveal exactly what had happened between him and Blair on New Year's Eve.

Chuck glared. "Oh you mean fucking you in my hotel on New Year's Eve while I was mourning my father somewhere in Bangkok?" Chuck watched as Jack experienced several emotions; surprise at the fact that he knew, anger that he had gotten to be the one to spill the beans, and finally determination. But Chuck continued regardless. "That I already know."

Jack had to regroup quickly so he couldn't make Chuck hate Blair but he could still make him hate himself. "Yes, but I have to wonder if she told you why?" Jack paused and when Chuck didn't respond he knew to continue. "Poor little thing was so very destroyed when you left her. You just thought you were messed up you should have seen what you did to her. She was falling apart and I was there to pick up the pieces. On New Year's Eve she was drinking to forget, kissing to forget, going upstairs with me to forget." Chuck's jaw was firmly locked, his teeth grinding, and his fist clenching as Jack continued. "Did you ever think that that's why she wants nothing more to do with you? She doesn't want to go back to that place. Getting you to sleep with those girls was only partly to break the morality clause. You've been given everything you've every wanted and you don't deserve a girl like Blair; but damn she was a good fuck."

Chuck felt the fury rush through his veins. He barely maintained control as he stepped backwards doing his best to keep a clear head. He knew Jack was trying to push his buttons but he had inadvertently done something very different. That's when Chuck smiled. "Thank you Jack. I was about to make the same mistake twice but because of this little conversation everything should be just fine." With that Chuck stepped around a confused and infuriated Jack and walked towards the door. Jack had just made him realize that Blair was testing him; whether she knew it or not. She had revealed to him something that would normally cause him to push her right out the door when he had promised to never leave her. Jack had inadvertently told him the very things he needed to know to forgive Blair. Now Chuck had some shopping to do and a phone call to make. "Serena." He said, surprised she answered the phone "I need your help with something" and even more surprised when she agreed.

Spotted: C and J having a confrontation of sorts in the middle of the Bingington Apartments lobby. While I have no clue as to what the two of them were doing there I have a feeling that their conversation had everything to do with the one B and C had earlier today.

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A/N: This chapter was fun to write, I hope you enjoyed it :) Reviews are always appreciated.