A/N: So I didn't put any Chuck and Blair in this chapter because we all know what their honeymoon would include and I am not very comfortable with that. Also, I based much of this chapter off conversations that I remember with my dad only they are put between Nate and his daughter Breanna.

Because you're Still Mine

Chapter 16

Step one, two, three, four, turn and repeat. Step one, two, three, four, turn and repeat. Nate was about to do it again but there was a knock on the door. Nate sighed in relief; he thought that they would never get here.

He practically ran to the door, fumbling with the lock, he pulled to door open, "Dad!" Barrett and Breanna yelled. He scooped them up and hugged them to his sculpted chest with all his might.

"Hey guys, I missed you, if you just wanna go put your stuff in you're the living rooms ill show you your rooms than we can go furniture shopping! I just got to talk to momma first."

They turned and hugged their mom one and a time. Barrett helped his sister pull her suitcase inside. Nate shut the door and then shut the door.

"So I had a fight with Chuck last night," He nods his head.

"I don't know what you want me to do Nate," Dina muttered as she twirled a strand of her light hair in one hand like she always did when she was nervous

"I don't want you to do anything. It me that has to do something," He sighed deeply, "Dee, I realized last night that through the begging and promises, I never once apologized to you. So I am sorry, I am truly and deeply sorry. I understand that you don't want to be together anymore and I get that, trust me I get it! Blair cheated on me once and," She cut him off.

"Actually you cheated on Blair. You were broken up when she slept with Chuck," Nate starred at Dina with a raised eyebrow, "Serena told me when she came to tell me what happened."

"Serena told you? Right anyway I just wanted to say sorry…" He gulped and blinked back the tears.

"It's really over isn't it?" She whispered.

"What I did was unforgivable D; you don't need me in your life as a husband if I'm going to hurt you like that. Ill always love you Dina, you are the most selfless woman I have ever met and did not deserve what I did to you," He smiled at her and let the tears fall.

"I love you too Nate," She hugged him to her tiny frame. When she pulled back there were tears on her cheek. They went to wipe of the others at the same time, "Ill see you Sunday." She waved goodbye and went inside to say her final goodbye to her kids and walked to the elevator, not knowing it may be the last time they saw each other.

Two hours later, Nate and his son were trying to piece together the new furniture that they had purchased for the kids rooms. So far, they had managed Brea's bed and Barrett's book shelf, "Hold on Barrett, now that Brea's bed is set up she needs to be put down for a nap."

Nate stood up and walked out to the living room where Breanna was having a tea party with the many stuffed animals that her mother had let her bring with the nanny Belle. For once, Belle looked relaxed for once, not having to deal with a loud, boyish Barrett. Breanna was a quiet kid; she didn't say much and tended to play on her own more than with the other kids. She had her dad wrapped around her finger.

"Miss. Breanna, its time for your nap," Nate said as he walked into the room. Brea didn't say anything but grabbed her favorite, rather worn stuffed Bear Tucker and reached up as a way for Nate to see that she wanted to be picked up.

"I've got your new, big girl bed set up for you!" Brea stuck her lip out and turned her head into Nate's shoulder. He didn't relies she was crying until he felt moisture seep through his cashmere sweater, "What's wrong Brea?"

"I don't want a big girl bed!" She had the clearest speech of any three year old.

Nate raised an eyebrow confused, "Why not monkey? Don't you want to grow and be a big girl?"

"No," She pouted, "I want to live with you and mommy forever."

"Sweetheart, I'm not saying that it will happen anytime soon but it will happen one day. You don't have to be a big girl today okay?"

She nodded her head, "I dess I tan sweep in the big gurl bed," She sniffled and laid her head on Nate's shoulder. He put her down for a nap and walked into the bathroom. He closed his eyes and let a few tears seep past his lids before he went back to help Barrett put the furniture together.

"Hey dad," Barrett smiled at his dad before he looked back at the directions, "What took you so long?"

"Brea didn't wanna sleep," He muttered and looked around the room, "Holey shit Barrett, did you do this all on your own?" He was currently putting the last screw into his bed.

"Dad," He laughed, "Its easy, all you do I follow the directions!" Nate shook his head.

"You know son, you can only look at the directions so many times before you lose that ability to say that you're a man," The two boys laughed. For a moment they remained in a comfortable silence.

"Hey dad?" Barrett asked timidly.

"Yeah? Is something wrong?" Nate was worried now.

"Let's say that I liked a girl but my best friend liked that same girl?"

"Mhmm, I'm listening," Nate nodded his head for his son to continue.

"What would I do if I wanted that girl to be my girlfriend? I mean I don't wanna loose Jory but at the same time I really like Charlie!" Barrett covered his mouth in embarrassment. He didn't want to use names in this situation.

"You like Charlie?" Nate asked confused. He was sure that Barrett would form the same love for blondes that he had. I wouldn't have surprised him if Barrett had liked Selena.

"Well yeah, she has that really shiny hair and those dark eyes and she is so kind. Did you know that she frequently feeds the ducks in the park?"

"Does she?"

"Yeah, but I am very scared of Uncle Chuck! He is very protective of Charlie. He calls Jory by his full name so that Jory leaves Charlie alone,"

Nate opened his mouth to tell him that he would make sure Chuck was nice to him but then he remembered that he and Chuck weren't really friends anymore, "Oh Barrett, I've done something so awful."

Nate put is hands in his head and shook it. Barrett furrowed his brow in confusion, "What do you mean dad?"

"I ripped our family apart and then lost my best friend. Soon enough Uncle Dan is going to hate me too!"

"Dad, what did you do," Barrett whispered slightly scared.

"I did more than one thing. If I tell you, you're going to hate me too!" Nate began to cry. Barrett did the first thing he could think of. The thing he did whenever Nate was upset. He called Uncle Chuck.

The phone rang six times before he answered it. "Hello?" Chuck sounded tired

"Uncle Chuck? It Barrett!"

"Barrett? Is everything okay?" He sounded concerned

"Not really, it's my dad, he is really upset and whenever he's upset I call you. You always know how to make him feel better."

"Barrett," He muttered in a sad tone.

"Please Uncle Chuck," He begged as he began to cry, "I don't know what to do!"

Chuck sighed, "Im in Italy right now Barrett so I can't come se him. Got a pen and paper in hand?" When Barrett had it he continued to talk. "I'm going to give you a number, I want you to call it and ask for Jill Bass. Is your nanny with you?"

"Yup," He answered immediately.

"Okay, I want you to ask Jill to take your dad out for coffee, okay?"

"Okay," He whispered, "Thanks Uncle Chuck!"

"You're welcome Buddy. You know that if you ever need me that I'm here for you right?"

"I know, bye Uncle Chuck."

"Bye Barrett."

As soon as he hung up he looked down at the number and typed it into the phone. "Hello?"

"Hello ma'am, I'm looking for Jill Bass."

"Speaking," She said.

"Oh, good," He almost squealed, "My name is Barrett Archibald, I believe we met at my Uncles wedding last night,"

"You are correct Mr. Archibald, what can I do you for?"

"Well my dad is really upset so I called my Uncle Chuck, like I always do and he told me to call you to take my Dad out for coffee!" Barrett told her the story.

"Okay Barrett, Ill be over there in a minute," She sounded worried.

XOXO

"Jill, I don't need your help, I want to go back home to my kids," He said in a monotone voice as he sat in the Central Perk (A/N: Yeah, the one from FRIENDS) with Jill.

"I understand that Nate but you need to talk to an adult You freaked your son out when you started to cry!"

"How did you even know?"

"Barrett called Chuck, terrified and Chuck gave him my number. You can imagine how freaked out I was when I realized he was crying," Jill shook her head with a somber expression on her face.

"Ah man, I was so out of it I didn't even notice that my son had taken my cell phone out of my pocket!" Nate shook his head in embarrassment.

"You wanna talk about it?" She asked.

"I just have no idea when my life got so screwed up! I mean seriously, I understand why Di is leaving me! In fact, I'm pushing her towards a divorse because she didn't deserve what I did to her! She is the kindest, sweetest woman I have ever met! And the there's Serena, I should never have done that to her either? What the hell was I thinking? Then to top things off I fall in love with Blair! Chuck hates me now and who does Barrett call when I'm upset? Chuck. Not to mention how Barrett likes Charlie and my daughter wont sleep in her new bed because she doesn't to grow up! What kind of three year old worries about that let alone thinks about it!" When he finished ranting he looked at Jill who had a bemused look on her face.

"Yeah, Yeah, wipe the smug look off of your face. This was a good idea and I'm glad that I have someone to talk too,"

"I'm glad that I was here for you to talk to," Nate's Phone began to ring and he pulled it out.

"Hold that thought, I've got to take this," He answered the phone with a smile casually on his lips, "Hello?"

"Hello, is this Nathaniel Archibald?" An older sounding man answered somberly.

"Yes sir, who is this?" He answered slightly worried by the mans tone.

"I'm Doctor Glen Patchett with Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York. I have some unfortunate news. Your son said to call you."

"Doctor I am very worried right now, are my children okay?" Nate was almost shaking.

"Your children are fine Mr. Archibald, they are here with the nanny, It's your wife sir, she was in a car crash and we haven't managed to get her into stable condition," Nate barely let the man finish before replied.

"I'm on my way," He hung up and turned to Jill, "I've got to go, Dina's was in a car crash and I've got to go to the hospital, Ill text you later," Nate ran outside to his waiting limo and directed to driver to the hospital before he pulled out his phone.

"Nate, what do you want," Chuck answered bitterly.

"Chuck," Nate said, he was crying, "Dina's been in a car crash. The doctor said she might die.

"Were on our way." Chuck replied before hanging up.

You can fight through and through but brothers don't give up on each other easily. Chuck had proven that today.

A/N: What does everybody think if I were to put Nate and Jill together? Sorry for the cliff hanger!

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