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There was nothing like a fight first thing in the morning. I had woken up in my room in Lily's penthouse to hear raised voices coming from the living room. I could tell one of the voices belonged to Blair Waldorf and the other to Nathaniel Archibald. Nate had spent the night here on the couch after smoking a bag of weed with me and I am guessing his girlfriend was none too pleased about that. Serena living here as well probably had something to do about it. I would just have to listen and see what this fight was about so I would be able to somehow add fuel to the fire.

"You were all over her last night and when we got back together you promised me you would be a more attentive boyfriend. Was dancing with her a part of your plan?" Blair snapped and I could picture her with her hands on her hips and a scowl on her face.

When Nate replied I pictured him with that sad look he wore every single time my soon to be sister's name happened to be mentioned. "Blair it was just dancing. I didn't do anything wrong. I thought you were going to stop with all the paranoia when it came to Serena? You and Chuck danced together and you don't see me getting all uptight about it."

"Oh please." I could only imagine the roll of her dark eyes. "Chuck and I danced to one song together and not all of them. Not once did you ask me to dance and that hurt. It was as if I didn't even exist and I wasn't going to sit at the bar all night long while you had fun."

"See we both had fun so I don't see what the big deal is." Her boyfriend told her and I knew he was hoping this would be the end of the conversation.

I heard a huff come from Blair before she spoke. Obviously she was getting annoyed with her boyfriend and right now so was I. How could the human boy not realize what he had done wrong when it was right there in his face? "No it is pretty obvious that you don't understand. Let me see if I can say this in a way that even you will understand. What if it had been Serena dancing with Chuck last night? How would you feel then?"

Nathaniel took in a sharp breath and I didn't need to enter his mind to know the jealousy that was coursing through his veins at the mere thought. "Serena would never be interested in someone like Chuck."

"That's your defense?" The brunette bit out with anger lacing her words. "This is Serena we are talking about after all. She is interested in anything remotely male. Or do you not remember how she lost her virginity in a bathroom stall to an investment banker who happened to be twenty years her senior?"

"Why are we even talking about Serena?" The blond lacrosse player asked.

"Because she is the problem between you and I!" Blair practically screamed and I did not need my advanced hearing to catch what she was saying. "When she is in a room I disappear in your eyes. I am good enough when she isn't around, but as soon as you're precious Serena enters the room it is like poof I vanish. When you called me wanting to get back together I thought that maybe this time things would be different. I thought that maybe I was a priority in your life, but it is still the same. I deserve better than this Nate. I deserve someone who can love me. Why can't I be enough for you? There are guys in this world who love to be with me and I am sure they wouldn't think of me as second best."

"If you so many offers Blair then why do you keep coming back for more?" My human friend was getting angry and I thought now would be a good time to intervene. "If so many guys want to be with you then name one or better yet why don't you prove it?"

"Fine then I will." She stated just as I rounded the corner.

When she set eyes on me it was as if a light bulb had went off in her head before she strolled over to where I was standing. Blair set her right hand on the back of my neck before bulling my head down so our lips could meet. Her warmth overtook my cool lips quickly as her heat seeped in to me. I groaned and set my hand on her lower back pulling her closer and not at all carrying her boyfriend was in the room. When I let my tongue press against her lips surprisingly she opened her mouth to me. Hey if she wanted to use me as tool to make her boyfriend jealous then who was I to complain?

"What the hell Blair?" Nate yelled interrupting this pleasurable moment when he reached to grab her by the arm and pulling her back and out of my reach. "What were you trying to prove by kissing him?"

"I told you that there are men in this world who would want me Nathaniel and I think that I just proved it." She replied smugly before smirking and looking back at me. "Good morning Chuck. I was just going to go out for some breakfast and was wondering since my boyfriend probably has better things to do if you would care to join me?"

I looked to Nate and shrugged because there was absolutely no way I was going to turn down an offer like that. "Well since you gave me such an enjoyable wakeup call how can I say no? Just let me shower and change really quick and we can be on our way. Nathaniel, feel free to stay and have some herbal refreshment while I am gone. I am sure my sister will be up any time now to keep you company."

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Blair and I had decided to dine at all little restaurant across town. We sat at the table each sipping a coffee and looking over the menu as we tried to make up our minds about what we wanted to eat. "Feel free to order what you wish. You do not need to worry about the price as you must with Nathaniel at times. Unlike his parents my father doesn't care what I do with the money as long as I stay out of trouble."

She set her menu down and raised her eyebrow at me. "I am more than capable of paying for my own meal Bass. This is not a date and therefore you have no obligation to pay for my meal."

"It is called common courtesy." I replied lazily setting my coffee down on the table and looking at her.

"I have to admit I am amazed you know what that is." She teased with a hint of a smile coming out to play before she turned serious. "I am sorry about this morning. I never should have used you as a tool in the war between Nate and I. He just drives me crazy sometimes you know? He acts as if Serena is this perfect little angel and she isn't. He is always defending her or breaking plans with me to spend time with her. Can you believe that he actually forgot our anniversary was today? He never remembers unless I remind him, but why should I even bother anymore? It is not like he actually cares."

Even I had not known it was there anniversary and for a second I actually felt bad for her. No woman deserved to be treated like this especially her. "You are dating a stoner you shouldn't expect him to care about anything really. Look I know I am an ass and while I am proud of that fact I also know a woman like you should never be treated the way he treats you. I do not date for a reason and that is because I know I could never be a proper boyfriend so I take what I want giving them what they want in return. It is what works for me and I think you need you find something or someone that works for you. Don't let him bring you down because as much as you want him to change he never will."

Blair nodded as she absorbed what I was saying. I could tell that she knew I wasn't lying. "I have wanted to let him go for so long, but I can't seem to. Nate is all I have ever known. He was the first boy I dated and my first kiss. All of my happy memories are with him though there are not as many happy memories these days. It seems that all we do is fight and no matter what I do I cannot fix it."

Reaching across the table I took both of her smaller hands in mine. I didn't want to see her so unhappy. I actually cared about her happiness which was annoying to me because usually I only cared about Chuck Bass. "You shouldn't have to do anything because you didn't do anything wrong. I like to watch people and I can tell you right now after watching you with him I can tell that whatever is wrong in your relationship is on him and not on you. Now you said something about today being your anniversary and I know I am not Nathaniel, but I would love to spend the day with you. You can show me around the city and I will make reservations for dinner. Think of it as a way to make Nate jealous."

The brunette got a devious look on her face and I wanted to see more of her devious side. "Usually I wouldn't dream of doing something like this, but you are right. If Nate wants to treat me like I am second best then I am going to do the same thing to him. Let's see how that makes him feel. I need to go home and change in to something suitable for roaming the city and then we can start our day off together. If you like museums I will take to see my favorite exhibit. I made Nate go once, but he gets bored out of his mind in museums so I figured it would be better to just go alone."

"Well as it happens I love museums and art in any form especially if it happens to be nude models." I told her with a genuine smile. "Order your breakfast and then we can go to your place so that you can change. While you are changing I will make reservations for dinner."

Blair picked up her menu once more to choose her breakfast. "Since you are taking me out for the day to get my mind off of my boyfriend you can pay for breakfast and dinner. Like you said money is literally nothing to you."

I laughed and shook my head. What was it about this girl that kept me on my toes? "I would be delighted to pay for dinner Blair and breakfast as well. Maybe later after dinner you can repay me the same way you woke me up this morning though the memory alone is payment enough for me."

"Good because a memory is all you are ever going to have since I have no plans on a repeat performance." She replied not bothering to look up as the waitress came and asked for our orders. "I'll have a fruit salad with no dressing and extra strawberries. I would like to have an orange juice to drink and it has to be freshly squeezed. Be warned I can tell the difference between freshly squeezed and Sunny Delight."

"I'll have a plate of bacon and more coffee." I said and waited until she left to address my companion again. "I think that you and I are going to be great friends Blair especially if you are as picky about restaurant service as I am."

TBC…

AN: I am so sorry I have not updated lately, but there is so much going on. They decided that it is time I get a new liver and so I am going back and forth from Boston a lot and I actually got three of my short stories published so I am working on the fourth. If you are interested in reading them let me know in a review or in a PM and I will give you the information you will need. I do hope that you all loved this chapter and as usual I would love to hear your thoughts.

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