GOSSIP GIRL: Gossip Girl here, your one and only source...
...into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite.
I spent 18 years accepting the fact my mother was dead.
I want to know my son.
Jack Bass. Chuck's uncle.
CHUCK: Jack is the last person I would call for help.
I don't wanna ruin our friendship.
LILY: Is that Rufus' scarf.
MAN: Miss Holland say Rufus left this at her apartment.
Is there any way that Damien can have visitation rights?
I can't have you spending time with someone mixed up with drugs.
WOMAN: Where has she been?
GOSSIP GIRL: And who am I?
That's one secret I'll never tell.
You know you love me. XOXO...
...Gossip Girl.
GOSSIP GIRL: From the day he brings his newborn girl home, a father lives in fear.
That someday she'll get hurt.
How about some breakfast?
Waffles. Shocker. No, I'm good, thanks. I'll eat at school.
I'll see you at 4:15. On the dot.
School, home, school, home. I get it. Thanks.
GOSSIP GIRL: That someday she'll hate him.
Hi. Um, I need a car.
Yeah, from DUMBO to the Smyth Hotel. Okay, thanks, bye.
GOSSIP GIRL: And worst of all, that someday she'll grow up.
Chuck had an emergency meeting with his lawyer.
But he hoped we could all meet up for some shopping later.
ELIZABETH: That sounds lovely. This has been a wonderful week.
Chuck thinks so too.
He mentioned what a great squash player you were.
And he likes a woman who knows her way around the haberdashery.
Actually, I think there's something he wants to ask you.
ELIZABETH: Of course.
Call when you're in the lobby.
Are you okay?
Several female employees at the Empire are suing me.
- For sexual harassment. - What?
Obviously, there were incidents with room service at The Palace...
...but that was my father's hotel. I was a kid.
I would never do that now. Not at my hotel. Not to you.
No, of course not. They're scheming harlots trying to get you to pay them off.
We have proof two of those girls weren't in town on one of the nights.
So we'll fight it.
We have innocence, good breeding, and Doug Jarrett...
...one of the best lawyers in New York. It's a slam dunk.
A court case would be a PR nightmare.
We have to settle.
You'll take care of it?
Settlements are for the guilty.
Celebrities who run people over. The Catholic Church. It's not fair.
The Historical Society is honoring my father.
I can't have this overshadowing the evening, or anything else.
This way the case will be sealed, the press won't know. No one will.
Elizabeth wouldn't have believed it, Chuck.
- That's not why I'm doing this. - But if it was, I'd understand.
You like her.
You want the first time she meets Lily and the rest of your family to be perfect.
What is the point of having Elizabeth in your life if you're not going to let her in?
Not everyone's willing to wait 18 years for an "I love you."
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- Lily, what are you doing here? - I'm just checking in.
How are things going with Jenny?
Ugh. We have an understanding. She goes to school, she comes home.
She does not date boys with bags of pills.
Ugh. I'm sure she's furious.
The Hulk was furious. There's no word for what Jenny is.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
- Rufus, I need to ask you something. - One sec, Lil.
Headmistress Queller, hi.
I see. Thank you for calling.
Jenny didn't go to school this morning.
Apparently, she's been cutting classes all week.
[SERENA MOANING]
[PANTING]
Who needs coffee after a wake-up like that?
[CELL PHONE BLEEPS]
Who's texting this early?
Rufus.
He's freaking out, he can't find Jenny. He thinks she's with Damien.
This is not good.
Who, Prince Damien from the State Dinner?
- I thought you thought he was dreamy. - Oh, that was before he tried to kiss me.
- After I told him not to. - Um, what?
And now that creep's with Jenny.
Yeah. You know what's most attractive about a bad boy?
No, I really don't.
Your parents refusing to let you see him.
Rufus is driving Jenny right into Damien's creepy arms.
I'm not gonna let that happen.
[RINGING AND BUZZING]
Your dad has called like five times. He's obviously looking for you.
I'm not sure I wanna explain where I've been.
We agreed, if this is gonna work, we gotta keep it casual.
If my dad knows, it's gonna feel serious.
And you know how bad I am at lying to him.
You can't avoid him forever.
[SIGHS]
Hey, Dad.
What?
Oh, um, it's 9:30. I have Latin.
It's a dead language. It's not going anywhere.
- Just ditch it and stay here with me. - I can't. I have a quiz.
Heh. Come on, Jenny. Don't you think it's a little coincidental...
...last time we got to this spot...
...the place right underneath your kilt...
...that you had to go dissect a fetal pig. - I did. Heh.
Come on, Damien, you know I wanna be here.
Jenny.
- Why don't we just talk about it? - What's there to talk about?
I think you're an amazing girl. I love spending time with you.
But when I date someone, sex is usually part of the equation.
If you're not cool with that, it's fine.
But say something. You can't shut me down every time we're alone.
I'm not. It's just not a good day.
I mean, I have a quiz and then I have that other class.
You're younger than me. I get it.
- Could it be that you've never...? - No. Damien.
It's not like that.
Look, I just don't like the first time with someone to be rushed.
And I have school.
Okay.
Well, how about tonight?
After your father goes to sleep, you can sneak out. No rush. Okay?
Nice and slow.
Yeah, perfect.
Um, it's on, Dalgaard. I will see you tonight.
GOSSIP GIRL: There's always the moment a father can't let himself fear:
The day his little J decides to lose her big V.
I can't believe the fuss they made over you at Turnbull & Asser.
Prince William and I practically...
...put the manager's daughter through college.
- Ask her. - Heh. Well, I had a lovely time.
Actually, there's something that Chuck has been meaning to ask you.
The Historical Society is dedicating a gallery to Bart tonight.
I understand it might be awkward to go to an event...
...where my father's being honored.
- Lily would be there and, uh... - I'd love to come.
Charles, this is why I'm here.
I wanna be as much a part of your life as you'll let me.
Mr. Bass. Mr. Bass, did you pay off women you sexually harassed?
Did you receive sex in exchange for promotions?
- Is it true? - This is a lie. I'll explain later.
Somebody must have leaked the story.
Let's just go. Let's go.
It's okay.
REPORTER 1: Excuse me. REPORTER 2: Mr. Bass.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
- Should've guessed. - Naughty nephew.
CHUCK: Uncle Jack. - You won't believe what I just heard.
- I'm shocked. - Yeah, I'm sure you are.
LILY: She's a teenage girl.
Cutting school to be with her boyfriend isn't exactly criminal behavior.
Yeah, I guess I'm still holding out hope...
...that somewhere underneath that mop of blond hair is my little girl.
I know.
Thanks for being here.
Oh, I'm glad I could be.
And I'm willing to put the past in the past if you are.
- Rufus, we just need to talk. - Now?
Well, The New York Historical Society is dedicating a room to Bart tonight.
I was hoping you could join me.
Lil, I think this morning has been a step in the right direction.
But I'm not quite in the mood...
...to celebrate any of your former husbands right now.
I'm gonna try to get ahold of Serena again.
Hey, Serena, have you heard from her yet?
JENNY: Thanks for texting me.
SERENA: Of course. Parents can be such a pain.
If he wasn't so controlling and judgmental...
...I wouldn't have to be sneaking around.
I get it. You should be able to date who you want.
- Exactly. - So how are things with Damien?
They're great.
Um, he listens to me, and he treats me like an adult...
...and really likes me.
- I've never felt this way before. - So it's serious, then?
Well, it's about to be.
He's, uh, staying at the Smyth Hotel, and I was thinking that tonight...
Tonight?
Wow, uh, I'd say that is serious, then.
Your first time, that's monumental.
It is your first time, right?
Are you nervous?
Yeah, I guess a little.
You know, Jenny, the thing about your virginity is that you can never get it back.
You know, I always kind of wish I would have waited...
...for somebody that would have stood up for me and fought for me.
You know, like Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing.
- Dirty Dancing? - It's great. You should download it.
All right. But, see, the thing is, Serena, that Damien really is the right guy.
Okay. Well, that's your decision. And I'll support you.
Um...
Uh, obviously you're not going to school and you should commemorate today.
So I have to get ready for Chuck's party, but Nate will take you to lunch.
Yeah. I, um... What are you in the mood for?
There he is. I would have been here sooner, but I got distracted...
...reading some of those protestors' signs.
I never realized how many sex puns you could make out of "Chuck Bass."
Don't worry. It'll blow over in a couple of weeks.
You expect me to believe it's just coincidence...
...you show up the same time this lawsuit does?
I came back to protect you.
- Pfft. - See, I heard a rumor.
Evelyn Bass rose from the dead.
She wasn't dead.
No, it seems my father paid her to stay away from me all these years.
Yeah, I get why you'd fall for all this, what with your mommy issues.
All those abnormal attachments to your babysitters.
Didn't help that I was nailing them, huh?
But, Chuck, I saw Evelyn's body in the casket at the funeral home.
And why should I believe anything you say?
I'll tell you what, have her come by the party tonight.
The old Evelyn and I never got along. Maybe now we'll hit it off.
Might be fun. Never seen a ghost before.
- Well, hello, gorgeous. - And now it all makes sense.
You're the blood-sucking reptile behind this lawsuit.
Wow. Harsh words. But I'm innocent.
Whoever did this is more brilliant than I am.
My sources tell me reservations are already down 20 percent.
You're a lying ooze.
Little nephew's going to have to step down from his beloved Empire.
And what? You think you'll somehow get it?
Please. That'll never happen.
Blair, I've already had everything of Chuck's worth having.
And as always, the pleasure was yours.
Trust me, I have a plan.
Telling Jenny Damien's bad for her will only make her want him more.
- We have to show her. - And how are we gonna do that?
I called him and invited him over for lunch.
What are you, crazy?
Last time you were alone, he tried to rip your clothes off.
And he'll try to again.
This time you and Jenny are gonna walk in to catch him.
- This sounds absurd. - Blair and Chuck do it all the time.
Nate, I know it's not ideal.
But Jenny's gonna have sex with him if we don't stop this.
- We should just call Rufus. - What, so he can ground her again?
Nate, this is gonna work. It's 1:00 now.
Give me 45 minutes exactly. Bye.
So glad you called.
I think every girl goes through a forbidden-guy phase. It's...
You know, it explains why vampires are so popular now.
If he were a vampire I could slip garlic in her waffles.
Not that she'd eat them.
Hey, distract me.
I've, uh, noticed you've been sleeping out quite a bit this week.
Yeah, yeah, just at Vanessa's, you know.
Uh, I fall asleep on the extra bed sometimes studying late. It's no big deal.
You always were a bad liar. Obviously you're seeing someone.
Heh. Okay, all right, you got me.
It's actually, uh... Vanessa.
Thank you so much for coming by.
I know I'm overreacting, but I just need family by my side.
And I know you're practically Jenny's sister.
No, Vanessa's not family.
She's not a sister. She's a friend. She's a classmate, really.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
- Hello. - Hello.
- Hey, what are you doing? - Rufus is in the other room.
- I think we need to set some guidelines. - Guidelines?
Zones. Where we're friends only, where we're friends with benefits.
And here, where my dad treats you like his own daughter...
...and we've prepared Thanksgiving dinner while watching The Sound of Music...
...that's gotta be a friend-only zone.
- Okay, I see your point. - And, Lily's, you know...
The Upper East Side in general, that's a friends-only zone too.
But downtown, around school, that's friends-with-benefits zone.
I'll draw you a map is what I'll do. Much easier.
Sorry to drag you guys over here, but I think I have it handled. See you later.
- I'm gonna go back to school. - I'll come.
We can talk about what zone the subway is.
How about the subway is a no-talking-about-zone-rules zone, okay?
Better yet, classmate, a sitting- on-opposite-ends-of-the-car zone.
Ugh. I'm still drawing a map.
You know, I've almost called you a million times.
Really? And why is that?
To apologize.
The State Dinner, my behavior was...
Yeah, well, um, I actually wanted to apologize too.
Uh, I used you and that was wrong.
But, um, Nate and I are over.
Uh, I have absolutely no feelings for him anymore, and...
Oh, um, Serena, I'm dating Jenny, and I actually really like her.
So I can't do this.
- What? Heh. - Great lunch. Sorry about Nate.
Me too.
[RINGING]
Nate, what's going on? We've had coffee and two entire desserts.
Can we go now?
GOSSIP GIRL: Uh-oh.
Looks like this virgin queen's next accessory may be a chastity belt.
RUFUS: You're gonna dream of the days you were just grounded.
From now on, I will escort you to and from school.
Queller will assign someone to walk you to class. You'll have lunch in her office.
Ugh, Dad, I ditched class to be with my boyfriend, so what?
It's not like it's affecting my grades.
- You can't keep treating me like a child. - Well, you certainly are acting like one.
If you think this guy, that brought drugs into the house...
...is right for you, you're a child.
Yeah, if you had listened to him, then you'd know that they weren't his pills.
But you didn't. You just jumped to conclusions like you always do, Dad.
You know, it's no wonder that your marriage is going down the toilet.
[SIGHS]
[GRUNTS]
Hi. I bought you a little something to wear tonight.
Ah, thank you.
Oh. It's beautiful.
Heh, heh. Blair helped me pick it out.
As I recall, purple was your father's favorite color too.
Actually, I only wear purple because my father loathed it.
Mm, heh, or maybe that's what he wanted you to think.
Bart was playing with people's heads all the time.
Are you all right?
- Is it the lawsuit? - It's not the lawsuit.
But who may be behind it.
My Uncle Jack just arrived in town.
Mm. Sounds like Jack.
Will he be going to the party tonight?
Uh, he's not invited, but he is a cockroach...
...and they tend to slip in through the cracks.
Charles, um...
Your uncle and I, we have history.
It's ugly history.
Look, I'm not going to let Jack determine who can and can't come to my party.
I'm sorry, I don't know if I have the strength...
...to deal with him and meet your family at the same time.
I hope you understand.
I understand perfectly.
Since I can't spend the evening with you...
...stay for a while. Have a drink.
Of course.
I can see he's starting to doubt himself.
Why wouldn't he? With the bad press, the protesters.
The Daily Intel says he's thinking of stepping down.
Chuck's not stepping anywhere.
- Can I borrow that? - Yeah.
And speaking of things we've shared.
Nate, Serena doesn't wanna talk to you right now.
Well, did she tell you about her little plan to seduce Damien...
...and have Jenny walk in?
Well, it sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
Yeah, because it's a Blair Waldorf nut-job plan.
I'll ignore that. Nate, Serena and I are getting ready for the party.
Why don't you just apologize so we can all move past this...
...and be supportive for Chuck on his big night?
No, I'm not gonna apologize. I did the right thing.
Okay? Serena may not get it...
...but losing her virginity is a huge deal for a girl like Jenny.
Oh, and it wasn't for me? Why is that, Nate?
Because I was a huge slut when I was Jenny's age?
I didn't realize I was on speaker.
- I didn't mean to say... - That's exactly what you meant.
[FRANKIE PREVITE'S "(I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE" PLAYING ON COMPUTER]
ORTEGA [SINGING ON COMPUTER]: I've been waiting for so long
Now I've finally found someone To stand by me
Dirty Dancing?
Yeah. It's corny. But it's kind of good.
Come on. It's totally good.
Yeah, Baby's dad's an even bigger jerk than you.
Look, I have to go to this Historical Society thing to talk to Lil.
Obviously I can't let you out of my sight, so that means you're coming too.
But I will be watching you all night.
Right.
CROWD [CHANTING]: Boycott, boycott, boycott.
BLAIR: Pathetic.
Suburban moralists in mom jeans.
I'd pity them if I wasn't scared they'd spill orange soda...
...on my Christian Louboutins.
What are you doing? Are you kidding?
A DNA sample? You've been watching too much CBS.
I should've thought of it weeks ago.
A friend of mine at the N.Y.P.D. Says he can have it done in a few hours.
This way we'll know once and for all who Elizabeth really is.
You know who she really is.
You can see it in her eyes, in your eyes.
Jack's gotten inside your head.
He has a point.
She turns up out of the blue.
Doesn't know things about my father.
And when she hears that Jack, the only person who actually met my mother...
...will be at the party tonight, she bails.
Blair, she's supposed to be dead.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
Elizabeth.
I was coming to tell you I'd changed my mind.
Chuck wasn't thinking.
I thought you were starting to open your heart to me, like I was to you.
Chuck's not doing this. It's just a big misunderstanding.
Look, if you are who you say you are...
...you won't mind me doing a DNA test, right?
I should've known you would never let me in.
You are your father's son.
We can drop it off on the way.
I think I'll just meet you there.
GOSSIP GIRL: Looks like the protesters outside...
... aren't the only ones who think Bass is an ass.
[CROWD CHATTERING]
[ONE REPUBLIC'S "GOOD LIFE" PLAYING ON STEREO]
Hi. How are you? Good seeing you.
Well, I didn't expect to see you here.
- You haven't returned any of my calls. - I'm here to support Chuck.
Serena, I know that you are angry.
And maybe someday you'll understand why I didn't tell you I was...
Doing my father when I came to visit him?
- Well, that's... - Save your lies for your current husband.
[CROWD WHISPERING]
I have a feeling you're to thank for the, uh, turnout tonight.
People are here because they support you. None of us believe slander.
Well, thank you. That means more to me than you know.
Did you come here alone? I thought you would bring Blair.
And maybe someone else that you wanted me to meet.
I'm solo tonight.
Me too.
Thank you.
TEDDER [SINGING ON STEREO]: My friends in New York, I say hello
My friends in L.A., they don't know
Where I've been For the past few years or so
Hey. I didn't mean it the way it sounded.
What, that I was the concubine of the Upper East Side?
Look, I didn't wanna get into details in front of Blair.
But come on, Serena.
Everyone knows the stories about Adam Handler...
...uh, Jake Hendrickson, Matt Price. Oh, the art teacher from Prague.
I didn't sleep with all of those guys.
Haven't you heard of locker-room gossip? They lied. Exaggerated.
I lost my virginity to you on a bar at the Campbell Apartment.
Somehow that reflects poorly on me and not you. Talk about a double standard.
That's not what I was talking about.
Look, whatever your twisted guy-logic is...
...there's still no reason for you to go behind my back with Jenny.
Serena, I woke up the morning after I lost my virginity...
...to find that the person I lost it to, the person I loved, had left town.
Never to be heard from again for a year.
So, yeah, I had a good reason.
TEDDER [SINGING ON STEREO]: Good, good life
Thank you for coming. Arnold, great to see you.
You look glorious. As always.
How dare you show your face at an event you know my wife is at?
Rufus, don't blow a gasket.
I just came to offer my apology.
Lily, I wasn't myself that night at the opera gala.
I'd had a lot to drink.
Took some over-the-counter pills they started keeping behind the counter recently.
And some meth.
I was just in a bad place. But now I'm a changed man.
- You expect us to buy that? - It was worth a shot.
I'm not gonna make a scene, but if you so much as show up within 15 feet...
...of this woman again tonight, you're gonna regret it.
- So I guess you found the scarf. - Can we go somewhere private to talk?
Great. Another lecture.
Did the Upper East Side crown cut off circulation to your brain?
- Damien's my boyfriend. - Jenny, you're 16, come on.
When you were 16 you were in love with Serena.
And everyone thought it was adorable.
Uh, you know what? Just...
I'll be right back. You stay here.
Hey, Dan. How are you?
You look amazing.
This is a friends-only zone. I thought we agreed.
- Well, that's not a friends-only dress. - Heh, heh.
Really? I thought it was perfect. My bad.
Oh. And just so you know, I'm not wearing any underwear.
Go away, traitor.
Look, I'm sorry I called Rufus, but it was for your own good.
I mean, you're a really special girl, Jenny...
...who deserves a guy who's gonna see that.
You know, who's gonna be there in the morning.
Not like you're available.
Jenny, Damien got aggressive with Serena at the State Dinner.
Shows what you know.
Damien hit on Serena to get her to take off the jacket with the drugs in it.
Drugs. Is he dealing?
[SIGHS]
You can't be with someone who's dealing drugs.
Why? It's not like you've never done any.
Stop pretending that you care about me.
[KID A'S "TRAMPLED YOUTH" PLAYING ON STEREO]
ANNI [SINGING ON STEREO]: Then he'll tell Judith
And she'll tell Eve
In fact, the only one who does just got here.
- How are you doing? - Good. How are you?
I'm sorry, there's no way I'm letting you leave with her.
DAMIEN: Really?
[CROWD GASPS]
- Let's get out of here. - Damien.
GOSSIP GIRL: Looks like Little J is about to do some dirty dancing of her own.
Nate, hey, you okay?
- Yeah. - What happened?
Jenny ran off with Damien. The guy's a drug dealer.
- What? - He's staying at the Smyth.
Okay, all right, I'm gonna call you when I find them.
Where are my mom and Rufus?
RUFUS: So I went to Holland's.
I don't know what I thought would happen.
But I guess a part of me wanted to even the score.
But when the time came, I couldn't go through with it.
Because the truth is, uh, I love you, Lily, and I couldn't do that to you.
And I love you.
I've always loved you.
DAN: Dad.
Jenny ran off with Damien. And he's worse than we thought.
[SIGHS]
Doug, don't give me that lawyer face.
People still showed up tonight. Things can't be that bad.
Actually, things have taken a turn.
We're getting attacked by Christian conservatives.
We have those in Manhattan?
The Family Travel Council's organizing a boycott.
You'd be shocked how much influence they have.
That's the kind of thing that would only entice my target clientele.
I don't think the business has the luxury of waiting around to see.
I'm sorry, Chuck.
For PR, if nothing else, it needs to seem that you're no longer in charge.
You need to hand over operations of the hotel at least temporarily.
Perhaps a family member.
I'll do it.
Doug. Give us a moment.
I promise you, Jack...
...that will never happen.
Then I'll wait.
And when your beloved hotel is bankrupt and empty...
...l'll swoop in and give you a fair market price.
I'm sure there's some pipes I could salvage.
This was your plan, wasn't it?
No. But I'm totally gonna reap its rewards.
You took what was mine. Now I'm gonna take what's yours.
At least you know it's staying in the family.
What room is Damien Dalgaard in?
I'm sorry, I can't give out that information. Would you like me to call up?
I seriously doubt he's gonna answer the phone...
...considering he's up there alone with a 16-year-old girl.
Oh, my gosh. Thanks for showing up tonight...
...and risking the wrath of my dad, punching Nate freaking Archibald.
Let me give you a real reason to thank me.
JENNY: Right under their noses.
Booking a room at the Empire was genius.
- Sure you wanna do this? - Heh-heh-heh. Yeah.
I told you there'd be a new scandal before the day was out.
But we can talk about that later. What's wrong?
A boycott. Doug says I have no choice...
...but to sign my hotel over to someone else.
Jack nominated himself.
Of course he did.
I can take over.
I don't think signing the hotel over to my 19-year-old girlfriend...
...would ease the public's mind.
- What about Lily? - She's Bass Industries.
The last thing I want is my father's company bailing me out.
I don't see what choice you have.
- DNA results. - What do they say?
Looks like I've got another choice.
Damien, um...
There's something that you should know before.
Yeah? What is it? You can tell me anything.
I'm a virgin.
I just wanted you to know in case...
I don't know. I just wanted you to know.
I kind of figured. Heh.
It's really not a big deal.
Well, actually, I mean, it is kind of a big deal for me.
I mean, I chose you and that...
It means something to me. Does it...?
Jenny, why don't we talk about this after?
Okay?
No, I don't wanna do this.
[SIGHS]
[LAUGHING]
Damien, where are you going?
I knew you were just a kid.
Well, the police are looking into it.
But they don't seem optimistic that they're gonna find them tonight.
They're not at the hotel.
There was nothing any one of us could have done. Jenny's mind was set.
Everyone will be happy to know that Damien and I broke up.
I'm sorry for you, but that's what happens...
Whatever, Dad.
- Am I still grounded? - Yes.
Okay. I'll just, um, stay at home for the rest of the year.
All right, I'm really tired, so if it's okay...
...l'd just like to go to my room.
Hey, are you okay?
I'm fine.
Well, that's a relief.
So then you and Damien didn't?
No, we did.
Honestly, Serena, I don't know what you were so worried about.
It was no big deal.
[FRANKIE PREVITE'S "(I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE" PLAYING ON HEADPHONES]
Would you mind closing the door on your way out?
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- I should have trusted you. - The test came back?
It's hard for me to let people in.
I abandoned you when you were just a baby.
How could it not be?
I want to change. I wanna trust you. I need to.
Because I need someone to take over operations of my hotel for a while.
- What? - It's mostly just a signing authority.
I'd still have a voice behind the scenes.
It just needs to look like I'm gone until the scandal subsides.
Charles, it's too much. There are other people who'd do a better job.
I don't trust those other people.
Those other people aren't my mother.
Look, it's not hard. I'll show you everything you need to know.
You just have to sign these papers.
LILY: Hello, Mother.
CECE: It's been six months.
I'm afraid it's time to check back in with the good Dr. Van der Woodsen.
Can't we get someone else to do the tests?
- Does it really have to be him? - You know he's the right choice.
And it's been too long already. Please, darling. For me.
Okay. I'll get on the next plane out.
Thank you, dear.
RUFUS: Lil?
Hey, everything okay?
Actually, that was my mother and she is at Canyon Ranch.
- Normally I could ignore her pleas, but... - You should go.
I think Jenny and I need some time now, anyway.
Maybe when you come back you and I can start all over?
I would love that.
- Clean slate. - Absolutely. Clean slate.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Hey.
So, uh, listen, I know your room is a benefits-only zone...
...but right now I need to talk to my friend.
Fine, I'll make an exception. Shoot.
Well, you see, there's this girl.
And under normal circumstances, I'd tell everyone:
"Hey, everybody, I'm seeing this amazing girl.
I think it might be serious."
But this girl and I, we agreed that that would be a mistake.
- Interesting. - Keeping these feelings inside...
...is killing me. I wanna tell everybody how happy I am.
- How happy are you? - I'm very, very happy.
Very happy. The kind of happy that people write embarrassing songs about.
Then, as your friend, I think you should tell people.
And as long as this is still a benefits-only zone...
I'm sorry I didn't tell you I was calling Rufus.
It's okay. My plan was dumb anyway.
Nate, I'm really sorry I left the morning after we...
- You know, I never meant to hurt you. - No, I know.
I wish that somehow we could relive that night.
Because this time, I'd know that you loved me.
And you'd know that I love you.
What are we celebrating?
The lawsuit?
The scandal?
Or the fact I just signed over my hotel?
We're celebrating you, opening your heart to your mother.
And me, being the woman who encouraged you to do it.
GOSSIP GIRL: And just like that, Chuck Bass celebrating a new love.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Well, do we have ourselves a hotel?
We do.
GOSSIP GIRL: Careful, Chuck.
It's an open heart that's vulnerable to the deepest wound.
XOXO, Gossip Girl.
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