i'm chuck bass

"Sounds good, man, I will text it to you. Oh come on, I am definitely a lot more fun than these people. I will have to remind you of that tonight."

"definitely, i'll round up the ground and we'll see you there. i'm always down for someone determined to remind me they're fun"

"do you take all your life lessons from cartoons?" she laughed along with him but the fart noise was uncalled for. atticus did mean well for his cousin, he showed it in his own unique way. "you two need to learn a better way to communicate and this is coming from the woman who communicates with her mother through staff members" who was she to deny chuck bass a cartier bracelet? "you haven't but i'm always willing to hear you speak the truth"

"just the important ones" he grinned shamelessly. "we've never been good at talking. it's more him yelling and me laughing" he doubted they'd ever get on the same page. it worked for him, atticus ran the business with all the responsibility and he got to reap the rewards and do nothing. he smiled and gave her a gentle nudge with his elbow "you're the best sister around, s"

"She is the only hope, but I wouldn't bet on it if I were you." Adriana had seen them over the years, and it definitely made sense when you saw them together. "I don't know about graced. Most people don't enjoy fun Adriana. They survive her."

"you're probably right, i don't think my cousin will ever lighten up" atticus was far too serious for his own good. lola did get him to relax a bit but chuck doubted if he'd ever truly lighten up. "now you're talking my language. don't threaten me with a good time"

"this is all hearsay at best. c'mon, chuck... would i throw you under the bus like this?" nick chuckled at his dramatics, noting the stark difference in the two basses. "ah, so true. we certainly aren't for the weak of heart, are we? now, now - let's be honest, everyone likes me. and yes, that would include our darling gabriela. she is very well, thank you."

"if it meant you got to fuck someone you wanted to fuck? yeah absolutely, and i don't blame you for that because i'd do the same" he laughed. as they say, all's fair in love and war. "i can't say that we are. don't get arrogant about it nicky. she'll turn on you in a minute if she chooses to. if serena is new york's answer to princess diana, then gabriela is queen elizabeth the first - ruthless and calculated." he'd seen it first hand when the sound of her heels alone struck fear into bass industry board members. "atticus filled me in on this howard archibald mess. do we still think she's in danger? have you told her?"

"Trust me, I get that, that's kind of just how every day with Lola is. Half of the fun with her." Adriana had been friends with Lola for most of her life. She was a wild girl, but also one of the best friends you could have. "I do, but not with this group of people. Fun Adriana makes an appearance semi-annually."

"well she's nothing if not consistent and fun. maybe she'll get atticus to lighten up a bit, that man is wound up so tight, he needs to chill out" lola and atticus' friendship never made much sense to him but for whatever reason it worked "what kind of people do you need to be around for us to be graced with fun adriana?"

"I was hoping you would say that. I am renting a penthouse. I can send you the address. Don't worry, most of these people are not invited."

"drop me the address and i'll round up my crowd to come along. good, because these people are boring as hell, i'd like to think you're more fun than that"

"because elsa is a cartoon" she smiled, rolling her eyes at him. "have you ever considered that he gets so mad at you because he cares and wants you to be the best version of yourself?" she couldn't speak for atticus but maybe she could try and talk some sense into chuck. "i'll keep that in mind. that's one of your christmas presents sorted this year"

"hey, she may be a cartoon but she had a point" he pointed out with a laugh. chuck thought over her words briefly before making a fart noise with his hand over his mouth "he gets mad because i'm annoying as shit and winding him up is a hobby of mine" hearing that he would be gifted with a gold cartier bracelet for christmas brought a grin to his face "anyone ever told you that you're the best sister? specifically have i told you that recently?"

Was it confidence or just pride? "that how you want it to be or how it just happens to be?" not that it was her business but being noisy was kind of her thing. michelle pursed her lips, he was dramatic. "oh so you definitely want to stress him out. can't complain then, can you."

"it's a little bit of column a and a little bit of column b" he shrugged with a grin. chuck bass was never someone to do something half assed. if he was going to do something he might as well commit to the cause "i live to stress him out. oh yeah, i'm going to complain about it but that's part of the plan to stress him out"

"The great Chuck Bass... brought down by a cocktail party." Blair shook her head before sipping on her Dom Pérignon, "Though, I'm sure your best behaviour could easily equate to someone else's worst."

"oh sweet blair, you know they'll never keep chuck bass down" he grinned, leaning forward towards her "you have no faith in me. i'm an angel and you can't prove otherwise"

"Thank god, had me worried a bit. At least it is only for now, I am having a party after, and you need to be there."

"well shit man, count me in. where's it at?"

"Depends on how close Lola is and if she wants to stress him out." Adriana laughed, shaking her head. "Just be glad you get to be the fun Bass. Some of have to be the serious ones."

chuck chuckled at adriana's observation "that's true. it depends on how much of a diva she wants to be on the day" it was an odd pairing of a duo, but hell, if whatever it was worked for them then why not "ohhh come on, i don't believe that you don't get to be the fun one at least sometimes"

you fucked up

"oh, come now... you're still the best bass, i just have an unruly desire to lust after things i can't have. well, in theory anyway," he grinned. "and i never would. if you don't do anything i wouldn't do and i don't do anything you wouldn't do, we'll keep having the time of our lives, won't we?"

"that feels like a pity statement. it's alright, you've chosen your bass, and i'll be here heartbroken and bereft" he dramatically whimpered, feigning crying. "well there's your first mistake because there's not much either of us aren't doing. speaking of which, how's a certain lawyer? still pretending you don't like one another?"