A/N: Sorry for the delay, this one took a while to get written with family here and everything. I hope you enjoy it and as always reviews are very much appreciated.I am also having some serious formatting problems so sorry its messy :(
One warning though, I have seen a lot of spoilers and while I'm not working off of those some of them may appear in my story because they fit too perfectly not to. But from here on out I am pretty sure my story differs enough that I am on my own.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gossip Girl or its characters
Rated: T mostly for language. This one isn't really M but it is a pretty high T lol.
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Chuck's first sensation as he awakened was of soft Egyptian Cotton on his naked skin. One would think that after a month he would have gotten used to waking up on it instead of his own silk sheets, used to waking up under her down comforter rather than his sleek silk covering, used to waking up with his head on his her multitude of fluffy pillows rather than the slim couple of pillows on his own bed. But every single morning he still went through the same cycle of realization of where he was; Blair Waldorf's bed. At that realization he smiled, there was no place in the world he would rather be.
The past three weeks had been kind of like a dream and they had absolutely flown by. Chuck had spent every single night at Blair's house. Her mother wasn't home and wouldn't be until right before the wedding and Dorota knew that he was good to Blair so she didn't mind too much. And of course none of Chuck's family cared. They all assumed he was just at his suite in the Palace. Every morning they would go to school together in his limo. After school Blair rode with Chuck to about a block away from wherever she was meeting Marcus and walked the last block. While Blair was with Marcus, Chuck worked with his PI's on finding something on the Lord and when she and Marcus were done with whatever they were doing for the day Blair called Chuck and he showed up, no matter how late. That was their daily routine and it was consistent. It seemed as though everyone else's lives had plateaued as well. Dan and Serena were still together even though Serena had been a little distant as of late. Jenny and Nate were still in the weird space between friendship and a relationship and Nate was still receiving love letters albeit less than he originally did. The most persistent were the anonymous ones. It was like everyone was existing in a time loop. Nothing was changing, every day the same and Chuck didn't mind one bit other than it was slightly omnificent. Like the calm before the storm.
Chuck rolled over and opened his eyes expecting to find Ms. Waldorf next to him and frowned when all he saw were rumpled sheets. Usually he was the first one awake and he preferred it that way. Chuck didn't like to miss one waking moment with Blair. For a minute he thought that he had missed one of his favorite parts of the morning; the private concert that Blair didn't even realize he enjoyed. He couldn't help but remember the first time he had heard Blair sing. It had been the morning after Marcus came back, the first morning he had awakened in Blair's bed.
Flashback
Chuck awakened with Blair's head on his arm. She was sleeping peacefully. Looking at her right then no one would even begin to guess the various horrors in her life. Chuck carefully slid his arm out from under her head and helped ease her head back to the pillow.
After showering Chuck came back to find Blair propped up in bed smiling. "Good morning Bass."
Chuck still dripping wet smirked an evil smirk.
Blair recognized it instantly and knew exactly what he had in mind. "Chuck Bass don't you dare." Chuck started moving towards the bed. "No, Chuck, no." But it was too late Chuck had already pounced. He was tickling, kissing, and hugging her all at the same time and it was getting her very wet. "Stop it. Stop it." Blair said in between the gasping and giggling. Finally she struggled free and jumped off the bed and Chuck just lay there; completely exhausted.
"Now if you will excuse me, since I'm already wet I'm going to get in the shower." Blair said trying to act mad but failing miserably as she cracked a smile.
Chuck continued laying there, thinking about how crazy it was that he and Blair could act like this; a real couple. Who would have ever guessed? That's when he heard what he thought must be the radio.
We were both young, when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say hello, little did I know
He hadn't noticed a radio in the bathroom before, maybe it was one of those shower radio things and he just hadn't ever seen it. Chuck kept listening, this song was familiar, he had heard it on Blair's i-pod but something sounded different about it.
That you were Romeo
You were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go
And I said
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes
Then he realized, there were no instruments with this version. That must be it, Chuck thought. It's just a live version or something. But even without the instruments something was a little off about it.
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes, escape this town for a little while
Oh, oh, oh
'Cause you were Romeo,
I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
I was begging you please don't go
And I said
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes
Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes
That wasn't the right singer either. He was sure of it. The singer for this song had a country twang that Chuck hated, he didn't even know why Blair listened to it but she did and he was sure this singer wasn't the same one.
Oh oh
I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town
And I said
Romeo save me, I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
And said
Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked ot your dad, go pick out a white dress
It's a love story, baby, just say yes
Oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you
Suddenly it hit him. This wasn't the radio or some kind of special recording. It was Blair, singing in the shower and she was good. Better than good, she was amazing. But Chuck knew Blair and if he said anything to her then she would be self conscious of it and he wouldn't get to hear her sing in the mornings any more. So instead he sat there and enjoyed it. She sang the entire time she got ready and as Chuck got ready himself he just listened.
End Flashback
Chuck smiled when he heard her start singing, he hadn't missed it after all. Chuck was fairly certain that she wasn't even aware of the fact that she sang loud enough that anyone could hear her and he was sure that she didn't know that he always tuned in.
Chuck had learned two things from her singing though, one that Blair had a beautiful voice, two that he could predict Blair's outlook for the day by what she sang. If it was something like Hate Me by Blue October or Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls, he knew that today wasn't going to be a great day; either Blair was in a bad mood or she was going to be seeing a lot of Marcus. If it was one of their songs like Whatever it Takes by Lifehouse or With Me by Sum 41, she was in a very romantic mood. But as much as he enjoyed those days, the best days were the ones that she woke up singing happy songs, like Shut Up and Drive by Rihanna or Beautiful Day by Aerosmith.
You'll say, we've got nothing in common
No common ground to start from
And we're falling apart
You'll say, the world has come between us
Our lives have come between us
Still I know you just don't care
He didn't know this song and as someone who listened to a lot of music that was really uncommon. But it worried him a little that the lyrics were kind of depressing. It sounded as though it was about a couple breaking up with each other. He knew Blair wasn't thinking of ending things but at the same time those kind of lyrics weren't very happy or romantic.
And I said, "What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
He said," I think I remember the film
And as I recall, I think, we both kind of liked it"
And I said, "Well that's one thing we've got"
Chuck couldn't help but smile when he heard the chorus. Breakfast at Tiffany's was Blair's favorite movie and the chorus was definitely bouncy. This was a good sign.
I see you, the only one who knew me
And now your eyes see through me
I guess I was wrong
So what now, it's plain to see we're over
And I hate when things are over
When so much is left undone
He loved the chorus and could tell that Blair liked the song by the sound and volume of her voice. But he still had no clue on what this song meant as far as the day was concerned.
And I said, "What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
He said," I think I remember the film
And as I recall, I think, we both kind of liked it"
And I said, "Well that's one thing we've got"
Chuck decided it was probably time Blair knew he listened to her sing every morning, besides he really wanted to know about this song. He was curious as to why he had never heard it before. Did she write it or something?
You'll say, we've got nothing in common
No common ground to start from
And we're falling apart
You'll say, the world has come between us
Our lives have come between us
Still I know you just don't care
So Chuck stepped from the bedroom into Blair's huge bathroom quietly so that she wouldn't notice at first. She was drying her hair and not paying a bit of attention.
And I said, "What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
He said," I think I remember the film
And as
Blair's eyes got wide as she noticed Chuck and she abruptly stopped singing. "CHUCK BASS!" Blair turned around absolutely furious. Her eyes were narrowed and she was shaking the hairdryer in her hand at him. "Were you spying on me or something?"
Chuck smiled and chose not to answer her question. "What does that song mean Blair?"
Blair slightly less angry and a lot more confused "What are you talking about Chuck? What do you mean 'What does it mean? It's a song it means nothing. I can't believe you could hear me, I'm such a bad singer and you just let me make a fool of myself."
Chuck stepped forward and placed a hand on the side of Blair's face. "Blair you have one of the most beautiful voices that I have ever heard."
"Don't lie to me." Blair snapped. Before trying to push him out of her bathroom. Like she had that time after they had fallen asleep plotting against Georgina.
"Waldorf, I'm not lying. You are amazing. I just want to know what that song means. I listen every morning as you get ready and it's my favorite part of the day. I get to see the piece of you that you hide from everyone and it cues me in on how you're feeling. But this song this song stumped me. I don't understand what it means but I want to. I could tell you were happy when you were singing it." Chuck said with a gentle smile.
Blair let out a breath she had no idea that she had been holding before leaning in and kissing Chuck. "Not that I am letting you off the hook for listening to me sing when I thought no one could hear me nor do I think I am a good singer but the song is my favorite. I don't know what you mean about what it means but I love it. A couple has everything in the world coming between them but they are able to reconcile that simply by the shared experience of a movie. I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's for the first time after I heard that song. It was released when I was four or five I'm not sure. Now if you will let me finish getting ready I was actually in a good mood before you snuck up on me."
"So what has you in such a good mood?" Chuck asked a little ashamed of listening to her sing for so long without telling her.
At that Blair smiled, "Well, Marcus had to go make some arrangements concerning his groomsmen getting here he left yesterday and won't be back until tomorrow morning at the very earliest so we have the day to ourselves."
Chuck smirked his signature smirk before bending down and giving Blair a seductive kiss. "What do you say we get the day started off right then?" He said in a husky voice before backing up into the shower.
Blair stood there shaking her head.
"Come on Blair, it's not like I'm asking you to skip school, it's Saturday." Chuck said almost whining.
She continued standing there for a moment as though she were contemplating her options before dropping her towel. "Why not? To quote Edward Cullen 'If I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.'"
Chuck continued smirking as Blair joined him in the shower. "You know I hate chick books but that Cullen character knew what he was talking about. "
Blair reached for the shower curtain and pulled it closed before turning to Chuck. "Funny I prefer you." Blair said in a voice that sounded sincere before Chuck turned on the water and started kissing her.
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Dan walked into the café where he was suppose to be meeting his girlfriend, a girlfriend that he was very unhappy with at the time. She had promised that she would tell Blair that she had been the one to tip off Gossip Girl about Nate but she had yet to do so. He had promised to give her time, so that she could find the right moment to tell Blair. It had been four weeks and he had been lying to the people that he now called friends. He sat there listening as Blair plotted against Vanessa, a girl who had been his friend since he was a kid because even though Vanessa had mildly distracted Blair, Blair had now given up searching for another possible suspect. Blair was going to start going after Vanessa and that was the last thing he wanted. Serena was his girlfriend, Vanessa and Blair his friends, he just wanted everything out in the open so that no one would be targeting anyone.
Serena walked in the door to the café, she had been dreading this. Every moment with Dan lately had felt like a guilt trip. She knew that she needed to tell Blair what she had done; but, she didn't know how.
"Hey." Dan said as he kissed his girlfriend good morning.
Serena pulled away. "Don't think I don't know why you wanted to have breakfast. I know I need to tell Blair. I heard her plotting against Vanessa too. I hope you don't think she is a bad person because of it, she's just trying to protect her friends. Plus, I think she may be using it to distract herself from all of the other stuff in her life."
"I'm not mad at Blair." Dan knew what Blair was going through, Chuck had told him and Nate both a while back. "She is just looking out for everyone, I respect that, a lot. For a long time I didn't understand why you and Blair were friends. It didn't make sense. You were so nice and she was such a bitch but I get it now. Blair is the way she is for a reason, she's seen and been through a lot in her life and now well now she has the need in her to protect everyone, she's like a lioness or something. So no I'm not mad at Blair at all, I just don't want Vanessa getting hurt when she didn't do anything wrong." Dan said looking into Serena's eyes.
"It's just I finally feel like she and I are getting closer again, I don't want to lose all of my friends." Serena said looking away.
Dan shook his head. "Serena you can't let Vanessa take the blame for what you did; but know that no matter what, you will always have me."
"I'll tell her this weekend." Serena said quietly.
Dan wanted to believe her he really did but he had heard her say that so many times. "I've heard those words before Serena."
Serena's face fell Dan had completely lost faith in her. She didn't know that it had come to this. "But you've never heard me promise because I don't make promises. This time though I am. I promise that I will tell Blair by Monday morning before she can hurt a hair on Vanessa's head."
Spotted: S and D looking testy over croissants. What's up with those two lately? About to call it quits again? I don't know but when I find out, you'll be the first to know.
xoxo
gossip girl
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Blair giggled as Chuck kissed her belly button and continued doing so as he placed kisses all over her stomach.
Chuck saw Blair's digital camera on her nightstand and picked it up. "Smile" Chuck said snapping a picture of Blair.
"CHUCK! I'm naked." Blair said unable to decide if she should smile, hide under the comforter or hit him.
Chuck kept shooting pictures, she was covered by the comforter, not that he would have minded nude pictures or anything but he knew Blair and that wasn't her thing. He turned the camera towards himself and took a couple. "Don't worry so much Waldorf your decent." Chuck said flipping the camera towards her and showing her the pictures. With that Chuck moved next to her and started snapping pictures of both of them. Some smiling, some laughing, some romantic looking ones. He took a couple of them kissing before finally laying the camera aside.
"You know I haven't forgiven you yet for this morning?" Blair said playfully.
Chuck frowned and moved until he was over Blair. His arms on either side of her head supporting his weight. "You are an amazing singer and I don't feel like I should be ashamed for wanting to hear you sing. I knew if you knew that you wouldn't sing anymore but this morning I was stupid and curious."
"I wish you'd stop saying that." Blair said quietly.
Chuck's expression changed, becoming extremely intense, and suddenly he rolled off of Blair and stood up. "Come on Blair, get dressed, I have something I want to show you."
Blair did mostly out of curiosity. Chuck could definitely be spontaneous when he wanted to be. "Where are we going?" Blair asked as she grabbed a skirt and top from her closet and put them on while Chuck called the limo.
"You'll see." Chuck said, taking her hand and leading her out of the hotel to the curb where his limo was waiting.
They drove for about twenty minutes not saying much. Blair had her head resting on Chuck's shoulder and he had his arm around her. Finally, the cab came to a stop outside a place Blair had never been. "Chuck, where are we?" Blair asked.
Chuck followed Blair out of the limo and walked to the entrance of the building. He opened the door for Blair and she walked in to some sort of lobby. "We are on the Upper West Side at my one of my dad's newer ventures."
Blair looked around the room, it looked like a waiting room of some sort, not like a doctor's office; way more comfortable looking than that. There were sofas, chairs, tvs, a snack table, and what looked to be a front desk with a door to the right of it. "Which is . . ."
Chuck looked back to Blair and smirked. "A recording studio."
"Wait, what?" Blair said her eyes wide. "You brought me to a recording studio? Why on earth would you do that?"
"So many questions Waldorf, why don't you just trust me for a while?" Chuck said taking her hand and walking towards the door. He nodded at the receptionist as he passed and she handed him a folder. "There's the materials you asked for Mr. Bass."
"Thank you." Chuck said as he took the folder and opened the doorway. There was a long hallway with many rooms coming off of it. Chuck led Blair to one near the back. He opened the door and sure enough there was a first class recording studio.
Chuck walked through the electronic section into the sound booth where he opened the folder and placed a copy of some sheet music on a music stand. Blair looked at him. "What exactly do you expect me to do, Chuck?"
He smiled. "Sing Waldorf, all I expect you to do is sing." Chuck said walking out of the sound booth and shutting the door. He continued on to one of the office chairs in front of the sound station. Chuck looked at Blair who was standing there with her arms crossed.
"I'm not going to sing Chuck, you can just forget it."
Chuck smirked. "I knew you were going to say that; but really Blair, what's the worst that can happen? I've been listening to you sing for almost a month and I'm the only one who will ever hear this."
Blair shook her head. "No way, I'm not going to embarrass myself again."
Damn she was stubborn. "Come on Blair, have you even looked at the song, it's one of your favorites?"
Blair looked down, it was Breathless by the Corrs. It really was one of her favorites, she didn't even know how Chuck knew that.
Chuck could tell that she was considering it, she just needed a little push. "Come on Blair, don't you trust me."
Blair bit her lip. "Fine Bass but no one but us will ever hear this, deal?"
"Deal." Chuck said. "Now put on the headphones and I'll cue the backtrack. All you have to do is sing."
Blair took a deep breath and kept telling herself. I shouldn't be nervous it's just Chuck. So she picked up the headphones and put them on, before nodding at Chuck that she was ready. She watched as he pressed a couple of buttons then the music started. Blair closed her eyes, it wasn't like she needed to look at the words to the song in the first place, then she sang.
Go on
Go on
Leave me breathless
Come on
The daylight's fading slowly, but time with you is standing still
I'm waiting for you only, the slightest touch and I feel weak
I cannot lie, from you I cannot hide
And I'm losing the will to try
Can't hide it, Can't fight it
Her nerves had completely dissipated. This was just like singing in the bathroom at home or something. It was just her and Chuck. No one else. So she began to let herself have some fun with it.
So go on
Go on
Come on leave me breathless
Tempt me, tease me
Until I can't deny this loving feeling
Make me long for your kiss
Go on
Go on
Yeah Come on
Yeah
And if there's no tomorrow and all we have is here and now
I'm happy just to have you
You're all the love I need somehow
It's like a dream although I'm not asleep
I never want to wake up
Don't lose it, Don't leave it
By this point Blair was dancing as she sang into the microphone and Chuck couldn't help but smile, she looked and sounded amazing, and so at home singing. After Blair heard this track she wouldn't be able to deny the fact that she had a great voice. It would be impossible.
So go on
Go on
Come on leave me breathless
Tempt me, tease me
Until I can't deny this loving feeling
Make me long for your kiss
Go on
Go on
Yeah
Come on
Yeah
Yeah
yeah
Yeah
Blair couldn't believe it, she was having so much fun. It felt like such a release, to just be in that room singing. She could pour her soul into it if she wanted to, let everything she was feeling be released into the song and she did.
And I can't lie
From you I cannot hide
And I've lost my will to try
Can't hide it, Can't fight it
So go on
Go on
Come on leave me breathless
Tempt me, tease me
Until I can't deny this loving feeling
Make me long for your kiss
Go on
Go on
Come on leave me breathless
Go on
Go on
Come on leave me breathless
Go on
Go on
As Blair finished she immediately took of the headphones and walked out of the booth to Chuck, who had stood up. "Thank you, Chuck. Even if I am a horrific singer, thank you for bringing me here, I needed that."
By way of an answer, Chuck reached down and clicked a few buttons and the sound of Blair's singing filled the room.
Blair's eyes widdened in shock. After a few seconds she looked into Chuck's eyes. "That girl singing, that's me?" She asked.
Chuck nodded. "That girl singing is you."
"Can I do it again?" Blair asked knowing he would never refuse her.
Chuck smiled. "Tell me the song and I'll load up the backtrack."
Chuck and Blair spent the rest of the afternoon there in the studio. Goofing off, recording tracks, mostly just Blair but a couple they did together. It was fun, more fun than either one had allowed themselves to have in a long time.
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Marcus was a little disappointed when he arrived at the Waldorf's apartment that afternoon. Blair wasn't there and he had been looking forward to surprising her. He was suppose to be in England still but as soon as he had gotten there he just got on a plane right back to JFK. He didn't need groomsmen, he needed to be around Blair. It drove Marcus crazy being away from her, especially now.
Over the past month Blair had started acting well different. At first it had been the same, her hating him and ignoring him. But he didn't try to force her to do anything. He didn't insist on any affection. The most he did was kiss her hand. Then one day it was as though Blair had decided that she was going to quit fighting it, fighting him. He continued to give her space, but now she had started to talk around him, help him plan the wedding. She smiled more, she let him hold her hand, kiss her cheek. A couple of times they had even kissed. He wanted all of her, but he was determined now more than ever that if he continued to let her be and be nice then eventually she would fall in love with him.
Marcus wasn't quite sure what to do with himself while he waited on Blair to return. He paced the room before sitting down. He was excited to be surprising her. He hoped that she would be happy to see him but he didn't have to wait very long because only a few minutes after he had been there the object of his affection burst into the room giggling. She looked happier than Marcus had ever seen her and she was accompanied by Chuck Bass.
They obviously didn't see him sitting in the dark because they continued laughing as Chuck wrapped his arms around Blair from behind, tickling her. Blair turned her head, twisting her body until she found Chuck's face, where she kissed him. Chuck loosened his grip allowing Blair to fully face him before tightening it once more. They were getting passionate quickly.
Marcus had seen enough. He stood yet they were in their own world and didn't even notice. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything." Marcus said venom in his voice.
Chuck and Blair flew apart realizing immediately that they had been caught. "Marcus" Blair started. "Let me explain."
"Don't Blair, I think I've seen enough that I can make my own judgments. You see Blair, I think that I can easily say that you have been playing me for the past couple of weeks. Placating me, pretending that you were developing feelings for me, all so that I wouldn't monitor you enough to realize that you were sneaking around with your ex."
Blair looked down, he was right and she had felt a little guilty about misleading him but at the same time, Blair knew that he deserved it because of what he was doing to them. At the same time, she couldn't deny that the hurt on his face upset her a little. "Marcus, I'm sorry but honestly what did you expect, did you really think that I would give in that easily." She felt the strength of Chuck's arm around her, supporting her and relaxed into it.
Marcus's jaw was set. "You are my fiancé Blair, as such, you will do as I say. You two will not see each other again, with the exception of school, and there you will not speak. You will act as though you do not know that the other exists."
There was a coldness in his eyes that Blair hadn't seen since he got back from Yale and it scared her. "Please Marcus, I'm in love with Ch . . ."
She didn't finish as Marcus held up a hand and screamed. "SHUT UP BLAIR! I GAVE YOU SPACE. I ALLOWED YOU TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANTED. THERE WERE NO RULES, NO GUIDELINES, I LEFT YOU ALONE. YET YOU HAD THE AUDACITY TO SLEEP WITH YOUR EX-BOYFRIEND RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE. NO MORE, I WILL NOT BE PLAYED A FOOL." He breathed in before saying in a more controlled voice. "So your little rebellion is done Blair. The last thing I need is my fiancé running around like a whore. Therefore Blair, this affair you've been carrying on is over."
Chuck whispered in Blair's ear. "Don't give in to his demands Blair, stand up to him."
Blair looked to Marcus, then turned to face Chuck. "It won't do any good Chuck. Marcus is always going to win." Blair started backing up away from Chuck towards Marcus.
When she reached him he put his arm around her "Good girl Blair." He smiled before looking up at Chuck. "The second order of business for tonight is the problem of groomsmen. You see I missed my opportunity to arrange for my friends from England to come back here and surprise Blair with some interesting news. But that is besides the point for the time being. You see I now need groomsmen and I have decided who better than Blair's oldest friends. Nate, Dan, and Eric will be my groomsmen, and you Chuck, you will be my best man. I want you to have a front row seat to the wedding." Marcus said with an evil grin. "Now for the news. Blair you know who my grandmother is, you know that my cousins are William and Henry. It was always assumed that William will be the next King to rule for a long period of time, his father Charles is in rather bad health and likely won't out live his mother. It has however been uncovered that Prince Charles was born before the marriage of my grandparents, no one knew, it was well covered to say the least. He was born out of wedlock therefore by British common law he and his heirs are removed from the line of succession. That would leave me sixth in the line of succession, but my uncle Andrew the Duke of York, believing that there was no way that he would ever be first in line to the throne of England has made a vital error. Unbeknownst to the rest of the family, he converted to Roman Catholicism, thus removing himself and his children from the line."
Blair snapped around. "Are you saying what I think you're saying?"
"What I am saying is when we marry you will be Blair Waldorf Rhodes Princess of Wales. As I am now third in line for the crown after my father and brother."
Chuck's mouth fell open, he had to be joking. "First of all you are insane if you think that I will be your best man when you force Blair to marry you, secondly, no way in hell are you third in the line of succession. That kind of stuff would have been all over the news."
Marcus smiled. "That's where you're wrong. They are trying to cover it up from the tabloids for as long as possible but it will get out eventually. As for the matter of my best man. If you want everything to continue to go smoothly you and Blair will do as I say. Now leave Bass, your presence is no longer needed here."
Chuck looked at Blair, who looked as though she was in shock. He begged her with his eyes to tell him to stay. But she shook her head; so Chuck turned the other direction and stormed out.
Once Chuck was gone Marcus turned to Blair, "What do you say we go watch a movie? I was thinking Roman Holiday." But he didn't wait for an answer as he took Blair's hand and led her upstairs to her room where he already had Roman Holiday set up on the screen. "Well aren't you going to thank me?"
Blair just stared at him, still not speaking before sitting on the bed and pressing play.
Marcus shrugged before joining her. "Fine don't talk to me, you'll learn eventually that I am much better company when I am conversational but if you don't want to talk that's fine, Princess."
I always thought that in games cheating was completely fair. If you were good enough to sneak around and get away with it, then you deserved to win the game. But if you were sloppy, if you made mistakes and didn't cover your tracks then you deserved to get caught.
you know you love me,
xoxo
gossip girl
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A/N: Hope you all enjoyed, please review :)
I used a lot of music in this chapter:
Love Story: Taylor Swift
Breakfast at Tiffany's: Deep Blue Something
Breathless: The Corrs
(All of which are great songs, that you should all totally listen to)