Blair tossed and turned in bed that night. Chuck's words were replaying over and over.
You involved the one person that gets under my skin, now I'm going to involve yours. Time the old Chuck Bass made a comeback.
When she finally did fall asleep, her dreams were haunted by her past
-Flashback
-You really don't think I'd go up there.
-I know you won't do it.
-Guard my drink
You were... amazing up there.
-You don't belong with Nate. Never have, never will
-You don't belong with anyone.
Three words, eight letters, say it and I'm yours
-What a pity, so much wasted potential
-What are you talking about
-The thing that always fascinated me about you, the cool exterior... the fire below.
-I wouldn't change us... not if it meant losing what we have
-And what do we have, Chuck? You tell me
-Tonight
-The worst thing you've ever done, the darkest thought you've ever had. I will stand by you through anything
-and why would you do that?
-Because I love you.
Don't you understand, I'll always be here. I don't want you going anywhere, I couldn't bare it. So whatever you want to do to yourself, please don't do that to me.
I love you so much, it consumes me. And I know you love me too. Tell me you love me, and everything we've done, all the gossip, all the lies and the hurt will have been for something
I love you too.
I'm not Chuck Bass without you
I love you, Chuck. And I'll always be your family
Blair, you and I are magnetic... Our pull is as undeniable as ever.
I did the most dangerous thing I could when I said I love you. But it was worth it. If I can get through my fear for you, you can get through yours for me.
Jenny Humphrey was just-
Don't say her name!
Don't say her name!
Don't say her name!
Blair woke up abruptly. Tortured by her memories. Serena ran in.
"Same nightmare?" She asked, as Blair removed her eye mask
"yeah."
"Chuck's threat to bring back Jenny really effects you, huh?"
"But he hasn't right? So I need to go about my day. I've got lunch with Dean Ruther! Nothing can ruin that!"
-Gossip Girl Blast.
Ah karaoke. The universal guilty pleasure. Seems that Blair took to the stage at Stockholm. Then again we all know how well she took to the stage at Victrola. However, she may stand by her man, but we can't stand by her vocal talent.
Thanks for the tip, CB!
"Oh my god!" Blair shook her head in disbelief.
"Wow. He's going full force. He wasn't kidding..." Serena said, surprised
"He knows how ashamed I am of that video!" Blair snapped, and her phone rang. "Dean Ruther, hi! What? Why? No, no I assure you- Hello?"
"What happened?" Serena asked when Blair hung up.
"The Dean cancelled our lunch... Apparently it has come to her attention that we don't share the same values and interests, since I danced at a burlesque show!"
"You really think Chuck would mess with your career?"
"He's the only one who knows about the karaoke video... Why not send it to the Dean too?!" Blair quickly got dressed
"Where are you going?" Serena called after her, "Blair? Blair!"
"Thanks for the tip." Chuck said, offering Blair's minion a drink. "Why would Blair need Dean Ruther anyway?"
"The Dean has quite an effect around here. Last girl she took to lunch, became C.E.O of Pepsi!"
"Looks like, I'm doing Blair a favour.. Good news is, she won't see it that way." He smirked, "I have to ask... why do you want to help me?"
"I'm tired of being degraded. This is good practise for when I decide to take the queen down myself."
"I appreciate the enthusiasm sweetheart, but let's not get ahead of ourselves."
"She's here!" Blair snapped, storming into her house
"What? Jenny? Seriously?" Serena asked, "Is Chuck behind it?"
"Of course. But Jenny doesn't know that. She thinks Tim Gunn requested an interview."
"What are you going to do?"
"I gave her a day pass... Having just had my career taken away from me. I guess I could spare hers."
Blair's phone buzzed
"What now!" Blair groaned. Her face quickly expressed her anger, "You've got to be kidding me."
"What now?" Serena sighed
"Penelope... said Jenny Humphrey just entered the Empire." Blair grabbed her bag and headed back out.
"Blair!" Serena called out again
"You!" Blair said, storming into the Empire, "How could you do this?!"
"As much as I find you storming in here all hot and bothered insatiable, you need to be more specific..." Chuck sighed
"You posted that karaoke video! Of all the things... and if that wasn't bad enough, you had Jenny return and stop by the empire to defy me."
"I accidentally took her portfolio and she needs it for an interview. She was just coming to pick it up."
"Nothing around you happens by accident, Chuck."
"Honestly Blair, paranoia becomes you."
"Jenny Humphrey's return will destroy both our reputations!"
"There are worse things to live without... But I doubt Jenny will talk."
"Really?"
"Well, that was until you painted the town red. What do you expect will happen when you played Carrie with her dresses!"
"This is all your fault! If she's not on the 5 o'clock-"
"Let's ask her, shall we?" Chuck began dialing on his phone.
"What are you doing?!" Blair snapped
"Hi Dan, I saw what happened on Gossip Girl. If Jenny wants another chance, Tim Gunn will be at the gala tonight. I'll leave tickets for the family... Can't imagine she'd want Blair to win this one." Chuck smirked, as fear instilled in Blair's eyes. She stormed out.
"I'm giving you one last chance to get on that train!" Blair said sternly
"After what you did to my dresses, I don't have to answer to you!"
"You broke the terms of our agreement!"
"All I did, was get my portfolio back for my meeting. I didn't even want to see Chuck! I'm here for Tim Gunn."
"Are you really that naive, Jenny? You think a well-known iconic celebrity like Tim Gunn would request for some nobody from Hudson? Chuck set it all up."
"What?" Jenny shook her head and walked off.
"Is it true?" Jenny came charging towards Chuck, "You initiated the interview?"
"Does it matter? It's a change to forward your career..." Chuck sighed
"You used me and my career as a pawn in some dumb game with Blair!"
"I just wanted to make Blair's life a living hell. You showing up seemed to rattle her brain, instilling fear in her eyes that everyone will find out about New York's best kept secret. Think of it as, two birds one stone."
"Wait... no one knows why Blair hates me?" Jenny asked, before turning on her heel. Phone in hand.
The truth was revealed. Blair ran to the bathroom. And Jenny got grilled by her brother. Once Jenny decided to leave, she found Chuck standing outside by his limo.
"Didn't know you had it in you.." Chuck stated
"Well... I thought it had to be done. Now I guess, the best thing to do is to simply walk away."
"Well, either way. I got what I wanted..."
"What you wanted?" Jenny scoffed, "No, you didn't. Bringing up the past won't change the future. Believe me, I have tried to deny that night to myself but I realised I was getting nowhere. You can't change the past. But you can change what you do next. I realised now, being in Hudson, was the best thing that ever happened to me. I can finally let go of my mistakes. I don't want to end up like you and Blair... constantly acting out over the pain. I'm better than that. At least, I'm going to be"
"You okay?" Serena asked, as Blair was lying on her bed
"I lost. The war is over. Everything is out in the open."
"It's not the worst thing, Blair."
"Really? because to me that's the biggest form of humiliation."
"Blair... do you think, that maybe the reason you didn't want anyone to know about Jenny is because you're not over it?"
"...Does it matter?"
"Yes, it does, Blair. You are going out of your way to avoid any emotions, I know it stung but I hope you look at tonight as a chance to finally let it go."
"If I let it go... I'll want forgive him."
"Do you want to forgive him? Is that what this is about? You still... love Chuck?"
"It doesn't matter, Serena. I can't be a weak, stand-by-your-man! I've already lost Dean Ruther's respect!"
"Blair, you can be in love and still be powerful."
"I wish that were true, Serena. But it's not. No matter how strong I appear to be. No matter how powerful people think I am. When Chuck's around I just feel like a weak little girl, and if people see that; I'm toast. Being in love makes you weak and vulnerable is what gets you hurt. I was weak with Nate and he cheated. I became vulnerable enough around Chuck and he slept with Jenny Humphrey. I can't forgive him... especially not now, everyone knows about Jenny Humphrey... can you imagine what people would think if I took him back after that?"
"Forgiving him doesn't make you weak, Blair. In fact it takes strength and courage to work on a relationship after you've been burned."
"You may see it that way, S. But other people don't."
"Whatever you decide to do, B. Don't hold all this pain inside you. You're hurting yourself enough as it is."