Chapter 7 of This is Life
"Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life."— Leo Buscaglia
Author: Lily
Disclaimer: I do not own Gossip Girl or any characters. Gossip Girl belongs to Cecily Ziegesar, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and the CW.
Summary: Post 1.10 — Takes place after Chuck sees Nate and Blair kissing. What would have happened, if Blair hadn't slept with Nate and Chuck would have apologized to her?
Rating: T / PG-15
Pairing: Chuck/Blair
A/N — A special thanks to Anki for her BETA. *hugs*
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"All people want is someone to listen."
Hugh Elliot
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Blair stirred slightly and woke up, still in the familiar embrace of Chuck's arms. She gently wiggled her body around to face him. Curling up closer to him and burying her face into his warm chest, she sighed contentedly, a smile spreading through her face.
Finally, she turned around to face him, his arm still protectively wrapped around her. Much to her surprise, he was still sleeping. She studied his face. The faint crow's feet on the corners of his eyes, the stubble on his cheeks, the dark bangles hanging over his forehead… why had she never noticed it? He was incredibly handsome. In that dangerous 'I shouldn't trust him' kind of way. But she did. More than she would ever trust anyone else, besides Serena.
He grumbled as his eyes opened slowly, adjusting to the lightness. When he saw her brown eyes staring back at him, he couldn't help but smile at her. "Good morning", he said softly.
"Good morning," she smiled back widely as she leaned forward to place a soft kiss on his lips.
"Were you watching me sleep?" he asked teasingly, his famous smirk planted on his face.
"I guess I was." she confessed.
They were silent for minutes, just lying there together. They had always shared silence well, Blair noticed. With Nate it would have been awkward, when they weren't talking, but with Chuck… there were so many things different with Chuck.
Blair had always wondered, how the 'morning-after' would be with Nate, when she had no make-up whatsoever on and if she should sneak out the bed and put make-up on and do her hair before 'waking up' with him.
But with Chuck she didn't even think about, how she looked. She felt beautiful with him. The way he looked at her, the way he treated her, how she always had his whole attention, when he was with her - it made her feel like she was the most special person in the world to him.
"Do you want breakfast?" he asked after a while. She nodded and he sat up, kissing her cheek while reaching out for his cell.
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They sat on the couch, having breakfast, Blair in her nightgown and Chuck in his boxers. She had never been happier, felt more amazing than right now. The butterflies in her stomach were fluttering full force and led her think about something Chuck had said, not too long ago.
"I haven't slept, I feel sick, like there's something in my stomach -fluttering"
She looked up to Chuck and was startled, when she noticed, that he had been gazing at her the entire time.
"What?" she asked, grinning like an idiot. Obviously the butterflies in her stomach made her act like a lovesick fool. He took his time with answering her and placed kisses on her forehead, her cheek, her eyelashes and her nose. She giggled.
"Do you know… that you are beautiful?"
Her heart stopped beating for a few moments and then she slid onto lap, placing a soft kiss on his lips. "I know."
Blair and Chuck were in the middle of making out, when her cell vibrated.
"Ignore it," he said hoarsely and went to placing wet kisses along her neck. She moaned in approval and threaded her fingers through his hair. The cell stopped vibrating for a few minutes before going on again.
He groaned.
Blair sighed and turned around, grabbing it from the table and getting up, but he pulled her back onto his lap, wrapping his arms around her. Just like last night, she smiled.
"B, why did you turn off cell? I have been so worried about you!"
Ugh. Damn Serena for interrupting every single moment she was together with Chuck. Didn't she have anything better to do?
"I'm sorry, S." Blair said annoyed, trying to tell her without words, that she was 'busy'.
"Well, it's okay," Serena babbled on, not even coming close to understanding her hint, "I don't know, if you already heard - you left Brunch so quickly yesterday - but it's so horrible…"
"What's so horrible - Nate declaring his love for you, again?" Blair sighed.
"No. I mean, that, too - but I'll be moving in with Chuck tonight." Serena said in a grossed out tone.
Blair's breath caught, when she felt Chuck's hot fingertips grazing over her thighs, moving up slowly. She turned around and shot him a warning glare and he rolled his eyes, waiting for her to finish the call.
"Serena, I'm busy right now - it won't be that bad, believe me." Blair shuddered, when Chuck started to nibble on her earlobe, getting tired of waiting.
"Busy with what? Well, never mind. I actually wanted to ask you to move in with us. I mean… mom told me Eleanor is away for some business deal and that you will be alone at home. We can hang out, go to school together - then I can avoid Chuck without having mom telling me to try to 'get to know him better'."
Blair tried to ignore Chuck's wandering hands and at the same time give Serena an appropriate answer. "If you insist on it."
Then she gasped.
"B? What are you doing?!"
She blushed and stood up, leaving Chuck gazing after her longingly.
"Nothing - I… saw a rat under my bed - ew. I have to hang up, S. I've got to start packing." Blair hung up quickly, closing her eyes and hiding her face with her hands. Embarrassing.
"Oh… so I'm a rat now?" Chuck grinned, walking up behind her and put his arms around her.
She wanted to shout at him for making her embarrass herself, but then she smiled, because this was obviously becoming their thing. "What would you have said?" she answered defensively. "Oh, wait, don't answer that question." Blair reconsidered.
He laughed, a throaty laugh that made her stomach tingle and goosebumps appearing all over her body. A laugh that she was sure, no one had ever heard from Chuck Bass. Only her. She continued smiling.
"So… what do you have to start to packing for?" he shook her out of her thoughts.
"You'll see."
He cocked his eyebrows, taking out his cell vibrating cell.
"I think I have to get ready for my dad, he wants to meet me at Victrola. And I still have my stuff to pack," he said slowly, while reading the message. "…because we'll move in with the Van der Woodsens today."
"Then hurry, hurry!" Blair chided, pushing him into her bathroom. "Go get ready for Bart."
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"Blair, you look amazing… for dinner." Serena looked at her in wonderment. "You know, it's just a familydinner, you wouldn't have had to prep so much."
"It's okay, S." Blair smiled. "I love to dress up, you know that." She followed Serena to the dining room. It had taken her longer than usual to get ready, she noticed. Damn that mother-chucker!
"Blair, beautiful as always." Lily said, looking at her lovingly, and kissed her on both cheeks.
"Lily, it's so good to see you again," Blair smiled brightly. "Eric, you too." They hugged tightly.
"Where are Bart and Chuck?" Serena tapped her feet impatiently, staring at the food.
At that moment the elevator doors opened and Bart appeared, contentment written on his face, followed by Chuck, who was still rapt in the papers he was holding.
"Finally, I'm starving." Serena said and Bart shook both her and Eric's hands before turning to Blair.
"Blair, I hope you will enjoy being here with us for the next weeks."
Blair noticed satisfied from the corners of her eyes, that at her name, Chuck had finally tilted his head up from the papers and was startled to see her.
She just smiled politely at Bart and watched Chuck and Eric greeting each other with a manly hug, while Serena ignored him completely, what made her grin. Then he turned to her and she saw his eyes wandering up and down her figure in awe.
"Chuck," Blair greeted him casually. She batted her eyelashes innocently and he smirked back in response.
"Blair, I didn't know you'd be joining us," Chuck greeted back, placing a small kiss on the back of her hand, and when no one was paying attention to them, he leaned in, whispering into her ear. "You look ravishing."
Blair blushed a little and quickly dropped his hand.
Serena looked at them with an odd face.
"This is so cool; I've always wanted an older brother." Eric grinned at Chuck. "No offense," He looked to Serena, who was rolling her eyes.
"None taken. Believe me. After a few hours you'll take back your words."
"Ah… jealousy. Women," Chuck smirked at Eric. "Testy."
Serena huffed and Eric laughed.
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"I can't believe we've got to go to school tomorrow already." Serena said annoyed, after ending her call with Dan. She was removing the make-up before going to sleep, while Blair was unpacking her stuff.
"Well, that day had to come sometime." Blair answered, putting her clothes into the wardrobe.
"Is there something going on between you two?" Serena asked casually, glancing at Blair from the mirror.
"Between who?"
"You and Chuck, of course." Serena hopped onto the bed, wrapping the sheets around her body. When Blair didn't respond, she continued speaking, trying to draw her out. "I mean… he wasn't able to keep his eyes off of you during the whole dinner - and how you were looking at him when he made that joke about Nelly Yuki?"
"It was funny is all." Blair answered defensively.
"B, you're shunning my question."
"S, do you think I wouldn't tell you, if there was something going on?" Blair sighed dramatically.
"I guess you would."
"Exactly," Blair slipped into the bed and switched off the light. Just not right away.
"Goodnight, S."
"Goodnight, B." Serena yawned, not realizing, that she had never gotten the answer to her earlier question.
Blair lay on the bed silently, waiting for Serena to fall asleep. Serena had always managed to fall asleep the second her head hit the pillows, something, that had always annoyed Blair to no end, because that would leave her alone with her thoughts, her worries - whatever was bothering her, making Blair herself unable to fall asleep.
But tonight she sighed in relief, when she heard her best friend's breath even.
She hopped out of the bed silently, closing the door behind her lightly before tapping down the hall to Chuck's room. Chuck. Just the thought of him made her smile again.
He was already in bed, his back turned to her, so that she couldn't see if he was already asleep. Blair kneeled on the bed carefully, hovering over him and looking down to his face. His eyes were closed and his breath was even.
"Chuck, I know you're awake."
His eyes opened instantly and he smirked. "I was already wondering when you'd finally come."
Blair smiled, lying down on top of him, nuzzling her nose into the crook of his neck. "Sorry. It took longer than expected to get Serena into bed; Brooklyn called her and they had a heart-to-heart conversation over the phone. But now I'm all yours."
"Lucky me." Chuck smiled and rubbed her arms softly, when he noticed the goose bumps appearing all over her skin. "So she didn't get suspicious about us?"
"Why?" Blair smiled at his hands' ministrations.
"Well, the way you were looking at me during dinner…"
"That was you." Blair smiled and heard him chuckle in response.
"Anyway, I'm going to tell Nathaniel tomorrow." Chuck said.
"Do you think he'll be angry with you?" Blair asked worriedly and stifled a yawn.
"Why? I mean… he broke up with you. And didn't he say he's in love with oh-so-beautiful Serena?"
"Yes," Blair nodded. "Then let's tell them tomorrow. I bet Gossip Girl will be delighted about that new piece of gossip."
Chuck grinned.
"I'm sure of it. Now go get your beauty rest. You're obviously tired." Chuck said when another yawn escaped her pouty lips.
"I'm not!"
Blair yawned again. "Okay, maybe I am."
"Goodnight, Chuck." She leaned down to kiss him and melted into his touch. After some time she finally managed to pull back, smiling down to him, before walking to the door.
He smirked back to her. "Have sweet dreams about me."
Blair turned around, rolling her eyes, but grinning.
"Don't be so smug, Bass"
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To be continued
A/N: I'm so sorry I didn't get to reply to your reviews - I had absolutely no time, because the end of the school year is coming up and I have to study a lot and not to mention all the concerts :/. And I didn't want to make you wait so long for the next chapter, so…
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