Chapter 10

Chapter 10

“Hmm… okay, so, Gossip Girl says that the source is ‘anonymous’. That means whoever must have sent her the picture probably didn’t want anyone to know who they were. There are some kids living in Brooklyn that go to Constance Billiard, right?”
Blair was sitting at Jenny’s computer in the Humphrey apartment, Jenny sitting beside her on the bed.
“Yeah, I mean, I’m not the only one. Some Brooklyn kids must know you,” Jenny said, trying to sound as casual as possible.
“Hmm,” Blair said, not taking her eyes off the computer screen. “This’ll be difficult. Jenny, I want you to sniff around and try and find out as much as you can. See if anyone nearby knows me, or anything about Gossip Girl and the picture. Call me when you get details. I believe in you, Jenny. I hope you won’t let me down.” Blair gave J one of her trademark smiles that said, You better follow my commands if you want to a be part of this world. Jenny smiled back, although she looked a little nervous.
“I won’t let you down,” she said. Blair’s cell phone started ringing at that moment.
“Hello? Oh, uh, hi. Now? Um, sure. I’ll be over there in a second.”
“Who was that?” Jenny asked as Blair stood up to leave.
“Oh, uh, Serena. I need to go meet up with her. Call me later.” Blair grabbed her purse and rushed out the door.
Jenny watched as Blair left, looking confused. “I thought Dan took Serena out of town today…” she said to herself, shaking her head in disbelief.

Spotted: B hurrying to the Palace Hotel, and said to be seeking a certain Chuck Bass. Are they really just planning the next hit party, or is there something deeper than what’s lying on the surface?

“I’m so glad you were able to come by,” Chuck said, quickly letting Blair into his room and taking her coat. “I really need to talk to you.”
“What is it this time, Chuck?” Blair sighed, flopping down on his bed. He went to sit beside her.
“It’s about Nate,” he said, his voice serious.
“What about Nate?” Blair said tiredly. “I told you, already, I’m over him.”
“Yeah, well, he’s not over you.” Blair looked at Chuck. “Well, at least, that’s what he told me. He wanted me to talk to you to try and find out as much as I could about ‘that guy’ you were seen kissing. He said after he saw the photo, he realized that he still loved you and couldn’t bear to see you with another guy. He might try and get you guys back together; I’m just warning you.”
Blair was silent. She didn’t know what to think of that. “Well, okay, thank you, Chuck... but what will you tell him?”
“I’m not sure… I think I’ll just say that you didn’t tell me anything and I tried as hard as I could. But I wonder who took that picture of us?”
Blair smiled her evil smile. “Don’t worry; I’m taking care of that. Let’s just say I’m getting… inside help.”
Chuck raised his eyebrows. “Alright. So what will you do about Nate?”
Blair sighed. “I’m not sure. He might not even come and talk to me. But if he does, I’ll be careful.” Chuck got up and kissed her forehead.
“Okay,” he said. “Just promise me you won’t fall madly in love with him again.”
Blair huffed, “Yeah, like that’s going to happen. Please, sometimes I think he’s sleazier than you.”
Chuck grunted and put a hand to his chest. “That hurts, B, even if it is sort of a compliment.” Blair grinned.
“Well, you’ve been surprisingly good lately. I haven’t seen you with a hotel maid or drunken freshman at your side in almost a week!” She dodged, laughing, as Chuck attempted to punch her arm.
“Hey, it’s not my fault I’m so damn irresistible.”
“Oh yes,” Blair said sarcastically. “It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that you take advantage of anyone high or wasted.”
“Hey,” Chuck countered, smiling, “I didn’t need you to be that drunk to sleep with me.” Blair huffed at him, and crossed her arms against her chest.
“Face it,” Chuck said huskily, leaning toward her, “You’re easy. We just never had a chance to see it because you’ve been with Nate all your life.”
Blair pushed him away, and got up to leave. “Yeah, whatever,” she called over her shoulder right before she slammed the hotel room door shut. Chuck smiled his little smug smile in the direction B had left for a while after she had gone. Of course, he thought to himself, every girl is easy when I’m pursuing them.