The next week, I am so sick that I just spend the entire time in bed. I have been vomiting, coughing, and blowing my nose like a madwoman. Apparently, from what I have been learning via text, Jenny and Blair are celebrating the Waldorf sleepover and Serena and Dan's date was boring but is no looking up. And poor Eric is still locked up at Ostroff.

I was currently binge watching Friends when my phone started ringing. I pick up my phone and see Serena on the caller i.d. I frown before hitting the answer button and bringing the phone up to my ear.

"Hello?", I groan, sitting up, ignoring the aches in my spine. I take a sip of my herbal tea, trying to soothe my sore throat.

"Rosie? Omg, thank God you answered. Eric isn't at Ostroff and I can't reach him," Serena casually tells me over the phone. My eyes pop out of my head.

I get off the couch and begin putting on pants, "What?"

Serena sighs, "Can you try him?"

I nod my head before remembering we are on the phone, "Yes. I am on it right now. Love you-mwah."

I hang up and quickly dial Eric's number. The phone rings for a few seconds before it picks up. I hear a bunch of background noise and am worried that someone took him. 

I hear Eric's voice screaming over the DJ, "Hello?!"

"Eric. It's Rosie, are you okay?", I ask him in a nasally voice before turning to blow my nose.

Eric responds, "Yeah. Jenny and Blair broke me out", he laughs at something that some girl shouts at him, "I got to go. I am fine, don't worry."

"No, wait. Eric!", I quickly shout but he has already hung hailing a taxi for Visconti. Thank God that Blair has been planning this sleepover for a month and has already told me all the information. I text Serena telling her I am on my way.

I look up at the driver, "Visconti."

He nods and I smile at him before breaking into a coughing fit. Finally, the taxi stops and I thank him before handing him the money and getting out.

I walk into the club and see Serena and Blair already talking by the bar. I scurry down to meet them but, am pushed away by some woman.

I look at her offended but she just continues on to Blair, "I'm gonna kill you."

Blair looks at her amused, "Oh, you must be Amanda right? Well, I would think twice before marrying him, cause he's a pig."

Amanda begins to approach Blair ready to fight him but Serena intervenes, "Wait. Hey, hey, back off of her okay?"

I humph in annoyance blowing a piece of fallen hair from my face before making myself known, "What the hell is going on here?"

Blair glares at Serena and me, "I don't need you to defend me."

I look away from Blair not interested to learn why she is mad at me once again, "Jenny: It wasn't even her who called you, it was me."

Dan joins the group looking at Jenny's clothes in disgust, "Jenny?"

Amanda scoffs, "So, she's the one with the tongue?"

"Tongue?", Dan questions.

I sneeze. Everybody stops their arguing and turns to me saying 'bless you' in unison before continuing their fight.

"Tongue, what are you even doing here? You're supposed to be at a sleepover", Dan demands.

Amanda looks at her boyfriend disgusted, "You made out with a girl from a sleepover."

Dan is getting angrier by the second, "You made out with him?"

"Wait, I made out with her", the boyfriend defends before pointing at Blair.

Blair looks at him like she is about to vomit, "Ew, it was a dare."

"A dare?! What are you, children?", Amanda asks us.

I nod getting bored of the conversation, "Yeah, pretty much. She's 14?"

"14!", Amanda and her boyfriend both say shocked.

"Jez, no I swear I had no idea baby," the boyfriend defends, "I mean, look at her I mean she's, jailbait."

What a charmer.

Dan is about to blow steam out of his ears, "What, what's that?"

Jenny rolls her eyes at her brother, "Dan, stay out of it okay? You're just causing more problems than you're solving."

Dan growls at Jenny, "The only thing causing a problem is the cocktail napkin you're wearing."

"That's what I'm talking about", the boyfriend smiles.

Dan walks up to him with a defensive stance, "You're not talking about anything."

I walk up to them before trying to push them away, "Dan!"

"Hey!", Jenny tries to help.

A security guard intervenes and breaks the boys up for us, "All right, all you out before I call the cops."

Dan calmy moves away, "All right, all right."

We all begin to leave when a beaming Eric bumps into all of us holding a glass of some alcoholic beverage, "Hey, Rosie. See I told you everything was okay."

I scoff looking at Eric in shock before pulling him away, I tightly grip his arm, "You are coming with me! Now!"

He flinches at my tone before walking with me. 

The minute we all leave the club I whip around to Blair, "What were you thinking?!"

Blair shrugs while Serena walks up by means crosses her arms waiting for Blair's great response, "He was bored. He wanted to get out and have some fun."

"So you took him to a bar?", Serena enunciates.

"He didn't do anything wrong", Blair defends like we are children.

"I thought you'd be happy", Blair laughs looking at us like we were crazy.

"Well, I'm not, okay? I-I can't believe that you did this", Serena stutters in anger while I just groan, from the headache Blair is giving me.

"Hey, I wasn't kidnapped", Eric smiles still not seeing the problem, "I left of my own free will. Blair was trying to do me a favor."

"Told you", Blair smirks.

"Well, it's no favor, Eric", I tell him. He should know better. Correction. He does know better. Eric is the most sensible out of all of us.

"You're in a lot of trouble", Serena remarks.

"Yeah, I know, And you know what? It was worth it to be out after dark And to talk to someone who isn't just you or mom, Even if it is Blair", Eric says before giving Blair a nasty look, "No offense..."

"None taken", Blair shrugs, unfazed.

"Well, I'm sorry this was the only way," I frown ruffling his hair. He swats my hand away before trying to fix it.

"We'll work on mom, okay?", Serena smiles at him.

Eric nods his head with a smile, "Thanks"

"And since she knows you're okay, I guess there's no real reason to rush", Serena smiles before hooking her arm in his, "How about we walk?"

"Oh, call me", Blair adds.

"Yeah, I will", Serena and I both say in unison.

Blair smirks, "I was talking to Eric."

We both laugh before waving her goodbye. I turn to Eric, "I'm so sorry bro, but I think I am gonna take a cab home. I still feel horrible."

Eric nods before pulling me in a goodbye hug, "Hope you feel better. Visit me tomorrow?"

I laugh and nod, "Always."

I walk away from them and hail a taxi, heading home.