Sorry this took so long. GG finished in a fashion I truly did not like and loss the joy of writing about them for a while. I want to finish this story and Broken Bass and maybe some new drabbles.

If anyone out there is still reading, I thank you very much.

Serena can tell someone is calling her name. Not Sabrina or Samantha, but actually her real name. Serena.

She has not been called Serena, for almost two months. After she managed to destroy everything she cares about.

No wait, that is not true. Someone call her Serena recently... She called Chuck, didn`t she? And he said, he was coming to find her.

"Serena" the voice is definitely male.

"Chuck?" she answers, and her voice sounds all wrong. As senses come back, she can start feeling all the little hurts. Her nose is bleeding and it appears she just threw up. She hopes, she did over Chuck`s expensive suit. He deserves that after going back to Blair.

"Come on, beautiful show me those blue eyes" The voice insists and curiosity wins over the pain and confusion.

Carter smiles at her, and she can`t stop feeling a little disappointed. She can`t stop any feeling. In fact all this..is about what she feels, isn't it?

Chuck said he was coming. Where was he?

"Chuck?" she asks again. Maybe Carter knows. The question about how Carter finds her, seems unimportant.

Carter sighs. He does not know what the deal is with Serena and Chuck, and he does not want to know.

"He is coming" he answers and Serena seems to brighten a little about this. He needs to take care of her, make her throw up a little and hydrate her, while the doctor comes here. A good thing about LA is that like NY, you can get private and very discrete doctors.

"Really?" she asks again, suddenly pouting. Her eyes are glassy and her skin is too cold. "He said…he will come. And he did not"

He gently pulls her in a sitting position and cleans the blood from her face. "He was in Paris. He called me. Asked me to find you"

She thinks about it for a second and nods. "So he is coming?"
He cleans the drool and vomit from her chin and neck and looks at her drugged and impossible hopeful expression.

"Yes Serena. Chuck is coming. He promise, didn`t he?"

Carter really did not understand what the fuck was going on. But is nice, he guess, Serena found someone who cares enough to call old enemies to help.
_

Chuck arrives to find Serena taken care of. She is hooked to an IV line, cleaned up and sleeping. The doctor said she was out of danger but need to be in observation for the next hours and that it was very lucky they found her when they did.

He has been traveling for almost 18 hours, so he more or less collapses in the sofa next to Serena`s bed, the heavy stone in his chest lifting when he sees her, breathing and safe. He loses the jacket and the tie and looks at the man who is staring at him with open curiosity.

"Thank you" he offers. He is in debt with this man, who may be the man he hates the most after Humphrey. He is in debt and he does not regret it.

"She asked for you all the time. She asked and asked when you were coming. Are you guys couple or what? Are you fucking her?"

Well, maybe he regrets it a little tiny bit. Carter is a jerk.

"Is none of your business. Just…she is Serena ok? I can`t…"

"Oh, I am not questioning it. I understand. I am here, I am not? I am here not for you but because she is Serena. But also I thought that you were back to your little brunnete fiery thing"

"That is over…I…" he stops himself, surprised about the statement. It is true he was talking to Blair, about fixing their relationship again. And then Serena called, and all he could think those 18 hours was about blond long hair and mischievous giggles in the middle of the night. And losing them forever,

"It is over" he repeats and looks back at Carter as if daring him to contradict him. The older man just smiles and shrugs. "Good. You can do much better"

Chuck sighs and gets as comfortable as he can. He is exhausted but he does not want to leave her alone. Ever again.
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Serena opens her eyes. Everything hurts. Seems she passed out again. The room is dark, already being night outside.

Where is she?

And suddenly she hears her name. In dark tones and a drawl that can only belong to one person.

"Chuck?"

"Hey princess. Nice to see you waking up, you sleepy head"

He turns on the lamp and loses his breath.

Serena is looking at him, big wide blue eyes and a smile that he is sure would light the room lamp or not lamp.

"You are here…you came…"

The words he speaks after, are an echo of a promise almost a year ago.

"Always S. I will always come for you"