Chapter 9: What we do for our Children.

Summary: What if Chuck and Blair had both got married to different people and had kids? What if after being divorced years later they met again? How would things be?

A/N: I'm glad to finally have this up and I am so sorry that it took this long. I was stuck for a long time how to start this chapter. I knew what it would be about but couldn't put it into words. After a long time I came up with this. So here it is…

Chuck heard a knock on the door and went to answer it. He was wrecked because a few days ago he and Blair had figured out what they would do for the trial that was only a week away. He pulled the door open and was shocked to see who was standing there.

"We need to talk" She told him and Chuck's eyes narrowed as he stood outside the door closing it behind him.

"No we don't Jenny. Now leave I don't want Drew getting the wrong impression when he's back from Serena's" Chuck told her, anger clear in his voice but he managed to keep himself calm.

"Please can we just talk? I really need to speak to you about this" Jenny said her voice weak and she was blinking her eyes to keep back tears that looked fake to Chuck.

"Fine" He said in a clipped tone and opened the door and Jenny stepped in closing it behind her.

They took a seat on the sofa and Chuck glared at her "Say what you have to say and get out" He told her without one ounce of kindness in his voice. Especially because Drew had another nightmare about Chuck leaving him not that long ago and he was angry.

Jenny bit her lip "I want to see Drew" she told him and she bit her lip again. Just as Chuck was about to tell her to get out she interrupted "Look I know I have no right to ask for that but I have a reason to want to spend a few weeks with you and our son" Jenny told him looking away.

"Oh Please tell me your fantastic reason as to why I should let you spend a few weeks with my son" Chuck spat every word with venom.

"I'm dying" She told him and Chuck just looked at her waiting for her to continue "I have cancer and they found it to late so I wanted to spend my last few healthiest weeks with you two as a family before it gets to bad and I wouldn't want Drew to be around me then" She told him and looked at her hands playing with a thread on her cardigan which was suddenly very interesting.

"You have cancer?" Chuck asked and she nodded and still refused to look up "What would these few weeks include?" Chuck asked. If she was really sick her wouldn't keep his son from seeing his mother for the last few weeks she was her healthiest maybe even after. Then he could have a good few memories of her.

"Maybe a trip to the Hampton's as a family. I hear its beautiful this time of year and it would be just the three of us" Jenny smiled sadly at him.

Chuck was caught. It was a week until Blair's trial and he promised he would help her but this was his son's mother. If he was only going to see her healthy for these last few weeks then he would want his son to see her healthy. Yet he didn't want to send him with Jenny on his own so he would have to come also.

"Fine" Chuck agreed "I'll just have to make a few arrangements" He said "When do you want to leave?"

"Maybe today if possible?" she suggested and smiled softly.

"Sure" Chuck nodded "Go pack whatever you need and I'll get everything sorted" Chuck told her and she smiled at him.

She stood up and gave him and hugs which shocked him "Thank you" She said turning for the door.

Jenny closed to door behind her and smirked she then picked up her phone and rang a number "It's done" She said walking to her car.

Blair was sitting in her bathroom. She was looking at herself in the mirror and every so often playing with her hair. Then she would look at her phone sitting on the counter with the timer on it and then look at the other side where the white stick was mocking her for not having the patients to wait 2 minutes.

Downstairs Tiffany was playing with Anastasia. She remembered the happiness she felt when she found out she was pregnant with Tiffany. She remembered also feeling upset because it meant she would always be tied to the one man she loved more as a friend other than the one she cared deeply about.

But it was different now because she would be tied to Chuck now this way. But she was over him now she continued telling herself. And she could tell herself that all she wanted but the truth is the butterflies told a different story every time she seen that smirk or the spark in his amber brown eyes she loved so much.

She had once told him to kill his butterflies but the truth is you can't kill the butterflies. The truth is the night she told him to kill his had been the night she was trying to kill hers. The butterflies had made a permanent home in her stomach for when she seen him and when she did see him the fluttered at the speed of light.

She was brought out of her thoughts when her phone buzzed indicating time up. She picked up the white stick and watched as the little pink plus appeared signifying a positive.

But she wasn't so positive because she wasn't sure Chuck wanted another child. Her mind the travelled to Tiffany's dream. It had brought a smile to her face if it turned out like that she would be happy.

She knew if she and Chuck gave it another go then she wouldn't have to worry about Tiffany liking Chuck because the truth was Tiffany adored him and she and Drew were already saying they were brother and sister. They had told her and Chuck this on Friday when she and Tiffany were over.

Then her phone buzzed again and she looked at the screen and noticed it was Chuck calling. She threw the pregnancy stick and box in the bin and picked up the phone reluctantly.

"Hey Chuck" She said her voice a little stiffer than she would have like but at least she didn't sound nervous.

"Blair I have a bit of bad news" He told her and she bit her lip.

"What is it?" She asked now sounding nervous "Is it about the trial?" She asked.

"Yes and No" Chuck said and when he didn't hear anything else he continued "Blair I won't be able to be there with you" He told her apologetically.

"What? Why?" She asked frantically.

"Jenny came over today and she came over with bad news" He said to her and the continued "She's sick and let's just say she won't be getting better. She wants to spend a few weeks with Drew and me in the Hampton's so Drew can have some nice memories with her. I'm so sorry I can't be there" He told her.

Blair was in shock for a second before she finally found her voice "No need Chuck. I totally understand. I hope you have a good time and I'll see you when you come back. Hopefully I'll have some good news" She said. She was also smiling knowing how caring Chuck was still after everything Jenny had put him and Drew through.

"You will have good news. I also hope you'll tell me before I get back that you have won" Chuck told her kindly.

"I'll make sure you're the first I call" She said teasingly but also completely serious and when she heard the laugh on the other side the butterflies in her stomach went crazy. She still thought it weird that Chuck could make her feel like a love struck teenager "Have a good trip" She said before they said their goodbyes and hung up.

She'd have to tell him when he got back that she was pregnant. It wasn't an over the phone conversation.

Serena had dropped of Drew at Chuck's and when she heard what was wrong with Jenny she was in shock. She was going to tell Dan but first she was going to do something that she should have already done.

She was going to talk some sense into Nate. If he wouldn't listen to reason the he was going to listen to Serena Van Der Woodsen. She was going to tell Nate why it would be wrong to take Tiffany from Blair and he was going to listen.

She got to Nate's and knocked on the door furiously until she heard a female voice shout from the other side. She was tapping her foot and when nobody had opened the door she started knocking again.

"Alright, alright" The female voice sounded again when the door ripped open both Jenny and Serena stood with wide eyes staring at each other "Serena…?" Jenny said nervously but Serena didn't notice the nervousness.

"Sorry Jenny I was looking for Nate I must have got the wrong house" Serena told her and was about to turn away when she heard another voice.

"Jenny baby who was at the door?" The male voice asked.

Serena turned around just in time to see Jenny try and push away Nate. Serena marched up to the door and that's when she noticed the wedding ring glistening on Jenny's finger matching the wedding band on Nate's.

"What the hell is going on here?" Serena asked as she marched over to them both Jenny and Nate looked at each other looking for an excuse when they stayed quiet Serena turned to Jenny "Chuck told me you were sick? Is it true or have you become a much better liar?" Serena snapped.

"It is true. I need time with Drew plus Chuck should want to help his own family not someone else's" Jenny said shortly mostly because she was afraid of being found out.

"How did you know Chuck was helping Blair?" Serena questioned and Jenny opened her mouth to speak but Serena cut in "I mean I know that if you and Nate were friends he would surely tell you about the trial but it would be weird to mention you Ex-Husbands involvement" She added and Jenny opened her mouth but then closed it when she had nothing to say.

Nate soon stepped in "Serena, Jenny is just someone I tell everything to like a little sister" Nate explained.

"Oh that's strange because I don't think Eric and I plan on getting MARRIED!" Serena shouted and pointed at their wedding rings "Can I talk to you for a second Nate?" She asked anger still clear in her voice.

"Sure" Nate said and stepped outside with her.

Serena turned to him and sighed "Nate why are you doing this? What good will it do? So you'll win a campaign because you're a family man. You'll have lost everyone you cared about's respect. You've already lost Blair's respect, trust and love. You'll end up losing mine. Tripp's even your daughters. You've also already lost the respect of your best friend" Serena said sadly.

"We all know he would have been on Blair's side anyway!" Nate snapped at her.

"Maybe" Serena told her and then she looked back at the door were Jenny was standing and back at him "Or because he knows how it feels to be the child your parent will hardly acknowledge or he knows what it feels like to see good part of your marriage nearly be ripped away" Serena told him and Nate refused to look at her "Don't you get it? You cheated on Blair. To her every declaration of love you ever made is nothing more than a big fat lie, the least you can do is let her have full custody of Tiffany. The only bright part she sees that came out of your marriage is that little girl" She told him and she could see a flicker of the old Nate in his eyes. The part that wasn't controlled by his grandfather and the part that realised what he did.

But it didn't last long "I'm going to stop at nothing to get Tiffany back. If I win the campaign or not Blair has no right to keep my little girl from me" Nate snapped with venom.

"Then your not our Nate" Serena said sadly stepping back from him "Where is the Nate that refused to let his grandfather control him? Where is the Nate that felt so horrible when he cheated on Blair with me that he had to confess everything? Where is the Nate that would never hurt a friend?" Serena asked him and looked at him tears in her eyes "Because you're not my friend Nate. Not the one I know. The Nate I knew was caring, considerate and kind. That's the Nate I want to be friends with. Not this" She shook her head.

Nate looked away for a second and then looked back "I'm not 19 anymore Serena. It's time I grew up and it's time you realised that this is for the best" He said although his voice was still mean there was a touch of softness to it.

Serena gulped back her tears before taking another step back "Then I don't want to be your friend" she told him.

"Serena you don't understand…"

Serena then felt something snap "DON'T TELL ME I DON'T UNDERSTAND NATE! BECAUSE I HAVE TRIED I REALLY HAVE! BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND! BLAIR DID EVERYTHING FOR YOU! SHE GAVE UP EVERYTHING FOR YOU! SHE GAVE UP CHUCK FOR YOU! SHE MOVED TO CHICAGO AWAY FROM HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR YOU! SHE GAVE YOU A CHILD! AND WHAT DID YOU GIVE HER IN RETURN! A FRONT ROW SHOW TO YOU AND A WHORE ON YOUR DESK! REAL CONSIDERATE NATE! REALLY!" Serena shouted and then took a deep breath and calmed herself as much as possible "She gave you everything and in return you gave her nothing" Serena said and turned away ignoring Nate's incessant calling of her name but when she reached the car she turned around "Oh and by the way your plan to remove Chuck from the equation just failed. I'm sure he'll be happy to know that Jenny is perfectly healthy and that he can keep Drew from her again because Jenny deserves not to see Drew after the damage she's caused" She said and then smirked "Have fun in hell… Both of you" she said before climbing into the car and driving off.

Chuck was in Drew's room packing some stuff for the trip. To Drew it was going to be a surprise that he was going and that his mother would be coming as well. He heard the door knock and little feet running towards it.

"Aunt Serena!" Drew's voice echoed through the door.

"Hello Andrew" Serena's teasing voice was heard from a mile away and that was because Chuck noticed a bit of upset in her voice that Drew wouldn't be able to notice.

"Aunt Serena we have been through this before its Drew. I'm Drew Bass" he told her and Serena laughed.

Chuck walked out of Drew's room just as Serena was setting Drew down. As the little boy flew past him in hurry for the TV Chuck ruffled his hair. Serena's face was serious now.

"What is it Sis?" Chuck asked walking over and putting a hand on her shoulder to get her to look at him.

"Jenny isn't sick. Well she is but not the unwell type of sick. She's the type of sick that should be put in a mental home for the crazy bitches of the world" Serena snapped and Chuck looked confused "She lied she didn't have cancer. She's working with Nate. She's his new wife. I went to talk to Nate and see if maybe I could get him to leave Blair and Tiffany alone and when I knocked on the door Jenny answered. At first I though maybe I had the wrong house and went to walk away when Nate showed up. They were both wearing matching wedding bands just Jenny's was more feminine" Serena explained "It was a smart move. Trying to get you out of the picture" She said.

Chuck just nodded "I can't believe I fucking fell for that" He said and pursed his lips clearly angry at himself "She even give herself a fucking reason to get away from Drew again by saying she was sick the perfect fucking alibi" he said and sat down.

"Hey don't do that to yourself" Serena told him putting her purse on the table "It just shows who the better person is. You were willing to put everything in the past behind you to give your son good memories with his mother. She was trying to take away Blair's daughter for a campaign and still screw over her own son afterwards. You're the good one here" Serena said.

Chuck smiled sadly "I thought if I could give Drew some happy memories with Jenny that the nightmares would stop. He's still having them and I hate it. I hate him thinking I'm just going to get up and leave him too" Chuck said "I hate it".

"You've tried everything. You've asked doctor upon doctor and therapist upon therapist and they all tell you the only thing you can do it keep telling him he won't lose you or you have to let Jenny back in his life" Serena said putting a hand on his shoulder "You did the right thing keeping her away. She doesn't deserve Drew and she didn't deserve you when she had you. You're doing the right thing" Serena said seriously and then smiled "Plus everyone knows you and Blair still have chemistry. You can feel it whenever you're in the same room as you two. You'd still do anything for her and she would do anything to protect you" She laughed.

"She shouldn't" Chuck said sadly.

"Stop beating yourself up about what happened years ago. She forgave you and I bet she wants you back as much as you what her" Serena told him 100% serious.

"What I did was unforgivable" Chuck said and then stood up straightening out his suit "Now if you excuse me I have a lot of unpacking to do so I'm going to ask you to leave" He said gesturing towards the door and he walked towards Drew's room.

Serena pulled out her phone searching for the number she was looking for and ringing it "Hey B. Chuck has a change of plan. I'm coming over and I'll tell you everything" She said walking out of the apartment.

Chuck woke up beside Drew. He remembered that he had yet another bad dream about Jenny and came into his room. He looked over at the clock and noticed it was still early. Chuck lifted Drew out of his room and into his own room. It was the usual routine if Drew didn't wake up before him. He was closing the door when the front door was being furiously knocked.

He quickly walked over to it and opened it seeing Blair Waldorf standing there and he smirked.

"You know Blair some children like this thing called sleep" He said and Blair looked at him apologetically.

"I can't believe what that bitch tried to pull on you and Drew. Once this is all over she is totally being pushed of a cliff then we'll see what short time she has left" Blair said furiously. He gestured for her to enter. She entered a hand on her stomach and then turned around "I knew Jenny Humphrey was a bitch but she went too far" Blair said.

"I agree completely but if we do anything at this moment we could lose your trial. So we will leave pushing her off a cliff for another time" Chuck smirked at her but Blair could tell he was furious underneath.

"After the trial the gloves are off and the claws out though right?" Blair asked a little hopeful. She wasn't only angry for what she did to Drew and Chuck but for what she did to their baby which reminded Blair she needed to tell him.

"Absolutely" Chuck smirked at her and then noticed her face had turned completely serious "Blair is everything alright?" He asked.

"Yes I just need to tell you something. But you don't have to help me with this trial or anything else because of it. I'm just telling you because you deserve and need to know" Blair told him in a bit of a ramble.

"What is it?" He asked her getting a little worried that she was going to say she was sick.

"Ok" Blair started "Ok" She said again and Chuck could tell she was about to say it again so he walked closer to her.

He took her hands in his which caused her to look up at him he tipped her face up putting one of his hands under her chin and he kissed he lightly but the fireworks going off and butterflies in his stomach were anything but light.

He pulled back and smiled at her "Blair you can tell me anything. I love you. Just tell me" He said and Blair took a deep breath the three word eight letters giving her the strength to say what she need to say.

"I'm pregnant…"

A/N: I hope you like I haven't updated in ages and I'm very sorry but I just can't find the inspiration to sit down and write out the chapters. Anyway please review.

BTW did anyone else love Serena in this chapter or was it just me.

Love Ya. XOXO.

-Emma