In order to get Poppy the crew needed to whip up the most badass plan they could think of. Luckily, Georgina was there. While she was still in love with Jesus, she was easily convinced to play the part of Sherilyn Phillips, a rich Canadian who was new to New York. The first person “Sherilyn” was to meet in the Big Apple? Why none other than Poppy Lifton (and obviously Poppy agreed to meet since she only associates with rich people). The group bugged Georgina and waited around the Russian Tea Room until Poppy started talking money. It was only a matter of time until they had Poppy right where they wanted her. And I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but: Thanks for your help, Georgina.
While everyone was waiting, some major drama went down. First off, Blair was still deciding if she wanted to move into Nate’s apartment with him. This was a huge step and one she couldn’t make properly until a major question was answered: what the hell was Chuck’s deal? If Chuck wanted her then he had to tell her that. If he didn’t then she could be free. But she couldn’t make up her mind until she knew exactly how Chuck felt. So she made him tell her. And sadly, he said it was all just a game. NOOOOO! Blair was heartbroken but at least now she could move on with her life. Serena heard the whole thing and could not believe Chuck did that. What the eff? And then he finally admitted it. The reason he told Blair that it was a game was because he actually did love her (and he really said “I LOVE HER!” AHH). Chuck just couldn’t give her what she needed. OMFG! Chuck Bass just admitted he loved Blair Waldorf! But he didn’t tell her that. GAH!
Shock. Total and utter shock. Serena van der Woodsen in jail? And because her own mother had her arrested? OMFG! Could it get any crazier than that? Of course it can. This is the Upper East Side, people! Okay, okay, let’s go back to how this all started so we can totally understand what exactly went down…
Gabriel had vanished with all the money Lily, her Coop and Rufus had given him to invest. Serena could not believe this was happening. She brought that loser into everyone’s lives and because of her people had just lost serious $$. Serena decided to take it into her own hands to get the money back from Gabriel. So she did what any girl would do in order to get a guy to talk to her ASAP: Serena told Gabriel she was pregnant. And it worked. Dude called back in literally seconds. Serena met Gabriel at The Palace and told him she wasn’t knocked up. Instead, she wanted all the money he was stealing back. Gabriel told her he didn’t have it. Poppy did. It was all her scheme. Turned out, Poppy was actually a faux-calite. She snuck her way into high society and was just lucky to make friends with rich people. This meant it was Poppy they were after. Bitch was going down.
By trying to clean up thw huge mess herself, Serena was hoping to not have to tell her mom about this unfortunate incident. Lily had been treating Serena so well lately. Seemed like she was truly proud of the woman Serena was becoming. Lily even gave her a diamond bracelet that was a family heirloom (it was like way, way nice). This made Serena even more uncomfortable about having to explain the money issue. She was set on working this out all on her own. If she could just get the money back and return to everyone then all would be good. Right? Unfortunately, Dan Humphrey ruined all that. Dan overheard Serena et al. talking about Gabriel taking the money and fleeing. He was stunned. Rufus had given Gabriel Dan’s college dough. Without that money there was no way Dan was gonna go to college. So he did what any dorky and neurotic kid would do: he went straight to Lily. Ugh (go back to Brooklyn). Lily wanted to keep this totally under wraps. If word got out about them being involved, Serena’s life could be ruined. Do you know what kind of bad press this would be? Lily decided to pay back all the investors herself (it’s good to be a Bass). For Rufus, though, she was making an exception. Lily was going to pay him $5,000 a month. Seemed not only a little preferential but also a bit like charity.
And while Lily was doing that, Rufus was preparing to pop the question. Yep, he wanted to be her fifth husband. Rufus went to Eric to ask for Lily’s hand in marriage (adorable!!). Eric, of course, gave his blessing but was a little apprehensive about the way Rufus was going to propose. Lily was used to elaborate proposals (like on top of pyramids or in blimps). This was not something Rufus could give to her. But he made due and decided to do it the Humphrey way. Rufus cooked up a dinner of Lily’s favorite foods and brought her lilies. Looked like the van der Woodsens (+Chuck) and the Humphreys were officially going to be united for good.
