Chapter Twenty One- The Debate Rages On

[One Year Later]

Beginning to stir awake from her slumber, Blair turned over on her side to see that he wasn't beside her. Rubbing her eyes for better clarification, Blair sat up in the bed once more to check the vacancy only to have it confirmed once more. Looking around the room to notice the chaos that it was in, Blair sighed as it was just another days worth of mess to clean up from a nights worth of activity. Grabbing her robe, Blair stepped out of the bed and onto a binky toy that lit up with excitement, forcing her to fall down onto the bed in surprise. Breathing in and out, Blair leaned over to curse the toy for scaring her so badly. Grabbing her phone off of the dresser, Blair looked on at her e-mails to see that the usual work load had become much lighter since Justine had been promoted for the permanent merger between Wyatt and Waldorf. Giving one final glance at the clock, Blair sighed as she knew she had to work miracles in the span of time she was allotted to get Nicholas ready for his soccer game. Making her way out into the living room to a somewhat put together mess, Blair couldn't help but smile at the sight of Dan and the baby asleep. Not wanting to wake the baby, Blair leaned over the couch to give Dan a quick kiss to wake him.

"What time is it?" Dan yawned as he began to stir awake

"Eight thirty" Blair replied "How was it?" she asked as she played with Dan's hair

"It was…tiring, but I'll survive" Dan sighed on his report of his night with the baby as Blair walked over towards the bassinet to see her precious baby boy.

"Aw, I feel bad for leaving you alone last night" Blair said

"No, it's fine. You were with Nicki doing the project, so I thought I'd flex my muscle and easily deal with Mr. Cranky pants but that didn't pan out come one in the morning" Dan laughed as he still felt half asleep

"Well, I promise to take tonight's shift on baby Ben duty because I have a feeling he'll have much, much more fun with mommy…." Blair said as she smiled at the baby before the realization hit "Oh, God. I've become one of those baby talking mothers" she stated as Dan just shook his head and laughed

"It's sexy on you" Dan said before he kissed her neck then turned to head towards the bedroom just as Nicholas came prancing down the staircase

"I know, I know. French toast with a banana" Blair stated once she saw the little boy

"Proofread homework for school on Monday" Dan called out his task from the bedroom as he got undressed

"Are you going to cook my breakfast?" Nicholas asked a bit confused

"Yes, I can attempt to cook your breakfast" Blair replied as she rolled the bassinet with her as she walked

"But I do actually want to eat the food" Nicholas replied as Dan came out of the room buttoning up his flannel shirt

"Which is why we have the microwaveable French toast that you like. Humor your mother, she thinks microwaving is cooking" Dan said as they all made their way into the kitchen

"But it's not. Microwaving is the laziest form of cooking" Nicholas replied

"And I'm standing right here" Blair told her son so that he was aware of her presence "I have you know that most women don't even make it to the microwaving stage" she told them

"Which is something you should be very proud of" Dan teased

"Don't mock me Humphrey" Blair glared at him "Yes, I microwave. I'm a microwaving woman. I microwave water for it to boil. I'm a microwaver and proud of it" she declared

"So will I be looking forward to minute made foods for the rest of my life?" Nicholas asked "If it become a minute and half, will that be the downfall to your microwaving career?" he teased as he asked

"Oh, Nicki. Your dad just sent you an e-mail" Dan informed the boy as he logged onto his laptop "Museum brochures?" he asked

"For our trip there for Christmas. He wants to take me there" Nicholas smiled

"Louis was always a lover of museums" Blair stated

"The writing museum, now that's interesting" Dan smiled as Nicholas and him began to go through the brochures on his laptop

"And there's the nerd I married" Blair stated as she laughed to herself

"What will Benji do in Monaco?" Nicholas asked

"Don't call him Benji, it makes him sound like a dog" Blair replied

"Benji is a unique name" Dan quickly replied as Nicholas shook his head in agreement

"Look, you've all ready force field my uterus into popping out another boy. May I at least have say in nicknames?" Blair asked with a bit of laughter

"What about B. Frank?" Nicholas asked his parents "I hear slang is popular in current times" he stated

"There's no Frank in his name" Blair quickly replied

"For Benjamin Franklin" Dan laughed "Clever" he said giving Nicholas his props

"Why do we even need nicknames? Why can't he just be Benjamin" Blair stated

"Why do you have to say his formal name?" Dan asked

"Because that's the name I gave him" Blair quickly replied

"Fairmaiden Eleanor likes Benji as a nickname" Nicholas then brought up

"Good, then she can call Dorota that when she needs something" Blair stated

"Why would she call Dorota something other than Dorota?" Nicholas questioned as Blair thought to explain her quick rhetoric, but knew that it'd only lead to her looking ridiculous

"Serena calls him Benji. Nate calls him Benji. Justine…" Dan began to tell her

"I can pay Justine to say another name, next example" Blair told him

"What about Benny?" Nicholas then asked as another suggestion only making the debate rage on in the Humphrey household. Though it was an average day in the Humphrey household, there was nothing more that Blair loved more than to engage in the daily family debates. From what used to be debates between Dan and her from their high school days, Blair was glad to see that it was something they could pass on to their own kids. It wasn't the art of debating that Dan and Blair wanted to master within the house, but the art of giving everyone a voice in the family. It wasn't the fairytale that Blair had pictured, but it was the one she found that she always needed, a castle with her king and her little princes.

Author's Note: So I hope you guys enjoyed the story. I know some of you may have wanted to have the big wedding and stuff in regards to Dan and Blair, but I felt like they didn't need to have the big fancy wedding with the whole declarations of love. What I love about them in this story and also on the show is that they know what they mean to each other. In some ways, they were practically all ready but him proposing was making it the confirmation of marriage between them. I wanted to end the story as it began with the core, Dan, Blair, Nicholas, and Benjamin because although Justine has her funny lines, it all begin with the main three.

I want to thank JackElizabeth for the idea once again.

Thank you all for being loyal readers, and I hope that you will read my other stories :)

Character Where Are They Now

Justine- Was promoted to over see the Men's line, because we all know how she likes her men. She is in a serious relationship and no longer needs to fawn over Dan.

Nate- He's going to therapy to deal with killing Charlie/Lola but is getting better as he's see's that Dan and Blair have their happiness. Dan goes with Nate to his meetings to support his friend, but they never talk about what happened that night.

Louis- Taking more of a role in Nicholas's life, but knows that Dan is Nicholas's real father. Louis and Nicholas send e-mails to each other every Blair and the family out for Christmas in Monaco to spend time with Nicholas.

Eleanor and Cyrus- Eleanor is following doctors orders with her dementia. Eleanor has handed over all of Waldorf to Blair, and fully supports Blair in the direction she's taking the company. She sent a lovely e-mail to all of the board members, telling them to fuck off in the future.

Lilly and Rufus- Enjoy grandparenting, if that's even a word. Rufus teaches Nicholas the guitar while Lilly attempts to play every now and then with them.

Dan- His animation was a hit, and has managed to get it picked up by numerous schools in the district. He's named the project Prince. Still very close with Dennis, and plays golf every other week with him.

Blair- Listed as one of the most successful under thirty. Takes pride in the family business, and has even managed to get Nicholas's opinion on a few things. Nicholas and Blair are designing a children's play line together for Princes everywhere.

Dan and Blair- They're living their happily ever after together, and are married.

I Bid You All Farewell!