Chapter 17 -Part 2

Chapter 17
Part 2

Blair knocked gently on the door. She entered the suite.
“Chuck?” she said, peering into the room. Chuck was sitting on the couch, watching TV. When he saw her, he reached for the remote and turned it off.
Blair walked over to him. He looked down at the floor. “You haven’t been out much lately, have you?” Blair asked, smiling slightly. Chuck didn’t say anything.
Blair breathed deeply and sat down next to him. “Chuck, can we talk?”
After a pause, Chuck finally raised his head and looked at Blair. His face was blank. “Did you get the flowers?” he asked.
Blair smiled and gazed off into the distance for a moment. She looked at Chuck, still smiling. “Nate told you about them, didn’t he. Wasn’t that so sweet of him? He’s so good to me.”
Chuck stared at her, confused. “Nate… Nate told you he got them for you?”
“Well, yeah! And Chuck, I’m so happy that you can accept me and Nate being a couple again. I know it must be hard for you, but obviously you’re over it because Nate didn’t even know I liked hydrangeas! You must have told him!”
Chuck stared at her, still confused. Suddenly, he realized what was going on. He smiled weakly.
“Uh, yeah,” he said quietly. Blair grinned and gave him a hug.
“That was sweet of you, Chuck. Helping Nate to redeem himself to me. You’re such a good friend.” She kissed his cheek.
“So we’re cool? You’re okay with everything? And we can still be friends?” Blair smiled hopefully. Chuck looked into her eyes. They were beautiful and sparkling with joy.
“Of course,” Chuck said finally, giving her a little smile.
“And, really, Chuck,” Blair said, taking his hand and playing with his fingers, “I’m sorry if I hurt you earlier.”
“Blair, it’s okay. Besides, I was just shocked you would break a promise. I don’t really care if you’re with Nate or not.”
“Good. Because I didn’t want him to get in the way of our friendship.” Blair got up to leave. “I’ll see you later.”
“Bye, Blair.”
B smiled at him and went out the door. Chuck leaned back on the couch and sighed. When was it ever going to end?