NYU Rose

Chapter Forty Four - Complicated

-Rose-

I woke up and turned over to cuddle into Dan but his side of the bed was cold. I opened my eyes and sat up, cold and made up still. I get out of bed and slip on my robe and walk out.

"Good morning." I smile walking out into the main room, where Dan was sat at the kitchen island  surrounded by piles of paper.

"Oh huh, Yeah. Hey." he replied groggily and I slip my arms around his shoulders

"Have you been up all night?" i kissed his cheek "Because it looks like you've killed an entire forrest. And your breath smells like something died." I joke and he rubs his eyes.

"Um, the application for Tisch is due in, uh, two days. I just need to bear down and finish this one act." he told me as i made my way round to make breakfast.

"Is this the one act that you were 95 percent done with last week? But didn't want to show me or Vanessa till it was 100% done?" i put on a fresh pot of coffee. and pour out some cereal.

"Uh, yeah. Yeah. But there's no point in showing it to you until I've take it as far as i can myself." I pushed the bowl forward and tidy up the papers that are sprawled out around him.

"Which is why you show Vanessa your work first because she's your best friend and that's what you've been doing for years. In fact, wait there. I went to the desk and brought out two sets of clipped paper.

"Here."

"What's that?"

"Vanessa asked me to go through her script for her short film class, I've added my notes but maybe you should go through it as well. the second is an article I wrote. Now enough writing, hand yours over." he sighed but gave it to me

"Good now, you really need to eat and shower. You can read it after. I need to go meet Serena and Blair." I give him a quick kiss then go to get ready.

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I picked breakfast up on the way then met with Blair and Serena. We were out shopping and Serena was talking about her encounter with Nate this morning.

"The look on his face was so sad. I wanted to call him back and say; I didn't forget your birthday, I've got this big party planned."

"Cruel to be kind S. Nate will be fine." Blaire replied downy

"No, word from Chuck then?" I questioned

"He's sitting down with Satan. He's gonna lay everything down on the table." Blair replied

"Well, Jack won't go down without a fight. Even then he keeps coming back." I sigh

"What about you two. I'm surprised your not there with him." Serena says to me

"He doesn't like my methods regarding Jack and Elisabeth. So I'm staying out of it, he wants to do it on his own. He can."

"He's come so far. Become the person I always knew he could be. He could lose it all because he opened his heart to a con artist. And Rosie, do not make a comment about how you were right." I kept my mouth shut, as I looked through clothes.

"Everything will be fine, Blair." Serena reassured "Now matter what, he has the two of you. Despite the arguments you may have. The Empire is just a hotel."

"You don't understand. The hotel was proof that Bart was wrong about Chuck. It's become who he is." Blair told us.

"Then maybe you can be the one too show him that he has so much more. Lord know's I've tried." I found a outfit

"I'm going to try this on." I head to change and when I came back out Jack was talking with my best friend.

"Jack, what are you doing here? oh wait your a perverted motherfucker, you don't need a reason."

"Rosalie, always a pleasure to see my niece." he grinned

"I would rather have boils and plague than be near you, now leave us alone before i have you arrested for harassment." he pointed to me

"You see that Blair. That is Bart Bass' daughter. He always said you were the tough one. Despite your...indiscretions."

"Get lost Jack. Now!" he gives one last smirk before leaving. "Are you okay?" I ask my friend.

"Yeah, Yeah I'm fine, you look great by the way. I'm gonna go. I'll see you later." she left me alone and I huffed before going to get changed

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-3rd Person-

Dan sat on the sofa at the Bass-VDW-Humphrey apartment, looking down at the engagement ring. he was so deep in his thoughts that he didn't hear Vanessa arrive and catching him looking at it.

"Is that and engagement ring?!" Dan snapped out of his thoughts and closed the box

"What?" he turned around and to see the owner of the voice

"Who's ring is that?" Vanessa questioned as Dan tucked it away

"No one's it's no one." He denied shaking his head but Vanessa didn't believe him, you could see her slowly figuring it out.

"Oh my god you're gonna propose to Rosalie. You are aren't you." she covered her mouth in shock.

"If you're about to lecture me then I don't want to hear it."

"Lecture you? Why would I lecture you. A blind person could see how totally in love the two of you are."

"Well."

"So why isn't it on her finger yet? Or did you propose and she said no?" Vanessa wondered taking it out of his pocket and opening it up.

"No I haven't propose yet, I'm too stuck in my own mind about actually doing it. It feels like i've explained this so many times."

"Who else knows apart from me?" Vanessa wonders handing the ring back to her.

"Jenny and Lily, there both excited as you. I'm not have second thought I just wonder if I've jumped a little too early, we haven't even been dating two years and I've already brought a ring. I feel like I'm crazy."

"Crazy in love. You sound just like your Dad with Lily and it took hem 20 years four kids between them and a secret love child before they eventually got married. I suggest you get your head out of your ass and don't wait that long." she hands him back the ring just as the elevator goes again. Dan hides the ring.