I Love You

The L Word

Disclaimer: I only own Darcy, all other characters unless otherwise noted belong to someone else.

Darcy walked up to Waldorf Designs. Nate had called her that morning and asked her to meet him there so he could finish telling her about his awkward run in with Jenny earlier that morning.

"So she walked in on you getting out of the shower?" She asked as they were walking toward the school.

"Only a towel on"

"Kinky."

"Darcy really"

"You like her?" Darcy said. Great another girl to stand between her and him.

"I do not." He said smiling. The Nate Archibald smile. Darcy really liked that smile.

"Come on you have that Nate smile on"

"Nate smile?"

"This huge grin you get when you're talking to or about a girl you like"

"I have a certain smile."

"Yeah" she said smiling at him.

"Speaking of romance"

"So you're not going to deny it?"

"Okay fine, I might have a little crush"

"A little my ass" she said playfully pushing him "What about romance?"

"I haven't once heard you say anything about Austin since I met him and you never told me whether you two go back together or not."

"Right Austin."

"You two didn't get back together did you?"

"No. He found out that I liked somebody else"

"Who? Chuck?"

"Gross. Don't get me wrong Bass is a decent human being when he wants to be but never ever in my life will I ever be with Charles Bass."

"I'll remember that"

"Har Har Archiblad" She said as they arrived at the school.

"How is Bass?" he asked,

"Him and Blair have some sort of game going on. I don't ask questions." She replied.

"Sounds like a good plan" he joked "I'll see you later Darc"

"Bye Nate" she said and they went their separate ways.

Later that day she sat in her living room when she heard the elevator ding. She looked toward that direction to see Chuck walking her way.

"Welcome to my office. How can I help you" she said.

"Very funny Ellis" he said standing in front of her.

"What brings you by?"

"I need you"

"That's kinda hot Bass but..."

"Ellis I'm serious."

"Do tell why you need me?"

"I need you to distract me so I am not tempted?"

"Tempted? By what Marijuana?"

"No my other drug"

"Blair. Why?" she asked intrigued.

"The word that neither one of us can say"

"The L word?"

"Yeah. I don't want to be tempted by her to say it like I almost just did."

"Oh. Okay so how do I help?"

"Keep me here. Or just with you because you will never purposely be near Blair" he said sitting down.

"Bass I would like to help but Nate invited me to go to Brooklyn for this gallery thing."

"Gross"

"You can join"

"And interrupt you're date with Nate"

"Bass it's not like that"

"You want it to be"

"Bass"

The next day she arrived in Queens at the gallery meeting Nate outside. Chuck had promised her that he would be good and not be tempted my Blair.

"Why did I have to come to this again?"

"To keep me from doing something stupid."

"Like maybe kiss J"

"Darcy"

"So glad I can help my boys out"

"Boys?"
"I'm supposed to be helping Bass not be tempted by Blair"

"I shouldn't have asked"

"Yeah I learned that the hard way" she smiled and they walked inside. They stayed together for a while and then went their separate ways. She found the roof access after a while and decided she needed some air. Blair came running down the stairs superfast crying. Darcy ran up them pretty sure she knew who was at the top of them. Sure enough she was correct. Chuck was standing there overlooking the city.

"Bass?" she said and he turned to her not saying a word. "Bass talk to me"

"Go away Ellis."

"Bass"

"Don't!"

"Tell me what happened. Why is Blair crying?"

"Leave it alone"

"Bass"
"I don't want to Ellis! Get it through your thick skull"

Darcy stood still. She didn't like fighting with him. Sure she couldn't stand him in the beginning but Chuck had grown on her.

"Ba..."

"Leave Ellis. I mean it"

"Fine!" she yelled "you can just be alone in your own misery"

"Fine" he yelled back and she headed back down stairs. Was she seriously in a fight with Chuck. Darcy headed home and sat he room thinking about Blair crying and Chuck upset. Obviously something big happened. She heard a knock on her door and looked up to Chuck standing there.

"I'm sorry" they both said.

"Do you forgive me for yelling at you" Chuck said sitting down next to her.

"I'll have to think about it"

"Good" he said and leaned back against the headboard.

"Don't think for a second you are staying here" she said and pushed him off the bed.

"Ouch Ellis"

"Leave" she said with a stern look and he started out the door and as soon and he was about to leave she spoke up. "Bass. I forgive you but if that happens again I won't be so quick to do so"

"I promise" he said then left.