OMG, how long did this take?!?
Here is an update at last, I hope to update more I just have college and a weekend job so its hard to find time for stuff I actually enjoy.
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Hoping for a swift recovery
Dan was sat on one of those cold, plastic hospital chairs. Jenny had been in the trauma room for the last five minutes, but it felt like so much longer.
Serena was holding his hand, while Nate paced up and down the corridor. Blair and Chuck had gone to get them all coffee.
"This is my fault" Nate said.
Serena looked at him "No it isn't" she told him.
"It looked like just a sprain, I should have seen the cut" He said running his hand through his hair.
"Nate you did everything that you could, you aren't a doctor" Serena said standing up and patting his arm in a friendly manner.
Dan looked up "It's not your fault, you were really great with her" he croaked out his face pale, the colour having drained from it.
A doctor came out of the room and Dan stood up "Is she okay?" he asked.
The doctor nodded "She has an infection on her right leg from the cut, and she passed out because she had a panic attack, she just needs antibiotics and she'll be fine. Can we call your parents?" she asked him noticing the relief flooding into his cheeks in a rush of pinkness.
Dan shook his head "I already called our dad, and thank you" he said.
The doctor nodded smiling at him "Your welcome, you can go in and see her if you like" she said.
Dan entered the room but Nate stayed where he was "You aren't going in?" Serena asked him.
Nate shook his head "I don't think it's my place" he said.
Serena touched his arm "Nate you're her boyfriend aren't you? You should go in there" she told him.
"But Dan doesn't know that, I don't think Jenny would want him to find out in the hospital" Nate replied.
"Well then just be a good friend to her then and get inside" Serena said pushing him in.
Jenny smiled at him as he entered the room "Hey" she said softly.
Nate smiled at her tiredly "Hey" he replied. "How are you feeling?" he asked her sitting next to the bed.
"I'm okay" she said shuffling around in bed.
"I'm going to call dad, see if he's nearly here yet" Dan told her and stood up, nodding at Nate in a gesture that implied he was aware of Nate and Jenny's relationship.
Nate took Jenny's hand in his and stroked her palm, "Are you sure you're okay?" he asked her staring at her.
She grinned "I'm fine, but my leg looks gross" she informed him.
"I'm sure it doesn't look that bad, you still look amazing to me" he whispered as he grinned at her and placed a feverish kiss on her lips.
Jenny smiled "You were really great earlier; you were very calm it helped me stay calm"
"I wasn't really all that calm, I was really worried about you" he said softly.
Jenny squeezed his hand "I'm fine" she reassured him.
Nate smiled "Good" he murmured.
"Dad will be here in a few minutes" Dan informed them as he re entered the room, "Blair and Serena are coming in as well okay" Dan added.
Jenny smiled "Okay" she replied.
Blair and Serena came in and Blair was carrying some magazines, "We have missed out on so much celebrity gossip while we've been in that hell hole" Blair said flicking through one of them.
"Nate can I talk to you for a moment" Dad stated.
Nate sneaked a glance at Jenny who made a face at him; "Sure" he mumbled standing up and releasing Jenny's hand.
"Oh is Dan going to perform some kind of big brother chat, because if so I would love to be out there seeing it" Blair commented.
Serena looked at Jenny "Wait does Dan know about you and Nate?" she asked.
Jenny shrugged "I don't know. I didn't tell him but he seems to be picking up some kind of vibe" she explained.
Blair nodded "Well you two are hardly Mr and Mrs Subtle are you? I'm sure Nate can handle it anyway" she said.
"So what is going on with you and my little sister?" Dan asked him emphasizing the word little.
Nate considered his reply, should he just tell him about Jenny or should he lie "We're together, kind of" he informed him bobbing his head.
Dan eyes flared "What does kind of mean?" he asked him tensely.
"Well we haven't like been on a date or anything, but we've been like close" Nate replied.
"Close. I pray that close does not mean sex in your world Nate" Dan muttered his eyes widening.
Nate eyes flickered "What? No, I would never, I care about her I wouldn't use her for that" he promised.
Dan nodded grimly "Okay then. I guess that if it makes Jenny happy then I guess I'm okay with it. Just don't hurt her okay, Jenny's not as strong as Blair" Dan informed him.
Nate nodded "I won't hurt her, I really do like her" he replied.
Chuck approached them "Wow some of the nurses here a like amazingly hot, I would not mind a sponge bath from one of those" he commented smirking at them.
Nate and Dan looked at each other, and the same thought crossed their minds – at least Jenny wasn't dating Chuck.
Dan looked at Chuck and shook his head "I'm going to check on Jenny" he told them stepping back inside her room.
Nate stared at Chuck "What?" Chuck asked him.
"Nothing, it just never ceases to amaze me how much of a pervert you are" Nate explained.
Chuck grinned "Yes well, if you had seen the nurse I was talking about you'd understand"
"I don't think Blair would" Nate replied smiling back "Anyway I'm going back inside, are you coming in?" he asked.
Chuck shrugged "Sure" he said as they went in.
"Oh good you're back, Jenny thought Dan had bored you to death or something" Blair said as Nate and Chuck came in.
Dan looked at her "I am not boring" he muttered.
Blair rolled her eyes "Uh huh" she said.
Dan gave her a look and Serena squeezed his knee sympathetically.
The door swung open and in turn made Chuck fall forward on top of Dan as Rufus entered the room.
"Jenny are you okay?" he asked moving over to her whilst Chuck tried to get to his feet looking a lot less like his usual aloof self.
"I'm fine dad really, you didn't have to come" She told him as he dropped a kiss on her forehead.
"Of course I was going to come my little girl is in the hospital. The doctor said that you can come home later today, since you only have to take antibiotics" Rufus informed her "The rest of the camping trip is cancelled, so you guys will need to find a way to get home" he told the rest of them.
Blair grinned "We don't have to camp anymore. That is so great!" she said.
They all looked at her "I feel bad for Jenny obviously, but I'm not going to pretend I'm sad the trip is over" Blair admitted.
The doctor came in "Wow kind of a full house in here, I'm just going to check Jenny over and then if she's okay I'll discharge her. If could give us some privacy" she told them.
They all exited the room whilst Jenny was being checked out.
Jenny came out of her room wearing the clothes that her dad had brought with him and was using crutches.
"Are you okay with those?" Dan asked her "You're usually kind of clumsy" he told her.
Jenny rolled her eyes "I'm fine" she muttered.
Nate smiled at her "I'll carry your bag for you" he offered taking it for her.
Jenny smiled "Thank you" she said.
They walked out of the hospital and Nate placed her bag in the car, he placed a chaste kiss on her cheek. "I'll call you later"
Jenny nodded "Okay, I'll see you later. Bye Blair, Chuck, Serena" she said waving as she got into the car.
"Bye, get well soon" Serena called waving at her.
"I'm going to call my driver to come and pick us up" Chuck told them, and they nodded.
***
Jenny was currently sat on her couch with her leg on the coffee table watching some made for TV film.
"I am so bored" she mumbled to Dan who was reading a book at the dining table.
"Well if you hadn't have hurt yourself dad might let you go out, but since you have a limp he's probably not going to" he replied grinning at her in a condescending manner.
Jenny tapped the remote as she looked at her cell phone for the millionth time that afternoon. Why hadn't he called? He said he would call and it was now the next day. During the trip this hadn't been a problem as they had spent all their time together.
"He'll call" Dan said looking at her.
Jenny threw him a dirty look "I blame you and your chat he probably thinks I'm as dull as you now" she retorted.
Dan threw a piece of paper at her "I am not boring" he moaned for what seemed like the millionth time.
The phone rang and Jenny grabbed it and let it ring a couple of times "Why aren't you answering?" Dan asked.
"I'm being cool" she informed him fiddling with the phone in her hand.
Dan raised his eyebrows "I see" he muttered.
Jenny answered the phone "Hello" she said down the phone her voice bright.
"Hi it's me" Nate said down the phone, smiling to hear her voice.
"I know" she replied.
"What are you up to?" he asked her
"Not much just watching TV" she said. "And waiting for you to call" Dan shouted from the other side of the room.
Jenny placed her hand over the receiver "SHUT UP DAN" she shouted.
Nate laughed "I've been waiting to call, I didn't want to look desperate" he informed her, Jenny grinned glad he couldn't see her cheeks had gone an attractive shade of crimson.
"What are you doing at the moment?" she asked him.
"Studying, I have a paper due in for when we go back to school" He told her.
"Oh that sucks, I don't have to go back for a while due to my injury" Jenny said.
"Some people get all the luck" he joked.
Jenny laughed "My leg looks like it has some kind of mushroom growing on it, I don't think luck really has anything to do with it" she informed him.
"Oh nice, you sure know how to charm a guy" he said.
"I try" she replied giggling.
"Well I was actually calling to see if you were busy tonight?" he told her.
"Well not really, I can't really do all that much since I can't really walk" Jenny said.
"You can't even make it to a movie, with me, for our first official date?" he continued hopefully.
Jenny smiled "I guess that I could make it to a movie"
"Good I'll pick you up a seven then, I'll see you later" he said.
"Okay see you then, bye" Jenny replied putting the phone down. She stood up and grabbed her crutches.
"What are you doing?" Dan asked her.
"I'm changing my clothes" she responded.
"Why so you can be dressed up just sit around the house?" he asked.
Jenny rolled her eyes "No, Nate and I are going out to the cinema tonight" she explained.
"I don't think so, dad said that you should stay in tonight, you know let your leg get better" he said.
Jenny looked at him "I'll be fine, besides Nate will take care of me" she replied grinning at him.
Dan raised an eyebrow "I bet he will" he muttered.
Jenny ignored his comment and went into her bedroom to get changed.
***
Blair and Serena were out shopping, it was Blair's way of recovering from a trip that would be described as hellish, other than the time that she had spent with Chuck. Who of course hadn't called since they had got home.
Blair tapped her hand on the counter as she looked as some jewellery her birthday was fast approaching and she needed to put something on hold for her boyfriend to buy. But this year did she even have a boyfriend? She certainly didn't have Nate, not that she missed him. But Chuck was he really boyfriend material? He hadn't even called her.
"Well, well, well is a certain Waldorf putting something on hold?" she heard a voice ask from behind her.
She spun around and looked at Chuck "Just browsing, Serena's around here somewhere" she told him.
He nodded "Is she? That's nice. But I think we both know I'm not interested in Serena. Don't we?" he asked her his voice low.
Blair shuffled under his gaze "What exactly are you interested in Bass?" she asked him leaning against the counter to steady herself.
He walked over to her pressed his body against hers "You" he murmured, kissing her cheek bone gently.
Blair breathed out to calm herself down, and looked at him "Oh really" she replied licking her lips subconsciously.
"Really" he replied touching her hip.
"Well maybe if you buy me one of these necklaces for an important date that's coming up, you can have me again" she told him as she moved out from underneath him.
Chuck watched her walk away in his mouth open. Some things never change.
TBC
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