-Author's Note: Thank you for reading the story, I hope you enjoy the chapter. I just wanted to let you all know that the lingering questions will be answered from Dan finding out about all the people that got in between but this part as far as the time in between was for them to work their way back to each other. The first part was about them realizing that they liked and even loved each other more than they realized but the haters got in the way, but this part is to show that their love still exists and for them to find their way back to each other. I promise you, as a Dair fan, the payoff will be well worth the wait. So please stick with it, and continue to review because I really enjoy the feedback.
Chapter Twenty One- Finding the Positive
[Dan's P.O.V.]
Looking down at my watch, I'm officially beginning to panic because I was suppose to be at Blair's penthouse for ten and its 9:45 a.m., she has no clue that I'm doing the article which will be all out strange seeing as I'm supposed to do it all the way up until the wedding day. Scratch that, I think hearing the sappy crap about the wedding while Chuck is draped all over here will be…I think I will face many chances in which I could kill Chuck Bass today, and I'm more than prepared to set aside some money for bail if need be. Perry of course was ecstatic that I had decided to embrace the idea, but the only thing that matters to me is keeping my job which begins with getting exposure at the New Yorker and then in return will help The Writer. So this is full circle for me, and that's the only way I'm looking at this as. Again, what's up with the New York traffic always being so insane. I'm about a block away and at this point I'm going through my wallet because by the time we move an inch I could have all ready been there in the first place. Giving the money to the cab driver, I quickly got out and made my way over to the side walk as I began my mad sprint to the building before my cell phone began tot vibrate. Pulling the phone out, I had ignored every instinct I would usually follow by just answering and before I knew it…it was my dad on the other end.
"I heard rumors, but I guess my son really is back in New York. When were you planning on telling me?" My dad asked I just sighed not wanting to get into another argument with him
"Dad, I'm running late for a meeting…can we do this another time" I replied trying to be somewhat respectful
"Sure, how about dinner over here?" My dad asked as I knew that this was something I had to do or else he would have just kept bugging me
"Fine. What time?" I asked as I made my way into the building
"Is five good for you?" My dad asked
"Yeah, I might be a tad bit late but I will do my best to make it for five" I said
"If you want then we can move it to six?" My dad asked
"Six or five, there we set a time" I said as I entered the elevator "Oh, and I might be bringing a date with me" I told him as I remembered that I had made plans the receptionist tonight
"The more the merrier" My dad said happily
"All right, well I'll see you tonight" I said before I hung up
"I look forward to seeing you" My dad said thrilled that I had accepted without him having to twist my arm. For a quick moment I almost forgot that I was heading to the Waldorf penthouse for the dreaded interview. The elevator doors slid open and I swear I saw my life flash before me as this could be the last time I would be a free man. Stepping out of the elevator just praying that the Lord would be with me. Continuing to walk, I swear I could hear the sound of her heels walking towards me and as she looked over to see that it was me, she seemed a bit confused as to why I was there.
"Humphrey, what are you doing here?" Blair asked
"I'm here to do the interview. I'm the writer for the series for your society page story" I told her with a not so thrilled face plastered on me
"You" Blair said a bit confused "You work for The Writer, not the New Yorker" she stated
"I'm aware of that, but Perry was doing a favor for a friend of his at the paper and he asked me to step in and do the piece. I would love to go over the details of how I ended up with this of all tasks, but I'd rather get this over with so I can go" I told her as I walked over towards the living room to see that there were pastries set up "Good morning Darota" I greeted Darota as she seemed surprised as well
"Good morning Mr. Humphrey" Darota greeted and smiled at me
"Uh, Darota…get Humphrey a coffee please and cup of milk on the side" Blair instructed as I was a bit impressed that she remembered how I liked my coffee
"So where is Chuck?" I asked as I looked around for him to see if I could see his ego from a far
"Humphrey your sense of humor still baffles me, it reminds me of a homeless man I met before" Chuck said as I looked around to see where he was but couldn't find his presence to be anywhere in the room
"Okay, either your in my head or your speaking from hell" I said still trying to figure it out
"He's on the phone, the speakerphone to be exact" Blair said as she nodded over to the phone that was sitting on the table
"Oh, wow! This is classic" I replied with a bit of laughter in my voice as only Chuck Bass would call in to talk about something he should be at while Darota sat my coffee down in front of me along with my milk.
"Can we get started? I have errands to run" Blair said as she took on the sofa beside the phone, which only made this even stranger now that I could see it all put together
"This is just crazy" I muttered to myself as I pulled my pen and pad out so I could take my notes with "Are you ready?" I asked her and then looked over at the phone
"Get on with it Humphrey, I don't have all day" Chuck replied angrily
"Have you set the date?" I quickly asked
"December 24th" Blair replied as I jotted down the answer
"So is there a special reason as to why you chose that date?" I asked knowing that Chuck probably had no sentimental reason behind it, but for Blair it was probably because that was when one of her favorite flower, holly, was in full bloom.
"Because we wanted a Christmas wedding" Blair replied
"And Chuck? Why did you choose that date?" I asked
"Because it was the date she wanted" Chuck replied as it seemed that he was busy in the back round talking to someone in a business sense
"All right" I sighed as I just moved on to the next question "How do you feel about your marriage being published? How do you view your union in the media sense?" I asked
"If I may" Chuck said just before Blair attempted to answer "This is a union of two people who are supposed to be together. She's Blair Waldorf, daughter to Eleanor Waldorf and I'm…Charles Bass. This union is a modern day royalty" Chuck replied as I nearly wanted to throw up in disgust over how cocky he sounded
"That…that was an interesting answer" I replied finding his answer to be not the answer I would hope for someone that was supposedly marrying the love of his life "Do you have any thing to add to that?" I asked Blair while I massaged my head in frustration
"Is this it? I would hate to back away from this pressing interview, but I do have another meeting with the investors…so are we good Blair?" Chuck asked as I tried to say something but he had hung up to soon
"And there goes the groom?…do you just want to do this another time?" I asked as I just tossed my pen down on the pad in frustration
"No" Blair said as tried to keep her elegance in a situation where it was clear that Chuck wanted no part of. Taking a moment to think, she began to neatly play with her dress as she took a moment to process what she should do like she was all ready playing the step ford wife
"Waldorf!" I said trying to get her attention "We can do this another time this week. I have until Thursday…so you two have time" I told her before she just smiled at me
"No, I want to do it. Chuck is just going to basically agree with me so might as well do it. Besides I can spin it the way I want it…I'm not going to have my name in the society page without it being exactly what I want" Blair replied as I looked on at her strangely just wondering if we heard the same thing here "Next question. Give me the next question Humphrey" she requested as I looked on at my pad
"What are you views on how you want the wedding to be?" I asked as she began to play with her hands
"We want it to be a Christmas wedding, so for it to embody a white snow type of feel with the Upper East side elegance" Blair answered as I wrote it down
"Seeing as you have four months to get this done, what plans have been made for the wedding? And will their be anything out of the ordinary as far as the traditional sense?" I asked her
"We…we have or I should say are in progress of dealing with the details for our four month away wedding" Blair said as I could tell she was getting stressed out the more she spoke about the wedding
"You know what, why don't we just hold off on all of the questions" I said putting my pen and pad down on the table as it was just becoming all too much to see her struggle this much over something that she should have nailed just because she was Blair Waldorf and organization was her thing. Hell, she even made an organizational chart for my wallet that I'm glad to say that I don't follow but I would never tell her that
"What? No, I want to finish the interview" Blair said as I got up from my seat
"No, this is just…this is weird. This is like some weird version of what I thought was going to happen, but it was…it was actually more weird than awkward" I reasoned "So….come with me?" I asked her as I extended my hand out towards her
"We're finishing the interview. Sit down, lets finish the interview. I have notes…notes that I wrote…it's just that you threw me off by you being the whole interviewer" Blair rambled as I helped her up off the sofa and lead her over to the closet so that we could grab her coat
"I know. I bet you even made them color coordinated and everything" I said as I opened the closet to pull out a coat that I thought would match her attire because if there is one thing I knew, it was that she liked to be at her best at all times…but I do think the black would go better with the dress because the belt kind of makes the dress and then that would be a disaster "All right, charcoal black goes better" I said as she still babbled on about how prepared she was while I put the coat on her
"I have points that I need to get across that way we will come across as likeable" Blair said "I have points" she declared
"Darota, we'll be back later" I turned to tell her as Blair just continued to babble on about what she had planned to say before I hit the elevator button for us to go down
[Blair's P.O.V.]
I can't believe he just blew the interview like that. I mean he was the one that wanted to get in the New Yorker because it would make the company look good and would showcase my tastes, but he basically blew the interview off. I should have expected it, but for some odd reason I was hoping that he would have pulled through for me on this. Again, I must pick up and make the best of this seeing as he didn't help make it any better. I mean I literally had a plan going on and he just smashed it into a million pieces. This whole wedding is going to be in less than four months and I'm officially freaking out. Taking a sip, after I wipe the glass of course, of my water, Humphrey comes over with two plates in hand. Placing the plate in front of me, he sat down and began to sprinkle on seasoning to his food while I just sat in complete and utter panic mode trying to figure out how the hell I'm going to put together a wedding in four months with nothing even set out, and what makes it worse is that its suppose to all come from my ideas…not a wedding planner, but me…Blair Waldorf.
"You should really eat?" Dan suggested by I was too stunned to even talk
"I can't eat right now. I think I see my career and life flash before me" I replied "I mean this is four months we're talking about" I stated
"I'm well aware of the time until" Dan smiled "You should eat though" he said once again
"What was I thinking having the wedding so close? I mean I've officially doomed my wedding" I said giving myself the pity party I had wanted
"I even got them to peanut butter in the pancake mix for you, so you should eat before they get cold" Dan kept saying
"Will you stop with the food!" I snapped at him "I'm not hungry and probably will never eat again until I figure out what the hell I'm going to do about this damn wedding" I said completely freaking out on Humphrey
"Okay, you need to calm down" Dan replied as I swear at that moment I could have choked the living daylight out of him but instead I got up from my seat but was quickly stopped by his grip "Will you please just sit down and just relax for one moment" he told me as I turned to glare at him
"Let, go of me" I told him sternly but he wouldn't oblige my wish
"Not until you sit down and eat" Dan told me
"Humphrey, just let me go!" I said angrily before he got up from his seat
"Look, I know that this is stressing you out but you've got to get a grip. It will make no sense for you to shut down now. So please will you take care of yourself first and eat something because I know you didn't eat this morning by the numerous amounts of notes you've taken" Dan said as I just sighed in frustration while I took my seat to begin cutting up my pancakes so that he would shut up about the food. Taking a bite, I looked at him to make sure I got the confirmation of his happiness before I put my fork down. I had to admit that the pancakes were really good and I continued to eat but I'm trying to make a point here
"Hmm, that was delicious. May I go now?" I asked sarcastically
"They had peanut butter in them, I know you liked them" Dan said as he studied my face until I finally had to crack
"Your missing the point here, I'm getting married in four months and I have nothing completed" I told him as he took his seat and finished cutting up my pancakes into pieces before handing me the fork with a piece on it
"So I've heard. Look, I've looked up a few of the top wedding planners in New York, and I think we could pull one at last minute" Dan suggested as I ate away on my pancakes before returning my fork to him so that he grabbed another small portion for me to eat
"I'm not doing a wedding planner. I promised a Waldorf wedding and this has to be a Waldorf wedding" I told him as I took a bite of the pancakes and we continued the cycle of him getting the pancake and I ate them
"Okay, now I understand why your freaking out" Dan muttered to himself but I clearly heard the statement
"Thanks, but not helping" I shrugged as he handed me the fork with the pancakes on them while he began to play with his blackberry "What are you doing?" I asked
"Pulling up a list. A list of things to do when planning a wedding" Dan said as he read some of the material he was looking at
"Great, another thing to remind me how far behind I am" I sighed
"No, just a list of what you need to do. Stop thinking negative and maybe something positive will happen" Dan told me as I gave the fork back to him so that he could give me some more pancakes, which he did instinctively before handing the fork back to me "Okay, we need to find a venue" he told me
"Well we can't do the plaza because the engagement party was there…so that's out the window" I replied
"Why?" Dan asked as I just glared at him for not understanding why we couldn't have the wedding at the same place "Do you have another place in mind?" he asked
"Not a one" I quickly replied
"What about the Botanical Gardens?" Dan asked as I just scoffed
"If I wanted Jenny from the block there and whatever home girls she's hanging with that day, then that would be the perfect place" I replied
"What's wrong with the Bronx? The Yankees play in the Bronx" Dan said
"I'll be holding a bouquet of flowers not a bat. I'll be throwing the bouquet not a fast ball…Humphrey, work with me here" I told him as he just laughed before he jotted down something on a napkin
"Your gonna have to be open minded with me on this one, so finish this" Dan said as I opened my mouth so that he could put the last of the pancakes in my mouth before putting the fork down on the plate. Getting up from his seat he began to put his jacket on before he put some money down on the table while I unsure as to what we were doing
"Is this like some throw back lesson of being open minded?" I asked as I followed him out of the diner
"Yes, remember all the things I taught you" Dan said as he began to hail a taxi
[Dan's P.O.V]
We had looked at five different places, and each seemed to have something wrong with it in one way or another. I was beginning to think that she was purposely trying to drive me insane, but then again driving me insane was her specialty. While I was away, I hadn't really been annoyed as much but she just was impossible to please. I can truly say that there is only one Blair Waldorf, and she lives and breaths the Upper East the taxi driver, I soon caught up to Waldorf as she just stood in front of the building looking as if she was defeated. For a moment I wanted to ignore it and say lets hurry up and get this disaster over with but the look on her face made me give in. Allowing her the time she needed to process and access, she finally just looked at me like she was some lost child.
"Are you all right?" I asked her
"No" Blair replied "I'm in way over my head Humphrey, and I can't even begin to fathom what else I have to do" she said as she began to run her hand through her hair
"Stop thinking negative and maybe…" I said before she cut me off
"I'll find the positive" Blair nodded in agreement "I know, you've said it numerous times" she sighed as she entered into the building while I trailed behind her. Looking on at the elegance just from the entrance, I had to admit that my breath was taken away. I didn't frequent many places except those in Brooklyn but I had never been to a place like this before. Getting a quick glance over at Waldorf, she seemed a bit awestruck as well, which is shocking because I didn't think much could get her awestruck
"So? What do you think?" I asked her as I walked over towards her
"I can't believe I didn't think of this place" Blair said in amazement like she felt stupid for not even remotely getting around to this place
"Well, it does have your name in the title" I laughed to myself as the manager of the hotel came up to us
"Welcome to the Waldorf-Astoria" The manager greeted us with a smile "I hear your interested in having a wedding here" she smiled at us
"Yes" Blair replied
"I'm glad to hear that you have chosen our establishment for your venue, and I have to say that you have chosen wisely" The manager said as she began the tour
Like we had suspected, it was the perfect place overall for the wedding and I'm pretty sure that Waldorf was sold on it. Hell, I even became sold on it as I imagined having my pretend wedding here as well. For the first time this whole day I had noticed that she had finally calmed down, like this was one big item knocked off her list of things to do and I was glad that I could give that to her. Of course it did help that a few of the staff members were fans of my book and of the articles I wrote, so I got a few phone numbers that I would most likely be calling when I had the time. Towards the end of the tour, Waldorf and the manager were in complete girl mode as they began to visualize the girl stuff, so I just stepped away to the bar to grab a well deserved drink. I couldn't help but look on at the sports highlight from last night, so much so that I hadn't realized that a whole hour passed by with me sitting here before she came out.
"There you are, I was looking for you" Blair smiled as she came up to join me at the bar "Cosmo, please" she told the bartender
"So did you accomplish some stuff?" I asked her
"Yes, the venue part but she gave me the number to some of the event planners they use that have been used for numerous parties here" Blair smiled
"One thing taken off the list. We have officially found the positive in a negative situation" I told her as the bartender gave her the cosmo she requested
"So why'd you really take the gig?" Blair asked "I mean you wouldn't dare voluntarily put yourself through variety of sessions in which you have to hear about the wedding" she said
"No, I wouldn't" I laughed as I took a sip from my drink "Ross is trying to go solo and is trying to take some of the investors with him. Perry doesn't have enough money to keep the magazine a float, so Eliot and I have been requested to begin work on our next stories so that by quarterly we can show a significant profit that would come in. Perry owed a few favors with a guy from the New Yorker, so here I am…I had no choice" I told her
"That's what Perry gets for messing around" Blair smiled as she took a sip of her cosmo
"Yeah, well I asked no questions in that realm" I replied "So when you thought of the dream wedding, did you think it would be here?" I asked
"When I thought of the dream wedding I thought it would be in Paris. On the Eiffel tower to be exact, but then again I always thought of having a wedding in a black dress like Aubrey Hepburn" Blair said
"Breakfast at Tiffany's, that was always your style. Paris, that's you as well though" I said
"But you did a good job, I have to give you the credit with this one" Blair said
"You giving me credit, I should photograph this moment so that I can say that this was the moment Blair Waldorf gave me credit" I smiled
"Who'd ever thought you'd be good as a wedding planner" Blair teased
"I'm not a wedding planner, I want no part of anything Chuck Bass. I just helped you out, you were freaking out and I helped" I told her
"Well thank you" Blair said as I looked on at my watch to see that I was cutting it close with time before I had to head over to dinner "Do you have somewhere to be?" she asked
"Yeah, I do. I was supposed to go out with this receptionist, but then my dad called this morning and wanted me to come over to have dinner" I told her
"Oh" Blair replied "I won't keep you any longer. You've done more than enough for me today, so if you must leave" she said
"Are you satisfied with the place?" I asked her as I put the money down on the counter before I got up
"Yes, Humphrey. I'm satisfied as can be" Blair replied as I slowly backed away "Goodnight Humphrey" she smiled before I attempted to walk away but found it hard to do so, especially when I knew that she wouldn't do the most necessary thing
"Waldorf" I said as I turned around to look at her
"What?" Blair asked
"You should eat something" I told her as she just smiled at me before I motioned for her to come along with me.
[Blair's P.O.V]
The idea of going with Humphrey to dinner with Lilly, Eric, and Rufus was great at first but it then dawned on me the last I spoke with his father. The whole car ride over I was a complete mess as I was trying to think of some last minute thing I could say that could get me out of this bind, but my overall want to spend some more just not thinking about the wedding and all the things that come along with planning it made me desire to stay with Humphrey a bit longer. Its weird, well not so much because I think this is what draws me to him, hanging with Humphrey has managed to make me more relaxed and I'm able to think more level headed now. I'll just have to find a way to deal with Rufus without having the overall looming effect of how awkward it will be that I'm showing up with Humphrey when he had asked for me to stay away. When we had made it to the penthouse, a part of me was wishing that Serena would come prancing down the staircase but I knew that would be just a dream as the friend I had grown accustomed to look after was gone away living her dream of becoming an actress…well her recent dream, but with Serena you have to go with it. I got my usual reception with a longer stare from Rufus, but I had just shook it off. Dinner was pleasant, and after dinner we continued on with the pleasantries as I did find myself having fun with a good home cooked meal and just hanging with people other than the step ford wives.
"So nice to have two familiar faces" Lilly smiled at us both "Blair and Daniel for the price of one" she said
"Well I'm starving, and the best way to get to me is through my stomach" Dan said as I just laughed at how true that statement was
"There isn't a time when you aren't stuffing your face with something Humphrey" I replied
"I get hungry easily" Dan replied
"It's true. We Humphrey men tend to eat constantly" Rufus chimed in
"With the good food that Rufus has been cooking lately, I'm glad to say that I will be joining that list soon" Eric said
"Well since we're on the subject of food, why don't you two finish up the desserts in the kitchen while I steal a few moments with Blair" Lilly said as she linked her arm with mine
"All right. Do you want wine?….red?" Dan asked me
"Yes, wine sounds good" I smiled before all three of the men walked off into the kitchen while Lilly led me over to the sitting area "Everything looks the same. I was afraid you would have done a massive makeover" I said as I observed the penthouse I used to frequent when S was here
"I have attempted to but Rufus and Eric tend to put it back to the same way, so I have to drug them in order to get what I want" Lilly joked
"And there is no harm with that as long as you get your Juvaski" I laughed
"So how have you been? I've heard tid bits from Eleanor, but you know she's always running a thousand miles per minute" Lilly asked
"Mother is getting ready to Europe for fashion week so expect it to go into overdrive once she returns for New York's fashion week" I replied "But I'm doing good" I answered
"And the wedding, how is that going?" Lilly asked
"It's going. I mean that's all I can really say about it" I sighed
"Charles has been on the unreachable side these past few months, I was afraid this was taking a toll on you" Lilly said
"I've had my moments but I think things will be better" I told her "I mean planning a wedding is not suppose to be simple, especially when your marrying Charles Bass, the resurgent business man of Bass Industries" I said
"And especially when you still have lingering feelings for a Humphrey" Lilly said as I looked at her
"What do you mean?" I asked her
"I notice the way you look at Dan, and Eric has also clued me on the past events that might have lead to Serena's departure" Lilly said
"That was the past, and it was…I wish I could take it back" I replied hoping that Lilly wasn't about to lay down her law of how I should stay away from him
"I'm not going to state opinions. I think you know very well that I love my daughter and I know how much you loved her as well…so believe me, I understand and believe you when you said you had no intentions of hurting her" Lilly said "But I also know how it feels to be torn over two men" she said
"And that's a question I'm afraid to ask" I said nervously
"So Daniel coming back hasn't had any effect on you?" Lilly asked
"I'm glad he's back, but not in that sense…I'm engaged…to Chuck" I replied
"But I see how you look at him" Lilly smiled knowing that I was holding back "I just want you to do what is right for yourself" she told me
"And this is right, me marrying Chuck. Dan and I are friends and I'm trying to work on us getting back to what we used to be before all the…the hurting people" I said
"Just make sure you don't ignore the key person in all of this" Lilly told me "Yourself" she said as Dan walked over with two wine glasses in hand
"Here is your wine like you requested" Dan said as he handed me a glass before sitting on the sofa beside Lilly
"I think I should head into the kitchen before your father decides to eat up all the dessert" Lilly said just as she got up from the sofa "Daniel, I expect to see you around more often" she told him
"I will. Things are crazy with my dad but things don't have to be between Eric and I, as well as you" Dan smiled
"Thank you" Lilly smiled before she walked over towards the kitchen leaving Humphrey off alone in the sitting area
"So today has been crazy" Dan sighed as he laid back on the sofa while sipping on his wine
"It has" I agreed "How did things go with your dad?" I asked
"We're civil. Of course he's pleased that I'm all suit and tie now, but we're civil and I guess that's good…right?" Dan asked
"Civil is always good" I replied
"Civil is good" Dan said
"Eliot text me and told me to tell you that he wants you to pick up a pizza on your way back" I relayed to him
"Of course. I left him pizza money this morning" Dan sighed
"He used that for movies" I replied quickly
"I see he's straightened the whole story out with you. Pizza it is then" Dan said
"Thank you for bringing me along tonight. Thanks for today in general, it was nice to get back to what we used to be" I smiled
"You don't have to thank me Waldorf" Dan said "You needed someone, and I was just around" he smiled
"Well I'm just glad your around now" I laughed as a moment of silence came between us that was quite comforting as we both just enjoyed each others company
"Before I left. I did something really stupid that I'm not proud of, something so stupid that I think you might actually make fun of me for" Dan said as he began to play with his wine glass while I all ready knew what he was referring to but I was just shocked that he was talking about it seeing as we always referred to it in subtext and then he just simply knew of that night was that I never showed. "We had just gotten into a fight, in which you professed your love for Chuck…" he said before I interrupted
"Do we really need to dredge up the past. I mean tonight is great, lets leave it that way" I told him
"I think we should" Dan said as he just looked at me to assure me that it was going to be fine "I got really drunk that night, and I decided to duplicate Freddie Prinze Jr in Down to You" he said
"Wait?….are we talking?…" I asked trying to be surprised
"The shampoo scene" Dan said not too thrilled to admit it
"Why?" I asked
"My intention was not to kill myself, although it may have seemed like it, but I was just being stupid that night. I was pissed, I was hurt…I was all over the place and it opened me up to do something I would never do in my right mind nor in a semi-drunk mind" Dan said
"And that's why you were in the hospital" I concluded
"Yeah, luckily Ryan came and found me shortly after. I forgot to realize that by drinking shampoo…it could kill you, and I had no intention of killing myself so that was fun explaining to a therapist three times a week" Dan laughed
"That would be far from your most shining moment" I said
"It's a moment I pray on top of pray that I could take back" Dan laughed nervously "But it's a moment that has taught me that I can't make someone want me nor should I put my life in risk because of love gone wrong" he said as he was in full realization mode
"I'm sorry that you had to figure it out like that" I told him
"So am I" Dan smiled weakly "But I'm getting over you. Piece by piece, I'm getting over you. It may take time for me not to see you that way, but I'm willing to be what we once were because frankly Waldorf…there's only one you, and it'd be a shame to go through life without you in it" he said as I felt my heart leap into my throat. In this moment, in this exact moment I wanted to tell him that I was there…that I cared enough about him to show up that night…just in general that I cared. There was a part of me that was finally breathing a sigh of relief that we were getting back to normal, but a part of me that wanted the truth to come out
"You were right" I told him
"About?" Dan asked
"I found the positive" I smiled at him before I reluctantly got up from the sofa and grabbed him along with me "C'mon, we've got a pizza to pick up" I said as the brunt of his weight became too much "Okay this is the part where you help" I laughed
"I'm so tired. Can't we just rest" Dan whined
"No, because Eliot is waiting and I don't need him to blow up my phone with text messages" I groaned as I tried to pull him up "Humphrey get up" I laughed as he finally got up. It felt so good to finally laugh, I mean with everything going on…laughing was something that I hadn't been allowed to do recently but I guess Humphrey's return brought back a sense of myself. Looking up I could see Rufus standing off in the walkway looking on at us, and for a moment I paused wondering what he thought but it was until I smile creep up on his face that awkwardness began to fade away.