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Crystal: Serena never told Blair about Chuck's calls because every time she tried to talk to her she didn't want to, and she was upset, so Serena decided to keep silent about Chuck's calls and to never say his name, when Blair was around... I hope it's understandable, she'll explain herself in another chapter because Chuck wants to know why she never told him about Blair being pregnant and the complications...
bxscinderella: Thank you so much, i'm glad you liked it and i really updated quickly, don't you think? :)
And because of the many reviews I decided to write today even though I am actually supposed to learn for my English exam, oh my^^ but you could call writing in English practicing…can't you?
Happy readings!
Chapter 4
„Audrey, hurry up. Harold and Roman will be here any minute!" Serena shouted.
"Give me two minutes", came the answer from upstairs. Audrey, who was still dressed in nothing but a white towel and with wet curls ran out of her room and to the balustrade, "Where is my necklace?" She screamed.
"I don't know those are your things, you have to look after them yourself!"
Audrey came down the stairs and stopped in front of Serena, and then she rolled her eyes.
She pointed at Serena's head. "I do. I found it anyway."
"Yes? Where is it?" Serena asked sarcastically. She looked around, raised the carpet a few centimetres and looked under it. "I don't see it. Audrey, we've talked about this, don't lie to me, you can tell me anything, I won't be mad, at least not that much."
Audrey shook her head and tried hard not to laugh, "I am not lying; I found it."
"Really? Where is it?" Serena wanted to know.
Audrey pointed soundless in her direction. Serena turned around, looked at the floor turned around again and looked at Audrey in a very concerned way.
"Audrey, do you feel well?"
"I'm fine. I wonder if you feel well…"
"Why?" Serena asked confused.
"Because you're wearing my necklace", Audrey answered dry.
"I am not!"
"Yes you are!"
"No, I'm not."
"Take it off."
"I will not, this is my necklace."
"Just take it off, and we'll see."
Serena rolled her eyes and said: "Fine, I don't know what you want to see but if it means that much to you…"
She took the necklace off and handed it to Audrey.
"So what are you searching for?" she asked the girl.
Audrey turned the necklace around, handed it back to Serena and said, "This", while she pointed at a tiny engraving.
"AB"
"What does this mean?" Serena wanted to know.
"Well I think the A is for Audrey and the B maybe for Blair? I don't know, Grandpa gave it to me when I turned 13, don't you remember? He said that Mom used to love bracelets and butterflies; there's a butterfly next to the B. He told me, that she wanted him to get me this necklace for my 13th birthday; it's one of a kind. And he also said, that I'll get another necklace when I'm older, maybe it's this year…" she told Serena excitedly.
"Yeah, maybe it means that."
"Do you think it means something else?"
"I have no idea", Serena mumbled hesitate.
"I think you should go and get ready", she changed the subject.
Audrey chuckled and looked down at her towel, "You're probably right."
Then she ran up the stairs, always taking two steps at once.
After a half minute she rushed down the stairs once again, "I think that's yours", she said while handing Serena another necklace quite similar to the one she just got back.
"Yes, it is."
"There's a LB engraving on the inside… what does it mean?" Audrey asked excited about the B.
"Lily Bass, that's my mother."
"Why do you have it then?"
"Because I haven't seen my family in a very long time and she gave it to me, so I would always remember her. We must have swapped the necklaces by mistake."
"Why don't we visit your family? That would be fun…"
"I don't think that's a good idea… and now VITE, VITE, hurry up."
Audrey laughed hard and made her way up the stairs again.
Serena didn't laugh, maybe because she was sad about her family being so far away or maybe because she knew exactly what AB meant.
Audrey Bass
"Granddad!" Audrey squealed as she rushed trough the hall to great Harold and Roman.
Harold embraced her tightly and spun her around and after he put her down to earth he held his back.
"Of, you're getting to tall, Mademoiselle."
"Well, you're my Superman, you'll spin me around when I'm 80", Audrey joked.
"Hello Roman, we missed you" she welcomed the other man and kissed him on the cheek.
"Audrey, you look lovely as always. I've got to say you're the image of your mother."
Audrey, Harold and Serena smiled a sad smile.
"Thank you."
"So where are my presents?" Audrey asked and looked over Harold's shoulder as if he had hidden her presents behind his back.
"Excuse her, she's still a kid", Serena said a bit embarrassed but glad Audrey had changed the subject.
She opened the dining room door.
"First Dinner; than presents."
Audrey mumbled something that sounded like "spoilsport" and "but I want them now!".
Audrey didn't eat much, she was too excited. Her grandfather usually brought her some extra-ordinary presents and most of them had belonged to her mother.
"Serena, shouldn't we get her the presents?" Harold asked. "She hasn't eaten anything, yet."
"Well, she ate a little but you're probably right. Audrey, do you want to go shopping tomorrow?" Serena asked slightly smiling.
"Yes!"
"Then eat now…"
"Ugh", Audrey rolled her eyes.
Harold leaned over the table and took Serena's hand. "Blair would be so proud of you."
"Thank you", Serena whispered.
"Presents?" Audrey asked after Roman ate his last piece of Sorbet.
"Yes", Serena couldn't help but smile. She remembered her birthdays she'd never been that excited, she had had everything she wanted, anyway, she hadn't needed to wait until her birthday to get something she wanted, but Audrey was always excited. Even though she was 15 years old now, she was excited like a 5 years old, that was because with every year she grew older she also got a thing which had belonged to Blair, a mirror, a cabbage patch or a book. It didn't matter what it was, she always squealed and didn't let go of it, for the next hours.
"This year I have something very special for you", Harold told her.
"What is it?"
"Something your mother gave me before you were born."
He remembered that day so well, as it had been yesterday.
15 years ago
"Daddy?" Blair asked as she knocked on the door of her father's private library.
"Yes, sweetheart?" the answer came immediately.
"Can I come in?" she already opened the door.
Her father sat in a black, comfort leather armchair by the chimney.
He smiled. "Sure."
"Um, I have to talk to you", she started.
"It's about the baby, isn't it?"
Blair looked down on the floor. "Yes, you know me well."
"First I want to thank you, you've been so understanding lately and you never judged me through all of this."
He took her hand and hold it tightly, but not too tight, just the right kind of tight.
"Blair, you're my daughter. I love you. And I'll love your baby; it's a part of you."
"But you're so different than Mom and I'm her daughter, as well. Just know that I am really thankful, but I made a decision… if it's true what the doctors say that'll die giving birth, than I want… I want…", she couldn't finish the sentence she couldn't hurt her father after everything he did for her, she couldn't tell him that she wanted Serena to take care of the baby.
"You want Serena as the legal guardian, don't you?" Harold interrupted her.
"H-h-h how do you know that?" Blair stuttered.
"As you said, I know you well. It's a good solution, did you tell her, yet?"
Blair nodded.
"Yes, she said I won't die, but if I do then she'll take care of her, she'll finish school in France and she'll love her…"
"Her? So the doctor told you the sex?" Harold asked delighted.
"Yes", Blair smiled, "I wanted to know. It's a girl and her name is Audrey, Audrey Serena Waldorf."
"Audrey Serena Bass would have a better ring."
Blair frowned.
"But you promised…" she started.
"I promised, and I won't break that promise, I'm just saying that this is maybe your last chance to tell him, don't you want a father for your daughter?
And what if you really die; do you want her to be an orphan?"
"She won't be an orphan", Blair answered with ice in her stare and her voice, "she'll have Serena and you, and she won't even notice that I'm not there, she'll have everything she'll need. She doesn't need Chuck Bass who'll only break her heart and abandon her, no she doesn't need him and I don't want him near to her."
"Blair", her father whispered low, "think about that, a girl needs her father, it was hard for me to abandon you and leave for France and I know that you missed me, I feel so guilty about that. But do you remember when you told me how much you had missed me? Blair she'll need him, give her at least an opportunity to search for him. Tell her what happened, tell her the truth and then she'll be able to make a decision for herself. You can write a letter, if you die I'll give it to her and if you don't you can decide when she's older.
And think about him, he'll change, Serena told me he already has, she said you changed him, maybe Audrey will manage to do the same."
Blair breathed heavily in and out, she had buried her face in her hands and now she finally looked up, with tears and pain in her eyes but at least just as much resolution.
"I'll do", she said, tears running down her cheeks.
"You're right; it's not my decision to make. You'll give it to her, when she's 15, won't you?"
"I'll do", he promised her.
"Thank you, Daddy."
She was half out of the room when she turned around a last time.
"Oh and Daddy?"
She asked the man who was busy with whipping the tears off his face.
"Yes?" his voice was breaking.
"Could you tell her that I want her to get into Yale?"
Harold laughed under tears, simply nodded and watched his beautiful daughter making her way out of the room. The fire threw her shadow at the wall, yes she was beautiful and she had grace but she was also strong, she was so much more stronger than her could ever be.
He knows that when he'll enter the library tomorrow there'll be a letter on the table next to the armchair. A letter in an old, classy envelope, addressed to Audrey Serena Waldorf. And next to the letter will lay a simple box with a gorgeous necklace in it and in the box with the necklace will lay a piece of paper with instructions for him to buy a custom made necklace in a boutique in Paris, which his daughter ordered weeks ago.
Because after all; he really knows her well.
TBC
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Okay, well the story will switch the setting, it'll move to NYC.
Therefore I need to know which couples you would prefer…
Do you want Chuck& Georgina
Chuck&Serena
Serena&Nate
Serena&Dan
Dan&Vanessa
Or any other parings?
Carter&Serena?
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If you don't have any wishes well then just review to tell me that you're (not) enjoying my story and if I should continue…please?!