I Love You

First Stop...

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

Darcy walked into the Empire to talk to Chuck about her payments this summer while she was in Europe. The plan was to leave tonight. After her hangout with Nate last night she knew she needed to go soon. Especially after the events that had happened.

She got into to the penthouse right at Chuck was escorting someone to the elevator. He got the girl on the elevator and sent it down.

"Um..." she said "never mind I don't want to know"

"You and me both" he said.

"Well then"

"What brings you by Ellis?"

"I'm leaving for Europe tonight and I wanted to tell you that I have my bank account set up to transfer money into the Empire account to pay for my half of our bills every month I'm gone"

"I hope you have fun. You deserve it" he said.

"Thank you. I'm gonna try my best" she smiled. "I'll miss you Bass"

"As will I"

"What's that?" she asked looking at a little box he was holding.

"I told Blair to meet me on the Empire State Building"

"And?"

"If she shows up. I'm gonna propose"

"Oh my god Bass!" she said and hugged him.

"Thanks but she has to say yes"

"Someone tell you no they'd have to be crazy."

"I don't know I remember a crazy drunk you who once told me no. So it must be true."

"Har har" she replied then kissed his cheek. "Take care Bass and don't do anything stupid while I'm gone"

"That was one summer."

"Yeah and you screwed it up royally" she commented and walked back to the elevator and headed out.

She went back to the apartment and pulled all her bags by the elevator. 3 months in Europe required a lot of baggage but she planned on letting go a lot of metaphorical baggage while she was there. She got all her stuff down in the car and headed toward the airport. She got someone to help her getting it on her dad's jet.

"Miss Ellis what time are you leaving?"

"I need to say bye to two more people and then we'll take off."

"Destination?"

"I'm thinking Paris?"

"Sounds great Miss Ellis" he said and she got back in the car and texted Nate to see where he was at.

Nate: Hospital. Dorotta's having her baby.

She headed over there and spotted Serena.

"Serena!" she yelled.

"Hey. What are you doing here?"
"Nate." She said. "I came to say bye"

"You're leaving already?"

"After everything with Dad last night I figured I needed to go a little earlier than expected."

"I understand"

"Did you see him before he left?"
"I can't forgive him Darc. I know that you can and are used to it."

"Hey. I know that you can't but you also have your mom, and Rufus. He's all I have."

"That's not true." Serena said. "You have me and Eric. Also Uncle Keith."
"True. I was talking more in the parent department." She said.