Jenny sat sandwiched between her brother and Serena. She would have been in more awe if she hadn't been shaking so hard. It figured that at her first big party she would get attacked by that sleaze ball Chuck. She had read lots of stories about him on Gossip Girl but somehow when he started talking to her she had forgotten it all. She'd forgotten everything.
"Are you alright." said Dan, holding onto her shoulder.
"Yeah you have to watch out for Chuck." said Serena holding onto one of Jenny's hands.
"I'm fine." said Jenny squeezing Serena's hand. "Thank you, I'm so sorry ruined your date."
"There's always more." Said Serena leaning over Jenny to look at Dan. Despite her shaky position she looked at Dan pointedly. How was it that on the night was supposed to be the greatest of her life gone so wrong and her pathetic excuse for a man brother had landed a date with Serena van der Woodsen.
Blair stood next to Chuck glaring at the back of the taxi carrying Serena. Somehow she had managed to waltz into her party for five minutes and steal the spotlight. Blair saw the writing on the wall and serena was he headline. "We need to get things back to the way they were. She can't-"
"I'm fully aware of what needs to be done. The question is how to bring her down and get that Jenny girl back."
"Eww! Obsession much? She's a freshman for gods' sake. And you could do better."
"Like you Blair?"Said Chuck smiling suggestively.
"In your dreams." said Blair walking back to the party.
"How did you know?"Said Chuck following her inside.
"Do you have any ideas on how to do it.?" Said Chuck sitting on the edge of his bed on his forest green comforter.
"Actually… I have several." Said Blair sitting across from him on his mahogany desk smoothing her brown silk Ella Moss shirt.
"Any that includes me finally getting with Jenny?"
"Are you serious? I thought you were kidding."said Blair her nose wrinkling. She tapped her buffed nails on his desk. She leaned against his wall and closed her eyes sighing heavily.
"What's wrong B?"Chuck said rubbing her bare arms. Blair leaned forward and rested her head on Chucks' cashmere covered shoulder.
"What's going to happen to me?" whined Blair.
"What do you mean?" said Chuck smoothing out the kinks in her hair and turning around a bent curl.
"I mean with Serena. As soon as she left I was the one on top-" Chuck opened his mouth. "Don't say it." she said rolling her eyes.
"Sorry I have to it's to perfect-" said Chuck half laughing.
"I got everything she had when she left and Nate and I were happy. And now she's back and … I just don't know what's going to happen to me- us." She hugged Chucks neck burying her face in his cologne-scented shoulder. He hugged her back then began kissing her neck. "Chuck, stop it." She said pushing him away. He held onto her waist and kissed her again. "What is wrong with you?"
"You know this is meant to be. We had that spring break in Cancuun…"
"That was two years ago! And it was just one night. I'm with Nate remember him, your best friend? Since kindergarden?" she held him at arms length.
"Oh like you didn't want it? "
"What would give you that idea?"
"Oh I don't know the fact that you are sitting in my room, alone. And you came to me before your boyfriend." he said leaning into her ear and stroking the side of her neck and face. Blair looked away but didn't stop when Chuck kissed her again, this time more involved. When he kissed her neck again she said, without much conviction, "How can I be mad at Nate for being unfaithful,when I can't even be-"
"Shhh."said Chuck and resumed kissing Blair. She sat back as Chuck slid his hand up her back.
"So how's this for a second date?"said Serena scooping up the last drips of ice cream from her bowl. Dan leaned back in his chair looking at her. "What?" said Serena tilting her head to the side.
"Nothing."said Dan snapping out of his stupor. "I was just thinking."
"How's Jenny doing?"said Serena.
"Fine she just took dad's credit card to Bendell's and $200 later she was fine."
"I could take her shopping one of these days. I've got a membership at almost every store in the city."
"I think she'd like that." said Dan smiling. "How is it being back again."
"It's great ." said Serena a strained smile stretching across her face. "Just hard catching up with everything going on. Do you know who won fall debutante this year?"
"Not really. I don't follow in debutante circles."
"Oh."she said recognizing his uncomfortable expression. "What have you been up to?"
"Not much I've just been writing and visiting my Mom."
"When did you see her last?"
"Actually not long ago, I came back from her place last week."
"Really when did you get home?"
" Saturday afternoon."
"Really? Where were you?"
"Grand Central Station."
"Really that's where I got home on Saturday."
"I know I saw you there, you walked right by me and Jenny."
"Why didn't you two say anything?"said Serena sitting up.
"You didn't really know us." Said Dan looking down,
"I'm glad I do now." Said Serena smiling.