Chapter 3

AN: Gossip Girl and characters are not mine. Thanks for those who reviewed. You bring inspiration for me to write, anyway I hope you like this chapter.

Fresh Start

After the meeting, Chuck and Blair were both emotionally exhausted and although Blair wanted to do some work she knows that Chuck needs her more today than any other day. They rode the limo in silence, Blair leaning her head on Chuck's shoulder while Chuck keeps making circles on Blair's shoulder while looking outside the window. Somehow, Chuck feels that the burden of guilt was lifted from his shoulders but what he doesn't understand is, if his father never loved him. How does a father love a son? Does the love die with each disappointment the person makes? This questions that somehow bring more perplexing thoughts than answers that makes him morose and brooding. Blair understands and knows that when Chuck is silent and deep in thoughts his demons are active in his mind.

"Chuck you know that I dig your dark and brooding attitude but I know that little red devils are in your head right now and I need them to go poof!" Blair said while she kissed his jaw. "Your father Chuck is a complex man to crack and you shouldn't do it now, not after we overcame everything that he threw at us. You are not your father Chuck and you will not become like him. The reason your father is like a robot, is that his life revolved around his company and he turned off his emotions when your mother died. He is no longer with us and the best thing that you can do is accept and move on and we are here every step of the way. The people who love you and care for you, Lily, Serena, Eric, Nate and I know that you are different from Bart. You showed us that you are capable of loving, caring and being unselfish so please don't torture yourself." Blair lectured.

Chuck sighed and enveloped Blair in a tight hug. "I really don't know what to do without you Blair." Chuck said while giving his wife a peck on the lips. "Looks like were here", Blair chimed while Chuck made a move to go out of the limo.

Blair and Chuck held hands as the elevator climbed up to their penthouse. They both loved their deep conversations, even the silence between the both of them it's intimate. The understanding what the other thinks and needs before the other one verbalize it. Right now Blair is thinking that she would prepare a bath for the both of them, order room service and champagne relax and get lost with the astounding love he feels for her husband. Chuck knows that what they both want is a quiet night maybe watch a movie or relax in the bath tub while they sip champagne and indulge in chocolate and strawberries .

Blair changed from her clothes to her favorite black and pink silk Josie Natori Blossom embroidered robe without anything underneath. "Blair why won't you call Lily and arrange for a family dinner on Friday, I'm sure she will arrange something but it's our turn to invite them. You know Lily she just wants any excuse to throw a party and she will invite a lot of people if you let her, I just want a quiet dinner with both our families. I'll order room service, what did you want love?" he asked his wife while Blair brushes her hair.

"I'll have what you'll have," Blair replied while looking at Chuck's reflection in the mirror.

Chuck smirked and went out of their bedroom to get the service phone. "Yes, this is Chuck Bass, can we have pizza with prosciutto and truffle oil, grilled chicken pesto pasta, crab and corn soup, strawberries chocolate, champagne, macaroons and rose petals. Please make it fast, thank you. Chuck instructed on the phone; he then went to the bar and poured himself scotch.

"Chuck, where are you love?" Blair called; she emerged from the room clad in her robe.

"In the bar love", Chuck answered; he absentmindedly twirled his glass in his hand, doing this more so than sipping it.

Blair enveloped him with a hug; she kissed his nape and placed herself on the chair beside him. She got herself a glass and poured scotch from the carafe she found on the bar. Chuck raised his brow while looking at her in amusement. Blair daintily sipped her drink while her beloved husband still looked at her with a bemused expression. "I called room service already; our lunch should be here any minute now. So how did it go with Lily?" Chuck asked.

"Oh, she is really glad that we are having dinner, Lily asked me if it's alright to bring William by the way." Blair retorted.

"Chuck nodded and said, I'm not surprised, Serena must be thrilled. Not only she got to be with her father, she can now marry Humphrey now that her mother is not a Humphrey anymore."

"So how's work in your atelier?" Chuck inquired.

"I need to find an inspiration for my next line actually. I'm thinking since I already have a line for teenagers and school girls, I think I should have a line for prom dresses, cotillion gowns and maybe ball gowns as well." Blair answered excitedly.

"That's a great idea love," maybe you could name it Queen B Collection". Chuck teased her.

"Oh, that is a brilliant plan Chuck! Wait are you sure you're not gay my love?" Blair questioned with a mischievous tone. Chuck just scoffed and gave her a look that clearly says, I'm Chuck Bass".

Blair laughed and said, "Right, I shouldn't have asked.

The elevator dinged and room service came in. Chuck stood up and whispered to the bellboy. The bellboy gave him something and he immediately hid on his back.

"Blair can you please arrange our food, I will just change into something comfortable. He was still wearing his dress shirt, suspenders and pants from earlier so Blair nodded and started to arrange the plates on the coffee table.

Chuck hurriedly changed to his own black silk robe and pajama set, and then he went to the bathroom. He turned the taps in the bath tub to fill it hot water, placed lavender bath bombs and placed red rose petals on the bath tub, bathroom floor, the room floor and the bed. He then went to retrieve a silk wrap and hid it on the pocket of his robe.

"Chuck our food is ready!" He heard Blair call. "Ok, I'm going out. "He replied.

They ate their food in silence, Blair sampling every dish in the room service cart except the strawberries and chocolate. They did not realize that they were famished until now that their food was delivered. It was already half past one when they were able to have their lunch.

"Hmmm that was a satisfying lunch." Blair said while standing up to put the dishes back to the cart. Chuck stood up as well and whispered huskily to her ear.

"I know a more satisfying and delicious activity that we can partake on." Chuck teased.

"And what would that be?" Blair teased back. "

"Turn around." Chuck commanded.

Blair did what she was told, and then Chuck pulled out the silk wrap and put it on Blair's eyes and tied it loosely.

"For shooing all the red little devils out of my head, my lovely wife, I want to show my appreciation by worshipping you my naughty little angel of a wife." Chuck said seductively.

"Blair sighed contentedly. Chuck carried her to the bath tub and placed her on the bath tub's edge. He checked the water temperature and when he deemed that it was warm enough to be relaxing. He removed Blair's blindfold and threw it on the bathroom floor.

He kissed Blair slowly and deeply, his hands cupped her cheek and proceeded to worship his wife by making love to her in the bath tub and later in their bed.

After they were spent they both have a smile to their faces as both of them took a nap. Blair woke up to the sounds of Chuck grunting and murmuring in his sleep. She shook Chuck gently and called his name.

"Chuck, wake up sweetie. What's wrong? Did you have a bad dream?" Blair asked, she is getting worried from what she heard with his murmuring it was about his father.

"I dreamt of me behaving like Bart, the way he is towards me when I was a boy and that my son who looks like you, that I was being cold to him, berating him and belittling him. The look on the boys eye Blair, eye cannot forget the way he looked at me. It was of fear, anger and sadness, and I don't want to wish it on anybody else especially my son. I fear that eventually I will become like Bart especially if will lose you Blair."

Blair sighed, "Chuck the fear you have, it won't happen. You are different than your father, besides I am not going anywhere Chuck, any child that we will have, I'm sure you will love them just like you love me. They will be the most lucky kids in the Upper East Side with you as their father and of course me being their mother." Blair said while tracing Chuck's jaw line, cheek, and lips with her finger. Who will stand a chance with our kids? They will be blessed with dashing good looks and good breeding not to mention your billion dollar fortune, not to mention my own money?" Blair playfully said.

Chuck raised his brows and smirked; he angled his body to face Blair and supported his head with one hand, his elbow supporting his weight. He traced Blair's clavicle with his fingers, making lazy circles on her chest and finally traced her visible cleavage. "You and me, do you think we are capable of becoming good parents?" Chuck questioned.

"I certainly know it Chuck, don't doubt it. You were ready to accept another man's child to be yours remember, so you will be a good father with your own children." Blair reassured her husband, then she kissed him on the cheek and Chuck kissed her on the forehead.

"What time is it?" Blair asked.

"I think it's time we need to get dinner". Chuck answered.

They called room service once again and had a quiet night together, Blair trying to sketch her new designs asking Chuck ideas while he watched a documentary about historical buildings in New York.

His interest was by the Charles Guggenheimer House which was completed in 1907, a lavish neo-Italian Renaissance limestone townhouse. It is a five story pre-war house that is located in 129 East 73rd Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan. He thought that it is perfect for them if they are going to start a family with 7 bedrooms they can renovate it to suit their family's needs. He made a mental note to call his realtor in the morning to know if the property is for sale and to look for similar properties if the said townhouse isn't available or if Blair doesn't like it. The penthouse of The Empire Hotel is hardly a family home and it brings a lot of unwanted memories for him although Blair reassured him that she is okay living in his penthouse for the moment and she forgot all about their issues a long time ago he feels that his penthouse and hotel must go if they really want to have their fresh start.

In the morning after they took a shower together, while sipping his coffee and reading the morning paper, Chuck received a call from his realtor that they can schedule a visit to the townhouse he mentioned and several others that are for sale. His realtor, a Mr. Bruce Grady , informed him that the Guggenheim Townhouse might be an expensive purchase and he asked if Chuck he is amenable to the asking price. Chuck being the businessman that he is said that he will go see the property in person first if it is worth every dime that they will spend and if Blair wants it , he can't say no even if the asking price is a ridiculous 120 million dollars.

"Blair will you please clear your schedule later, maybe around 3pm, I'll pick you up from the atelier and have a late lunch, I need to show you something."

Blair walked in all dressed up, make up done flawlessly with her black Hermes Birkin bag on her arm, clad in Chanel pink tweed jacket and pencil skirt and a black silk sleeveless blouse.

"Where are we going this afternoon love?" Blair asked, while walking towards her husband.

"It's a surprise for you my lovely, insanely sexy wife." Chuck teased.

"Well you know, I love surprises especially if it comes from my dear scorching hot and sexy husband". Blair retorted.

Blair then proceeded to sit on her husband's lap while she sipped coffee from his mug and fed him with the bacon strips and spoon fed him with blueberry pancakes. They finished their breakfast and went to ride in the limo together. Chuck dropped at the Blair at the atelier first before proceeding to go to his office.

At the Atelier, Blair started to find inspiration for her new line, her genius of a husband suggested that she must make a line that she can call Queen B as homage to her title when she was in Constance since her first line B for Waldorf targeted the young ones maybe if she will launch a more formal clothing for parties, prom or even the debutante ball. Blair went into overdrive putting inspiration boards that morning in the atelier. She was reminded that she was the one who designed her Prom Dress and it was a fabulous unique creation. She wanted her Prom designs for her Queen B line to be elegant and sexy but not trashy, a dress that will make the wearer confident that she has the proper balance of elegance, mystery and sophistication without being too provocative. So she thought that she can work with French lace, tulle and embroidery. Next for her formal wear she found inspiration in her Erickson Beamon necklace and her engagement ring from Harry Winston. She had done a ton of work for the whole day finishing all her inspiration boards and cloth swatches, checked some emails and reports. She was reading the recent reports on the sales of her B for Waldorf when Chuck appeared in her office with a bouquet of pink peonies on hand.

"Ready for your surprise ?" teased Chuck.

"I'm ready as anyone can be, you know me I live for the thrill of being constantly surprised by my husband". She replied while batting her lashes.

"Well in that case let's get going, I know that you get antsy if I let you wait longer." Chuck laughed.

On the way to the townhouse, Chuck can see Blair fidgeting in her seat even if they are holding hands.

"Blair, are you alright?" he asked grinning widely, amused by his wife's reaction.

"I'm a little bit nervous, what's this all about anyway?" Blair said anxiously.

"I know you will like this particular surprise love, don't get too worked up or you might faint and will miss the surprise I prepared. Anyway, we are the vicinity already, about five minutes more." Chuck calmly reassured Blair.

They stopped in the row of townhouses that are all made Pre-War, Blair assumed.
"Is this the house you were watching in the documentary last night?" Blair asked.

"It is, now let's have a look inside." Chuck replied while opening the door of the limo and assisting his wife out. He was then approached by a man, the realtor probably Blair thought.

She was actually overwhelmed, so they are house hunting and her husband's first prospect is this townhouse.

"Chuck, is this your surprise"? She asked still in disbelief.

"Yes, I am taking to view some listings my realtor here. prepared based on my specifications. I took the liberty to inform him of our requirements for a house but you have the final say, my love." Chuck replied.

Blair was dumbfounded; she just nodded and hooked her arm on her husbands offered arm. They walked side by side, she loved the apartment, and it is perfect for them to start their family.

They still went to the other scheduled house hunting but they skipped all the penthouses since Blair doesn't want to live in a townhouse anymore. Finally, they decided to put an offer for the first townhouse they saw.

After all the house hunting and dinner at Dean and DeLuca, Blair was exhausted and asked Chuck to give her a foot rub when they arrived at the Empire penthouse.

"So we are going to do it, move out of your penthouse and live in a gorgeous townhouse." Said Blair with eyes closed feeling the soothing foot rub that her husband is giving her.

"This penthouse has a lot of memories for us, both devastating and happy memories Blair but in order for us to have a fresh start we need to let go of the past." Chuck explained.

"I'm selling the hotel Blair and I will find a new hotel to buy. Every time I see this place, I feel guilty." Blair was about to retort but Chuck beat her to it. I know you forgave me for all the hurtful things that happened between us but I need to forgive myself as well and every time I see this place I feel that I can't. I need to do it for you and for myself." Chuck sighed.

Blair put her foot down, scooted near Chuck and motioned him to put his head on her lap.

She massaged her husband's head and replied, "I have no words to say about what you said love but always know that I believe in you. I will support you every step of the way, I love you and if you feel that it's the only way you can forgive yourself then I have no problem selling it."

"Besides, aren't you jealous of the memories of other girls here, Blair?" Chuck teased.

Blair scoffed, "really Bass, that's not nice!" She stopped massaging his head and attempted to stand and leave.

"Oh come on love, I'm just teasing you, you know I found you cute when your angry". Chuck smarmed. And you angry means mind blowing sex after, he continued to tease her.

Blair cursed under her breath and stood, "Yes I'm angry alright and you're not getting any today, scratch that today and the next day's Bass! Blair shouted. She was really pissed off.

She went to the room, slammed the door and locked it.

Chuck groaned, and cursed himself. Stupid! He went to knock on the door and called his wife. "Blair darling, please open the door. I'm so sorry, you're the only one I love you know that. The other girls you know are smokescreens you know that". Chuck pleaded.

Blair heard her husband on the other side of the door, and an evil plan came to mind. As punishment for her husband's faux pas, she will torture him until he feels sorry for teasing her about her jealousy about those girls. How dare he tease her about, that French peasant, that Raina and Jenny the troll? Although Jenny and Blair have ever since made up, topics like this are still sore spots between her and Bass. She forgave him for all of it just like Chuck forgave her for Louis and Dan but still they don't really want to relieve the unpleasant feelings they associate with these people.

And Blair Waldorf has been very good for several months; she will have her sweet revenge on her Basstard of a husband. An evil grin spread on Blair's face as she undressed to take a bath before going to bed. This will be one hell of a week for you Bass, she thought and an evil laugh emitted from her as she thought of ways on how to torture Chuck Bass.

TBC

We all know that Blair had issues with Eva, Raina and Jenny. Will they resolve their issues once and for all? We know that in order Chuck and Blair to have their Fresh Start they have to face all their ugly past. Let's see how Blair will punish Chuck and how Chuck will show Blair that he is sorry for making her angry. You know it wouldn't be Chuck and Blair if they are no games and schemes involved. Also reviews are very much appreciated; let me know what you think. Thanks for reading!