GOSSIP GIRL TV SHOW Season 3+ (Jenny & Nate)

CHAPTER #41

Thailand definitely had more poverty than the other places they had travelled to so far that summer. But even so, people were friendly and open. Nate warned Jenny that this was where Chuck thrived on chaos and to keep up they would get little sleep. They might be staying one night at a lavish hotel and another in a little shack, just in order to stay with Chuck. Drugs, gambling and sex were pretty much going to fill their entire stay in Chiang Mai and surrounding area. Nate explained that gambling was illegal in Thailand, but the underground thrived on it.

The hotel they arrived at was Khum Phaya Resort and Spa. The setting was enchanting, as a lagoon pool came all the way up to the back door of the rooms. The interior accentuated the natural setting. Jenny found it to be super romantic, but was disappointed that they could only stay there two or three days. She would make the best of it during the time she had.

The first day in Thailand, Chuck had two Tuk Tuk's take them on a tour of inner Chiang Mai. Tuk Tuks were golf cart- like taxis. Nate and Jenny shared one and Chuck had his own, of course. Chiang Mai was along the Ping River in the mountains north of Bangkok and they went to visit a few Buddhist temples. Jenny took many pictures, finding the temples awed her and inspired. The best part of the tour to Nate was the thai massage. There were two attendants per person. Chuck bought the deluxe package for the three of them.

Nate knew what the massage would include, "during the massage Jenny, just go with it, enjoy the full benefits of two massagers." Then he went with his attendants, giving her a parting wink.

Towards the end of the massage Jenny found out what he had been hinting at. The deluxe package was what americans would label as the 'happy ending' package. At first she was a bit surprised, then she let what happened, happen. The three of them wore very satisfied smiles. Nate and Chuck had to wait for Jenny's massage to complete.

In the evening they went to the Friday night bazaar, which took blocks to cover. There were plenty of arts and crafts, down foot paths, on temple grounds and in open squares. Down one of the blocks they found live music and enjoyed thai food and drinks. Jenny didn't see what Nate had warned her about that night, in regards to Chuck going wild, but she did three nights later.

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The night in question found them in the heart of Chaing Mai at a hostess bar. It was definitely not a classy place. Jenny made the mistake of not guarding her glass and had someone put drugs into it.  At first she noticed nothing and drank with them, shot for shot. Chuck and Nate were drunk and enjoying the female attention. Then Jenny was left on her own, when Chuck went off with two young guys and Nate with two women. Shortly after she got very dizzy, could barely move and then was violently sick. She had never been so sick as that night. That's when she vowed that this city was not the place to let loose, it was too dangerous. That kind of chaos was not for her.

Chuck was a little meaner too, he baited her, "what are you worried about? That your dad is going to find out? There's no Gossip Girl here."

But Jenny held her ground, "as you keep reminding me this summer. It's all good, drink up Chuck, you too Nate."

Jenny made sure she was always in the same room or at least building where they were. Jenny wasn't going to get in their way and it definitely wasn't her place to say anything.

One of the hostesses came over to her, "do you want a room to sleep in?"

Jenny grinned at her and said, "thanks, but I'll sleep when I'm dead."

The lady laughed and then under her breath said, "wise choice around here."

Jenny heard and listened to the warning. After the hostess bar, Chuck wanted to gamble and Nate was game. The three of them left and went to some tiny club. It was dim lit and had a faint odour of unwashed bodies. Jenny was not allowed in the back room where Chuck and Nate went, but she sat in a booth near the door, sipping bottled beverages. At one point she dozed off, with her head leaning against the wall. Angry raised voices woke her up. She looked around, confused for a few seconds.

One waitress grabbed what looked almost like a baseball bat. She timidly headed towards the back room. Jenny stopped her. She paid the woman for the bat, squared her shoulders and barged in. There she saw two men trying to pick pocket Nate and Chuck, who were barely coherent. Their fellow gamblers were passed out on the table snoring. The two men came at her unsteadily. Having played baseball when she had been a child in Brooklyn, Jenny swung like a pro. She hit one guy in the side and he went down. The other backed off, when she advanced on the downed man. She smashed the bat down on his shoulder and the guy screamed. The remaining man ran away, out some back door.

"Damn it Chuck! Get up." Jenny kicked him. She had to slap Nate to get his bleary attention. "Come on I can't carry you both!"

Jenny went to that same waitress and the woman got her a Tuk Tuk. With the combined effort of the waitress and Tuk Tuk driver, Jenny got Chuck and Nate into the vehicle. Then they drove to a cheap hotel, if you could even call it that. She paid with what cash she had on her. The place didn't take plastic and she was glad she had taken money. The room that she had them dragged to, was just slightly better than a cardboard box. It was ground floor, so thankfully no stairs. To the Tuk Tuk driver she gave the money she found on Chuck, as Nate had nothing. She asked him to come for them around noon.

Chuck was out cold. Nate crawled on all fours to the front door and got sick outside. He passed out half in and half out of the room. To Jenny he was dead weight, so she had to struggle to drag him into the room. She closed and locked the door. She was nervous and scared that whatever they were on, would be life threatening. She'd never seen them like this, ever. Jenny had a bottle of water in her purse, which she saved for them. Chuck gained consciousness first. He mumbled Blair's name and tried to kiss Jenny. His breath was toxic and made her almost get sick on him. She gave him a little water and he passed out again. Nate didn't wake up until close to noon the next day.

"Ugh, my head. Where am I?" He sat up, leaning against a wall, holding his head.

Jenny rolled her eyes and shook her head, "in a shitty little room."

"How did I get here? The last thing I remember was the guy beside me passing out and spilling his beer all over me."

She wanted to be a jerk, but she restrained from being sarcastic. "I helped you and Chuck get here."

"Thank you," Nate said, heaving himself off the floor. "Got anything to drink?"

As he drank some of the water, Jenny shook Chuck to wake him up. He came up swinging, not knowing he was already safe. He connected with her eye. Hurt and angry she shoved Chuck. "Oh wake the hell up!"

Chuck opened his eyes, saw Nate, then saw Jenny stomped out the front door. "Damn, I didn't know it was Jenny. I thought we were still at that bar."

"Jenny took care of us Chuck. We owe her an apology." Nate said handing Chuck the left over water.

He took the water and nodded slowly, "I'll book her a room at the Khum Phaya Resort, with a spa treatment. She can stay there, while we have fun here."

Nate looked at Chuck, "honestly man, you're on your own. Last night was enough for me."

An annoyed shout came from outside, "the Tuk Tuk is here, let's get out of here please!"

Nate and Chuck leaned on each other as they stumbled into the painful light and got in the taxi. Jenny ignored them both as she held a cold drink to her swelling eye. Chuck told the driver to take them to the resort. On the drive there, eventually Jenny filled them in on the parts of the night they couldn't remember.