Chapter 17 -Part 1

Chapter 17
Part 1

Serena frowned as she closed her phone. She had just called Dan for the fifth time after she left Blair’s, and he hadn’t picked up once. She was just arriving at his loft.
Knocking on the door, Serena entered the apartment. She saw Jenny in the living room with a laptop.
J looked up from her computer. “Hey, Serena. What’s up?”
“Hi, Jenny,” Serena said, walking over to her. “Have you seen Dan?”
“Hmm, yeah, he left like an hour ago. He said it was important. He didn’t say where he was going.”
“Um, okay. Thanks.”
Serena said goodbye to Jenny and left. As she was walking down the Brooklyn street, getting her phone out to make one last call to Dan, she felt it buzzing. Sliding open her LG Chocolate, she saw it was a text from Gossip Girl.
Clicking the text open, she looked at the message. There were four pictures of Dan and Vanessa walking outside, holding hands and laughing. The last picture was of Dan kissing Vanessa’s cheek. She was smiling at him.
At the bottom of the text message, she saw a note:

Better watch out, S. D and V look a little cosier than just friends. –GG

Feeling tears slide down her cheek, Serena closed the phone and shoved it in her coat pocket. She continued quickly down the street, wiping at her eyes every few seconds.

Chuck stepped into the Manhattan floral shop. Picking up a nice, curved vase, he carried it to the counter. “Your finest hydrangeas, please,” he said, taking out his wallet .

Blair and Nate were upstairs in Blair’s room, making out on her bed. Nate began to unbutton B’s shirt, when she pulled away from him and looked into his crystal clear blue eyes. Nate stopped.
“What’s wrong?” N looked confused as Blair lay on top of him, studying his face.
“Nothing. I just…” Blair stopped. She thought about Chuck. She shook her head. Why am I thinking about him when I’m with Nate? Nate is obviously The One. Chuck was a one-time thing. I don’t have feelings for Chuck.
She smiled at Nate. “I was just thinking about how much I’ve missed you.” She leaned back into him and they started kissing again. Nate’s hands slid around her waist and went slowly down her hips. He tugged at the short skirt of her school uniform.
Suddenly, they could hear the maid at the door. “Blair, you have a gift downstairs.”
Blair stopped kissing Nate and got up from the bed. For some reason, she was kind of feeling relieved. It felt weird when she was with Nate. Probably just because we’ve just gotten back together, Blair told herself. That’s got to be it.
“Come on,” Blair said cheerfully, pulling Nate from the bed. “Let’s see what it is.”
Blair descended the stairs, leading Nate by the hand. When she got to the bottom of the staircase, she raised her hand to her mouth.
At the entrance to the penthouse, sitting on the floor, was a beautiful bouquet of flowers. But they weren’t just any flowers.
Blair hurried over and picked up the vase. She examined the bouquet, and then ran back to Nate, careful not to drop the flowers. She set them down on the marble staircase, and smiled at Nate.
“Nate, did you get me these flowers?”
“Well, actually, I—” Blair ran into his arms before he could finish. B hugged him, and although a little confused, Nate hugged back.
“Awe! How did you know hydrangeas were my favourite? That’s so sweet of you! They’re beautiful!” Blair kissed him. Nate decided it was best not to argue.
“I just, I guess I had a feeling,” Nate replied, smiling.
“Well, that’s so considerate.” Blair gave Nate a passionate kiss. “But I have to go. Lots of things to do, you know? Gotta get ready for the Vintage Ball.”
Nate grinned. “Are you planning on taking me?”
Blair smiled back and kissed his cheek. “Of course! Who else would I take?”
B gave her boyfriend one last kiss before rushing out of the penthouse. But as she arrived outside, her thoughts strayed from Nate. Without meaning to, Blair thought of who else she could take to the Vintage Ball. And she couldn’t stop thinking about that person until she arrived at his very hotel.