Please continue this story its good I like it, I like how Bart and Lily are getting to know each other better. I love the way you write Bart's POV I think you're right if he was more like this and less like he's on the show people wouldn't have been shipping Rufus and Lily personally I didn't like that pair that much but that's just me, keep it going :)

THANK YOU i love this fanfic, the way they interact. lily came from money, she is classy, clever, elegant, well educated, beautiful, she has all but nothing realy. I never believe her relationship with rufus. she is a strong woman, who live in the cruel upper east side where she is a queen but she need a man who fit in her world,, a powerfull man who can be at her side, share his life with ease but she need a true man, someone who is not challenged too much by her beauty and elegance and her money. and bart fit all of that with more, he is not from money, but win his place in their world a mogul, a very dangerous buisness man who know how to live, who love life, passion but still work hard. he is what she need like i always believe chuck was more made for serena than dan, nate or all the other. van der woodsen woman are difficult woman, too beautiful, too passionate, too wild,too clever and only a man like chuck can stand by her side and not feel threatened because he is selfconfident, handsome, a charmer and very clever. he leave early a life most man older dream of. he was never relay a child, a cynical genius, dangerous, dark, tough and rough, too handsome , too charismatic, magnetic, cold with a superior intelligence but who like her lack of warm familial love. desperately alone like her, feared, admired, but also is a source of jealousy. i think they can relate and they ar very similar where she is the light who warm heart, he is the darkness. they know what they want a family, someone who stand at their side, accept them like they are, don't try to change them (like blair or dan use to, because they were jealous of them, afraid of their strong personality). they can built an empire together, a family. continue your story i love it

Sorry this isn't a great review, I just wish so much that you had tried this idea with a bit more in-character Bart, mostly because I feel he got the short end of the stick. He was never a _great_ guy, but he was an actual human with understandable emotions, and there were moments when you could see that break through the cold control he generally projected. (Until the show made him into satan when it stopped caring about character.) And frankly, I never really liked Lily & Rufus, they were all wrong for each other as adults, despite whatever romanticized history they wanted to hang on to. So I agree with you on the pairing, and I like your writing, I just don't think you needed to soften Bart as much as you did. But I'm still glad you wrote it!

Apologies for any offense.

I cant wait for chapter 3!

love this!

oh, I know that Chuck said that in the first ep, but the Pilot was rather ooc. There were a lot of references later on the show that he actually grew up there.
However, never mind. This is probably not the most important detail for your story. I am really happy to see that you decided to continue the story and this chapter was not at all too long. I'd say it was just right. :)
If you really write an AU on the vdB's I can't wait to read this either because I love them. Kudos

Great, loved it ! ;)
Are you gonna write other chapters to it?

Yes. MOST DEFINITELY I will read more of this FOREVER!

And I don't think it's OOC. Post Snowflake Ball is OOC, yours fits in with how I view S1 and S2. :D

I love the loneliness aspect of the story. I've used that a bit with how I view Eric and his suicide attempt, so I think it's fitting that you've used this theme for Lily. Like mother like son. The UES is a magical place, but lonely. Everyone faking things and putting on a show. You have to be presentable! And I like the parallel with Bart and his new-money making. Because that's incredibly lonely; he has to earn every penny to "fit in". (Also, YES to what I assume is you keeping 2x05 background of Chuck's mother?)

I love their fleeting moments. The internal monologue. Very true and, to me, very in character.

I do very much hope you continue to write these two!

Hey, I liked your idea so far and I am interested to see where this is going. Just like you I liked their relationship so hopefully you'll continue this story for us all to read.
One thing though, Bart didn't just buy the hotel, Chuck grew up there. Or did you change that for the story? :)
Can't wait for the update!

I like this. You should write more. The only advice that I can suggest is: don't make Bart's character to ooc I mean let him be more human but don't change everything. For instance Bart's relationship with Chuck. Hope you update soon sorry if there are any mistakes I'm not mother tongue