I Love You

Can I Officially Hate My Birthday?

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

Darcy spent the next week after Thanksgiving doing her best to avoid both Nate and Serena. She wasn't really sure what all that had happened after she left Thanksgiving but she needed the time to really process it and now she had. Not to mention today was her birthday and the one year anniversary of Bart Bass' death. There was only one person on her mind and she was gonna be there for him like he was for her.

She walked out into the living room after getting ready for the day.

"Happy Birthday!" both her dad and uncle yelled.

"You guys really didn't have to" she said.

"Um yes we did sweetheart it's your birthday"

"So what are the birthday girls plans today?"

"Empire. I need to check up on someone."
"Nate?" they both said.

"No guys, Bass. His dad died a year ago."

"Oh wow. It's been a year already."

"Yes, and he was there on mom's anniversary so I'm gonna be there for him. I also need to check on the hotel before I go to California" she said. Her dad had asked her a few days ago if she thought maybe she wanted to spend the holidays on the opposite coast just to clear her mine.

"You decided to go" her dad said.

"I think it will be good. I can go see Brooke and Austin, then TJ. Just sort of get space."

"Good for you" they both said.

"Now I shall be off" she said.

"Talk to Nate before you go. It will make you feel better"

"Dad."

"Please Darc"

"Fine, if I see him. I'll talk to him"

"Good I don't want to see your friendship suffer" he smiled.

She smiled then headed out. She arrived at the hotel and over to the desk to look at today's agenda. One of their staff members walked over to her.

"Miss Ellis" she said.

"Hey um have you seen Bass this morning?"
"Mr. Bass told me to tell you that he went looking at your next project"

"Oh yeah he mentioned that" she said.

"But he left this for you" the girl said and handed her a small box then walked off. She opened the box and saw a small charm to go on her bracelet he had gotten her a year before. She smiled at it. She headed up to the penthouse to leave him a note. She went into his bedroom and found paper to leave the note. She left it then turned to leave and ran into Blair.

"Today isn't a good day Darcy"

"I'm aware of that. I just wanted to tell him thank you for the gift"

"Oh" Blair said and Darcy headed to the Elevator glancing at Nate's room on the way. "Wait Darc"

Darcy turned around to face her.

"Yes?"

"Thanks for being his friend."

"Well he was there for me on the anniversary of my mother's death so whatever I can do to help. Please tell me"

"I will" Blair said.

"I should go."

Darcy left and went shopping for her California friends, she figured she'd get Chuck and Nate something in California. Just thinking that made her realize her dad was right she needed to talk to him.