Temptation of the Best Kind- Chapter Ten
A/N: If Ты are a Nate fan, I would warn Ты not to read this.
The crack of a fist hitting someone’s flesh reverberated through the school hallways. The two men that used to be best Друзья stared at each other, and shakily Nate brought a hand up to his aching jaw. Chuck forced himself to calm down and looked at his bloody knuckles. He had really дана Nathaniel a good быстрый, стремительный, свифт перфоратор, удар, пунш in the face. Nate continued to look dazed, but Chuck wished that he could перфоратор, удар, пунш him again. Hitting Nate once was never going to be enough after all of the pain and heartbreak that he had caused them for the past couple of months.
His cheek started to swell and while still gripping it, he lashed out at Chuck. “What the fuck is your problem? First Ты feed me some piece of shit story about how Ты took Blair’s virginity and then Ты fucking hit me?” He couldn’t quite grasp the concept of what the hell was wrong with Chuck. He wasn’t a violent person, well not enough to hit someone at least. As he continued to look in his face, Nate started to get a little nervous. He looked like he was still ready to kill him, but he didn’t understand why.
“Let’s take this outside.” Chuck growled. The last thing he needed was to get suspended because of Nate. It would be much better if they had this conversation where no one could overhear them. When Nate didn’t walk towards the doors in a timely matter that suited him, he grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and basically threw him out the front door to the school.
As soon as the doors closed behind him, he threw Nate on the pavement. He looked around to make sure that no one was around, and when he was sure, he turned back to Nate. He made a face of disgust and spat at him, “I wasn’t lying when I сказал(-а) that I took Blair’s virginity. It’s the truth and it happened months ago. We’ve been hiding it from Ты ever since, and while I know that was wrong what you’ve done is horrendous. You’ve kept me from the woman that I love.”
“Why the hell do Ты keep saying this? Ты can’t be really serious about this.”
He chuckled at Nate’s cluelessness. If there was one thing that Ты could count on Nate Archibald for, it was him being one clueless son of a bitch. His mind didn’t seem to absorb things like a normal person did.
He bent his head down until his face was a breath away from his former best friend. “For the last time,” he started maliciously. “It is the fucking truth. And I will never apologize for that. It was probably one of the single greatest nights of my life even though I couldn’t admit it at the time.”
Nate’s face changed in a heartbeat. A ferocious growl issued from his throat and he seemed to finally understand what he was saying. “You fucked my girlfriend?”
“Yes.” Chuck hissed.
“When?”
“It started that one night at Victrola and I resisted her for a long time after that, but then again recently we slept together.”
Nate struggled to get off the ground and pushed with all his might against Chuck’s chest until he stumbled back a few steps. “You bastard! You’re my best friend and I trusted you, and Ты go behind my back and fuck my girlfriend. How could Ты do that to me?”
“Don’t act like Ты have ever дана a shit about Blair because I know that Ты haven’t. And don’t act so innocent, Ты did almost the exactly the same thing. Does screwing Serena ring a bell?”
“That was different.” Nate began, but was interrupted almost immediately.
“How was that different? Ты had a girlfriend and decided that she wasn’t good enough, and Ты choose to have sex with Serena even though Ты knew that it would devastate Blair.”
Chuck walked back slowly to Nate, like a predator would.
Before he got to him though, Nate went around him. “I can’t believe any of this shit. Blair was pure and Ты ruined her!
Chuck cornered him against the Стена and shoved him until Nate let out a gasp of pain. “When Ты say something like that it just proves my point. The only reason Ты wanted her in the first place was because she was innocent and she could play the part of your girlfriend well, but Ты didn’t want that for yourself. It was all for show. Ты wanted to screw around on her instead and act like it didn’t matter because to Ты it doesn’t. Ты only care about yourself and fuck anyone who gets in your way.”
Nate poked a finger into Chuck’s chest, but quickly removed it when he saw the furious glare on his face. “Don’t act like Ты give a shit about Blair either. It was all just a game to Ты too. Your game is to see how many woman Ты can get to sleep with and Ты just had to mess around with her. But I know Ты Chuck, and I know that all you’re interested in is sex with her. You’ve never cared for another human being in your life and don’t tell me that you’re going to start now. Because I will never fucking believe that.”
His anger evaporated as he thought about Blair. “This isn’t a game, Nathaniel. After I slept with her the first time I felt guilty for weeks and I did everything I could to stay away from her. I slept with other women, drank like crazy, did anything to take my mind off her, but nothing worked. And it didn’t help that she was determined to get me back in her bed, and finally I couldn’t resist her anymore. I didn’t want too, and I’m not going to now either. I Любовь Blair.”
“What?” Nate asked on a spurt of laughter. “You Любовь her?”
Some of the anger started to come back as he saw that Nate was laughing at what he assumed was all a joke. “I don’t know what the fuck you’re laughing at because it isn’t a joke at all. I do Любовь her. She understands me and accepts me for who I am. And I truly believe that I am the only person who has ever got her.”
Nate made a face of surprise. “You really Любовь her?” Chuck nodded. “What do Ты mean you’re the only one that gets Blair? She is who she is.”
“No.” Chuck growled at once. He moved away from Nate, he couldn’t stand to stare at his pathetic face any longer. “This is why Ты were never good for Blair. Ты don’t understand who she is. Ты just don’t get that she doesn’t just want to be known for being a rich Upper East Sidder. She’s adventurous, fun, and she always wants to try something new. And I know all of this not because she’s told me, but because I’ve seen it with my own eyes. I get who she is. And Ты just never did.”
“That doesn’t change anything Chuck. You’ve betrayed me in the worst way and I’m never going to forgive Ты for that.”
“Forgive me? I know what Ты did to Blair and it’s going to be me who never forgives you, Nathaniel. Blair and I could have been together a long time ago, but Ты fucked us over with your whole blackmailing scheme. I was really hurt when Blair took Ты back, and I didn’t know why she did it. But finally Serena came to me yesterday and told me the truth. I know how Ты told Blair that Ты would ruin me if she didn’t stay with Ты until the end of senior year. Blair did all that to protect me and we’ve wasted so much time because of all this shit you’ve put me though.”
“I had no idea that Ты were in Любовь with her.” A look of shame crossed his face, but only to be replaced by anger. “How could Ты have sex with her when Ты knew that she was my girlfriend?”
“Like I keep telling Ты I felt so guilty about that for a really long time. Blair was upset because she knew that she didn’t want to pretend to be something she wasn’t, and it just happened. It’s not like we planned it или anything because I would never do that to someone that I would consider a friend. Friend’s girlfriends are always off limits to me. That is the one rule that I have always had. But Ты can’t blame us for any of this. Ты didn’t want her and Ты never did. So what does it even matter?”
“I’m sorry,” Nate mumbled in apology. “I have every right to be pissed off at Ты though, Chuck. Ты can’t tell me that. I know that blackmailing Blair was wrong, but it was all I could think to do at the time. She has been a total сука to me lately, and I think Ты probably know that better than anyone. Still it is a pretty hard pill to глотать, ласточка when Ты find out that your best friend has been screwing your girlfriend whether Ты wanted her или not.”
Chuck turned his angry eyes back on Nate. “I will concede that of course it’s hard to take on some level. But I will never forgive Ты for what Ты did, Nathaniel. Ты knew that Blair didn’t want you, but Ты everything in your power to make her miserable. She’s hasn’t been happy in months and all because of you.”
He continued to stare at anything, but Chuck’s face. He couldn’t stand to see the anger, the hate, and the resentment there. He finally lifted his eyes back to his though. “When Ты knew that Ты were in Любовь with her why didn’t Ты just come to me, and tell me the truth?
He looked at Nate with something keen to hate. “If I had told Ты that, what would Ты have done to me? If Ты blackmailed Blair for something as simple as her not wanting Ты anymore, then I knew that Ты would never let me be happy with her. Ты are too selfish for that. The only thing that matters to Ты is Nathaniel Archibald and fuck everything else.”
“You’re with her now though. Isn’t that enough?”
He nodded angrily. “Yes, it’s enough for now.”
“Don’t let this effect our friendship, Chuck. We’ve been Друзья for too long to let some girl get in the way of all that.”
He moved back to the door. “You just never get it, Nate. I would much rather be with Blair any день of the week than be Друзья with you. Actually, I’m pretty sure that our friendship is pretty much over. I don’t want anything to do with Ты after everything that has happened.”
“Wait,” Nate hollered as he went to stop Chuck from going inside. “Don’t let this destroy our friendship. You’ll be sorry if Ты do.”
“No, Nate. You’re on your own now. Everybody calls me a fuck-up, but Ты have fucked up things worse than anybody else I have ever seen.”
He opened the glass door to the school and slammed it in Nate’s face. He was gone; Nate had Остаться в живых the only person that he had ever truly cared about. All because of Blair Waldorf.
XOXO
Blair was waiting for him where she сказал(-а) she would be. He met her at her locker. “Did everything go alright?” She asked immediately.
She looked so damn cute to him that he couldn’t resist her. The prim and proper Blair Waldorf was gone, and it had been replaced with the sexy siren that he knew had always been simmering underneath the surface. She had those cute little glasses that he loved on вверх of her head and many Книги in her hand. He hauled her to him and gave her what he felt was an earth shattering kiss
The Книги that she had been holding lay forgotten on the floor, as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Under Chuck’s careful persuasion, her mouth opened to him and he slipped his tongue inside. A groan immediately bubbled out of her throat. And she licked every crevice in his mouth, only anxious to deepen the kiss.
She finally pulled back when she felt it getting out of hand. She lightly placed a Kiss on вверх of his lips. A reflection drew her attention to something over his shoulder and she saw Nate staring at them speechlessly. Blair began to feel uncomfortable when she saw that he had no intention to stop staring at her.
She saw the recognition dawn on Nate’s face and she figured that he finally realized that they were indeed a couple. Nate was sometimes so naive that it was ridiculous. He continued to stare at them, and Blair finally noticed the bruise that was creeping up on his face. That made her grimace.
Nate finally lifted his eyes directly to hers and mumbled, “I’m sorry.”
Blair сказал(-а) nothing back to him, and after another moment he left. She would never be able to forgive him for what he had done and there was no reason to even to attempt to talk to him. It was basically pointless. She watched for a moment as Nate disappeared down a hallway, and found that same anger creeping up that always did when she thought about all of the shit that he had put her through and with no reason at all.
Chuck stroked the back of her neck with calm, and soothing gestures. She looked up at him. “What the hell happened between Ты two? Did Ты get into a fight?”
Blair’s tone was full of concern for him and he smiled lightly at that. “You could say that. I punched him, but he’s actually lucky that’s all that I did to him. I’ve never been so angry in my life and he deserves to pay for all that he’s done to us,” he continued stroking her neck and placed his other hand on her back.
She placed a hand over his. “I never wanted it to get physical between the two of you.”
“Don’t worry about it, Blair.”
“Do Ты think that we’ll ever be able to forgive him, Chuck?”
He thought about her Вопрос and answered as honestly as he could. “I really don’t know. I’m not at the point right now, and maybe I will never be. And if that is the case, it’s okay. I’m tired of talking about Nathaniel though, aren’t you?”
A slight chuckle reverberated out of her mouth. “Yeah, I really am.”
“So am I,” his mouth lowered to hers and he brushed his lips across lightly against her mouth. “Forget about Nate. Let’s talk about us. It’s about time we did.”
They smiled at each other. And he realized that it was the first time that he had felt happy, truly happy, since the night that he had first made Любовь to Blair. He wasn’t going to let anything else come between them, he would make sure of that.
XOXO
Six months later
Things had gone back to normal as much as possible. Even all these months later, he still felt a crash of anger as he thought back to what his best friend had done to him. He had gotten closer with Serena as a result of all this. If it hadn’t been for her, he still probably wouldn’t have known the whole story about Nate blackmailing Blair. He could never thank Serena enough for all of that.
The first few months he found that he couldn’t even look Nate in the face, it was just too painful to see how greedy and selfish is friend had become and how nothing mattered to him other than himself. In the last two weeks, he had begun mildly speaking to Nate again. He didn’t think that he would ever be able to forgive him entirely and of course their friendship wasn’t the same, but it was a start, and that was all he could ask for.
“What do Ты want to do?”
Blair’s Вопрос cut through to his thoughts and he grinned that devilish and evil smile that he was famous for. “You know what I want.”
She rewarded him with a smile of her own. “Again? Didn’t we just do that for the last few hours?”
“I can never get enough of you, Waldorf.”
She laughed. “The same goes for me, Bass.”
He turned serious for a moment. “So did Ты have plans for us today?”
“No, not really. I’ve been thinking about something for a while and I kind of wanted to run it by Ты to see what Ты think of the idea.”
He watched as the wind whipped around her hair and he fisted a hand in it and touched the silky strands. “Sure.”
“The past год has been horrible in so many ways, but then the last six months have been amazing. But I have to admit that I’m a little sick of New York and I think we might need a vacation. What do Ты think of that?”
He nodded. “I couldn’t agree more. We do need to take a vacation and just get away from everything for a while, and be by ourselves.”
Blair smiled at that thought.
He removed his hand from her hair and dropped a quick Kiss on her lips. He grabbed her hand and intertwined her fingers with his as they continued to walk down the street. Chuck бас, бас-гитара holding hands and Поцелуи his girlfriend in public. Who would have ever thought that? It secretly made him grin. These sorts of things would have made him grimace a год ago, but it had to admit that Blair had changed him in so many ways, just like he had changed her.
All his life he had never felt truly happy, but now with her he did. He had always felt like he was a major disappointment, but Blair always managed to make him feel differently. And that was the reason that he hadn’t felt the loss of his best friend so much. He had depended on Nate for so many years, and he thought that he would be devastated if he ever had to go without his friendship. But if the last few months had taught him anything, it was one thing. Blair Waldorf was the most important thing in his life, not Nate Archibald. She was the thing that he looked вперед to most in the день and he knew that would continue for each день thereafter.
Finished.
A/N: Thoughts on the final chapter? And I would like to say a heartfelt thanks to a lot of Друзья who have shown me support over the last few days and week. It means everything. I also must thank three people who have dedicated chapters to me this week. So thank Ты Bianca, Lily, and Alicia. You’re amazing.
A/N: If Ты are a Nate fan, I would warn Ты not to read this.
The crack of a fist hitting someone’s flesh reverberated through the school hallways. The two men that used to be best Друзья stared at each other, and shakily Nate brought a hand up to his aching jaw. Chuck forced himself to calm down and looked at his bloody knuckles. He had really дана Nathaniel a good быстрый, стремительный, свифт перфоратор, удар, пунш in the face. Nate continued to look dazed, but Chuck wished that he could перфоратор, удар, пунш him again. Hitting Nate once was never going to be enough after all of the pain and heartbreak that he had caused them for the past couple of months.
His cheek started to swell and while still gripping it, he lashed out at Chuck. “What the fuck is your problem? First Ты feed me some piece of shit story about how Ты took Blair’s virginity and then Ты fucking hit me?” He couldn’t quite grasp the concept of what the hell was wrong with Chuck. He wasn’t a violent person, well not enough to hit someone at least. As he continued to look in his face, Nate started to get a little nervous. He looked like he was still ready to kill him, but he didn’t understand why.
“Let’s take this outside.” Chuck growled. The last thing he needed was to get suspended because of Nate. It would be much better if they had this conversation where no one could overhear them. When Nate didn’t walk towards the doors in a timely matter that suited him, he grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and basically threw him out the front door to the school.
As soon as the doors closed behind him, he threw Nate on the pavement. He looked around to make sure that no one was around, and when he was sure, he turned back to Nate. He made a face of disgust and spat at him, “I wasn’t lying when I сказал(-а) that I took Blair’s virginity. It’s the truth and it happened months ago. We’ve been hiding it from Ты ever since, and while I know that was wrong what you’ve done is horrendous. You’ve kept me from the woman that I love.”
“Why the hell do Ты keep saying this? Ты can’t be really serious about this.”
He chuckled at Nate’s cluelessness. If there was one thing that Ты could count on Nate Archibald for, it was him being one clueless son of a bitch. His mind didn’t seem to absorb things like a normal person did.
He bent his head down until his face was a breath away from his former best friend. “For the last time,” he started maliciously. “It is the fucking truth. And I will never apologize for that. It was probably one of the single greatest nights of my life even though I couldn’t admit it at the time.”
Nate’s face changed in a heartbeat. A ferocious growl issued from his throat and he seemed to finally understand what he was saying. “You fucked my girlfriend?”
“Yes.” Chuck hissed.
“When?”
“It started that one night at Victrola and I resisted her for a long time after that, but then again recently we slept together.”
Nate struggled to get off the ground and pushed with all his might against Chuck’s chest until he stumbled back a few steps. “You bastard! You’re my best friend and I trusted you, and Ты go behind my back and fuck my girlfriend. How could Ты do that to me?”
“Don’t act like Ты have ever дана a shit about Blair because I know that Ты haven’t. And don’t act so innocent, Ты did almost the exactly the same thing. Does screwing Serena ring a bell?”
“That was different.” Nate began, but was interrupted almost immediately.
“How was that different? Ты had a girlfriend and decided that she wasn’t good enough, and Ты choose to have sex with Serena even though Ты knew that it would devastate Blair.”
Chuck walked back slowly to Nate, like a predator would.
Before he got to him though, Nate went around him. “I can’t believe any of this shit. Blair was pure and Ты ruined her!
Chuck cornered him against the Стена and shoved him until Nate let out a gasp of pain. “When Ты say something like that it just proves my point. The only reason Ты wanted her in the first place was because she was innocent and she could play the part of your girlfriend well, but Ты didn’t want that for yourself. It was all for show. Ты wanted to screw around on her instead and act like it didn’t matter because to Ты it doesn’t. Ты only care about yourself and fuck anyone who gets in your way.”
Nate poked a finger into Chuck’s chest, but quickly removed it when he saw the furious glare on his face. “Don’t act like Ты give a shit about Blair either. It was all just a game to Ты too. Your game is to see how many woman Ты can get to sleep with and Ты just had to mess around with her. But I know Ты Chuck, and I know that all you’re interested in is sex with her. You’ve never cared for another human being in your life and don’t tell me that you’re going to start now. Because I will never fucking believe that.”
His anger evaporated as he thought about Blair. “This isn’t a game, Nathaniel. After I slept with her the first time I felt guilty for weeks and I did everything I could to stay away from her. I slept with other women, drank like crazy, did anything to take my mind off her, but nothing worked. And it didn’t help that she was determined to get me back in her bed, and finally I couldn’t resist her anymore. I didn’t want too, and I’m not going to now either. I Любовь Blair.”
“What?” Nate asked on a spurt of laughter. “You Любовь her?”
Some of the anger started to come back as he saw that Nate was laughing at what he assumed was all a joke. “I don’t know what the fuck you’re laughing at because it isn’t a joke at all. I do Любовь her. She understands me and accepts me for who I am. And I truly believe that I am the only person who has ever got her.”
Nate made a face of surprise. “You really Любовь her?” Chuck nodded. “What do Ты mean you’re the only one that gets Blair? She is who she is.”
“No.” Chuck growled at once. He moved away from Nate, he couldn’t stand to stare at his pathetic face any longer. “This is why Ты were never good for Blair. Ты don’t understand who she is. Ты just don’t get that she doesn’t just want to be known for being a rich Upper East Sidder. She’s adventurous, fun, and she always wants to try something new. And I know all of this not because she’s told me, but because I’ve seen it with my own eyes. I get who she is. And Ты just never did.”
“That doesn’t change anything Chuck. You’ve betrayed me in the worst way and I’m never going to forgive Ты for that.”
“Forgive me? I know what Ты did to Blair and it’s going to be me who never forgives you, Nathaniel. Blair and I could have been together a long time ago, but Ты fucked us over with your whole blackmailing scheme. I was really hurt when Blair took Ты back, and I didn’t know why she did it. But finally Serena came to me yesterday and told me the truth. I know how Ты told Blair that Ты would ruin me if she didn’t stay with Ты until the end of senior year. Blair did all that to protect me and we’ve wasted so much time because of all this shit you’ve put me though.”
“I had no idea that Ты were in Любовь with her.” A look of shame crossed his face, but only to be replaced by anger. “How could Ты have sex with her when Ты knew that she was my girlfriend?”
“Like I keep telling Ты I felt so guilty about that for a really long time. Blair was upset because she knew that she didn’t want to pretend to be something she wasn’t, and it just happened. It’s not like we planned it или anything because I would never do that to someone that I would consider a friend. Friend’s girlfriends are always off limits to me. That is the one rule that I have always had. But Ты can’t blame us for any of this. Ты didn’t want her and Ты never did. So what does it even matter?”
“I’m sorry,” Nate mumbled in apology. “I have every right to be pissed off at Ты though, Chuck. Ты can’t tell me that. I know that blackmailing Blair was wrong, but it was all I could think to do at the time. She has been a total сука to me lately, and I think Ты probably know that better than anyone. Still it is a pretty hard pill to глотать, ласточка when Ты find out that your best friend has been screwing your girlfriend whether Ты wanted her или not.”
Chuck turned his angry eyes back on Nate. “I will concede that of course it’s hard to take on some level. But I will never forgive Ты for what Ты did, Nathaniel. Ты knew that Blair didn’t want you, but Ты everything in your power to make her miserable. She’s hasn’t been happy in months and all because of you.”
He continued to stare at anything, but Chuck’s face. He couldn’t stand to see the anger, the hate, and the resentment there. He finally lifted his eyes back to his though. “When Ты knew that Ты were in Любовь with her why didn’t Ты just come to me, and tell me the truth?
He looked at Nate with something keen to hate. “If I had told Ты that, what would Ты have done to me? If Ты blackmailed Blair for something as simple as her not wanting Ты anymore, then I knew that Ты would never let me be happy with her. Ты are too selfish for that. The only thing that matters to Ты is Nathaniel Archibald and fuck everything else.”
“You’re with her now though. Isn’t that enough?”
He nodded angrily. “Yes, it’s enough for now.”
“Don’t let this effect our friendship, Chuck. We’ve been Друзья for too long to let some girl get in the way of all that.”
He moved back to the door. “You just never get it, Nate. I would much rather be with Blair any день of the week than be Друзья with you. Actually, I’m pretty sure that our friendship is pretty much over. I don’t want anything to do with Ты after everything that has happened.”
“Wait,” Nate hollered as he went to stop Chuck from going inside. “Don’t let this destroy our friendship. You’ll be sorry if Ты do.”
“No, Nate. You’re on your own now. Everybody calls me a fuck-up, but Ты have fucked up things worse than anybody else I have ever seen.”
He opened the glass door to the school and slammed it in Nate’s face. He was gone; Nate had Остаться в живых the only person that he had ever truly cared about. All because of Blair Waldorf.
XOXO
Blair was waiting for him where she сказал(-а) she would be. He met her at her locker. “Did everything go alright?” She asked immediately.
She looked so damn cute to him that he couldn’t resist her. The prim and proper Blair Waldorf was gone, and it had been replaced with the sexy siren that he knew had always been simmering underneath the surface. She had those cute little glasses that he loved on вверх of her head and many Книги in her hand. He hauled her to him and gave her what he felt was an earth shattering kiss
The Книги that she had been holding lay forgotten on the floor, as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Under Chuck’s careful persuasion, her mouth opened to him and he slipped his tongue inside. A groan immediately bubbled out of her throat. And she licked every crevice in his mouth, only anxious to deepen the kiss.
She finally pulled back when she felt it getting out of hand. She lightly placed a Kiss on вверх of his lips. A reflection drew her attention to something over his shoulder and she saw Nate staring at them speechlessly. Blair began to feel uncomfortable when she saw that he had no intention to stop staring at her.
She saw the recognition dawn on Nate’s face and she figured that he finally realized that they were indeed a couple. Nate was sometimes so naive that it was ridiculous. He continued to stare at them, and Blair finally noticed the bruise that was creeping up on his face. That made her grimace.
Nate finally lifted his eyes directly to hers and mumbled, “I’m sorry.”
Blair сказал(-а) nothing back to him, and after another moment he left. She would never be able to forgive him for what he had done and there was no reason to even to attempt to talk to him. It was basically pointless. She watched for a moment as Nate disappeared down a hallway, and found that same anger creeping up that always did when she thought about all of the shit that he had put her through and with no reason at all.
Chuck stroked the back of her neck with calm, and soothing gestures. She looked up at him. “What the hell happened between Ты two? Did Ты get into a fight?”
Blair’s tone was full of concern for him and he smiled lightly at that. “You could say that. I punched him, but he’s actually lucky that’s all that I did to him. I’ve never been so angry in my life and he deserves to pay for all that he’s done to us,” he continued stroking her neck and placed his other hand on her back.
She placed a hand over his. “I never wanted it to get physical between the two of you.”
“Don’t worry about it, Blair.”
“Do Ты think that we’ll ever be able to forgive him, Chuck?”
He thought about her Вопрос and answered as honestly as he could. “I really don’t know. I’m not at the point right now, and maybe I will never be. And if that is the case, it’s okay. I’m tired of talking about Nathaniel though, aren’t you?”
A slight chuckle reverberated out of her mouth. “Yeah, I really am.”
“So am I,” his mouth lowered to hers and he brushed his lips across lightly against her mouth. “Forget about Nate. Let’s talk about us. It’s about time we did.”
They smiled at each other. And he realized that it was the first time that he had felt happy, truly happy, since the night that he had first made Любовь to Blair. He wasn’t going to let anything else come between them, he would make sure of that.
XOXO
Six months later
Things had gone back to normal as much as possible. Even all these months later, he still felt a crash of anger as he thought back to what his best friend had done to him. He had gotten closer with Serena as a result of all this. If it hadn’t been for her, he still probably wouldn’t have known the whole story about Nate blackmailing Blair. He could never thank Serena enough for all of that.
The first few months he found that he couldn’t even look Nate in the face, it was just too painful to see how greedy and selfish is friend had become and how nothing mattered to him other than himself. In the last two weeks, he had begun mildly speaking to Nate again. He didn’t think that he would ever be able to forgive him entirely and of course their friendship wasn’t the same, but it was a start, and that was all he could ask for.
“What do Ты want to do?”
Blair’s Вопрос cut through to his thoughts and he grinned that devilish and evil smile that he was famous for. “You know what I want.”
She rewarded him with a smile of her own. “Again? Didn’t we just do that for the last few hours?”
“I can never get enough of you, Waldorf.”
She laughed. “The same goes for me, Bass.”
He turned serious for a moment. “So did Ты have plans for us today?”
“No, not really. I’ve been thinking about something for a while and I kind of wanted to run it by Ты to see what Ты think of the idea.”
He watched as the wind whipped around her hair and he fisted a hand in it and touched the silky strands. “Sure.”
“The past год has been horrible in so many ways, but then the last six months have been amazing. But I have to admit that I’m a little sick of New York and I think we might need a vacation. What do Ты think of that?”
He nodded. “I couldn’t agree more. We do need to take a vacation and just get away from everything for a while, and be by ourselves.”
Blair smiled at that thought.
He removed his hand from her hair and dropped a quick Kiss on her lips. He grabbed her hand and intertwined her fingers with his as they continued to walk down the street. Chuck бас, бас-гитара holding hands and Поцелуи his girlfriend in public. Who would have ever thought that? It secretly made him grin. These sorts of things would have made him grimace a год ago, but it had to admit that Blair had changed him in so many ways, just like he had changed her.
All his life he had never felt truly happy, but now with her he did. He had always felt like he was a major disappointment, but Blair always managed to make him feel differently. And that was the reason that he hadn’t felt the loss of his best friend so much. He had depended on Nate for so many years, and he thought that he would be devastated if he ever had to go without his friendship. But if the last few months had taught him anything, it was one thing. Blair Waldorf was the most important thing in his life, not Nate Archibald. She was the thing that he looked вперед to most in the день and he knew that would continue for each день thereafter.
Finished.
A/N: Thoughts on the final chapter? And I would like to say a heartfelt thanks to a lot of Друзья who have shown me support over the last few days and week. It means everything. I also must thank three people who have dedicated chapters to me this week. So thank Ты Bianca, Lily, and Alicia. You’re amazing.