Chapter 9

The house house in New Haven was a beautiful surprise to Blair, which she soon learned was the part of the inheritance that she received from Grandfather Bass because she was Chuck's wife. Impressed, Blair thought it was nearly perfect because it had two bedrooms parallel to the master suite which would make the perfect bedrooms for their daughters, who they had named Bedelia and Cornelia. When they really got a good look at their daughters, they soon realized that despite having physical traits of both of them, Bedelia looked a bit more like Chuck, while Cornelia looked a bit more like Blair. Quite the set of twins indeed!

Blair was actually amazed at how much Chuck was willing to do to help out with the upkeep of the twins. He'd sometimes helped to bathe the babies and would try to put them to sleep. Once when they were sharing diaper duty, he even admitted that changing a human baby's diaper wasn't that different than changing the diaper on a monkey, and actually a bit easier since you didn't have to worry about a tail. Blair just laughed at that and thought that Chuck was hilarious.

"Yeah taking care of my pet spider monkey, Sweetie actually helped me to to be a dad...I guess." he laughed.

"I think you're right, Chuck...which is an utter surprise indeed. Chuck Bass would be a good dad? Who knew?" she laughed.

Their sex live resumed too, far sooner than the doctors suggested, but Blair quickly discovered that Chuck was insatiable. It was barely two weeks after the birth of their daughters that every morning she'd discover him slightly turned on and pressed against her back, or somewhere on her body, sometimes even caressing her in her sleep. This was a somewhat new experience since none of her other past partners, especially Nate, were ever that ready to go at a moment's notice. So one morning, Blair decided to go with it, when Chuck woke her up one morning with his usual request. "Have sex with me...I need you...hmmm..." he groaned as he pressed himself against her.

"All right, Chuck...but make sure you use a condom...and that it doesn't rip..." she teasingly sighed.

"Okay...Really? You'll do more than just give me a hand job?" he chuckled.

"Sure...although if that's all you expect, Bass, why I can easily accommodate that..." she teased, her voice becoming breathy as she stroked and toyed with him, leaving him breathless. "Hmm...but before we go on...do you remember our bet, dear? You owe me..." she poised the question.

"Bet...what bet?" he groaned, clearly aroused.

"Mmm...the one where you'd let me take pictures of you wearing just your scarf if the twins were girls..." she prompted him.

"Oh that...What, do you want to do that now?" he sighed.

"Yeah...I'll get the camera, you get your scarf..." she teased as she jumped out of bed.

Groaning, Chuck got out of bed and grabbed one of his scarves, tying it around his neck, then flopped back on the bed. Blair soon came back with her camera and said "Ha ha...nice! Okay boy, pose like you mean it, you lazy ass." she teased as she snapped pictures of him on the bed and the sofa, surprised that he went along with it so well. Eventually though he took his scarf off his neck and tied it elsewhere on his body, prompting her to tease him "Ha ha...very funny Bass! Is that supposed to be my present for your cooperation?" as she took a picture.

"Yes...and as thus you get to unwrap my gift to you yourself for being a bad girl and making me do this." he seductively teased.

"Oh really? Well it's not as if you didn't like posing for me, because I know you did." she chuckled as she climbed on the bed and removed his scarf from where he'd tied it and tossed it off the bed, then stroked his anatomy there for good measure, feeling it start to seep as she turned him on.

"Mmm...well...you certainly know how to start...but I'm the one to finish!" he growled as he playfully rolled on top of her, trapping her arms above her head, as he kissed her neck and started to nudge the apex of her thighs with that piece of his anatomy.

"Condom, Chuck! I'm serious..." she laughingly groaned, not really wanting him to stop.

"Mmm...but I thought you liked it when we...went without..." he growled between playfully kissing her neck and nudging himself slightly further in.

"I do...but I don't want to be knocked up again yet...who knows how many we'd have next?" she sighed as she tried to nudge him in the groin with her knee.

"All right...if you insist...but this better be worth it..." he groaned as he pulled away from her to sit up, grabbed his supply of condoms and went to tear it open, but she took it from his hand and said "Nuh uh...let me do it. You said you wanted it to be worth it...well I think it will..." she laughed as she rolled it on him, then straddled his lap and wrapped her legs around his waist, taking him right then to his surprise and the pleasure of both.

"Ha ha...you're quite the woman, my darling girl...good round...but as you know, two can play this game..." he playfully growled as he laid her own on her back so that he was on top and could control the pace.

"Oh Chuck...you're...you're...insatiable! And I love it!" she seductively laughed as he chuckled and they both succumbed to their time together.

~o~o~o~o~

A few weeks passed and they got settled into a routine of sorts where Chuck would continue to go to New York, Boston, and elsewhere to secure business deals and make sure his money was being invested wisely. Still though he would come back to Blair and the babies after a few days because that was his responsibility and he loved them. To Blair, taking care of the twins, their pet monkey Sweetie, and seeing to Chuck's needs (in some ways he was the biggest kid of all because he was so spoiled) turned into a full time job, but in some ways she didn't mind. Still she was glad she had the help of her servants in a pinch.

Life went on and before they knew it, it was the end of May. The young Bass family were invited spend the Memorial Day weekend at a large picnic Chuck's parents were hosting at their summer house in East Hampton, so they packed up the car with the twins, their gear, and the accessories for a picnic and made the drive all the way from Connecticut to East Hampton. When they got there, they both mingled with friends and family for awhile, as many asked them about their twins and how they were faring as a married couple.

Although she fiercely loved her little family, Chuck and their two daughters, Blair still tended to let gossip effect her and thus she found being married to Chuck Bass a slight societal faux pas. She tried to keep up appearances, even though she became a bit paranoid that everyone was talking about her. Still duty called when she heard the twins cry, so she went to feed them, only to discover that they'd packed only one bottle, so she fed the one baby a bottle, then commenced to nursing the other twin under a blanket in the one tent. Blair knew that ladies from their of society rarely breastfed their children, especially in public, but sometimes drastic times call for drastic measures.

Chuck was just finishing talking with a friend of a friend who'd given him what he thought sounded like a great investment opportunity and was eager to share his plans with his wife, Blair, when he suddenly spotted Nate Archibald looking like the conquering hero come home to claim his prize. The only 'prize' Chuck imagined that Nate would think he'd have to come home to was Blair Waldorf...and he couldn't have her because she was Blair Bass now, his own wife! Still, Chuck became jealous and saw red when he saw Nate.

Nate suddenly spotted Chuck and walked over to him as if he hadn't a care in the world. "Chuck Bass! Long time no see! So what have you been up to? More of the same debauchery and antics as always? By the way have you seen Serena or Blair around here?"

"I've kept myself busy this past year. Many deals and enterprises to keep me entertained this past year. Still I've made some life changes and a few major decisions this past year because as you know sometimes life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." Chuck replied haughtily.

"Ah okay, Bass...but what type of important, life changing decisions did you have to make this past year? Whether to wear mauve over purple? Or how many sets of twins you can do in one night after partying until the crack of dawn? Or did you switch drug dealers again?" Nate laughed.

"No...they were a bit more important than that. Very adult decisions indeed, but one was one of the best I've ever made. Earlier this spring, I got married." Chuck admitted.

"Married? You? I didn't know it was legal in New York to marry..." he laughed.

"Of course it is legal to marry a woman in New York...Nathaniel." he replied angrily annoyed.

"Oh...okay that's great. But who would marry you? Or did you snag a rich princess or some such girl and married her for her money? That, I wouldn't put past you, Bass." Nate laughed.

"Well she does think herself a princess, and I don't mind treating her like one because she deserves it. She is from an old family, but didn't have a large dowry, still I married her because I love her...and you can't have her!" Chuck declared.

"You love her? Good for you. All right Bass, I hear you I won't touch her...but why would I even want your wife? Unless...you...I don't know...married Serena or Blair? Ha ha..." Nate laughed, thinking he was way off base.

"What if I did? You weren't around to stop me." he declared smugly.

"You're not serious, are you, Bass?" Nate asked.

"Deadly serious. Plus she's already the mother of my children now." he slyly replied, suddenly serious.

"Mother of your children?! What'd you do, knock her up as soon as I left?" he gasped.

"Mmm...actually it was before...and we had quite the night on my yacht nearly a year ago...Yes I'm married with children now, Nathaniel...a lot can happen in a year." he slyly replied.

"Before? Okay which one is it Bass? Where is she? I know how you almost raped Serena...was it her?" Nate asked.

"Mmm...not quite...but good guess." he goaded him.

"Blair? Did you marry, Blair?" Nate asked angrily as Chuck just sly grinned like the Cheshire cat and slowly growled his feline-like reply, "Per-haps..."

"What? When? Why? I have to get to the bottom of this!" he fumed as he stalked across the yard, with Chuck following behind, and found Blair sitting on a chair in the tent, still breastfeeding her baby.

"Nate! Uh...uh...what are you doing here?" she gasped.

"Just seeing if what Chuck Bass said was true...and apparently it is! How could you Blair? Having sex with and getting knocked up by a womanizer playboy like Chuck Bass, then end up married to him, feeding his whelp at your breast?! Two whelps from the look of it...god you're a regular breeder!" Nate sarcastically fumed, and Chuck glared at him for the insult to his wife.

"Nate Archibald, take that back! These are MY children too! So what if their father is Chuck Bass? He's become a faithful companion to me this past year and I grew to love him, just like my children. Becoming pregnant wasn't my idea, and I nearly gave the children up for adoption, but then I started to fall for Chuck Bass because I realized that despite his flaws, he is a person worthy of love too. You, on the other hand, ran off with your uncle and I didn't hear from you at all, until now! Why last year you couldn't even decide which girl you liked best between I and Serena, so I made the decision for us." Blair angrily declared.

"So I see! Well I guess I know what decision to make now! I guess I won't have to break up with Sheila from New Zealand, for now..." he laughed.

"Sheila from New Zealand? Oh this is rich...so while you're here chastising me for marrying Chuck, you were off in New Zealand hooking up with some girl named, Sheila? You're certainly one to talk, Nathaniel!" she chided him.

"Nathaniel? Ha ha, you are spending too much time with Bass, cos he's starting to rub off on you! But yeah...I hooked up with Sheila a few times...heck I was lonely you know...and now she thinks we're a couple, and maybe we are? Well now that you've made your decision, I guess I can make mine...unless Serena's willing to share?" he laughed.

"Good luck with that one!" she sarcastically replied.

"Uh thanks...I think...See you Blair..." Nate said as he sauntered off.

Suddenly Chuck came up to her and glanced down at her bemused. "So quite the little speech you gave Nathaniel back there, darling! Excellent work! I'm glad you stuck up for yourself...and me too."

"Thanks dear. Yeah it wasn't easy, but I had to say what I did when he approached me so pompous, like he owned me and thought that we could pick up where we left off, the nerve! He didn't even realize the sarcasm in my last comment! " she huffed, as she tried to cover up her sadness with annoyance and anger.

"Ha ha, no, apparently not! I always knew Nathaniel was one to become easily confused...probably from smoking too much pot." he laughed, then noticed Blair's real emotions. "Are you going to be okay? I'd guess saying that to Nate probably wasn't easy." he asked as he handed her his handkerchief.

"Thanks. Yeah it wasn't easy because I loved him for so long, but I needed to say what I did when he said what he did about both of us." she cried, blowing her nose.

"Yeah...I bet." he sighed, letting out a breath. "Anyway...did you mean what you said about falling for me and all of that?" he cautiously inquired.

"Well yes of course...I love you Charles Bass, more than you probably deserve some times, but I do." she said as she stared into his eyes, to which he grinned and sat down on a chair in front of her, took the handkerchief from her and whispered, "Thanks...and if you're wondering if I love you...how's this for an answer..." as he leaned in and kissed her, whispering "I love you!" in her mouth as they kissed.

After a bit they pulled apart when the daughter Blair was still holding whimpered a little, and they laughed as she rearranged herself and teasingly commented "Thanks for the kiss dear. Mmm...when you said 'I love you' in my mouth, that was hot!"

"Ha ha...well you know there's always more where that came from..." he slyly chuckled.

"Ha ha...indeed I do...perhaps we can resume it later?" she coyly replied.

"Oh yeah...Oh I almost forgot, before becoming waylaid by Nathaniel, I had intended to talk to you about a business proposition I've become aware of...a business that both of us can build together." he replied.

"A business proposition? What sort of scheme do you have up your sleeve this time, Chuck Bass?" she inquired skeptically.

"A cruise ship!" he announced.

"A cruise ship?" she asked, still skeptical.

"Yes, in fact I want to have a whole fleet of them, but first we're starting small with two ships I am going to purchase through a deal I made with a captain who is retiring and selling his small fleet. I'll be just the owner/manager for awhile and you can help me with it. You can be the cruise director and we'll sail both of the ships for awhile as the business grows. Then after a few months we can go to shore and back to our house...so what do you say?" he enthusiastically replied.

"Chuck...I don't know...that seems a little risky..." she replied.

"Yes but sometimes you have to take risks to have the most enjoyment in life." he laughed.

"Well yes that's true. Living on a cruise ship would certainly prove that being married to you is far from boring!" she laughed.

"You're absolutely right Blair! Absolutely, positively right...that's why you're my damn fine woman with no begotten nonsense!" he laughed as he leaned in for a kiss.

"And that's why you're my damn fine man, nonsense or not, and that's why I love you." she laughed as she kissed him back.

~o~o~o~o~

The cruise ship venture turned out to be more work than they'd planned, but it still proved to be an enjoyable and quite profitable venture. They only lived on the ships sporadically, but when they did it was always an adventure. When autumn arrived, Blair continued with classes online through the University of Phoenix instead, studying business and the hospitality industries even if working with Chuck and working on the ship proved more than enough of an education. Raising their twins turned out to be an adventure too. Who knew two little girls could cause so much drama and so much entertainment? Blair loved her little girls, who soon developed their own personalities, while Chuck was surprisingly protective.

After a while, when their wedding anniversary came, Chuck took her to Italy and Greece for a special trip, enjoying the sights, sounds, and food of those countries. When Independence Day came again though, Chuck decided on a retro surprise, which turned out to be recreating their night two years before when he'd taken her on that cruise around East Hampton to see the lights from Atlantic City. This time Blair made sure that she didn't get too drunk so that she would be able to remember their night together. And indeed it was a night to remember, from performing a strip tease for Chuck with the skirt of plastic bananas, to chasing each other around the yacht, until they fell into bed and made love. As she woke up in his arms the next morning, feeling the eggplant colored satin sheets against her skin, and smelling the mixture of Drakkar Noir cologne and Chanel No. 5 perfume that permeated the room, Blair pondered her life from the past two years and the interesting and entertaining turn it had taken since her accidental hook up with Chuck Bass two years before...and when she thought about it, she realized that she wouldn't have changed a thing.

The End.