A/N: So, its been forever since I updated this story – I never intended to go over a year without updating but real life happened. About a week after I posted the last chapter I found out I was going to have a baby! Now I have the most beautiful 4 month old baby girl! Hopefully, you all understand why its been so difficult for me to keep up with this and you'll give me a break.

Anyways, I felt like we all needed a bit of C/B fluff and that's all this story is about. If people are still interested, I will try to keep up with the story (maybe with shorter chapters). If people have lost interest, that's fine too. This chapter isn't very exciting – it's a bit long and nothing really happens but it got me back into writing so I hope you like it. Oh, and its not proofread, but if I don't post this now I don't know when I will. Again, thank you to everyone for reading and reviewing my story in the past. I appreciate every single review I get and I will try to get back to each of you soon. Also, thank you to everyone who has stuck with me and this story even though I haven't updated in forever.

I don't own anything.

Chapter 7

"Hello, is anyone here?" Chuck yelled as he strolled into the penthouse at the Empire. The place was quiet, so as he walked towards the living room he pulled out his cell and dialed Nate's number. He was surprised to hear a ringing noise in the kitchen and realized that Nate must have left his phone in there when he went to bed. That would explain why Nate didn't answer both times when Chuck phoned earlier. As he looked around the living room, Chuck assumed that Nate must have had some fun following Lily's Christmas party last night. There were tumblers and shot glasses scattered around, a half empty bottle of tequila, a couple of coats thrown on the sofa, and a female's purse on the table. He debated leaving and coming back later, but they had agreed to meet here at noon for lunch and it was already 11am. Chuck decided to let Nate sleep a bit longer, but phoned housekeeping to come and start cleaning up the mess. He knew that Blair would freak out if she saw this disaster area and he wanted to pacify any of her potential anger, although he loved it when she was feisty! After calling housekeeping, he put in an order for their food.

While waiting, Chuck glanced around the place he used to live in and it dawned on him that this really wasn't his home anymore. The penthouse did hold special memories for him, but the ones he cherished most were the ones with Blair. They had 'christened' this penthouse when he first bought the Empire, and he remembers the love and pride in Blair's eyes when she gazed at him in bed that afternoon. From that moment on, they had pretty much lived together here until the bottom fell out and everything was lost. Sure, he eventually got the Empire back but the price was not worth it. It had cost him Blair. Now, she had given him another chance and he made a promise to her and himself never to take her for granted again. When he looked around the penthouse, he realized that he didn't miss it much at all. This wasn't his home – his home was with Blair, and he was hoping by the end of the weekend they would have someplace more permanent to call their home.

Lying in bed still partially asleep, Nate felt someone nudging him and heard a girl whispering in his ear, "Nate, I think someone's here. I swear I heard the elevator."

"Ignore it and go back to sleep," he replied. Then he heard the distinct voice of his best friend and old roommate calling his name. "Arrhh," Nate moaned loudly and he rolled over to look at his alarm clock, which read 11:03am. "Shit – it's late. I've got to get up. I've got people coming over for a Christmas Eve lunch in an hour." He quickly jumped out of bed, threw on his track bottoms and a t-shirt, and made his way into the living room to talk to Chuck.

"Nathaniel, rough night?" asked Chuck as Nate entered the room.

"You could say that," Nate moaned as he rubbed his throbbing head and glanced around the room. "Hey man, sorry about the mess. Maybe we can get housekeeping to clean it up before the girls get here?"

"I already made the call. They should be here any minute, so why don't you go and make yourself beautiful. Unless you're going for the bedhead look," he chuckled and quickly handed him a glass of water and two Advil.

"Thanks man," replied Nate as he helped himself to the welcome pain relievers. "I'll just take a quick shower and throw on some clothes. I shouldn't take too long so I can help prep this place for lunch," and he opened the door to his room to get ready.

At that exact moment, two girls emerged from the room still fixing their clothes and their hair, not paying any attention to the other two in the room. Chuck couldn't help but laugh at his best friend's situation – the morning after was always awkward following a one-night stand with a single girl, but having to face two of them was even worse. Hearing the chuckles, the girls looked up and turned bright red as their eyes landed on Chuck. They put their heads down and swiftly grabbed their coats and other things before turning towards the elevator. Amy simply gave Nate a quick "Bye Nate," with a wave as she pushed the elevator call button while Kristen whispered in his ear, "I'll talk to you later - have a Merry Christmas," kissed him on the cheek, and then walked away.

Before a word could escape Chuck's mouth, Nate held up a hand to Chuck and warned "Save it Chuck. I know what you're going to say and I don't want to hear it right now. I've got to get ready because Serena and Blair are going to be here soon." With that he slammed his door and all Chuck could do was shake his head as he doubled over in laughter because of his best friend's situation.

An hour later, Chuck and Nate were relaxing on the sofa and talking about their plans for the upcoming holiday, when the elevator chimed introducing the presence of the one and only Blair Waldorf-Bass. Blair waltzed into the penthouse draped in Christmas cheer, followed closely by an Empire employee pushing a luggage trolley filled with presents. When the bellboy stopped moving upon entering the room, Blair let out a disgruntled sigh and simply pointed to the Christmas tree indicating that he should place the gifts over there. Chuck and Nate both had to stifle a laugh as they saw the look of fear take over the bellboy's face in response to Blair's actions before he followed through on her demands. After the presents were placed under the tree, Chuck got up to see the bellboy out, tipping him generously and wishing him a happy holiday. Blair made her way over to a chair next to where Nate and Chuck were sitting and moaned loudly as she sat down. "You need better staff Bass. He sounded like a blubbering idiot in the elevator trying to make small talk with me and he couldn't even figure out the presents were meant to go under the tree."

"Cut the guy some slack Blair," moaned Nate, his hangover could not handle bitchy Blair. "It's the day before Christmas. Besides, you can be quite an intimidating bitch when you are in one of your moods."

"Excuse me?" recoiled Blair. "What exactly are you inferring Archibald?"

"Settle down kids," Chuck quickly interjected before the conversation got out of control. "You're starting to sound like bickering siblings. Now, speaking of siblings, does anyone have any idea how late Serena is going to be?"

"I haven't spoken to her since last night," yawned Nate.

"Really, well I can't imagine why. You didn't look too busy when I got here this morning." Chuck's emphasis on the word too received a glare from Nate which only made Chuck laugh even more.

Blair listened to the guys' exchange and recognized that there was obviously some sort of inside joke between Chuck and Nate that she wasn't privy to and she hated being left out of the loop. "Excuse me, but what am I missing?" Nate and Chuck both replied at the same time with "Nothing!" and "Nevermind."

"Whatever," huffed Blair. "I'll find out sooner or later. Now back to Serena. I talked to her this morning and she said she would be here at noon, which was," Blair quickly glanced at her phone, "10 minutes ago. It didn't sound like she was having much fun at Lily's place this morning so," Blair suddenly stopped speaking and everyone turned as the elevator doors opened and Serena walked into the penthouse.

"I have never been so happy to you guys!" exclaimed an overly dramatic Serena, arms flailing everywhere. "You could cut the tension at my mom's place with a knife – it's insane. Dan showed up for waffles and just keeps glaring at Jenny, whereas Eric refuses to talk to her. He went so far as to ask Rufus to ask Jenny for the syrup at breakfast. Jenny keeps moping around the place, wining 'Oh, poor pathetic me, my life is so horrible'. She is threatening to go back to Hudson for Christmas so she won't ruin everyone's day. Rufus just looks so deflated and my mom is oblivious. Ugh, I don't know if I can go back there!"

"I didn't mean to ruin Lily and Rufus's Christmas, but after hearing what Jenny and Vanessa did I couldn't simply sit around and let them get away with it."

"I'm not blaming you, B. Jenny had it coming. Personally, I'll enjoy the day much more if she isn't there, but I will feel sorry for Rufus. I still can't believe she is my step-sister, my evil step-sister," said Serena as she plopped down in the chair across from Blair and put her feet up. "So, when are we eating and what are we eating? And, what's a girl got to do to get a drink around here?"

An hour or so later, after feasting on first endive salad and then an entrée of seared scallops, everyone was lounging in the main room again relaxing and catching up over drinks. Carefully, Serena decided to veer the conversation over to the topic of Blair's date last night, hoping to get a rise out of either Chuck or Blair which would give her some evidence to support her theory about their secret relationship. "So, B, I've been dying to know. Who was that delicious dish that you brought to my mother's party last night?"

"I'm sorry," frowned Blair, who was more than a little thrown off by Serena's unexpected question. "What did you say?"

"I asked you who your date was last night. He's hot!" At this comment Nate's ears perked up and he started staring Serena down. He didn't think this was the right time to bring this up in front of Chuck and he wanted to stop Serena from going on with this line of questioning. However, before he knew it Blair starting speaking.

"Oh, that was Theo, Theodore Langdon. I guess you didn't have time to read Gossip Girl's ongoing commentary about us last night," Blair's voice displayed her annoyance as she rolled her eyes. Then, with a wave of her wrist, she continued on like it was no big deal. "Actually, Theo was great. Cyrus has known him for a while because he worked at his law firm one summer and they have stayed in contact ever since. They just wanted to catch up over dinner but he ended coming to the party too."

Serena had been watching Chuck out of the corner of her eye and hadn't detected any type of reaction out of him, so she decided to press the issue further. "Well, are you going to see him again? You two seemed to get along really well – I saw you laughing alot. And need I repeat, he's hot!"

At this, Nate's eyes starting bugging out of his head and he was thinking of how to get Serena to shut up without drawing to much focus on himself. Suddenly, he heard Blair's voice. "Oh, Serena," Blair said as if she was talking to a child. Then shaking her head from side to side she continued, "Theo is a great guy but he is not my type and I most certainly am not his." This last part was followed by a giggle, not only from Blair but also from Chuck.

"What? I don't get it." Serena was clearly confused by the reaction from both Blair and Chuck. "And why are you laughing Chuck?"

"Like I said, I'm not his type," Blair answered before Chuck could even open his mouth. And with a chuckle she continued, "But Chuck most certainly is."

After hearing this, Nate spit up the water he had just drank while Serena slowly picked her jaw up from the floor and then they both turned to face Chuck. All Chuck could do was grin before he shrugged his shoulders. "What?" he then paused for dramatic effect and looked them in the eyes with the most serious face he could manage, "I'm Chuck Bass." This response caused all four of them to buckle over in laughter as Blair pummeled Chuck with a handful of Red Hots.

"Come on you guys," Nate begged while trying to catch his breath. "Not another food fight." This just reduced them into further fits of laughter until Blair and Chuck practically had tears in their eyes, both of them remembering their crazy behavior from weeks before.

Once everyone calmed down, Blair decided it was time to get down to business. "So, how about we get to the matter at hand and open gifts?"

Serena, who by now was borderline tipsy, clapped her hands together and shouted "OOOH Yes! Fun, fun, fun!"

Everyone gathered their gifts from around the tree, while Nate refreshed their drinks and brought over some chocolate mousse for dessert. Serena and Chuck only had a couple of boxes, whereas Blair's arms were overflowing with gifts. When Nate saw her, he immediately went to help her with the packages. "God Blair, I thought we said that we weren't going to go over the top this year! You said and I quote, 'a simple, modest Christmas'. This does not look simple or modest."

"Nate, how well do you know me? This," Blair gestured to the gifts she had just put down, "is by no means over the top. Anyways, once you open your gifts you'll see that they are, in fact, quite simple. Now, who wants to start?"

"Since I don't have anything for people to open, I'll start with a clue about my gift. It is something for all of us to do together."

"Nate, are you expecting us to guess? Just tell us already," whined Serena.

"I'll tell you after all the other gifts are opened. You know, save the best for last."

"Fine - I'll go first then. Blair, this is for you," Serena handed her a box wrapped in shiny gold paper with a burgundy bow tied around it. "And these are for the two of you," Serena was holding two envelopes in her left hand and then she gave one to Chuck and one to Nate. "I couldn't really think of what to get either of you so I got you the same thing. Hopefully you'll enjoy it."

Blair gasped when opened the box. "A new Chanel handbag! I love it S," and she hugged her best friend in appreciation.

Meanwhile, Chuck and Nate both opened their envelopes at the same time. Inside each was a ticket. "Seriously, Serena, you got us Superbowl tickets! Thanks," exclaimed Nate as he checked out the ticket stub.

"Yeah, Sis, thank you," and Chuck got up and gave Serena a hug. He quickly glanced over her shoulder and saw Blair staring at him with a happy smile on her face. He was itching to have a minute or two alone with Blair, but he knew that they needed to keep up the charade in front of their two best friends.

"Well, like I said I didn't know what to get either of you so I thought you two might have fun hanging out together at the game. You know, some guy time."

"Alright, I guess I'll go next." Chuck got up and grabbed his gifts. He handed Serena a small dark green rectangular box and Nate a heavy silver square shaped box about the size of a big box of cereal and another long silver rectangular box. When he approached Blair he slowly placed her gift which was wrapped in red and white striped paper in her lap, gave her a kiss on the cheek, and whispered in her ear, "Please don't be too disappointed. This isn't your only present Mrs. Bass." Blair blushed at the soft yet sweet gesture and quickly hid her face behind her curls. Both Nate and Serena had turned a blind eye at the intimate moment between their best friends, not wanting to intrude.

Once Chuck returned to his seat, the three friends began opening their gifts. Serena pulled the two ticket stubs from the box to read them more closely. "You got me two tickets to the opening of the Spiderman musical? Really?" The tone in Serena's voice reflected the surprise she felt.

"Eric said that you keep talking about it and want to see it. Maybe he was hoping that I would get you the tickets and that you would take him with you?" shrugged Chuck, obviously nervous that Serena hate her present.

"He's absolutely right! I can't wait to see this!" She jumped up and hugged Chuck with so much force that she knocked the two of them back in the chair. He quickly helped Serena back to her feet, satisfied that Serena was genuinely surprised and happy with the gift.

Chuck then turned his eyes to Nate, to see what he thought of his gift. Nate had the pool cue sitting in his lap and he had one of the billiard balls in his hand as he inspected it. "They've got my initials on them 'NA'. This is so cool! Thanks man."

"I figured it looked a little strange for you to play pool with 'CB' labeled balls now that I've moved out. Besides, I want the 'CB' ones back!"

Finally, Chuck looked over at Blair. She was staring at the contents of the box with a perplexed look on her face. He was hoping that she wasn't too let down by the gift. He knew it wasn't very personal, but he wanted to save those presents for a time when they were alone. After what seemed like forever, the silence was broken by Serena, "Blair, come on, let us see what Chuck got you."

Blair slowly lifted her present out of the box. The Louis Vuitton logo was instantly recognizable to everyone in the room, however she was still a little confused as to what it was. It resembled a laptop case, but it was too small to hold her laptop computer. While her mind was still trying to figure out what she was supposed to do with it, Chuck spoke up, "Look inside." As Blair opened the case, Nate and Serena strained their necks to see what was inside the case. "I thought it would help you at your internship."

"Chuck, that's the iPad 2!" marveled Nate. "It hasn't even been released yet. How did you get that?"

"I've got a few connections," and once he answered Nate's question Chuck turned to Blair, nervous because she had yet to say anything.

"Thanks Bass. It's not what I was expecting, at all, but its great." Blair then stood up and gave Chuck a hug and a quick kiss. "I'm sure it will be very useful at Sotheby's."

Chuck's smile grew as it registered to him what she said. "So, its Sotheby's then. Are you sure about that?"

Blair grinned and nodded, but before she could say anything, Serena interrupted, "Wait, you interning at Sotheby's?"

"Yes. It was between there and Christie's. I figured I can't really lose if I pick one or the other, so I decided to intern at Sotheby's, at least for this semester." Blair shrugged her shoulders while talking. Then she excitedly continued, "Anyways, back to the presents! Now its my turn to play Santa!" At that Blair jumped to her feet and starting presenting everyone with their gifts indicating which ones she wanted them to open first. Both Nate and Serena opened their presents and held up the DVDs Blair had given them. "See Nate, I told you it was nothing extravagant."

"B, you got me 'Easy A' and 'Twelve'. Why?" pondered Serena.

"Well, 'Easy A' is meant to be funny so I thought you might enjoy it – hopefully we can watch it together. And 'Twelve' has a really hot guy in it, so I thought you might enjoy that too," Blair snickered.

"Okay, so then explain why you got me 'The Town' and 'Piranha 3D'?"

"'The Town' has gotten great reviews so I'm sure you'll like it. I mean it's about bank robberies. And 'Piranha 3D' looked like a campy horror film right up your alley."

"Sounds about right for Nate," Chuck chimed in. "But you'll have to do a better job explaining this." Chuck then held up the board game Blair had gotten him for Christmas. "Really Blair? Bassopoly?" Everyone's eyes were glued to the box.

"It's just like Monopoly, but all the properties are spots around Manhattan, including the Palace, the Plaza, and the Empire. Oh, and the lowest denominator bill is $1000. The best parts are the figurines and the Chance cards though, they're great!" Blair was quite animated as she spoke, pleased with herself for thinking of such a gift for Chuck. Meanwhile, Chuck couldn't wipe the smile off his face as he listened to Blair describe the details of the present which he was sure she would enjoy as much as him. She was, after all, a Bass now too.

Blair encouraged everyone to continue opening their other presents. Serena screeched when she saw the 'Blake' Louboutin sandals Blair had gotten her. Nate rolled his eyes at the striped Prada shirt that she gave him because she was sick of seeing him in plaid. Chuck was surprised when he saw that Blair had gotten him a Louis Vuitton messenger bag.

"Its for when you're at Columbia. You wouldn't want to stick out too much by carrying around a briefcase," she chuckled knowing that Chuck doesn't exactly blend into the crowd.

"What do you mean when he's at Columbia?" asked Nate, genuinely curious.

"I'm going to be a full-time student at Columbia like you. Actually, I'm going to be taking a few classes on campus and the rest of my credits are going to be from my work experiences between the Empire and Bass Industries. But I will be an official undergraduate in a few weeks."

"Awesome! Well my gift is going to be perfect then, something for all of us to do before we go back to school. I've convinced Grandfather to let me use the family plane for a trip, so you guys have to decide if you want sand or snow."

Immediately Serena and Blair shouted, "Sand!" while Chuck said "Snow".

"Sorry Chuck, it looks the sand wins," Nate said as he patted his friend on the back. "St. Barts it is!"

"So, who is going on this trip? Just us?" asked Serena.

"Why? Do you want to invite Dan?" Nate sneered. He was tired and still a bit hungover so he was not in the mood for Serena and Dan take 100.

"No! I was curious if you were bringing Kristen," hissed Serena.

"Who the hell is Kristen?" Blair piped in, looking at Serena and then Nate.

"You know, the girl Nate brought to my mother's Christmas party." The contempt in Serena's voice did not go unnoticed by anyone.

"Wait a second. I thought you were with someone named Amy last night?" Blair questioned. Nate's eyes grew wide and Chuck could not hold back his laughter at his best friends situation.

Nate glared at Chuck and then diverted the questions by simply saying, "This trip is just for the four of us. We'll stay on the Vanderbilt property at St. Barts for a week before classes start, if that works well for all of you."

After everyone settled down, the four friends sat around for a few more hours having drinks, discussing the trip to St. Barts, and playing Bassopoly.

Blair spent Christmas with her mother and three fathers while Chuck spent the day alone at the Empire. He didn't want to go to Lily's because Jenny would be there and he didn't want to intrude on Nate's family holiday, even though Nate assured him that it would be fine. Of course, he didn't tell Blair that he would be alone on Christmas because she would insist he spend the day with her family. He was certain that he wouldn't be able to hide his feelings for her, so he figured it would be best this way. So when she found out she was frustrated that he kept it from her and sad that he didn't spend the day with anyone. Of course they talked multiple times throughout the day, but it wasn't the same as being with each other. They had agreed to meet up Sunday morning, the day after Christmas, to exchange gifts and have some time to themselves. So, a little bit before 10am, Blair gathered up the presents she had for Chuck and had her car bring her to the address Chuck had given her.

As she approached the building located between Madison and 5th, she saw Chuck's limo parked in the front. She had her driver pull up beside it and she quickly jumped into his limo with her bag full of gifts before she could be seen by anyone carrying a camera phone. As soon as she sat down, she was enveloped by Chuck's arms and he then proceeded to kiss her until they were both out of breath.

"Good morning Mrs. Bass," Chuck whispered in Blair's ear.

"Good morning to you to Mr. Bass," she responded playfully, while grabbing his hand and threading her fingers through his. "Now, what exactly, are we doing here?"

"All in good time." This response garnered a pout from Blair. "If you must know it has something to do with your present."

"Now you're talking – presents! Do you want to exchange gifts right now?"

The excited, hopeful look on Blair's face put a smile on Chuck's and all he could say was "Sure."

"Good." Blair started digging into the bag of presents she brought with her. "I have to warn you that these are probably not what you are expecting. One of them you will not be allowed to keep, one of them you have to share, but the last one is for just for you." When she finished speaking she handed Chuck 3 beautifully wrapped boxes, each a different size.

"That's fine because one of my gifts you will have to share as well," and he presented her with 3 boxes, 2 small ones and one a bit larger. "So, which one should I open first Mrs. Bass?"

Blair pointed to the one of the presents while Chuck did the same, then they each opened their gifts. In Blair's hands was a pair of simple diamond stud earrings. Chuck interrupted her thoughts, "Because you don't wear your ring I thought a pair of diamond earrings would be a nice touch of bling."

"They're beautiful. Thank you Chuck," and she kissed him gently on the lips. "So, what do you think? Bring back any memories?"

Chuck had in his hands a scarf, which caused him to smirk. "Of course, but my playboy days are behind me."

"Look underneath," and Blair gestured to the bottom layer of the scarf. Chuck looked and was surprised to see Blair's heart pin pinned to the scarf. Chuck was so overcome with emotions that he couldn't say anything so he just kissed Blair.

Gaining her breath, Blair joked, "If I had known I would get this type of response, I would have given you that pin ages ago. Now open this one," and she pointed to large box. "This is the one you'll have to share."

Chuck simultaneously indicated which box Blair should open next. She did and inside was a dark purple silk robe with the initials B.B. embroidered on it. Blair took it out and touched the smooth fabric to her face before again kissing Chuck to show her appreciation.

Chuck, however, was a little confused with his gift. It was a white apron with the phrase 'I'm Chuck Bass' on its front in purple letters. "You got me an apron? Why would we have to share an apron?"

"For the cooking classes we are going to take together," Blair said bashfully. "I know its crazy, but after the disaster in Vermont I thought it might be a good idea for one of us to know something about cooking. Besides, its something we can do together. I've arranged for renowned chefs from around the city come over and teach us in our own kitchen."

"Fine," Chuck groaned. Honestly, he loved anything that guaranteed him time with Blair but he couldn't let her know that. "But only because it works perfectly with my last gift, something that you will have to share with me," and Chuck pointed to the small unopened box next to Blair.

Blair removed the paper and instantly recognized the blue Tiffany's box. She didn't understand what it could be because he had already given her jewelry, so she opened it slowly not knowing what to expect. Inside was a small platinum key ring with the name 'Bass' engraved on it. Perplexed, she gradually raised her eyes to meet Chuck's, her raised brow indicated for him to explain.

"That's why I asked you to meet me here. As you know I've been looking for a new place, but what I want is a place for us. We are at just one of the properties I've arranged for us to look at today and hopefully by the end of the day we," Chuck heavily emphasized 'WE' as he said it, "will have a new home."

"Really Chuck? That's a really big deal."

"Blair, becoming your husband was a big deal. This is just something for us to share as we build our life together."

"I guess I just thought you would move in with me after our relationship went public. You know I love my place, its my home."

"No offense Blair, it's a great place but I don't want us to live there. I want us to have a place that is ours, not yours. What do you say, are you willing to check out these properties with me today? If you hate them all, we'll just keep looking until we find the perfect place for US." By this time, Chuck had moved so he was facing Blair, holding both of her hands in his own.

"Okay," nodded Blair as she tightened the grip on Chuck's hands. She understood where Chuck was coming from although she really loved her mother's penthouse and assumed it would be theirs someday. If they didn't find a place today that they both liked, maybe she could use the time to convince him that he should move into her penthouse when the time was right.

Changing the subject and the mood, Blair nudged the last gift that Chuck still had to open. "Remember, this is something that you don't actually get to keep, but I will let you see it whenever you want," teased Blair.

Her vagueness about this present had Chuck intrigued. He opened the box and saw her passport holder wrapped in tissue paper. He picked it up and looked inside, shocked by what he saw. "Seriously?" Chuck asked Blair, floored that she would present him with such a gift.

"Seriously," she replied and kissed him chastely on the lips. "I am legally Blair Cornelia Waldorf-Bass. See, my passport says so."

Chuck grabbed Blair's face in his hands and kissed her fiercely. He couldn't believe that she had done this. Even if they weren't living together and no one knew about their nuptials, this tiny booklet made their marriage all the more real. "You are amazing, Blair Waldorf-Bass, and I love you." He kissed her again before she could respond, not that she minded.

After more than a few minutes of making out in the back of the limo, Chuck and Blair decided they should actually look at the property they were here to visit. They started looking around, trying to picture themselves living here, talking about what would here and what would go there. Blair was surprised by how much she liked the place. The condo had 3 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, with a very nice kitchen. The layout reminded her of her mother's penthouse, with a central spiral staircase that opened to the 2nd and 3rd floors on opposite sides of the atrium, the 3rd floor consisted only of master bedroom and bath. It wasn't too big, but it wasn't too small either – it was a definite possibility.

The second apartment they viewed was also nice. It was slightly bigger than the first place, but neither Blair nor Chuck felt like this was their future home so they didn't spend long there. Their third destination was a penthouse apartment on Park Avenue. It was much bigger than the other places they had looked at that morning. It covered 3 floors, with 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a huge kitchen, media room, library, and a rooftop. Blair fell in love with the apartment as she strolled around and she had a feeling that Chuck felt the same way she did. All thoughts of living at her mother's penthouse vanished from her mind. Making their way hand-in-hand through the sunroom to the open rooftop, Blair took a deep breath, turned to Chuck, and said, "We're home."

2nd A/N: So I wrote a lot of this chapter over a year ago, so please remember this is Christmas 2010, not 2011. I wanted to have fun with the gifts, so I hope you did too.

So, are you still interested? Wouldn't it have been nice if C/B eloped in season 5 instead of what we got instead?