I Love You

Family Dramas

"You wouldn't" he replied.

"I would, but I won't if you leave town now. Alone"

"There are a few things I could hold over your head from that trip" Carter said then looked over at Darcy then back to Serena "But consider us even"

He walked over to Darcy and gave her hug then turned back to the other two.

"If the two of you think that getting rid of me is gonna magically change back your friend think again. I'm just a symptom of the disease, not the cause" he said then kissed Darcy's forehead "Love you sis"

"You too" she said confused and he left.

"What happened in Santorini?" Chuck asked Serena.

"Let's go find Blair" Serena said ignoring him and left the room. Chuck walked over to Darcy.

"You okay Ellis?" he asked.

"I'm always gonna be the middle man when it comes to you two aren't I?"

"I'm sorry"

"Go find Blair, I'll be okay" she said giving him a weak smile. She got back home and collapsed on the couch. She would have to schedule another solitude day. She looked over to the right and spotted her parent's wedding photo. Her phone vibrated and she spotted Nate's name. "Hey Archibald."

"You sound gloomy. Day of solitary not go well?"

"You could say that."

"Are you free tomorrow?"

"I thought your girlfriends name was Vanessa"
"Haha Darcy" he said "She'll be there as will Dan"

"A party?" she asked.

"It's a family thing at the Country Club"

"Fancy" she laughed.

"Please"

"Okay I'll be there"

"Thanks, Darc you're the best"

"You owe me"

"Kisses. Got it" he said which made her smile.

"Night Archibald" she said.

"Night Darc" he replied.

The next day Darcy showed up at the Country Club. She had been to the one in Beverly Hills with her dad a few times for doctor events. This one was wow. She spotted Chuck and Serena.

"Hi" she said to them.

"Why are you here?" Chuck asked.

"Well I was gonna ask you the same thing" she said then spotted Blair "But now I know. Hey Blair"

"Darcy Ellis" Blair said. Clearly the girl was drunk.

"Have you seen Nate?" Darcy asked Chuck.

"No"

"Well I'll let you handle this train wreck" she said and walked away. She spotted Nate up ahead talking to an older man. "There you are"

"Darcy, you made it!" Nate said then turned to his grandfather "Grandfather this is my good friend Darcy Ellis"

"Nice to meet you" his grandfather said and left.

"I think he likes me" she joked and Nate laughed.

"I'm sure he does. You're Darcy Ellis, people always like you"

"Of course" she laughed.

"Let's get some drinks" he said guiding her toward the bar.

"Where's the girlfriend?" she asked then spotted Vanessa who didn't look happy "Never mind I found her"

"Hey" Nate said kissing Vanessa's cheek.

"Anything you wanna say" Vanessa said.

"I'm gonna go" Darcy said walking away. She found the bar and got a drink. She sure needed one after yesterday. She walked around the place just getting lost. She rounded the corner and spotted Blair and Chuck kissing. She quickly turned back around pretending she didn't see anything. A few seconds later Blair rounded the corner followed by Chuck. He spotted her and turned to her.

"Hi" she said.

"How much did you hear?"

"I just saw you two kiss"

"Good"

"What happened Bass?"

"I don't know, but this isn't her" he said then began to walk away.

"Bass" she said grabbing his arm. He turned to her. "Just give her time"

"Thanks" he said

"Anytime Bass" she said smiling.

Darcy arrived at home and passed out on her bed. She couldn't sleep so she just stared at the ceiling. After a few hours she heard her bedroom door open and a shift on the bed. She turned and faced Chuck.

"Wanna talk about it?" she asked.

"No" he said.

"Bass" she said grabbing his hand.

"I went to Blair's"

"Bass?"

"Our friend Nate was there"

"Archibald?"

"One and Only"

"They're friends"

"They're exes"

"She's out of control. Maybe Nate is just what she needs. Try again tomorrow. If you care about her as much as I know you do you won't stop fighting for her. Now get some sleep" she said then snuggled into him and fell asleep.