Chapter 25

Chapter 25

A Waldorf dinner party is never boring; Blair makes sure of that. She was seen sneaking upstairs to her room on many occasions, and so was Chuck Bass. Hmm. I wonder what they could be hiding… All I know is that it probably won’t please a certain Nate Archibald.
However, Blair wasn’t the only one spicing up the night. Little Jenny Humphrey, our favourite wannabe, was spotted chatting it up with hunky St. Jude’s sophomore, Oliver Jacobs. It’ll be interesting to see what happens with those two; we’re pretty sure he doesn’t know that Little J isn’t exactly a wealthy Upper East Sider. And considering that Oliver is one of the richest 15 year olds in Manhattan, Jenny won’t be that thrilled to tell him.
N was seen strolling the sidewalks with a mysterious girl. Some say she’s Lonely Boy’s little friend, Vanessa Abrams. But whoever it is, we’re sure Nate had a pretty good reason to ditch Blair’s party for her.
And SVDW? Well, she was pretty teared up after going out for some fresh air. Something about a forbidden love, we hear. We’re all waiting on the edge of our seats to see what happens next.

xoxo, GOSSIP GIRL

Nate sighed. He was in Chuck’s hotel room, lying on the couch, searching through the contacts list on his cell phone. He stared at Serena’s number.
It was noon, the day after Blair’s dinner party. Nate had spent a while talking to Vanessa about how they were going to go about splitting up D and S the previous night. All N had to do was go and tell Dan that Serena was in love with him, and provide some proof. Of course, the proof would be hard to get, considering that Serena probably didn’t ever want to see him again. But all Nate needed was one kiss, and a whole lot of Photoshop.
Finally, Nate dialled Serena’s number. She picked up on the second ring. “Hi, Serena, it’s Nate.” There was silence on the other end. Nate continued. “Um, look, I know you probably don’t want to see me right now, but I just think that we really need to talk.”
There was another pause before Serena finally replied. “What’s there to talk about?”
“Well, you know, just about us. I mean, if we can’t ever be together, we should at least try and be friends. I’d really like to stay friends, Serena.”
Serena sighed. “Fine. Meet me at the park by the hotel at four.”
She hung up.
Nate stared at his cell phone. Well, at least phase one was completed. But the next part would be much more difficult.

Do these diamonds match the embroidery on this blouse?
Blair was sitting at her vanity desk, trying to find accessories to go with the new outfit she had bought a few days ago. She was holding Chuck’s necklace up to her neck, comparing it with one of her favourite pearl chains. Laying the necklace back down beside the pearls, she sighed.
Blair’s bedroom door opened suddenly.
“Don’t you ever knock?” Blair said once she saw who it was.
“Knocking is so predictable.” Chuck smiled as he walked over to her. “Besides, the maid knew I came in. Isn’t that good enough?”
“Not really. What if I had been changing in here?” Blair put the necklaces away.
“All the better.” Chuck grinned devilishly. B rolled her eyes.
“So,” she asked, “on what special occasion have you arrived today?”
“No occasion,” Chuck said defensively. “Can’t a guy just come and visit the girl he’s having a secret affair with on any random morning?”
“First of all, no, and second of all, it’s not a secret affair. A lot of people know. And I don’t really care if a lot of people know, because eventually they’re gonna find out anyway. What I’m worried about is Nate.”
“You know, the longer we hide it from him, the more pissed off he’s gonna be when he finds out.”
Blair sighed. “I know. I just want him to like, die, or something, so we wouldn’t have to tell him.”
“That could be arranged…” Chuck said thoughtfully. Blair laughed a little.
“I’m sick of worrying about him, though. I’m sick of having to sneak around with you because of him. Sometimes, I just wanna kiss you in front of him so it’s over with, and then just tell him all about it.”
“But you know he’ll blame me. And I know the guy’s kind of, well, I won’t say sleazy because that would be hypocritical, so, messed up, but that doesn’t mean I want to end our friendship. I mean, I’m like the only friend he has.”
Blair laughed. “Yeah, he’d be a real loser without you.”
“Everyone in this city would be.” He smiled at Blair. “But I agree, I’m really tired of him, too. And talking about him. So let’s do something else.”
Blair raised her eyebrows at him. “Oh, and what do you have in mind, Bass?”
Chuck grinned at her. “I think you very well know what I have in mind,” he said as he scooped her up in his arms and tossed her onto the bed. Laughing, Blair got a hold of his tie and pulled him down on top of her.
And we all know what happens next.