Chapter 19 -Part 2

Chapter 19
Part 2
“I’ve missed your smile,” Nate said happily as he gazed at Blair. They were still waltzing across the floor, oblivious to the rest of the world.
Blair giggled and kissed his cheek. Oh, how she too had missed this. Just her and Nate. Before Serena; before Chuck. Before anything had happened to jeopardize their love.
Slowly, the couple made their way over to some tables on the edge of the ballroom. Laughing, they sat down.
“This is perfect,” Blair said as she leaned across the table to kiss Nate. He leaned, too, and their lips met halfway to each other. When they parted, Blair smiled. It was too good to be true.

“Go ask her to dance!” Serena was pushing Chuck over to Blair and Nate’s table. “How are you even going to be her friend if you never talk to her?”
With one final push from Serena, Chuck stumbled over to their table. “Um,” he said nervously, glancing at Blair. “May I have this dance?” He held out his hand. Giving him a little smile, Blair accepted.
Swiftly, they moved across the floor. Chuck’s eyes never left Blair. She stared back, studying his content face.
“Tonight is so perfect, isn’t it?” Blair said finally, glancing wistfully back at Nate. He waved.
“Uh, I guess so.” Chuck looked over at Nate. He seemed happy.
“You’re enjoying yourself, aren’t you?” Blair looked back up at him.
“Sure.”
Blair shifted nervously. Chuck wasn’t acting like himself. They danced silently for the rest of the song, and when it ended, Blair went back to Nate and Chuck dashed back to the bar. He ordered another drink and thought miserably of Blair and Nate at the other side of the ballroom, being with each other. This definitely wasn’t Chuck’s perfect night.
Suddenly, Jenny was at his side. She sat down and ordered a virgin cocktail. “Shouldn’t you be off looking for the drunkest and easiest girl here?” she said, sipping her drink.
“They don’t get drunk enough to be easy until later,” Chuck said, swishing his glass around on the counter.
“Then… shouldn’t you be off with Blair?”
Chuck looked up at her in surprise. He glared at her. “She’s with Nate,” he said coldly, swallowing more whisky.
“Chuck… are you and Blair… I mean, did you…”
“No and no. Nothing happened. You may not know me very well, but I’m not as bad as you think.”
“Well, from what I know so far, you aren’t exactly a saint.”
“Humph, yeah, well, nobody is.” Chuck looked over at Blair. She was laughing while Nate was smiling.
Jenny followed his gaze. “Why don’t you try and win her back?”
“What are you talking about? I never had her to begin with! And why does everyone want me to be with Blair so badly? She’s with Nate. And she always will be.” Chuck got up from the bar stool and left. Jenny watched as he made his way across the floor, dodging dancing couples.
(The night went on in a similar way: B and N being the perfect couple, C staring on jealously, S longing for D to show up, and J trying to find a way back into Blair’s heart. Until…)