Blair woke up to the sound of someone banging on the front door. She glanced over to the clock on the night stand and saw it was 3 am. She looked next to her and saw Serena sleeping next to her. They had so much fun last night after Dan and Nate had left talking about memories and laughing. Blair listened for a minute and the noise was gone. Thinking that the noise was in her head she laid back down. As soon as her head hit the pillow, the banging was back and louder than before. She looked over to Serena who was still sleeping. Blair knew that if that noise haven't woken up her now, she was in too much of a deep sleep. Blair stepped out of bed and walked towards the living room. She stopped dead in her tracks when she heard a voice from the other side of the door call out her name. She looked around the room for a weapon. Her eyes fell upon a baseball bat across the room. Not caring why on earth Serena had it in the first place she grabbed it. "Blair open the door. I have to see you. Blair. Blair," was all Blair could hear over the banging. She was afraid to open the door. She was scared that it was the guy who attacked her the other night, and that he had tracked her down. No it's not him. I would recognize his voice anywhere. But the voice is too familiar...Blair thought as she stood with her hand on the door knob. Just open the door. I'm a Waldorf, and Waldorfs aren't afraid of anything. She opened the door with the bat in the air, and took one good swing at the man on the other side of the door.

Blair watched as the man stumbled to the floor with a bottle of scotch in his hand. Blair's eyes met with his, and she gasped. "Chuck?!" "You...hit..me..with..a bat.." The words stumbled out of his mouth. "It's 3 am Chuck. You scared me. Are you drunk Chuck?" "I needed to see you Blair. You wouldn't answer your phone. I had to see you Blair." Blair looked at Chuck still on the floor. She knew she couldn't leave him there. She helped him up and to the couch. She took the almost empty bottle of scotch from him, knowing that it was probably a brand new bottle that he opened that night and set it on the table. "Blair...," Chuck mumbled. Blair walked over to him and covered a blanket over him. She kissed the top of his head. "Goodnight Chuck." He was already passed out. She walked back to the room and crawled into bed.

"Blair Waldorf! Why is Chuck sleeping on my couch?!" Blair opened her eyes to see her best friend looking at her. Blair tried to pull the covers over her head, but Serena was too quick to pull the blanket off the bed. "You can't hide B. Now please explain to me why Chuck is out there." Blair gave her a weak smile and explained the events that occurred in the wee hours of the morning. When she was finished Serena gave her a big hug. "Oh B. Weren't you afraid? I would of never had the courage to open that door." "I know S. But what am I going to do now? Chuck is out there. I can't face him." "B I love you, but you have to stop running. You have been running from him for far too long now. You have to face him." Blair got up, changed into something descent and headed for the living room.

Chuck looked up at Blair as she walked out into the living room. Serena yelling at Blair at woke him up, and he was now sitting on the couch not sure of what he should do next. He kept his eyes on Blair as she walked towards him and sat on the other side of the couch. "Blair...." Chuck wasn't sure what to say to her. "Chuck would you care to explain last night to me? Have you lost your mind?" "I woke up the other day and you were gone Blair. I wanted to make sure you were ok. You wouldn't answer your phone. I needed to know if you were ok." "Yes Chuck, as you can see I'm fine. I don't see why you care so much." Their faces were now inches apart. Chuck couldn't help but touch Blair's face. With each touch, Blair's heart was breaking all over again. She pushed his hand away. "Don't Chuck. Please leave." "No Blair. I don't think you are ok." "And so what if I'm not? It's none of your business Chuck. Why do you care?" "Because I love you Blair." Blair sat there wide eyed. She couldn't handle this. She got up and without a glance back ran out of the apartment.

Serena walked out into the living room after she heard the door slam. She was hoping that it was Chuck leaving. As she looked at the figure sitting on the couch, she knew Chuck had sent Blair running, just like he always does. "What did you do to her Bass?" Chuck looked up and Serena couldn't help but see the sadness and heartbreak in his eyes. "I told her that I love her. And she ran." Serena walked over to Chuck and gave him a hug. "About time. She just needs time. Go home Chuck. Get some sleep. I'll talk with Blair." Serena knew why Blair had ran. Blair has been running from Chuck for the last eight years, and Serena was afraid that she would keep running from Blair for the rest of her life.

A few hours later Blair walked back into the apartment with coffee and bagels. "Where have you been B? I've been so worry about you." "I had to clear my head S." "Blair I know what Chuck told-" "Serena can we not talk about this? We both have an important meeting tomorrow morning, and we both need to prepare for it." With that Blair walked into the bedroom and came out with several folders and put them on the table. Serena just nodded and sat down.

A few days later Serena was worried about Blair. She avoided the subject of Chuck. She started throwing herself back into work. "Blair we are going out tonight." "No S-" "B I will not take no as an answer. You are going back to France in a few days. You have been working hard these last few days. You deserve it." Blair gave Serena a smile. "You always know just what I need."

The girls was sitting at the bar laughing. Serena could tell Blair was tipsy, which was part of her plan. . "Blair I know Chuck told you that he loves you. And I know you are still in love with him. Why do you keep on running?" "Serena I couldn't face it. Those words they scare me coming from him. I love him, but I'm scared to be with him. How do I know he won't break my heart again?" "I don't know B. You have to take a risk." "Bartender can I get another shot?" Blair called out. She knew what she had to do. And she knew she needed some liquid courage for this. Blair threw the shot back, and sat the shotglass down. "Serena....I have to..." Serena smiled, "Let me call a cab B."

Blair took a deep breath when she knocked on his door. She knew she had to face him. Chuck opened the door and stood there in surprise. "Chuck..." "Blair. You're drunk." "What your point Chuck? Aren't you going to invite me in?" Chuck turned around and led Blair in the living room. "Chuck I told you that I love you eight years ago. And I never stopped. It took you eight years to tell me those three words. And I'm afraid. I'm afraid you will just hurt me again. How do I know I can trust you?" Chuck walked towards Blair and touched her face. "I'm not Chuck Bass without you." With those words Blair's lips melted on Chuck's. Chuck picked Blair up and carried her to his room.