"Rise and shine sleepy head, you're burning daylight." Nate groaned as the curtains opened and sunlight poured into the room, hurting his sensitive eyes and bringing the headache that had been building right to the surface. He took his pillow and covered his tender head squinting at the figure standing over him.

"Blair?" he mumbled softly as he focused on her figure, recognizing it as her once it wasn't so blurry. "Why are you here?"

"Chuck has a meeting he can't get out of but since I'm free you're stuck with me and I'm not as forgiving as my husband," she said crossing her arms over her chest and raising an eyebrow at him.

"What?" he mumbles not understanding her and then blinks a few times. "Why are you here?" he repeats because none of what she said explained that.

"I'm here because we haven't heard from you in a week," she said, her voice rising as she got to the end of the sentence. "Plus Tina tells me that 'Mr. Archibald' left urgently with 'Miss van der Woodsen' and didn't come back, one phone call to work every day to 'check up' is not normal."

"Softer, Blair," Nate said squeezing his closed eyes and sticking his arm out to motion to her to be quiet. Blair watched his flailing hand unimpressed and walked over to his bed pulling the covers off and grabbing his pillow too. "Really?"

"Yes really," Blair said resuming her arms crossed position and stared at him as he moved away from the light and finally to the edge of the bed so he could sit up and glare at her for disturbing him.

"I didn't realize I was being checked on," Nate said rubbing his eye, his delayed brain only realizing now that she'd spoken to his assistant before coming to him.

"You wanna tell me what's going on," Blair said gently, her motherly instincts coming out because she knew Nate and she knew his habits and he was not this hung over because he decided he wanted to start partying, this was because he was in pain. "Because I have a four year old son who wants to know why he hasn't seen and can't talk to his Uncle Nate."

"Where's Henry?" Nate asked perking up as he looked around Blair for his nephew. "Ow," Nate suddenly yelped when Blair hit him on the back of his head. "What was that for?"

"Do you honestly think I would bring him here when I wasn't sure what I would find? You could have been dead," Blair shrieked and Nate winced at the volume of her voice. "We haven't heard from you in a week."

"Nice to know how much you care," he said bitterly and Blair hit him again. "You have got to stop doing that."

"You're a grown man, start acting like it and stop complaining," Blair scolded as he carefully rubbed his head. "Of course we care, we called every day but you didn't answer and we know you checked in with work every day except for yesterday."

"I'm sorry," Nate mumbled and Blair nodded. "I'm alive, you happy."

"No, you smell terrible, go shower before you bring back my morning sickness," Blair said grimacing at the thought as she placed her hand over her tiny bump. "I'm giving you half an hour and then I'm coming in."

"I could be naked," Nate squeaked, his eyes going wide because he knew she'd do it and he really didn't want to get ready, especially not in such a short time.

"Oh please," Blair said dismissing his worries. "It's nothing I haven't seen before."

Nate sat open mouthed as he watched her leave and shut his door behind her. He groaned when she called out to remind him of his time limit and he reluctantly stood on shaky legs to get ready from what he knew was going to be a hellish day with Blair.

"So where are we going again?" Nate asked as they walked through the streets of New York, he was wearing dark glasses and his head was killing him but Blair looked like she was on a mission and he was not going to be the one to stop her, didn't mean he couldn't ask stupid questions on the way.

"That's the third time you've asked," she said exasperatedly, she turned at the corner and waited as Nate took an extra second to find and follow her, she hated it when he was hung over. "We're going to get my favorite chocolate cake because your new godchild needs it now."

"The baby wants your favorite chocolate cake?" Nate asked amused and Blair glared at him causing him to lift his hands up in surrender.

"What baby wants baby gets," Blair said as they reached the cafe, she took a deep breath and smiled, looking back at him. "Come on, we'll get you coffee as well."

"Where's Henry?" Nate asked when he finally got his coffee.

"Gale has him at home today while I take care of you," Blair said smiling and Nate groaned.

"I don't need to be taken care off," Nate said knocking his head against the table. "Look I'm perfectly fine."

"Oh please," Blair said dismissing him and taking another bite of her cake and moaning. "This is so good."

Nate chuckled into his cup and shook his head.

"Now tell me what you and Serena were doing last week that made you stay at home for the rest of the week," Blair said casually.

Nate groaned and glared at Blair over his coffee cup, "Nothing," he said putting his cup down and leaning back in his chair, Blair raised an eyebrow and pursed her lips to let him know that she doesn't believe him. "Why didn't you just ask Serena all this?"

"Because unlike you, she's been over three times this week and she wasn't hung over, I had no reason to worry about what she was doing," Blair said shrugging. "You forget that I know you Nate, I know you don't stay away from work for a week just because you felt like it, what did Serena do?"

"She didn't do anything, it has nothing to do with her," Nate exploded and then looked around at the other people staring at him and lowered his voice and feeling really bad for screaming because Blair looked like she was blinking back tears. "Just drop it ok? I'll get over it."

Blair cleared her throat and looked up for a second before responding. "Ok I'll drop it, I hope you're not lying to yourself because you're both babysitting tomorrow."

"Why?"

"Because Chuck and I have work and Serena promised Henry that he'll have his godparents, alone, together, for an entire day," Blair said smoothing her hair. "Before you ask, yes she promised him that you guys will take him somewhere once a week, you can get out of it but you'll break my son's heart and then you'll have to answer to me."

"If Henry is expecting me to be there then I will be there," Nate said after sighing and Blair smiled softly and nodded, there was nothing Nate wouldn't do for Henry, ever since he was born and especially when Serena wasn't around Henry became the only thing Nate cared about. Blair knew it wasn't healthy for him to focus so much on Henry but it wasn't hurting either of them so who was she to stop it. "What are we doing?"

"I'm not sure yet, just meet them at the park in the morning," Blair said clasping her hands together above the table. "You know Henry has a plan," Nate smirked, when did that little boy not have a plan?

"Chuck I have those papers you needed from my mother," Serena said popping her head into Chucks office and waving the brown envelope in front of her.

"You didn't have to bring it," Chuck said raising an eyebrow at her. "I'm sure you have better things to do."

"No, I'm bored," Serena said sitting down on the chair in front of his desk and handing the envelope over to him. "Dan's with Alessandra until four and I have nothing to do."

"Isn't he busy with his new book?" Chuck asked and Serena nodded. "So how are you not bored when he's home, I thought he needed his peace and quiet when he was writing."

Serena winced at the reference to the incident with Henry which Chuck let slide after Nate told them he took care of it, "When he's home I can bug him and he'll get mad with me for distracting him but it feels like I'm doing something when he's in the house."

"So why don't you get a job," Chuck suggested with a laugh and at her incredulous expression continued. "I know you don't want to be a trophy wife who plans party's and gossips about everyone, so do something about it, both you and Humphrey will be happier that you aren't him."

"I could barely stick to the same major for a semester in college, what makes you think I could hold a job?" Serena asks and Chuck shrugs.

"You just need to find something that's going to keep your attention," Chuck said folding his arms across his chest and leaning back in his chair. "You could even come to work for me for a while to test it out."

"That would never work Chuck," Serena said laughing. "I don't even know what you do here."

"It's just an option sis, you've taken enough business classes to understand me when I talk and you know Lily would love it," Chuck said.

"I know," Serena said shaking her head and getting up. "I'll think about it."

"Go back to your boring house S," Chuck said and Serena stuck her tongue out at him.

"Hey Chuck have you heard from Nate?" Serena asked as she reached the door, she had been wondering if she should bring up the blond for a while but she didn't know how, she had been avoiding thinking about Nate and the things he said ever since she left him but she needed to know that he was ok and since Blair had no idea maybe Chuck would. "Blair said isn't answering her calls."

"He hasn't been answering any calls," Chuck said and Serena's heart rate picked up as she started to worry. "He's ok though, Blair went over this morning to find out what was going on and remind him that the outside world still exists, Henry's excited about your day with him tomorrow, you know Nate won't miss that."

"No he wouldn't," Serena said smiling, she knows that she'll see him the next day and she knows he's probably pissed at the way she ran away from him the last time they saw each other but the shock of his admission was gone now and they had to talk, she just hoped that he would be willing to talk to her after everything.

Nate was standing at the entrance to the park early the next morning, he hadn't had anything to drink since he knew he was going to be around his nephew soon and he didn't want to mess up the little boy's image of him. He rolled his neck and stretched his arms as he waited for Serena and Henry to arrive, Blair gave him a time to meet them when she left the day before, that was half an hour ago. He should have expected it though because Serena was always late.

It would be the first time he see's Serena in a week and to be honest he was really nervous, he has no idea what to say to her or how to act, he told her he loved her and she ran away. He wasn't expecting her to do anything else, he shouldn't have expected anything else, she was married to Dan, she was happy, she chose this life, he was an idiot for throwing his feelings on her that way but he couldn't help it, she was pushing him and he needed to get it off his chest and now he can't help but resent her just a little bit for her reaction.

Nate took a breath and tilted his head back, today was for Henry, he was going to be civil and friendly and normal because his godson needed normal. Nate looked back down onto the path and there she was, walking toward him with Henry next to her, the sun bathing her in a light glow, making her look like an angel and all of a sudden he wanted to run like she did. He couldn't have her but that didn't stop him from wanting her and it hurt.

"Uncle Nate, you're here," Henry exclaimed when they finally reached him.

"Hey little man, where else would I be?" Nate asked as he bent down to Henry's level so he could give the little boy a hug and pick him up so he had a better grip on Henry and he didn't have to look up at Serena just yet.

"Daddy said you weren't feeling well and that's why we couldn't see you last week," Henry said twisting his face in confusion and then turned in Nate's arms to look at Serena. "Right Aunty S?"

"Yeah sweetie but see uncle Nate is feeling better now," Serena told him, smiling brightly and Nate had to wonder if she even thought about what he said or if she just pushed it under a rug and chose to ignore it. "So what do you want to do today Henry?"

"I wanna play on the playground," Henry said looking over Nate's shoulder to where the other kids were playing and Nate raised his eyebrow.

"Really? That's all?" Nate asked because he was expecting Henry to choose something that involved all three of them and that's one of the reasons he was so ok with today, this plan saw Henry playing on the swings and Nate and Serena standing on the sidelines until he needed them.

"Yep," Henry said and then kicked his legs to let Nate know that he wanted to be put down and Nate bent so Henry could get out of his grip. "Come on," he said reaching up to grab one of each of his godparents hands in his own tiny ones.

Nate looked at Serena and they both shared a smile over their godsons antics, for a moment it was like the last few months never happened but just a moment. Henry stopped walking when he got to a bench at the edge of the playground. Nate and Serena stood there after he let their hands go, thinking he was just going to leave then and run to the swings like he always did but he just rolled his eyes, looking just like Blair when he did and grabbed Serena's hand pulling her to sit on one side of the bench and then doing the same to Nate, pulling him to the other side.

"Are you going to sit with us?" Serena asked trying to keep an amused look of her face and Henry shook his head.

"Momma and Daddy think that you need to talk and so do I," Henry told them and Nate and Serena both held back their laughs and nodded at them. "I'll be on the jungle gym if you need me."

"That's our godson," Nate said laughing when they were alone, the little boy had already found a friend and was having fun.

"So I guess we should talk," Serena said turning on the bench to look at him, her expression growing sombre and Nate leaned forward and put his elbows his knees clasping his hands.

"I guess we should."

A/N : Hey guys I'm really sorry about the wait for this chapter, I always think that I'll have time during the holiday but it seems like I have more time to write when I'm supposed to be busy hehe

So I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I don't like the Chuck and Serena part but I will look at it later and see if I can change it, I have a week of holiday left and I probably wont be writing so you may have to wait a while for the next chapter, sorry about that again

Thanks for the reviews, I will give you a longer authors note as well next time coz I'm rushing right now

Please review and let me know what you think

Until Next Time (^^,)