I Love You

A Truce

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

Darcy stood in the kitchen when she felt two arms wrap around her.

"Morning" she said and turned to face him and she leaned up and kissed him "I'm having breakfast with my dad. Wanna join? Maybe you can blackmail him some more."

"I can't I have class" he said.

"Charles Bass, college student"

"Well I need to keep up with my partner on the business front. She's smarter than me now."

"Flattery may get you somewhere" she said kissing him again "Just not now."

"Then I will see you later" he replied. She kissed him then grabbed her bag and headed out.

*Chuck and Serena*

Serena spotted Chuck up ahead.

"So the Campus Crusade continues" Serena said. "You haven't punished Blair enough"

"As I've told her I've hardly begun" Chuck said "Besides I actually like it here."

"Chuck."
"What I get to see my girlfriend between her classes and actually have an intellect business conversation with her."

"Speaking of my sister, you didn't go to breakfast with her and my dad?"

"I heard they've got someone big to replace Martha. I'm very interested in this class" Chuck said "Why didn't you respond to her text?"

"I'm just not ready to see him yet." Serena said.

"You and Ellis have different relationships I understand that. Once you get past what he's done he's not a bad guy."

"You're just saying that because you're sleeping with his daughter. If you weren't dating Darcy you'd have a different opinion of him"

"Well he did help save my life" Chuck said "Should we get to class?"

She headed over to where she was meeting her dad.

"Sweetheart" he said standing up and pulling out a chair for her.

"Hey" she said hugging him and then taking a seat.

"No company?"
"Serena has class I think, I don't know she never responded."

"I don't think she's ready to see me yet."

"Give her time dad, she'll come around."

"And the boyfriend?"
"Class as well" she replied.

"So I guess it's just you and I?"

"Well you did always tell me after mom died it was you and I against the world."

"True. Speaking of your mother. Please thank Chuck for the charity in her name."

"I will" she replied. "Speaking of the event. He said the word."

"And you two are still together?"

"It's different Dad. I don't feel pressured to say it back. Something different comes over me too."

"Just because you're afraid to say them doesn't mean you can't feel it."

"Dad."

"I know it when I see it sweetheart. I noticed it before this summer and then when you called me. That panic in your voice."

"Dad"

They ate their breakfast and she caught him up on everything with Serena and Eric. After breakfast she headed back toward the Empire and walked into see Chuck in a robe.