"Really? You're not even going to mention it," Serena suddenly burst out while Blair and her were examining their lunch menus. They had spent the whole day together and Blair had not once mentioned Serena's confession about Nate and Carter from yesterday.

"Ok fine S, the waiter's hot. But I have a boyfriend so I don't know why you were so impatient for me to say it," Blair deadpanned. She knew what Serena was talking about she was just enjoying seeing her freak out.

"Not that B! You know what I'm talking about. Geez, you are spending way too much time with Chuck," Serena sighed in frustration.

"Well, since he is my boyfriend it's only fitting," Blair mumbled right before the waiter came to take their orders. As the boy walked away Blair started again, "But really S, I didn't talk about it because no matter what I say you'll think I'm biased."

"I will not, Blair! Please I need your help with this. Did you know that Nate left me 5 voicemails last night and Carter texted me like 10 times. I can't handle this," Serena said her voice rising in pitch as she ran her hand through her hair.

"Don't worry so much Serena. You just need to spend some time with both of them and see what they're really like. Then the choice will be easy, just go with whoever makes you happier," Blair finished with a matter of fact voice. She lifted her head and looked toward the door a giant smile spreading over her face. Finally they got here, took them long enough.

"OMG, S, look! It's Chuck and Nate," Blair said as she jumped out of her seat to greet Chuck with their customary greeting of a kiss that always went on a little too long. In the meantime Nate took a seat next to Serena.

When Chuck and Blair finally took their seats Serena threw an angry glare at Blair while she looked innocently across the table. "This is such a surprise, right S?" Blair asked showing not a hint that she had planned this.

"Well Nathaniel and I were in the neighborhood and he just couldn't go without some food," Chuck explained with the same skill as Blair.

"Yeah. I'm so glad you guys are here though. It's been forever since I saw any of you," Nate laughed, oblivious to the set up.

For the next half of lunch Blair and Chuck sat back and watched as Serena and Nate started up a flirty conversation, as easily as they had since before high school. Blair looked over at Chuck who winked at her, as his phone went off.

"Oh, it's one of the board members, I have to take this," Chuck walked out of the restaurant. The three left at the table just shrugged and continued their conversation.

A minute later Blair's cell rang. "It's my dad," she said as she too walked out of the restaurant. Serena turned back to Nate, a little glad that Chuck and Blair were both distracted. At first she was dreading having to deal with Nate, but the more they talked the more the crush she had always had on him emerged.

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"So how do you think we did?" Blair heard Chuck's voice on the other end of the phone. She walked out of the restaurant and saw him leaning on the wall staring at her.

"I think it was a success," Blair said as she closed her phone and walked toward Chuck. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

Chuck returned the kiss but soon broke away. "There will be plenty of time for congratulations later. Right now we have to finish what we started," he said as he held out his phone for Blair to take.

"No, I am not calling him. You do it," Blair stated pushing the phone away.

"Come on Blair. You're the only one he'd accept an invitation from. You know after the incident last winter…" Chuck trailed off as he tried to hide the furious look in his eye.

"Ok, I get it. And I'm really sorry about that by the way," Blair said as she grabbed the phone from Chuck and sent him a sorry look.

"Hello Carter," Blair began, "I was just calling to ask if you wanted to meet Serena and I later. Good, see you then," Blair closed the phone.

"There, that wasn't so bad," she handed Chuck the phone, "Step two is complete," she finished as she led Chuck to his limo.

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Serena stepped out of the limo with Chuck, Blair, and Nate close behind. It was obvious what Chuck and Blair were trying to do, but Serena found that she didn't really care. At lunch earlier Nate and her barely even noticed that Chuck and Blair never came back, they were too caught up in their own conversation. It surprised Serena how quickly she found herself falling for Nate, well not that surprising she had liked him since they were little.

When they walked into the club that Chuck's company had just bought all four of them stopped in their tracks. There in front of them sitting at the bar was Carter Baizen, he was surrounded by women and was just about to kiss one of them when he noticed Serena.

"Wait, Serena this is not what it looks like," he stuttered.

"No, I think it is," Serena said quietly as she turned and ran out of the club. Nate ran after her to help, this left Chuck and Blair who quickly alerted security and had Carter banned from the club for life, much to Chuck's satisfaction.

"Celebratory drinks?" Chuck asked Blair with a smirk on his face.

"I would but Serena needs me, she looked upset."

"Yes, and Nathaniel went after her. I'm pretty sure she's ok," Chuck said as he ordered their drinks.

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"Are you ok, Serena?" Nate asked as he caught up to her on the sidewalk.

"Yeah I am actually. He just seemed different this summer it was kind of a shock. But I had already made up my mind before I came here and saw him."

Nate looked at Serena with a confused look on his face, "Made up your mind about what?"

"You," she looked into his eyes. When she saw he still looked confused she continued, "I want to be with you."

At these words Nate's face lit up and he pulled her into him.

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"Do we get to celebrate now?" Blair asked Chuck as she placed herself over him on the bed.

"Yes, I think we deserve it," Chuck said as he pulled Blair closer to him and closed the gap between their lips.

After a few minutes a thought came into Blair's mind, "Do you think they'll last?" she said breaking the kiss.

"I don't know. Just as long as they stay together for the rest of the summer I'm good," Chuck said attempting to pull Blair into another kiss.

"Is that really all you think about? Spending time with me?" Blair managed to get out between kisses.

This made Chuck stop and look Blair straight in the eye, "Yes. I love you."

At that Blair lit up as she forgot all her thoughts about Nate and Serena and just focused on Chuck and how she was inconceivably happy.