When Jenny woke up she was lying next to Chuck, and her check was burning. Deep down she was hoping it had all been a dream. Being with Chuck was like a dream, in a good way. So Jenny more wanted the rest of the night to be a nightmare. Her check was burning still though, it was no nightmare. At least not one when she was sleeping.
The room seemed so empty, but things were every where. Thankfully her clothes were not one of the many things on the floor. Sleeping with Chuck last night would've been reversing everything she went through. Even if she did leave Nate for him. Just doing it that same night would've been awful, that is if the night could get any worse.
All the sudden Jenny heard the elevator door ding open. That damn elevator! It was always the cause of problems. When Chuck and her first entered to see Serena. When Jenny left Chuck. Then when Jenny came back there last night. And now some one was going to walk in seeing them in the same bed together! Damn elevator...
Jenny started to panic. Should she try and wake Chuck up? Run out the door when who ever is there wasn't looking? Hide in the closet? Or just stay in the room and pray to God that they'll just leave? No matter what she chose, being caught was not an option.
Quickly Jenny tiptoed to the door. Looking out the crack she noticed Dan. Great, big brother was here. Explaining what she was doing there was only going to be harder. Hopefully he wasn't worried why she never came home. But who was she kidding? He's always worried about what she's doing!
She was about to run out and make up some excuse, until she realized one big detail. A detail that could screw up Chuck and her life forever. Her bruising and burning check. If Jenny ran out there right now, looking that, Dan would never allow her to go any where by herself. He wouldn't even let her explain it was Nate. And if he did, he'd never believe her. That one little detail.
So Jenny ran back over to the bed and nudged Chuck, "Chuck! Wake up please!" After she nudged him though, she realized she had to explain to him what happened too. Was waking up Chuck going to help her at all?
Chuck slowly turned towards her smiling. "Good morning to you too," He slowly pulled him self up, yawning, "What's so urgent?" Then he realized her check again. He'd completely forgotten about it. This was urgent.
Jenny put her finger to Chuck's mouth, telling him to shut it, "Dan is outside in the kitchen right now! I can't go out there!" Jenny was basically jumping up and down she was so freaked out, "If he sees me... If he sees me like this, who knows what he'll do."
She tried to make it show she was afraid Dan would blame him, but Jenny didn't want to bluntly say it. Hearing from a girl, "I think my brother will suspect you of hitting me, and not believe what ever you or I say." Doesn't really get a guy to talking and helping. Sadly, it was what Jenny thought.
It was quiet for what seemed like hours, but really only second, as Chuck slowly touched her check. Bringing it up would make things worse. Ignoring it would make things unbearable. Now was not the time to ask her about her pain. Right now was the time to escape Dan. Or at least escape his words of "wisdom".
"I'll distract him, you can uhh..." Chuck tried to think of some where she could go to or hide. When it came down to it though, there wasn't any place for her to go. Staying in his room would only make things worse if any one came in. The elevator was out because of it's damn bell. Where could she go?
He wasn't saying anything, "I'll go run to my room. If he asks we took the limo back here together because we went to the same party. This was closer, so I just stayed here," Jenny said looking out the door for Dan, "That's the story, okay?" She completely forgot about her check and explaining how it all happened.
Chuck really wanted to bring up her check, he couldn't ignore it right now, "What about your check? Dan's going to see it," Saying it out loud only made it more real. "How can I, we, explain that to him?" Though Chuck hated to admit it, Dan was a smart guy. He wouldn't fall for a dump story like Jenny fell. Falling wouldn't cause any ones check to look like that.
Jenny shot a glare to Chuck. He was trying to be helpful, but it made her so angry inside. How dare he bring it up?! This wasn't, even though it was, the time to talk about it. But excepting him to make some realistic story up would be a mistake. Like Chuck was thinking, no accident story would be believable.
"He wont have to see, okay?!" Jenny said snapping, "Just distract him! I don't need you to do anything else!" She didn't need him to do anything else, but she really wanted him to. Saying it out loud though after she got mad would just be wrong. At least Jenny thought it was wrong to ask for help after you were mean to the person.
After Jenny spoke, Chuck didn't say anything else. He understood she didn't want to talk about. Pretending like it was nothing only let who ever did it get away, and thinking they could do it again. Chuck was going to do more for her, just not the extra kind Jenny would be hoping for.
Without another word he left for the kitchen to distract Dan, "Well good morning Daniel," Chuck said as Dan sipped his coffee, "Liking my coffee? It's from Paris." He leaned against the counter as he watched Jenny starting to run up the stairs.
Dan chuckled to himself, "Yeah I do, thank you very much," He took another long sip, "Did you get it the same time you were in Paris to get Blair's presents?" Dan knew that was harsh. It made him happy he could think of something so snappy so quickly.
Suddenly Jenny stopped. Hearing Blair's name was so weird. True she did kind of steal Chuck from her, but then Blair did everything she could to make her feel like crap about it. Jenny heard about what happened at the brunch, what Blair said. And last night it was just obvious she was saying something nasty. It's been two years and Jenny still couldn't get over how bitchy Blair could get.
Chuck widened his eyes, telling her to move. Dan couldn't see her leaving from downstairs to her room. Besides, Chuck wanted to get to his bonus helping.
"No, I didn't actually. The private jet flew it in..." Chuck looked at the stair case again to see if Jenny had gotten to her room already, she did, "Okay Dan we have to talk. I know you hate me, and I hate you. But something is wrong." He leaned towards Dan, making sure when he talked no one could hear.
"What is it?" Dan said sarcastically, yet he still wondered. Chuck actually sounded concerned for a change. If Chuck brought up girls or something pointless like that, Dan was out! He was a serious guy, only had time for serious things.
Chuck let Dan's sarcasm go, "Something is wrong with Jenny," He knew if he stopped there endless jokes and remarks would be coming from Dan. Not that he'd have any time to continue, he just set himself up for some kind of a joke about how sleazy he was. No how sleazy he use to be.
"Why because she wont sleep with you?" Dan said while he poured more coffee in. Something must have been in the coffee because he couldn't get enough of it. Well more then normal any ways.
"Her check, it's bruised, swollen. It's no accident," Chuck grabbed Dan's mug away from him, and slid it away, "Last night, she came here around one am after she was at a party with Nate. I know that she left with Nate because I was there too, with Blair. She left smiling and happy, but Dan when she came here she was broken and crying. Something happened." Even though Jenny was the real hurt one, Chuck felt crushed. He felt like he had to fix everything.
Dan blinked, then laughed not being able to believe it. Down in his heart he knew Chuck wasn't lying. That this wasn't any kind of joke. But he couldn't believe something like this could, would, happen to his own sister. Who would want to hurt her? When she wasn't running away from home to start her own fashion line, she was one of the sweetest girls in New York.
"What do you know?" Dan said looking up at the stairs, "If you're lying to me though Chuck Bass, you're a dead man. I hope you know that." Joking about his little sister being hurt was the least smartest thing any one could ever do. It was a death wish no less.
After about fifteen minutes Jenny skipped down the stairs, hiding her check, "Hey Dan! Bye Dan! Meting up with some... Umm..." She had no idea who she'd be meting, no one was her friend really at the moment, "Just going to be out with some friends!" That wasn't the best lie to be thought up.
"Okay, sure." Dan said while he got up and followed her to the elevator, right before she got in he grabbed her hand turned her around, "What... What happened Jenny?" He just starred at her check that she obviously tried to cover with make up. It hurt to see her like this. But it hurt Dan even more that she couldn't tell him. Trust him with this.
Jenny looked over to Chuck with a tear laying on her eyelash. Chuck told Dan, why would he do that to her? She didn't want any one to know. Dan wasn't going to let this go now, ever. Her life just got ten times more complicated.
Chuck looked at Jenny, he looked her right in her tearing eyes. He told Dan, guilty as charged. But he wasn't going to stand around and do nothing! If Jenny couldn't even tell Dan, then this was more serious then it appeared. Chuck loved Jenny and this was the right thing to do. Even if that made her hate him ten times more.