Bad news in the Upper east side was like getting an new piece of jewellery, big and usually expensive in some way or form. Drama was like a ticking time bomb. tick, tick, tick, tick, boom. Which is why when I got a 911 text from Serena. I knew it wasn't going to be good. I arrive at the apartment the same time as Blair and Nate.
"What's he doing here?" I ask as we got into the elevator "I'm pretty sure Serena wouldn't 911 him."
"hello to you too, Rose." Nate retorted
"Ditto, how is your face. Does it need a touch up?" Blair stood in between us
"Enough you two. Now is not the time. Serena is in trouble and I have a bad thought on who." she sighs
"Gabriel." We stated. Blair glanced over me
"Ready for war, Rosie?" she commented on my outfit, Black heeled boots, skinny black jeans, a fitted bright red top and a black denim jacket with my hair in two dutch braids.
"Usually am." I slightly smiled at her the doors opened and we walked out. Blair left her coat and bag on the sofa to the side and we headed for Serena's room.
"I am so glad to see you two. Thank you so much for...bringing Nate?"
"I'm just as flummoxed as you are. I got out at 53rd and made a run for it, but his faster than he looks."
"Not that surprising, your in heels and he's practiced in the art of chasing women and girls." I commented "Now, what happened. Did that hick give you something?"
"Scabies?" Blair wondered
"He's gone, with all the money. And B if you tell me 'I told you so' right now, I might loose it, so please don't." S huffed sitting down on her bed
"Before you completely ignore that comment and say it anyway, can someone catch me up on what I missed?" I ask
"Gabriel is a con man who just stole who knows how much out of my mother and other co op members from last night, as well as Poppy." Serena explained
"I'm sorry." Blair apologised "This isn't something I wanted to be right about."
"Are you okay?" I ask
"I don't know. I don't know. I keep trying to figure out what was real and what wasn't. It doesn't make any sense."
"Feelings never do. They get you all confused. They drive you around for hours until they drop you right back where you started." Blair blabbed
"Something you wanna share with the group, B?" I wonder
"No, sorry."
"I need to fix this." Serena stated
"How can we help?" Nate questioned. Serena stood up rubbing her hands on her jeans
"I have a plan. Tell me if you guys think it's crazy." she tells us
"It's crazy" I chime before she says another word and they look at me "What? I'm just getting it over with." I shrug and she goes on to let us in and what's she's ben thinking about.
"I said it first." I say and grab her phone handing it to her. She takes a deep breath and sits down I sit down on the bed and Nate sadly sits next to me with Blair siting next to Serena
"Hey Gabriel, it's me. Sorry I never came back this morning. But I was coming to tell you something and then I...." I saw Chuck enter I stand up and go to hug my brother which he returns "I got scared because..."
"I hope you hand an enjoyable ride back on my leather seats." Blair and I shush him.
"Um because....Well I might as well say it now, because I might get too scared again. I think I might be pregnant. Okay that's it. Call me, please." Serena hangs up.
"Pregnancy ruse. Cliche but effective. Make sure you arrange the meeting someplace where the authorities can surround him" Chuck suggest as I clear my throat and mess with my earring. He looks at me
"You did call the police right?" he questioned me. I shook my head
"I was all for it, might I add" I start "But I was outnumbered on the non actual vote way. They just flat out refused
"No, because then my Mom will find out, and that can't happen." S retorts
"Well, all this assumes that the dirtbag even calls you back." Blair adds. rolling her eyes agreeing that it was a stupid idea but still going along with it.
"It's obviously time experts took over this operation." Chuck states taking my hand
"We're taking care of it." Nate retorts
"You didn't mind my taking care of it last night when it drove off with me in the limo." Chuck replies
"And left you in the middle of nowhere." Nate stand up to him
"Enough who whose dick is bigger and that is not an opportunity for you to comment Chuck." I held my hand up to him "Serena, let me and Chuck handle this. We have the contacts to settle this with minimal blowback. The chances of him calling back are slim." I tell her
"Just because he took off with the money doesn't mean the feeling between us weren't real. Not only do I think he's gonna call me back but I think I can get all the money back from him."
"You're a dreamer, S." I sigh. There was a knock
"What money?" Ah shit. It was Dan. I turned to him with probably the most sheepish look I ever possessed "I'm sorry, I just came to coerce you into family brunch." Chuck moved me to stand with the others facing Dan.
"You didn't happen to see something in the living room, did you?" Chuck wonders and I was back to being confused again."
"No, No why what's going on?"
"Serena's boyfriend is a con man and his investment was a fake. He's bunked off with the money." I told him with sincerity and sympathy.
"So you can go now." Blair added
"Wait a second. My Dad invested my college money with that guy." Oh that's it, I'm ending this guy
"Oh my god Dan. I'm so sorry I didn't know." Serena stood by his side
"I have to tell him." Dan says going to leave
"No, please don't. I'm taking care of it. I'm getting everything back." S tries to assure him. I walk over and wrap my arms around him in comfort.
"Unfortunately for him, the only way her plan's gonna work is by some act of God." Blair comments. We hear someone else come in and I turn around. You have got to be kidding me.
Georgina
"look at that. I'm so glad that everybody's here." She smiles and it creeps me out
"Alright, we need to get this crazy girl outta here." Dan was the first to speak and then all of us were commenting on what the held just happened
"I thought it wasn't safe around her? Isn't that why she was shipped of in the first place" It got very loud, very quickly
"Does anybody know a Gabriel?" Georgina wonders holding up Serena's phone, all of us go quiet
"Gabriel, hey. Thank you for calling me back." S breathes
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Rose of Constance
FanfictionI'm Back Ppl. Summer is drawing to a close. Now I'm a senior and I actually made it. But just because its a new year doesn't mean the drama stops.
