AN-Thank you anyone who has ever read this story. It's finally over.

Nate is the first one to propose it and although initially everyone is absolutely against the idea, soon enough more and more money keeps pouring in and the bets keep getting higher.

"I'll wager for another five hundred dollars," Blair says looking over at Serena and Ben, "I don't think it would last another week."

"Tich," Nate makes a sound with his tongue. "You give the former felon and Serena a little too much credit. Three days max."

"You do realize how inappropriate it is to do this during their engagement party," Dan offers and is suitable ignored too.

Sighing, he shifts his attention from his two friends and focuses on the couple of the evening instead. Serena and Ben seem to be in some kind of an argument. Ben looks confused while Serena has her hands flailing in every direction. It didn't look pretty. Maybe Blair and Nate knew what they were talking about after all.

"That's silly Nathaniel. Serena would not be able to handle it for another two days." Dan is surprised to find Chuck a party too it as well.

And even more surprised when Eric throws in a few bills as well, "I know my sister the best. The engagement will be off by tomorrow.

Jenny looks at Dan, "Why? Dan, don't you have something to say as well."

He shakes his head and looking at where he can't see Serena anymore and Ben seems to be down to his third drink, says, "I really do hate being a part of something so improper, but I have a feeling it's already off. Serena just left the party."

"You actually called it off!" Blair all but laughs out loud, "Really S, what a time to get your epiphany on self exploration. Could you not do this before accepting the poor man's ring?"

"Oh! Relax, Blair," Serena takes a direct swig from a vodka bottle, "The engagement is off. Not the party. Have fun."

Blair sighs, "Not have I lost a perfectly easy bet, but I actually feel sorry for her," she says shifting closer to Dan and resting her tired eyes against his warm shoulder.

"Oh! Oh." He says with a panic to his voice, "I don't like the sound of that."

"What? Why?"

"Waldorf," he says excusing himself a little from her so that he can look at her in the eye, "lately whenever you have felt sorry for anyone it has inevitablly led to you fixing them up with someone. It's not a good sign."

"Strange you should say that Humphrey. I felt sorry for you and look who you got fixed up with! It's not all that bad"

"Cute." He smiles at her and when she returns the gesture he is unable to stop himself from lowering his head and kissing her soundly.

Nate grins at them, Serena tells them to get a room and Jenny almost barfs. Chuck just avoids looking at them.

Later, when they have finally managed to get a very drunk Serena finally into bed, Dan tells her, "There is something you should know…I"

"You agree that Serena needs some stability in life? And we really should find her someone. Someone preferably without a criminal record, someone who isn't married and or a professor at the university either? Right?"

"No, I mean yes. She needs some stability but this isn't about her. This is about NYU."

"Rick Clampton got hit by a bus?" She asks hopefully.

Dan chuckles, "No. I wish. But we still have that awful essay due on Monday. No, this is about Charlotte."

"Charlotte?" Blair's voice becomes smaller, "What about her?"

"Promise not to freak out?" He asks gently.

"Okay," Blair nods, already freaking out a bit.

"I ran into her and Tom Sheppard yesterday. Apparently they are back together"

Blair stills a minute and then gets busy with fiddling with the covers on her bed. Her mind is running a mile a minute as she buys time to contemplate how she actually feels about this news.

Relief…she feels relief. She had been avoiding that girl for some time. A part of her, the part which had grown in the months she had spent with Dan, had felt guilty about using Charlotte the way she had. And she knew that the red haired was at no real fault. Other than just being really dumb but if she had finally made this choice, then Blair decides that she actually feels happy for her.

"Waldorf?"

"Well," she finally looks at Dan, "if she really wants to be with a guy who has self allotted himself to the cause of conserving water by not bathing then all I must do is call her up and congratulate her on her choice.'

"You mean it?" he asks her, knowing full well what she meant.

"Yes, Humphrey. I mean it. Good for her.'

Dan grins at her, "Have I told you how much I love you?"

She smiles back, snaking her arms around him and sneaking in a kiss, "I may never get tired of you repeating it Cabbage Patch.'

"Actually it's Dan…" he says smiling against her lips.

AN-Let me know what you think of the epilogue.