Author's Note: I'm sorry that it took so long for the update, all of my stories haven't been updated yet due to school. School will be slowing down a bit in the next two weeks due to Finals so by then there will be regular updates. So I hope you enjoy the chapter and I look forward to what you guys think so please review if you have time.
Chapter Twenty Seven- Monster In-Laws
[Dan's P.O.V.]
Wrapping my arms around her as I nuzzled my face in to the crook of her neck, she truly was becoming my teddy bear I thought to myself. Sleep now isn't the same for me. It's like I have to have Waldorf in bed with me to have that night be considered a good nights rest. Today of course wasn't the greatest of days and I worried that it could all go away at the drop of a dime but laying here with her makes me want to do all that I can to give her the world. The thought of Chuck taking this away from me made me fear that he was getting the last laugh. Like he was telling her, see how life will be when he's not such the hot shot writer and he becomes just the boy from Brooklyn again. I didn' t want to tell her that because we had put our fears aside in Europe but today it plagued more than ever as to what I would do to save the magazine and to keep my relationship so that I could give her the things she was accustomed to. My penthouse, I never thought I would say that without having the name Van der Woodsen attached to it, it was something I was proud of but I was more happy than she saw this place like a home. Like this was somewhere she was comfortable being at and even came over when I wasn't home. I want to giver her all the penthouses in the sky and I can't give that to her being the Lonely Boy again. Just as I go deep into thought, Waldorf nudges me awake.
"Humphrey, I heard a knock at the door" Blair said still half asleep
"It's probably Eliot" I told her not wanting to get up
"Eliot is in his room" Blair replied just as a knock came at the front door
"It's probably someone selling something" I then said not wanting to get up
"At three in the morning?" Blair replied as I groaned
"Fine. Fine" I said as I slowly got out of bed "This better be worth it" I then complained as I made my way out of the bedroom and down the hall to the door. My eyes felt like they could barely stay open as I was just that tired, and then I had to go to work again tomorrow…this person better be dying and need help. Opening the door, I rubbed my eyes so that I could see the person clearly.
"Look who moved up" A familiar voice said as I adjusted my eyes to see
"Jen" I smiled before I pulled her into a hug. It felt so good to be able to hold my little sister as she became more a visitor in her own home. Feeling the vibration of her laughter rumble against my forearm, I let go of my embrace on her as I just smiled on at her.
"What are you doing here?" I asked
"I'm in town on work" Jenny smiled "As soon as I heard that it was bringing me back to Upper East Side, I knew I had to come by and see you" she smiled
"And dad? Does he know yet?" I then asked
"Not yet, but I was gonna go by tomorrow. I figured I could come by and see my brother…" Jenny said as she made her way inside of the apartment while I closed the door behind her
"Don't even finish that sentence, yes, you can stay" I told her as she just turned to look at me for a moment "I'm glad you're here Jen" I smiled at her
"I'm glad as well" Jenny smiled "Mom was a little sad that I was going away for a bit…so much so that she created a face book page so that she could contact me" she laughed
"Yeah, well she is a mother" I laughed just as Blair sauntered out of the bedroom still half asleep
"Humphrey, who are you talking…." Blair said before she got a full image of Jenny just as she came up behind me "Jenny" she said unable to hide her shock as a smile just came upon Jenny's face
"So the rumors are true" Jenny laughed "You and Blair" she said before her face turned a bit serious as she looked on at Blair. Yeah, I think this change of face isn't a good thing…this looks like the look a mama lion would get when she notices someone coming around her young…it can't be good.
"Yeah, the rumors are true" I replied nervously "Exactly where have you heard these rumors?" I then asked as Jenny just looked at me like I had asked the dumbest question
"Really Dan?" Jenny replied
"I know, dumb question. Look, the rumors or what you've heard are true. Blair and I are a couple" I told her
"I'd be lying if I said that it wasn't surprising, but I just never thought" Jenny said as she looked on at me with confusion written all over her face
"It's late Jenny, why don't you head into one of the bedrooms to get some sleep" Blair suggested as she was trying not to show her irritation towards my sister too much in front of me just as Eliot had come out of his room with his X-box headset on his head
"What's with all the noise? I'm trying to play….who's the hot chick?" Eliot asked just before he laid eyes on Jenny
"You've got a house full" Jenny laughed before she extended her hand out to Eliot "The name is Jenny. Jenny Humphrey, I'm the losers sister" she introduced herself to him
"Did you just come from heaven?" Eliot asked as I just looked at him
"Eliot?" I replied
"The name is Eliot" Blair introduced "He works with Dan" she said
"Is there any other people here?" Jenny then asked
"No. Look, why don't you get washed up and I could heat you up something to eat" I suggested to her
"No, it's okay. I should probably head over to dad's…let him know that I'm in town" Jenny said as she turned to head over to the door
"Jen, stay" I tried to convince her
"Yes, please" Eliot then chimed in but I knew his reasons were far different from mine
"Dan. Please" Jenny turned to tell me with a look that just said that I was supposed to accept this
"No" Blair then said as she stepped in between Jenny and I, and I had to admit that I was finding this a bit nerve racking "You stay because this is your home. I'll go" she suggested
"You could have my room" Eliot then suggested as I just looked at him
"Waldorf, no….this is stupid. We can be here together without anyone leaving" I then said
"Fine" Jenny then said
"Fine to what?" I asked
"Just let me get dressed and I'll be gone in the next ten minutes" Blair said as she made her way into my bedroom while I was stuck trying to figure out what I should do. Do I keep my sister here or let my girlfriend leave so early in the morning?
"We will talk about this" I told Jenny with a stern voice before I went into the bedroom to see Waldorf putting on her jeans and actually preparing to leave
"Just let her stay, she's probably tired" Blair said as she put her hair up in ponytail before she began to unbutton my flanel shirt that she loved to sleep in
"This is crazy. You two are making this a bigger deal than need be. She's my sister and you're my girlfriend" I told her
"And your naïve, but I love you all the same" Blair said before she grabbed her purse just as I grabbed onto her arm
"Don't" I told her
"I'll call you when I get home" Blair said after a moment of silence came between us before she leaned in to give me kiss on the lips then turned to leave not only my bedroom but the apartment.
[Blair's P.O.V.]
It was about four in the morning by the time I had made it back to the penthouse, where I was immediately greeted by my mother. I had to say I felt like a teen sneaking in and all I could do was take the walk of shame up to my room that I had once spent many days in nights in. I could tell that she wanted to ask me why I was coming over so badly but I was too tired to even say much. All I wanted to do was go upstairs and get some sleep before my shoot down at Central Park. Luckily for me, I had schedule the shoot for sunlight reasons so I was able to sleep in late. When I had finally drifted off to sleep, I found myself floating off into a land where I could sleep for days. By the time morning had come up to where I felt the sun burn against my skin, I soon felt a hand push aways a strand of hair away from my face. My eyes fluttered open to see the dark haired boy that I had usually spent my nights with, and in this moment I would usually be happy to see him but I was so grumpy that I didn't feel like being the cutesy girlfriend so early in the morning.
"Good morning" Dan whispered to me as he kissed my forehand which only lead to me groaning in hopes that I wouldn't wake up completely
"Go away" I groaned as I turned over to the other side as he just massaged my back
"I missed you this morning" Dan told me
"I'm not having sex with you. I'm tired" I replied with my eyes still firmly closed as he just laughed
"I don't want sex, though that would be tempting seeing as I need something to hold me over for the rest of the day" Dan said
"Humphrey, really?" I replied as I hit him with one of my pillows
"Yes, really" Dan laughed as he kissed my neck "You remember the Body is Wonderland?" he asked
"Humphrey, I have a shoot in…." I said before I looked up at the clock to what time it was "Four hours" I then said
"Good, then I'll be able to have you until those four hours are up because I would clearly like to know why you decided to leave this morning" Dan said
"Do you not understand the concept of sleep?' I asked
"No, not really" Dan said "Why'd you leave?" he asked
"Because you were like a deer in headlights last night, and I just took the pressure off of you" I told him
"What? I was not a deer in headlights….I was just trying to figure out a way in which my girlfriend and my sister could co-exist in the same apartment" Dan tried to reason
"And it comes back to my earlier statement, deer in headlights. Jenny wouldn't have stayed if I would have been there, and she wanted to see you. Did you enjoy seeing your sister?" I then asked as I clenched on tight to my pillow
"Yes, but I enjoy seeing you…." Dan said
"Watch it Humphrey" I told him
"In the morning. I enjoy waking up with you in the morning" Dan said
"Your unbelievably sappy, you know that" I told him as he straddled me while I did my best to fight him off of me as I couldn't help but laugh
"I'm sappy?….I wouldn't go that far" Dan told me
"Then let me sleep" I replied still half asleep
"Okay, I will but I have to ask or more so tell you one more thing" Dan said
"If its anything romantic, don't!" I told him
"I think that's the first time I've heard a girl say that" Dan laughed as he snuggled up closer to me in the bed and I had to admit that feeling his body up against mine was soothing to me, he seemed to fit like a puzzle with me. "Lilly is throwing a welcome home dinner party for Jenny, and I want you to be my date" he said
"Jenny didn't even want to see me last night, what makes you think that she will want to see at her welcome back party?" I questioned
"It doesn't matter what she wants, I want you there" Dan told me "How about it? Me and you, date night" he then said
"Date night" I laughed "That doesn't sound like a date" I replied
"What does it sound like?" Dan asked and I swore I had a few suggestions in my head but nothing that I could say to him without him feeling bad about it. All I knew was that it was far from a date night possibility
"I'll think about it. I have to see what time I'm getting out of my shoot, and then I'll let you know" I told him as I put my hand to his cheek with my eyes still closed before I could hear him kick his shoes off on to the floor as he made himself more comfortable under the sheets as he pulled me closer to his body "Shouldn't you be going to work?" I asked him
"I have two hours compared to your four" Dan tiredly replied before I adjusted myself so that my forehead was pressed against his just as I leaned in to kiss his lips "I thought you didn't want to" he said smiling against my lips
"I didn't want to have sex with you. I never said anything about kissing you" I replied as he just laughed
"Your so technical" Dan teased
[Dan's P.O.V]
Felt good to be with Waldorf this morning. I was just happy that she wasn't upset with me about what went down that morning with Jenny. I know I should've handled that better but I guess I was a deer in headlights in that moment because I had my sister home and then I had my girlfriend. I know that's still no excuse, but once Waldorf left I knew that I had handled it wrong. By the time I had left her house on my way to work, I had to get my head right and focus on work because that was another constant struggle in my life right now. Perry was being as hopeful as he could be with a possible prospect coming about. Felix Burstle, he was the next up and comer with an abstract sense of humor when it came to political sattire. Felix had written brilliantly posts in Jersey Blog, during the campaign months that were fairly sought after and when he was looking to take his services elsewhere…I was all on it. I had contacted him through e-mail and by phone, he'd give the standard answer of he wasn't sure what he wanted to do but he was interested in continuing on with his work. Hearing that gave me hope so I had done all I could to get him and bring about a new aspect to the magazine that would align not only the teenage angst of Eliot, with my life experience riddled stories, and to add his political sattire….that would make us a hot commodity. Hell we'd be the big three if we could pull this off. I had manage to set up a lunch with him and unable to control himself, Perry just had to tag along.
"This is so exciting" Perry said as we both looked over the menu's
"Yeah, it kind of is" I smiled "I just hope that Eliot can manage to hold down the office" I then said
"He will, he will" Perry replied
"Let's hope" I sighed "I need to ask you something" I then told him
"No its not okay to freeze your nipples. No matter how kinky you may think it might be, it never is" Perry replied as I just looked confused
"What are you talking about?" I asked
"Nothing. Nothing" Perry replied trying to cover up the fact that he said too much
"Have you been seeing Gustavo again?" I then asked realizing that this sound like his sordid affair with the Russian playboy he had met recently
"Yes and no" Perry replied
"What do you mean yes and no?" I asked
"I hear the judgment in your voice Daniel" Perry quickly stated as he became nervous at the mention of Gustavo
"I'm not judging, I'm just a little skeptical about the latest fling" I told him
"Yes, I know" Perry replied "Now what is it that you wanted to ask?" he asked me
"Did you get it all out? The whole nipple thing" I asked him
"Ask the question Daniel" Perry said
"Jenny came home last night and Blair left in order for Jenny to stay" I told him
"I'm confused, I thought your place had three bedrooms" Perry said
"It does. Look, Jenny and Blair don't really get along due to a long history of stuff that has happened between them but with the last being that Jenny slept with Blair's previous ass of a boyfriend, which caused her to be banned by Blair" I told him "So Jenny showed up last night thinking that I wasn't with Blair…" I went on to say before he finally concluded on his own
"Not knowing that you were with her archenemy" Perry said
"I wouldn't call them that, I would say they don't understand each other" I said
"Let me explain something to you, this dispute is not an average dispute or dislike, this falls under girl court" Perry said
"Girl court? Are you drunk?" I asked him
"Hear me out you judgmental feign. Girl court is basically a different type of courtroom of justice. An issue in which you would talk it out and then attempt to forgive in the normal realm is exile that bitch from all social circles and spread as many rumors about her as possible in girl court" Perry reasoned as it did seem to register to me
"That makes so much sense when it comes to Waldorf. Hell, she must be like district attorney in girl court of the Upper East Side" I replied
"Probably. You must never into girl court less in case you have factual evidence because any emotion can be misconstrued as betrayal or not understanding" Perry told me
"You actually sound straight there with that logic" I laughed
"I do have my moments, but I'm still gay. Here's what you have to do, you talk to your sister and tell her the deal with you and Blair. Then you tell her that she's important to you and all that other important mushy stuff you need to say to get the point across. After you tell Blair that it's handled and then hope they don't claw each other's eyes out at family dinners" Perry said
"The sad thing is that we have a dinner tonight, but I have little time to do all this talking" I told him just as his cell phone began to ring before he began to go digging for it
"Perry speaking" Perry answered his phone before his face shifted as if he had heard bad news. Looking on at him, I read him more closely than I had intended to where I began to look around the restaurant to realize that it might have something to do with Felix "Okay. We'll be back in ten" he said before he hung up the phone
"What happened?" I asked
"Felix signed with our best friend, Ross got to him" Perry sighed in frustration before he banged the table
[Blair's P.O.V.]
I have to admit that I gave serious thought to not showing up tonight for the Van der Woodsen-Humphrey welcome home dinner for Jenny. I mean lets push aside the fact that my blood still boiled when I thought about Jenny and the betrayals she committed to not only me but to my friends. Should I be over this? Yes, but seeing her just made things a bit awkward. Humphrey and I had never really talked about the Jenny problem mostly because that was a sore subject for the both of us, but now that the problem is here in the flesh it seems a little hard to ignore now. The whole time at the shoot I was trying to prolong the event but with the many text messages I got from Eliot and Humphrey about their disappointing day, I knew that I couldn't add to his stress by standing him up. Dorota mentioned that I should just play nice on behalf of my relationship but that was going to be hard and I knew it. By the time I was getting ready over at my mother's house, Dan had made his way up to my room to come talk. We had mostly discussed the disappointing news about Felix and how Ross had ended up snatching him away from them. It was hard to be an encouraging girlfriend in one moment and then knowing I had to keep being encouraging later on in the evening when what I really wanted to do was go shopping and watch Breakfast at Tiffany's but that damn encouraging girlfriend thing came along with being with Humphrey. I think it was still pretty much a surprise for everyone when I had showed up as Humphrey's date, only Lilly and Eric were truly happy to see me seeing as they had known me the longest, and since everything was healed between Serena and I. Dinner just seemed to the height of the uncomfortable feeling.
"So Blair, how is work going?" Lilly asked breaking the silence at the table
"It's going very well" I smiled not wanting to go in to too much
"She just came from a shoot in Central Park" Dan smiled as he leaned back in his chair trying to get more comfortable
"That's right you get to work with all those models" Eric laughed
"Yes" I replied
"But being Waldorf, she has plans for bigger things" Dan said
"That's very good, I'm certain that Eleanor is more than happy that your following in her footsteps when it comes to the fashion world" Lilly said
"My mother is extremely happy" I laughed "Are you still designing Jenny?" I then attempting to start a conversation with her
"Yes" Jenny answered shortly not trying to expand on the conversation before an awkward silence came over the room
"So, your mother tells me you just recently came back from Europe? How was that?" Lilly asked
"It was good. I had a lot of fun" I smiled wishing that there was a way I could return back to Europe as we speak instead of being here at this awkwardness
"Didn't Dan go with you?" Eric asked as Jenny looked from Dan to her father
"Yeah, we went for two weeks" Dan replied
"Wait, wait…you went to Europe. With Blair?" Jenny asked
"Yes, why is that so hard to believe?" Dan asked as the tension just began to build
"Because you two….c'mon, I'm not the only one who finds this a bit odd. Dad, say something….this is abnormal and weird" Jenny said
"Why?" Dan asked "It was abnormal and weird for you to lose your virginity to Chuck Bass but it happened" he pointed out and in my mind I was happy because he brought up a great point but then again that's the very thing that made me upset with the little Humphrey
"But Blair. The very person that loathed you from the beginning or have you conveniently forgot that fact?" Jenny asked
"Jenny, I think that's enough" Rufus told her
"Yeah, I really do think that's enough" Dan chimed in with a tone of anger in his voice
"No. I will not just tell you what you want to here, I'm your sister and I'm supposed to tell you….this, this relationship…it's a joke, it's some little plot that Chuck and her probably worked up" Jenny said
"Okay, I think I should leave for the evening. I enjoyed dinner but I really need to leave" I said as I rose to my feet before Dan grabbed on to my hand
"Just admit it, this is part of one of your schemes" Jenny said
"I really don't know what you expect me to tell you. No, Jenny, this isn't a scheme" I replied becoming irritated with her behavior
"I think we should all cool down, and let cool heads prevail" Lilly told us
"Just drop it Jen" Eric said to her before she narrowed in on the bands that were on our hands as if she were having a heart attack
"The rings….what are the rings?….are you two married?" Jenny asked in disbelief as this was just turning into one big drama fest
"Are you two?" Rufus asked as he looked at Dan
"We had a commitment ceremony in France….Dan proposed but I declined" I told them
"You proposed? Have you lost your mind!" Rufus said as he quickly rose to his feet in anger "What are you thinking?" he asked
"Rufus!" Lilly said trying to get control over him
"This is exactly what I'm talking about, you make these brash decisions without as much giving a second thought to them" Rufus yelled at Dan
"Your one to talk. You told her to stay away from me!" Dan yelled at his father as I tried to step in between the two
"Because I was doing what was best for you" Rufus replied
"By sabotaging my relationship? Wow, that's great parenting right there" Dan told his father
"This is her fault. You wouldn't have even thought of marriage at this point" Jenny said
"Oh, you have no idea of what I would have thought of" Dan said
"So what were you planning to do? Runaway and get married….tell your family when you felt like it" Rufus said
"My family! My family seem to be my biggest problems. I have a father that has sold his soul for a cocktail, and a sister that is always up to something" Dan yelled "This isn't a family!" he said angrily as I gripped on to his hand trying to calm him down
"Will everyone just calm down" Lilly said as we all just glared at each other
"I'll give you one better, we'll leave" Dan said before he slowly backed away
"Daniel, wait" Lilly called out as all I could do was follow behind
"Thank you for dinner Lilly" I turned to thank her as I did my best to turn Humphrey around so he could at least say his goodbye's, but I knew this was going to be a tall order "Dan!" I said giving him a hard tug before he just turned around looking angrier than ever that he had to look at his father and sister one more time
"I have nothing to say. Thank you for dinner. Dad and Jenny…go to hell" Dan said before he got on to the elevator as I just couldn't believe how bad things had gotten
[Dan's P.O.V.]
Dinner was far from what I had expected it to be and to be honest, I was still angry at the thought of it. I mean I know its still a shock about my relationship with Waldorf but its becoming so tiring trying to explain it to people who should be happy that I'm happy. That's the point, the point is supposed to be that I'm happy and I just feel like my dad and Jenny missed that point and only saw the bad that she had done. I know Waldorf isn't a saint but I still love her. Sometimes when the world keeps throwing up the reasons as to why it'll never work, you just want to seclude yourself and keep what is important to you. Sitting at my desk at home, I'm trying to finish off this next chapter but its becoming harder by the minute when I have so much going on in my head. Eliot comes in and out as he's more than adjusting to the city. Playing with my pen as I stared at my computer screen, I could soon hear Waldorf make her way inside as the scent of her Chanel number five lingered throughout.
"You should be proud of me, I went into the seedy restaurant and picked up those cheese balls you liked" Blair said as she sifted through the bags
"Oh" I replied as I just continued to stare at my screen
"I'm glad that I amazed you" Blair replied with much sarcasm in her voice as she came over towards me "Have you finished your chapter?" she then asked as she sat on the sofa beginning to look through her magazine
"I'm trying to" I replied
"What part are you at?" Blair then asked as I just felt an immediate surge of irritation by all the questions
"Waldorf, please!" I snapped at her
"Humphrey!" Blair fired back "Don't take your frustrations out on me" she said
"I'm not, your just asking all these questions" I replied
"Because…you know what, I don't care. Write your chapter and I'll just read my magazine and eat my food" Blair said as we both tried to carry on with our respective tasks as I just found it hard to concentrate with her lingering perfume and the fact that it was hard to be snappy with her
"How were the prints?" I caved in to ask
"And now your asking a lot of questions" Blair pointed out
"Because…never mind" I said as she just gave me a look that was so daring
"The prints were good. We have great shots" Blair said
"Congrats" I told her
"I don't need your congrats, I'm brilliant and I know it" Blair smiled and just seeing that smile it helped ease the tension that was building up within me "So want to talk about it Humphrey?….the problem that's got you acting like your fresh on your monthly cycle" she said
"Monthly cycle? Like my per…okay, I think that's just too much" I told her
"Like you don't know" Blair replied "Just talk" she told me
"Two words. Rufus. Jenny. One emotion. Angry" I told her "Does that sum it up?" I asked
"Basically" Blair laughed "Lilly told me about Jenny's fashion show that she's planning on having tonight" she said so casually
"A fashion show? Well, I don't see why you told me because I'm not going" I replied
"You should. According to Lilly this is huge for her career" Blair said
"Why should I support her, when she couldn't support my choices" I protested
"Because you semi-smart and occasionally mature" Blair said
"Thanks, I guess" I replied not knowing if she had complimented me or secretly insulted me
"Look, my deal with Jenny is between Jenny and I. She's important to you and you should try to spend time with her" Blair said
"I should try to write this chapter. I should try to floss more often. I should try to actually learn to speak French. I should try to do a lot of things, but spending time with her isn't on that list of things I should try" I told her
"I do agree about the flossing, but you falling out with your family is all Romeo and Juliet esque of you but I'm not the dame that's going to allow you to do that because I know you'll regret it" Blair said
"I'll regret not standing up for you, its my job" I said
"I don't need you to fight my battles Humphrey" Blair replied
"You it is okay for you to let me be the guy in this relationship, I mean I do have the equipment that qualifies me for the position" I told her
"Just because you have it doesn't mean you know how to use it" Blair teased
"And what about you? How do you feel about Jenny being back?" I asked her
"It doesn't matter how I feel about her being here, she's your family" Blair said
"But it does matter, it matters to me" I told her
"I appreciate that, but in this case…it doesn't matter" Blair said as she threw her magazine on to the coffee table and got up to make her way into the kitchen
"Again, can I be the guy?" I called out as she just laughed at me
[Blair's P.O.V.]
After much pushing and many insults that I couldn't seem to control as they just came out, I managed to get Humphrey out the door and on his way to Jenny's fashion show. The answer of what I felt about Jenny being back did linger in my head, but in front of him I had to say the things that would benefit him because in the long run I had to learn to put his feelings into account. Now how I really feel is like I was enjoying my house only to learn that the in law has stopped in for a visit, with much cursing and prayers to God to find some way to ban them, I had to finally accept that they were going to be around and that I could still secretly despise them but in a close way. Yeah, I know…its all confusing but I did right or at least I know it this time. I was going to hang around Humphrey's place but I felt the need to junk food it up and watch Monster in Law to prepare me for my future. Jennifer Lopez can't act worth anything but at least she's understanding my pain in this movie. Heading back to the Waldorf penthouse, Dorota was just thrilled to see me and hang out because her work load only increased when she got home with the baby and husband. Seeing Dorota in this situation only lets me know that I will not let Humphrey knock me up and force me to be stuck with the brunt of the work with the child. Kids in general are not something we talk about because lets face it…that's a long ways off, but who knows. Curling up closer to my favorite pillow, I look back over at Dorota to see that she's all ready in to the water works.
"For crying out loud Dorota!" I told her
"This part is so sad Ms. Blair" Dorota reasoned
"It's realistic, she had to leave because dealing with his crazy mother is just too much" I said
"But they split" Dorota said "I believe in love and I hate when love doesn't last" she said
"Clearly" I replied as the proof was in her eyes "I'm bored with this movie, its not inspiring the hater in me" I said as I got up to turn the movie off
"Are you and Mr. Humphrey fighting?" Dorota asked
"No, the little Humphrey returned" I said "That's why mother went out tonight, to see the fashion show that Jenny is putting on" I then added
"Why didn't you go?" Dorota asked
"Jenny and me. That duo is not right for humanity sake" I replied
"But for Mr. Humphrey" Dorota said
"I made him go, for Mr. Humphrey sake" I immediately replied "See, I'm growing and becoming mature" I then said "But I still dislike his sister" I then said
"Have you told Mr. Humphrey this?" Dorota asked
"I couldn't and I won't. I'm not going to do that to him" I replied "He loves his family too much. I know he's trying to defend me but he loves his sister and deep down he wants things to get better with Rufus" I told him
"So you sacrificed your feelings for his, you have grown" Dorota smiled
"Is it wrong that when I first saw Jenny, I immediately wanted to post a rumor on Gossip Girl?" I then asked
"You've still got more growing to do" Dorota laughed
"What can I say? I love the guy, and I want to make us work…so if I have to put up with….I'm trying to be nice…if I have to put up with Jenny than so be it" I told her
"Good attitude" Dorota praised
"Don't get too happy because I need another pint of rocky road" I mentioned to her "Then a side bag of pecans, roasted. Then cookie balls as well" I began to add to the list
-Dan comes back home to join Blair in watching movies and pizza.
[Dan's P.O.V]
Standing in the back of the crowd, I sipped on my drink just looking on at the show finding it a bit impressive that she managed to pull this off. I never questioned how talented she was, it was the trouble that she got into that made the talent forgettable at times. After she had made her walk down the runway, she seemed happy that I was there when her eyes landed on me in the midst of people. I was proud of her but I could let all of that be shown in one facial expression. Scanning the crowd a few times I could see my dad look over in my direction trying to fight the urge to come talk to me but I hadn't shown a welcoming invitation over and I wasn't sure if I was planning to the rest of the night. My mind began to wonder what Waldorf was up to seeing as she went over to her mothers for the night to hang out with Dorota. She would have liked the show in some girly way because even she would have found something impressive about the line if she put her dislike aside .Giving a few interviews and even having a conversation with Eleanor, Jenny seemed as if she were in a rush to talk to me. Turning to receive my drink from the bartender, when I turned around I had seen that Jenny was well on her way over towards me.
"You. You came" Jenny smiled as she was hesitant on whether she should hug me or not "Thank you" she smiled
"Your welcome. It was hard but someone thought it would be best if I did" I said before I leaned in to give her a kiss on the cheek, which only prompted her to hug me
"I don't want us to fight, I hate when we fight" Jenny whispered to me
"I know" I replied calmingly before she pulled away
"So let's not. Let's be the goofy brother and sister that we always are" Jenny laughed
"Okay, I don't know about goofy" I laughed "But it'd be nice to have the brother and sister role down" I then told her
"Tonight was and is amazing. I'm just glad its all over" Jenny said
"I bet, I mean it took a lot of work to pull all of this together as well as doing the designs" I replied
"I gave concepts, but I didn't do the fashion show. My agent or my handler got W to plan this" Jenny said "They did an amazing job with it" she said
"There you go, that's a sign you've made it big when you can have other people do your work for you" I told her just as Ellie made her way over to Jenny
"Hey Dan" Ellie greeted me before she gave me a quick kiss on the cheek
"Hey Ellie" I smiled "Where is Perry?" I asked
"He is with the name we shouldn't mention" Ellie said
"Fighting or the other thing?" I then asked
"Fighting. I think its like round thirty by now" Ellie laughed before she turned her attention to Jenny "The show was amazing and the clothes are breathtaking" she praised my sister
"Thank you so much. That means a lot coming from you. I'm such a fan of your work" Jenny smiled
"And I a fan of you" Ellie smiled "Waldorf really gave you a toast of the town with this spread" she said looking on at the lavishness of the designs of the layout for the show
"What do you mean? Waldorf?" I then asked knowing that Ellie had worked with Blair so that name drop was by no accident
"She coordinated it. This has her signature written all over it" Ellie smiled
"But someone from W….and she works at W" Jenny said only to get the answer from her own questioning
"Well tell Blair I said hello and great work. I'm looking forward to working with her this week, and great job once again Jenny" Ellie said before she walked away
"Of course Blair had something to do with this" Jenny laughed to herself in disbelief "I bet she did all she could to destroy it" she then said
"You know believe it or not, Waldorf is actually a good person" I told her
"Good person…Dan, really?" Jenny asked
"Okay, I think I'm going to remove myself from another possible fight between us" I laughed "I'm with Blair now" I then told her
"That I'm aware of" Jenny replied
"And its real, very real actually. The band on my hand is real, it's the next step to real deal. So I would get used to it" I told her before I leaned in to kiss her cheek "I love you, and congrats. Now I'm going to go be with my girlfriend" I told her before I soon left the show
[Blair's P.O.V.]
Sitting in the middle of my bed, I began to look around the room finding it a bit odd that once again I'm alone in my room…my old bedroom, alone. I did enjoy my movie night with Dorota, the ice cream hit the spot of all my woe's. It was the night and I'm alone. Jenny is all ready messing up my life all in the matter of two days, I'm officially hating her return. Getting up from my bed, I open up the curtains to look out at the city that shines even brighter in the night. For a moment I find myself wishing that Humphrey was here. I'm wishing that things were different and circumstances had been different so that I wouldn't have to be alone. Looking down at my wedding band I can't help but think back to all the memories of Italy and France, maybe Humphrey was right about wanting to stay there to escape Gossip Girl zone and just his family in general. Sometimes running away can sound so good but it never really is an answer to the problems, but running away can buy you time from hearing all the same old comments. It did worry me that things between Humphrey and his family would always remain the same as long as we were together and it made me think maybe Rufus was right. Living without Humphrey was hard over that year and when he came back it was like a whirlwind of emotions but in all seriousness it was my second chance at getting something right, and I don't think I could give him up.
"You look a little bored" A familiar voice said as I quickly turned to see Dan standing in the doorway
"What are you doing here?" I asked him with a smile plastered all over my face
"I kind of missed my smartass girlfriend" Dan grinned
"Oh, well don't think I missed my judgmental, uptight boyfriend" I then replied as he just laughed as he closed the door behind himself
"Ellie told me about what you did" Dan said as he sat on the edge of my bed
"And what have I done that you've learned about?" I asked him trying to fish out of him what he had learned
"Your really going to make me say it? C'mon Waldorf, just admit it" Dan said as I walked over towards him
"Okay, I may know what your referring to. I did it because it was my job, not because I'm trying to impress her" I stated
"And I appreciate that. You were able to put your differences aside and do your job….I don't think I could have done that" Dan said as he gripped my waist
"Because I'm a professional" I smiled "So how'd it go?" I then asked
"It went well. I was really proud of her" Dan said "But the best part of the evening was when I told her that what we have is real, and that I did intend on marrying you….you know if we even last" he said teasing me at the end
"I know, huh? I may become tired of your Brooklyn ways and find myself the perfect Upper East Side man" I replied
"Of course you'd still believe that exists" Dan laughed as he pulled me towards him as I found myself laying back with him with me resting on top of him
"I'm an eternal optimist" I smiled as I began to unbutton his dress shirt before I straddled him on the bed "But we gave it a good shot" I smiled as I began to kiss his neck
"Yes, we did. I mean I did get to see you naked…I could very well be left with that image to last me quite a bit of time" Dan said as he relieved himself of his shirt before he began to undo his belt while I took my shirt off
"Your not half bad…naked I mean" I smiled as he kissed my shoulders
"Right back at you" Dan said in between kisses before he finally rolled on top of me
"Don't expect a miracle between Jenny and I, Humphrey. Give me time, but I will try" I breathed as he began to attack my neck making it nearly impossible for me to have a straight thought enter my brain
"Okay" Dan said before he captured my lips as the intensity between us only got hotter by the minute as we were well on our way to hooking up. Smiling into his kisses, my hands ran wild through his hair as the one thing that remained the same between us after all that we have gone through, we still wanted each other. Getting caught up in the moment, we barely even heard the door opening as Dorota had made her way into the room.
"Ms. Blair, I got your…" Dorota said before Humphrey and I freaked out
"Dorota!" I screamed out in horror
"I'm so sorry" Dorota apologized
"What is going on….oh, my God!" My mother said as she entered the room only to witness the show as well