Author's note: Sorry for the delay. I had a little writing mojo problem, blame the fail!

Only You: Chapter 18—Sweet Disposition

Sweet Disposition
Never to soon
Ohh wreck less abandon
Like no ones
Watching you

Jenny was still racked with guilt. She had broken up a relationship without ever meaning to do so. This wasn't what she did. She was not a home wrecker. A part of her wanted nothing more than the stolen kisses and the evening strolls with Nate that had become a part of her daily routine, but there was also this little part of her that felt like she was doing something wrong; like she was breaking some sort of moral code. She didn't know why she felt this way, but she couldn't help it. She shook her blonde locks and went back to sketching her latest design. She had a few months to go before her latest line premiered and really couldn't afford to be distracted by romance, but no matter what she tried she couldn't concentrate.

"I need some air,"she said to herself, so she grabbed her coat and decided to go for a walk. She was hoping a wiff spring air would lift her spirits and get her back on track. She grabbed a latte from her favorite café and found herself in central park on her favorite bench. She loved people watching. There was something about the serenity of it all that made her feel at ease. She had been sitting there sipping her latte for close to an hour when Casey came up to her sat down.

"You look sad little birdie."

"Little birdie?"

"It's my pet name for you, I just never shared it. Why are you so sad?"

"I'm not sad."

"Then why the long face. You're far too gorgeous to be so glum."

Jenny blew a stray hair from her face, "I'm surprised you even want to speak to me after what I did."

Casey looked at her gently and said, "What did you do?"

"You know the whole Nate situation."

He laughed wrapped an arm around her. "Jennifer, Jennifer. I admit I would have liked to keep Nate around for a little longer, but it clearly was not meant to be. You didn't steal him from me. He was never really mine. I was simply borrowing him until he was ready for you. It's water under the bridge and I've already moved on. I'm not exactly made for long-term relationships anyway."

"But, what we did it was so awful."

He pressed his hand to her lips and said, "shh. Stop that. You did nothing. Sometimes the heart wants what it wants. There is no changing that. Now stop moping around and have fun for fuck's sake."

A big part of Jenny felt relieved. It was as if a big weight had been lifted from her shoulders. "You're a good guy Casey,"she said as she hugged him tightly.

"I know birdie."

"Why do you call me that?"

"Because you're class act and don't let anyone convince you otherwise," he said before he got up and left the park.

A moment, a love, a dream aloud
A kiss, a cry, our rights, ours wrongs

Blair stood outside of the courtroom, wringing her hands. Today she would finally be granted freedom her deepest mistake. What drove her to marry Carter Biazen still puzzled her. Was it his roguish charm or was it simply that reminded her of someone that she had yet to purge from her system. She smoothed her Oscar de la Renta skirt and pushed through the large wooden doors and took a seat next to her attorney. Blair kept her gaze fixed to the front of the court room. Her palms were sweaty-the only visible sign of distress. Blair had mastered putting on a façade of cool indifference years ago. Over a decade of disappointment had left their indelible mark on her wounded soul. This was not how her life was supposed to turn out, but Blair Waldorf had stopped believing in fairytales long ago. It was one of the many lessons that had come courtesy of one Chuck Bass. After all these years, she was still incapable of purging him from her mind. She wondered where it had all gone wrong between them. What could she have done differently? Why couldn't she allow her heart to forget him. She used to tell Serena that Chuck was her Dan—that guy whom she simply couldn't purge from her soul. Considering that Serena and Dan were about to get their happily ever after, a part of her wondered if there was any hope for Chuck and herself.

But, one look across the aisle at Carter brought her barreling back to reality. She was married and to the wrong guy and if she got her way, she'd soon be divorced. Blair still had no idea what had possessed her to marry that asshole extraordinaire. Sure the sex was good, but that was no reason to tie oneself to a loser like Carter Baizen.

"Are you ready Ms. Baizen?"he lawyer asked.

Blair clenched her teeth and sweetly said, "Ms. Waldorf."

"Pardon me, Miss."

"I prefer not to be associated with that name even if I made the mistake of marrying him. I'm a Waldorf and always will be, "she said tersely

"I see,"the lawyer replied with more than a little awkwardness.

The baliff came to the front of the courtroom and announced the judge. Blair stood up and sat down as soon as the judge was seated. She tried her best not look at Carter as the judge went through Carter's stupid claims.

"You want Ms. Waldorf to admit she married and divorced you," the judge asked in confusion.

"Yes, sir,"he said before turning to look at blair and winking.

"And you have no monetary claims,"he continued.

"None whatsoever,"Carter said.

"That's very unorthodox. I gather, Ms. Waldorf, you are willing to comply?"

"Of course not. His claims are ridiculous."

The older gentlemen glared from Blair to Carter and shook his head disapprovingly.

"Why are the tow of you wasting the courts time with this nonsense. Mr. Baizen your request is denied. Ms. Waldof I grant your petition for a divorce, but next time I suggest you look before you leap. Now get the hell out of my courtroom," he said before pounding on his gavel and exiting in a huff.

Once she was outside the courthouse, Blair finally felt like she could breathe again. She smoothed her skirt and mad her way down the steps.

"So, you finally got away with murder? So, who was your victim?" an alarmingly familiar voice whispered in her ear. Blair swung around and found herself standing face to face with Chuck Bass.

"Are you stalking me?" she demanded

"Hardly. Especially, since I haven't seen you in what eight years," he asked, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Actually it's been five years."

"Aww, you missed me?"he said in his trademark pervy voice.

"Shut up!"

"Feisty, I missed your little sneer."

"Don't call me feisty and I don't care if you missed me, "she said as she started walking towards the parking lot before she realized that she didn't have a care. Chuck was trailing close behind her.

"Don't tell me you drive now?"

Blair folded her arms across her chest and said, "I might." Chuck laughed that deep throaty laugh that used to drive her crazy. "You thik you know me so well, Chuck, but you don't."

"I don't think. I DO know you that well. So, where's your driver?"

Blair gritted her teeth and whispered, "over there."

"What? I can't hear you?"

"I said he's OVER THERE."

He smiled at Blair. He missed verbally sparring with her. It had a way of brightening his day. The beeping of his blackberry interrupted his little jaunt down memory lane. "I'm late for a meeting with a judge."

"Another sexual harassment suit that needs to be taken care of," Blair muttered sarcastically.

"Hardly. I don't harass, I merely persuade."

"Or manipulate."

So stay there
Cause i'll be coming over
While our bloods still young

Serena sat on the couch staring at the three white sticks that all said the same thing. She couldn't believe it. She pulled her hair from her ace and tried to think of a how she was going to break it to Dan. He told her he wanted to start a family, but she didn't think he would want to do that right away. Serena touched her tummy and smiled to herself. Dan was coming back from the book tour tonight, but she didn't want to drop this bomb on him right away. However, she really had no choice because this was not something she could keep quiet about. She needed to keep her mind occupied so she busied herself with cleaning the house. Normally, cleaning that was not part of her everyday repertoire, but the issue at hand called for desperate measure. She'd moved from tidying up the bathroom to cleaning the bedrooms. The sound of a door opening made her come into the hall. She stood at the top of the steps as she looked down at Dan standing in the door way. His hair was all mussed up and he looked exhausted. She ran down the steps and leaped into his waiting arms. She covered his face with kisses barely giving him a chance to catch his breath.

"I missed you baby, "Dan said in between kisses. He carried her into the living room and fell back on the couch. Serena lay on top of him and aggressively tore his shirt and laid her hands all over him. She missed the feel of him. Dan ran his fingers underneath her tshirt and caressed the smooth flesh just above her navel. He let her hair tickle his face as she continued to kiss him all over. He was finally home and it felt so good. Dan lifted her tshirt over her head and threw it across the room. He dipped his head and flicked his tongue across one nipple as his fingers teased the other. Serena's head fell back, giving him access to the smooth length of her neck.

"God, you feel so good," he whispered. Dan grabbed her by the waist and placed her beside him so he could slip off her shorts, which were tantalizingly short. "No underwear? Naughty!"he exclaimed.

Serena merely giggled and undid his belt buckle. Soon they were both naked and caressing each other as they gasped for breath. Dan rubbed her most intimate regions which illicited moans so loud that the neighbors could hear. "Stop the teasing Humphrey,"she demanded.

He lay back on the couch as she climbed on top of him. Their eyes locked as their bodies became one seamless unit. Neither of them spoke as they matched other thrust for thrust. Serena grasped his shoulder as her hips bucked to keep up with his frenzied rhythm. Dan was insatiable and she loved that about him. She no longer felt ashamed of her wild side when she was with him because that was something they had in common. Afterwards, they clung to each other neither of them wanting to move from their spot.

"Now that's what I call a home coming,"Dan said jokingly. Serena slapped him on the shoulder and said, "you're silly. I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"It's something we've talked about, but I need you to know that I didn't plan it,"she said as she bit her lip. Dan looked at her with concern. He held her face in his hands and said, "Whatever it is, I promise I won't be upset. You can tell me anything."

"I know. I know. I might need a new wedding dress,"she said with a smile.

"A dress? All this drama over a dress," Dan said with exasperation. Serena put her finger on his lips and said, "shhh let me finish. I might need a maternity dress."

Dan blinked a few times as he processed what she was telling him. "You're pregnant? We're pregnant."

"Yes."

Dan sat up and said, "When did you find out? How far along are you?"

"Today and I don't know yet,"Serena replied. His face broke out into a huge smile and it was his turn to excitedly cover her faces in kisses. "We're gonna have a child. This is amazing. Why would you think I thought you planned it?"

"I don't know, I was just nervous about your reaction."

Dan hugged her tightly and said, "You don't ever need to be nervous about my reaction. I love you, both of you " he said as he kissed her tummy