The Mess that is Chuck Bass- Chapter Thirteen

“What did you just say?” Blair asked because he surely hadn’t just had asked her what she thought. It must have been wishful thinking on her part.
A smile crept over his face. He seemed to be smiling a lot lately. “You heard me exactly right, Blair. I asked you to marry me, you know become my wife.”
She chuckled. “You can’t be serious.” Blair still thought that it was a joke. There was no way he could be serious. He was Chuck Bass and he didn’t do things like this.
Chuck grabbed her hand and reached inside of his coat jacket for a square box. He presented it to her and cracked open the lid. “Does this convince you that this isn’t a joke to me? I’ve never been more serious in my entire life.”
Blair tried to swallow but found that her mouth felt like cement. She stared at the engagement ring that he had and it was the absolute perfect ring without a doubt. “Wow, I don’t even know what to say right now.”
“Just say yes.” He held out the box to her.
She wanted to say yes more than anything but she tried to hold herself back. One of them had to be reasonable at least. She reached for his hand and grasped onto it. “I’ve dreamed for most of my life about the day that man that I love would propose to me. It’s always been a dream of mine and although I used to imagine Nate as the groom that has changed in the last year and a half. I’ve thought of this day a lot Chuck, but to be honest I just never thought that you would ever propose to me. You don’t do things like this.”
He cradled her hand in his own. “I’ve changed, Blair.” He sounded so sure of everything and grown up that she felt her resolve break.
She continued, “I am sure of only one thing in life right now, and that is that one day I will become your wife. We’re meant for each other and we both finally realize that. But there are a couple of things holding me back.”
Some tension started to show on his face. “What’s holding you back, Blair?”
“There are three things that I can think of and just let me say them before you say anything else. First of all, we’re both eighteen and it’s so young to even start thinking about marriage. I always imagined that I would get married when I was in my mid twenties and I had already established my career. I know things don’t always work out that way but still. Then there’s the fact that we just got back together, Chuck.” He looked at her but said nothing. “I don’t want to mess us up again and we will if we rush into marriage. We have our whole lives ahead of us.”
He nodded and steeled himself for the next reason. “What else?”
She licked her lips nervously. “And then of course there’s the fact that you’re just getting over your father’s death. We had a long road ahead of us Chuck, and we still do. There is just no reason to rush into anything and I think you feeling vulnerable because of everything that has happened to you.”
He caressed her palm with his hand. “Can I speak now?”
“Yes.” She managed to squeak out, his touch always got to her no matter how small or light.
Chuck touched her face lightly before saying, “All those reasons you just listed for not getting married are valid and I understand you’re reasoning behind all of it. But, I love you Blair. And that is the only thing that should matter. I never thought that at the age of eighteen that I would be proposing to my girlfriend but that just shows how much I’ve grown up and changed in the past few months. I’m confident enough in our love to know that we can make this work and all I want to do is marry you, Blair. Just say yes. Please.” He added it as an afterthought.
Her words melted her heart but they still didn’t change her mind. “Chuck, we’re just not ready yet. I don’t want you to think that I don’t love you just because I’m saying no. Because all I think about all day long is how you’re everything to me and how much I really do love you.”
The grin that had been residing on his face collapsed. “Blair, I know that you love me and I feel the same way about you. But come on, we can do this.”
She shook her head. “I can’t yet but know that someday I will be saying yes to you. But you might as well practice for the day that we do get engaged. Ask me.”
He sighed and grimaced, but he bent down on his knee anyways. “Will you marry me, Blair?” He asked it in a dreary voice because he knew her answer.
A huge smile came over her face. “YES!!!” She launched herself into his arms.
He was too stunned to do anything other than hug her. He laughed. “Are you sure?”
“Yes, I am. I want this more than anything but I’m still worried about everything that I said before. But with you by my side, I know that everything will work itself out. We’ll make sure that it does.”
Chuck wrapped his arms around her and pressed his lips against hers. It wasn’t a passionate kiss but it was perfect. The perfect moment.
Blair broke the kiss eagerly. “Put it on my finger.”
The signature Chuck Bass grin came over his face and he did as she asked. As soon as he slipped over her finger, the door barged open and Serena flew into the room. She was quickly followed by Lily and Nate.
Serena glared at them. “What the hell was all the yelling about? You scared everybody, Blair.”
Blair and Chuck exchanged a look and he nodded. Blair smiled and beckoned to Serena. “Come here, S.”
Serena walked over to her cautiously. “What’s going on? I don’t like the look on your face.”
She said nothing but instead just held out her left hand.
Serena immediately saw the glint of the diamond on her hand. She looked from one to the other with a shocked expression her face. “Is this for real?” She asked on a whisper.
Chuck answered for Blair, since she was still incapable of forming whole sentences. “It is, dear sister.”
Serena launched herself at Blair all the while screaming,” OH MY GOD, BLAIR!!!”
She laughed at Serena’s expense. And the two girls stood in the middle of the room jumping up and down.
Nate and Lily came into the room to investigate what was going on. Nate pointed at the girls. “I don’t understand, what’s going on with them? Is everything alright?”
Chuck grinned before saying, “Everything is better than alright. I just proposed to Blair and she accepted which is making me the happiest person in the world right now. Can you believe I just used the words happy and myself in the same sentence?” He laughed.
Nate looked at him in disbelief. “You proposed to Blair?”
“Yes, I did.”
Nate dragged him up on his feet and threw his arms around him in a bear hug. “Congratulations, Chuck. I always knew that if the two of you stopped being stubborn that something like this would happen for you. I couldn’t be happier.”
Chuck returned his hug gratefully all the while looking at Blair who was still jumping up and down in thrilling fashion. “You don’t know how much I appreciate that, man. Especially because of all the history the two of you have.”
Nate waved his statement off. “I am happy for you because Blair and I were never right for each other, we both know that. It’s always been you, Chuck.”
He nodded with a smile on his face. In fact, he couldn’t seem to wipe the smile off his face no matter how hard he tried. Lily walked up to him with a cautious expression on her face. “You can’t be serious about all of this, Charles.”
Blair stopped jumping to hear the conversation that was about to take place.
“Lily, I am serious and nothing is going to stop me from marrying Blair.”
Lily shook her head in denial. “But you’re so young and it’s foolish.”
Blair bit her lip with a worried fashion while Chuck shut Lily a look that could kill.
She apparently took the hint because she forced her face into a smile. “Well, I don’t necessarily agree with this right now but I need you in my life, Charles. I know that won’t happen if I have a problem with this, so please except my token of gratitude and congratulations.”
He touched her shoulder gently. “Everything is going to be fine, Lily. I know about all of your concerns but Blair and I have everything under control. We’ve come a long way, and I don’t want our relationship to be ruined over my impending marriage to Blair. Especially just as I was ready to call you mom.”
Lily threw her arms around his neck and beamed with pride.
Blair snuck up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist. He smirked at her. “Are you ready to go celebrate, soon to be Mrs. Bass?”
“You bet I am.” She took his hand and led him out of the room. The time to celebrate had come.

XOXO
Six months later
The wedding preparations had gone off without a hitch. Everything was going to be perfect and everybody that was anybody was going to be attending the wedding of Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass today. Serena was to be the maid of honor and Nate was to be the best man, but of course. It was going to be the biggest wedding that the Upper East Side had ever seen. That was not an understatement.
Chuck waited in the church with baited breath as he watched Blair walk down the aisle towards him. She looked like an ethereal vision in the gown that she had chosen. She had certainly never looked more beautiful in his eyes. She stood before him and they clasped hands. The ceremony started and most of it was a blur because he was busy staring at the bride to be in front of him. He barely heard the priest say that it was time for the vows. Blair chose to go first.
A tremulously smile was on her face as she looked deeply into his eyes. “Chuck, what would my life be without you? I’ve thought of this question many times over the past year and the answer always comes to me immediately. My life without you is nothing. You make me the person that I am today.” She wiped a tear off of her cheek. “There was a time that I thought that I knew what I wanted, a planned out life. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. All I want is you to be in my life and nothing else matters to me anymore.” Blair placed a hand over her heart. “You have completed me, Chuck. And in time I only hope that I can return the favor. I love you, Chuck Bass. Those are words that I thought I would never say but I couldn’t be happier to say them right now. I love you; I will never get tired of saying that.”
He touched her cheek softly before beginning his vows. “Blair. There was a time about a year ago that I wanted nothing to do with you or anybody. And now when I think back on that time, I can’t even imagine what life is without you. A while back when I chased you and everybody else that I cared about away, you didn’t give up on me. And I can’t say thank you enough for that. Because I truly believe that if you didn’t decide to give up on me that I would have been dead by this time today. I was slowly dying inside without you but now your love has revived me.” He pulled her hand tighter into his. “I’ve denied my feelings for you for the longest time because I always thought you deserved better.” Blair shook her head adamantly at this and he managed to laugh. “But I’ve come to realize that we’re perfect for each other. There is never going to be anyone better for either of us. We understand each other, we don’t judge each other, there has always been that unbreakably bond between us, we scheme and plot, but most of all we just love each other with a fierce determination. You are the person that I need; it’s not even a question anymore, Blair. You are a necessity for me to continue on because without you there is no Chuck. There is nothing and I will never tire of telling you how much you mean to me. I love you Blair Waldorf, and in retrospect I think I always might have.”
His speech was the most beautiful thing that she had ever heard and the tears were running unchecked down her face. She faintly heard the words, “You may kiss your bride”, and then she saw Chuck’s head descending towards her. He restrained himself and gave her the gentlest kiss that was even imaginable. It was gentle, tender, and passionate at the same time. When they broke apart, they both grinned like fools at each other. They were married and they had finally gotten to the place that they were destined to be.

XOXO
It was funny how things worked out. Sometimes life had the most unexpected way of rewarding you. A year after the wedding, Blair welcomed a baby Bass. It was a boy of course. He looked like his father and had her personality. How could he ever go wrong with that?

Finished.

A/N: I kind of had a few more ideas for this one but the severe writer’s block for this got to me and I decided to end it. I hope I didn’t make it too fluffy. I just needed to finish one of my fics since I still have four in progress. I also have a new idea for a story but I will not be writing that for a while. Reviews for the last time for this story? Please? Next update will be Temptation of the Best Kind and I still have no idea what I’m going to do with that one.
-Sam