It's Never Really Over; Chapter Four
TITLE: It's Never Really Over
CHAPTER: 4
FANDOM: Gossip Girl
PAIRING: Nate/Jenny
RATING: T
SPOILER: through season 2
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gossip Girl, nor it's characters.
SUMMARY: I'm bad at these, basically it's about the aftermath of the Snowflake Ball in 2x12, and how Jenny deals with what happened with Nate afterwards when she was MIA from the show in the later part of season 2.
Because these words were never easier for me to say
Or her to second guess
But I guess
That I can live without you but
Without you I'll be miserable at best
Miserable at Best - Mayday Parade
Jenny was late again. It was opening night of the play and she was late. As she ran up the steps of Constance she ran smack into someone coming out of the door. She flew to the side and smacked her head against a stone pillar. And then it all went black…
When she came to a few minutes later, someone’s face was hovering over her, and as her vision started to clear, she realized it was Carter Baizen. What the hell was Carter Baizen doing here? She slowly started to sit up, but stopped as soon as the world started spinning around her.
Carter knelt down beside her and supported her back. “Are you alright? That was a pretty hard hit.” He looked anxiously at her face, making sure she wasn’t going to faint again.
Jenny tried sitting up again, and this time she was successful. She rubbed the back of her head. She could already feel a lump forming. “Yeah, I’m ok. Sorry. I seem to be getting into a habit of running into people lately. Are you ok?”
Carter laughed, “Yeah, I’m fine. I have a bit sturdier build than you, so I was just fine.” He winked at her.”Do I know you? I feel like we’ve met before.”
Jenny smiled at him, “Yeah. I’m Jenny Humphrey; we met at the Debutante Ball last year. You went with Blair.”
“Oh that’s right. I remember now. Well, Jenny Humphrey, let me help you up.” He grabbed both her hands and slowly pulled her up to her feet. Surprisingly she was ok, her legs just a little wobbly, but the world had stopped spinning, so that was a plus. Carter helped her walk into the school, cracking jokes about playing doctor. Jenny smiled at him and let him take care of her. It was nice to be looked after for once.
***
Nate stood to the side of the school gate and watched as Jenny ran smack into Carter Baizen. He wanted to run right up to her and make sure she was ok, but Carter was there already, and he didn’t know how happy Jenny would be to see him. He watched as Carter helped Jenny to her feet, and as he and Jenny started laughing about something. What the hell was so funny, she just fell and cracked her head against a pillar! They shouldn’t be laughing! She should be rushed to the hospital! Wait, was Cater flirting with her? That son of a bitch; first Blair, and now Jenny.
He slowly walked towards the stairs leading to the front door of the school. He was mad, yes, but he didn’t really have a right to be. He let her go. She’s not his anymore. She has every right to flirt with boys. But Carter? Of all people, Carter? That bastard only had one thing on his mind when it came to girls, and he didn’t even want to think about Carter going there with Jenny. It wouldn’t happen. Jenny’s much too smart to fall for his charms.
He thought back to a few weeks ago when he last saw her. She had measured him for his costume, she had been so close to him. Her arms had brushed him and his pulse had quickened as soon as she did. He could smell her hair, it smelled like strawberries, just like it had that night on the street when they had their first official kiss. He had wanted to grab her right then and kiss her, but he knew he couldn’t; all that was in the past now. He was with Vanessa, and Jenny was moving on, apparently with the help of Carter Baizen. Frowning he walked up the stairs and into the school. Opening night and he was already in a bad mood, and the curtain hadn’t even gone up yet.
***
Jenny stood off to the side of the stage holding the ice pack to her head that Carter was nice enough to get for her. He was now sitting in his seat in the auditorium watching the play, which was the reason why he was here tonight. He had told her he had heard about the play and thought he would stop by to have a laugh at Blair, Serena, and Nate. And he was certainly getting his laugh, the play was going awfully. Blair and Serena almost seemed at one another’s throats during their scenes, and it seemed like it wasn’t just acting. Nate was forgetting his lines left and right, which was strange since he had been perfect with them during the dress rehearsal yesterday. Actually, Jenny remembered, he had come into the dressing room with a cloud hanging over him earlier. Jenny had watched as Vanessa had run up to him and threw her arms around his neck and went in for a kiss. He had quickly pecked her lips and then shrugged her off and walked into the boys’ dressing room, leaving Vanessa looking confused and slightly hurt in the hallway.
Jenny wondered what was going on with him. This wasn’t like Nate at all. She hoped that something hadn’t happened with his dad again, he’d already been through enough trouble. He surely didn’t need any more. Nate was about to go onto stage for his next scene, and Jenny noticed he had forgotten his scarf. She grabbed it and ran up to him.
“Hey,” she said and he turned around to look at her, “here.” And she gave him his scarf. He just looked at her. She was taken aback by the anger that was in his face. Hoping to make him a little cheerier, she said, “It was really amazing of Julian to let Vanessa film it. I know she says he’s an amazing director.” She smiled at him.
“Is that right?” Nate barely looked at her as he was rushed off to make his cue into the scene. Jenny walked up to the wings of the stage to watch the rest of the scene, and was horrified when she saw the meltdown on the stage. Nate was yelling into the audience something about someone being a girlfriend stealer, and he stormed off the stage, then Blair and Serena started going at it, and then Nate came back onto the stage and yelled some more. Jenny looked behind her and saw the ropes for the curtain and quickly ran to them and pulled down the curtain.
***
Nate walked onto the stage and immediately blanked on what his next line was. This was probably the hundredth time it happened. He just could not focus on this stupid play. All he could see in his head was Carter and Jenny laughing as they walked into the school. And then he saw Carter, the smug bastard, sitting in the audience smirking at him, laughing at him. And Nate lost it.
He walked up to center stage and just started ranting, “I hate these clothes, I hate this play, I hate pretentious asshats who try to steal other people’s girlfriends. In fact I might just spontaneously punch one the next time you get in my face.” And with one last look at Carter’s smirking face, he stormed off the stage. Nate resisted the urge to punch the wall as he paced back in forth in the wings. He was seething mad. And yet the image of Jenny and Carter outside the school was still playing over and over in his head.
Later that night, after the play had ended up abruptly, and after he had fought with Vanessa again, he walked outside the school and leaned against the wall. He sighed and looked out towards the street just in time to see Carter help Jenny into his limo. Nate ground his teeth and turned and punched the wall. It hurt, but not as much as it hurt to see Jenny and Carter driving off into the night together.
Previous Chapters:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
CHAPTER: 4
FANDOM: Gossip Girl
PAIRING: Nate/Jenny
RATING: T
SPOILER: through season 2
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gossip Girl, nor it's characters.
SUMMARY: I'm bad at these, basically it's about the aftermath of the Snowflake Ball in 2x12, and how Jenny deals with what happened with Nate afterwards when she was MIA from the show in the later part of season 2.
Because these words were never easier for me to say
Or her to second guess
But I guess
That I can live without you but
Without you I'll be miserable at best
Miserable at Best - Mayday Parade
Jenny was late again. It was opening night of the play and she was late. As she ran up the steps of Constance she ran smack into someone coming out of the door. She flew to the side and smacked her head against a stone pillar. And then it all went black…
When she came to a few minutes later, someone’s face was hovering over her, and as her vision started to clear, she realized it was Carter Baizen. What the hell was Carter Baizen doing here? She slowly started to sit up, but stopped as soon as the world started spinning around her.
Carter knelt down beside her and supported her back. “Are you alright? That was a pretty hard hit.” He looked anxiously at her face, making sure she wasn’t going to faint again.
Jenny tried sitting up again, and this time she was successful. She rubbed the back of her head. She could already feel a lump forming. “Yeah, I’m ok. Sorry. I seem to be getting into a habit of running into people lately. Are you ok?”
Carter laughed, “Yeah, I’m fine. I have a bit sturdier build than you, so I was just fine.” He winked at her.”Do I know you? I feel like we’ve met before.”
Jenny smiled at him, “Yeah. I’m Jenny Humphrey; we met at the Debutante Ball last year. You went with Blair.”
“Oh that’s right. I remember now. Well, Jenny Humphrey, let me help you up.” He grabbed both her hands and slowly pulled her up to her feet. Surprisingly she was ok, her legs just a little wobbly, but the world had stopped spinning, so that was a plus. Carter helped her walk into the school, cracking jokes about playing doctor. Jenny smiled at him and let him take care of her. It was nice to be looked after for once.
***
Nate stood to the side of the school gate and watched as Jenny ran smack into Carter Baizen. He wanted to run right up to her and make sure she was ok, but Carter was there already, and he didn’t know how happy Jenny would be to see him. He watched as Carter helped Jenny to her feet, and as he and Jenny started laughing about something. What the hell was so funny, she just fell and cracked her head against a pillar! They shouldn’t be laughing! She should be rushed to the hospital! Wait, was Cater flirting with her? That son of a bitch; first Blair, and now Jenny.
He slowly walked towards the stairs leading to the front door of the school. He was mad, yes, but he didn’t really have a right to be. He let her go. She’s not his anymore. She has every right to flirt with boys. But Carter? Of all people, Carter? That bastard only had one thing on his mind when it came to girls, and he didn’t even want to think about Carter going there with Jenny. It wouldn’t happen. Jenny’s much too smart to fall for his charms.
He thought back to a few weeks ago when he last saw her. She had measured him for his costume, she had been so close to him. Her arms had brushed him and his pulse had quickened as soon as she did. He could smell her hair, it smelled like strawberries, just like it had that night on the street when they had their first official kiss. He had wanted to grab her right then and kiss her, but he knew he couldn’t; all that was in the past now. He was with Vanessa, and Jenny was moving on, apparently with the help of Carter Baizen. Frowning he walked up the stairs and into the school. Opening night and he was already in a bad mood, and the curtain hadn’t even gone up yet.
***
Jenny stood off to the side of the stage holding the ice pack to her head that Carter was nice enough to get for her. He was now sitting in his seat in the auditorium watching the play, which was the reason why he was here tonight. He had told her he had heard about the play and thought he would stop by to have a laugh at Blair, Serena, and Nate. And he was certainly getting his laugh, the play was going awfully. Blair and Serena almost seemed at one another’s throats during their scenes, and it seemed like it wasn’t just acting. Nate was forgetting his lines left and right, which was strange since he had been perfect with them during the dress rehearsal yesterday. Actually, Jenny remembered, he had come into the dressing room with a cloud hanging over him earlier. Jenny had watched as Vanessa had run up to him and threw her arms around his neck and went in for a kiss. He had quickly pecked her lips and then shrugged her off and walked into the boys’ dressing room, leaving Vanessa looking confused and slightly hurt in the hallway.
Jenny wondered what was going on with him. This wasn’t like Nate at all. She hoped that something hadn’t happened with his dad again, he’d already been through enough trouble. He surely didn’t need any more. Nate was about to go onto stage for his next scene, and Jenny noticed he had forgotten his scarf. She grabbed it and ran up to him.
“Hey,” she said and he turned around to look at her, “here.” And she gave him his scarf. He just looked at her. She was taken aback by the anger that was in his face. Hoping to make him a little cheerier, she said, “It was really amazing of Julian to let Vanessa film it. I know she says he’s an amazing director.” She smiled at him.
“Is that right?” Nate barely looked at her as he was rushed off to make his cue into the scene. Jenny walked up to the wings of the stage to watch the rest of the scene, and was horrified when she saw the meltdown on the stage. Nate was yelling into the audience something about someone being a girlfriend stealer, and he stormed off the stage, then Blair and Serena started going at it, and then Nate came back onto the stage and yelled some more. Jenny looked behind her and saw the ropes for the curtain and quickly ran to them and pulled down the curtain.
***
Nate walked onto the stage and immediately blanked on what his next line was. This was probably the hundredth time it happened. He just could not focus on this stupid play. All he could see in his head was Carter and Jenny laughing as they walked into the school. And then he saw Carter, the smug bastard, sitting in the audience smirking at him, laughing at him. And Nate lost it.
He walked up to center stage and just started ranting, “I hate these clothes, I hate this play, I hate pretentious asshats who try to steal other people’s girlfriends. In fact I might just spontaneously punch one the next time you get in my face.” And with one last look at Carter’s smirking face, he stormed off the stage. Nate resisted the urge to punch the wall as he paced back in forth in the wings. He was seething mad. And yet the image of Jenny and Carter outside the school was still playing over and over in his head.
Later that night, after the play had ended up abruptly, and after he had fought with Vanessa again, he walked outside the school and leaned against the wall. He sighed and looked out towards the street just in time to see Carter help Jenny into his limo. Nate ground his teeth and turned and punched the wall. It hurt, but not as much as it hurt to see Jenny and Carter driving off into the night together.
Previous Chapters:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3