I Love You

A Summer Apart Pt 1

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

Darcy walked into the living room of the apartment and into the living room as her phone rang. She really didn't want to answer it but if she didn't someone would come looking for her. She looked at the caller id and saw Nate's name.

"Hello" she answered.

"Hey Darc. I didn't see you at the Empire this morning"

"He didn't tell you. Figures Chuck wouldn't want to mention it"

"Whoa first name using. This can't be good. What happened?"

"You know we so well Archibald."

"You're my best friend Darcy. Now talk"

"He proposed..."

"Well that should be good news. I know you can't say I love you but..."

"With Blair's ring"

"Oh"

"Please don't bring it up to him. I really think a summer apart will be good for us."

"Or you should talk to him."

"I can't" she said "Last night was a mess for me. I just can't face him right now."

"Well then how about this. Movies and Chinese tonight. After the Constance/St Jude's thing of course"
"Sounds perfect best friend"

"Well I will bring the Chinese food and..."

"The Sound of Music"

"A girl after my own heart" he laughed. "I'm stopping by to see Raina. I'll call later and checkup?"

"You are seriously the best friend ever Nate. Thank you"

"I know" he responded "It's because I love you"

"You too" she said then hung up.

"Who was that?" she heard her dad ask walking in to the kitchen.

"Nate" she replied.

"Okay next question. Why are you here and not at your, I don't know home with your boyfriend?"

"Chuck and I are taking a break or we're broken up. I really don't know the details."

"Can I ask why?"

"Dad."
"I know you sweetheart, you love the guy I know you do. So what happened for it to all come crashing down."

"He proposed" she said and her dad looked at her weird.

"Am I missing something because usually a girl is totally excited about a proposal?"

"With his ex's ring. The very ring he was holding on for dear life when I found him with a bullet in him."

"Oh"

"Yeah" she replied looking at the time "I gotta go. I promised Lily and Serena we could have a girls day there and then I was gonna go to the St Jude's/Constance thing"

"You need an escort?"

"I'll be fine Dad"

"Send Lily my best"

"Of course" she said then kissed his cheek and left. She got halfway to the Van der Woodsen's when her phone rang again. "Nate I'm fine."

"Yeah but I think maybe you might want to have that talk with Chuck now."

"Nate I told you..."

"Jack's in town" he said "Raina brought him"

"Oh"