The fifteenth year of her life started off with a bang, one which involved Alexander James Scott and her big sister Georgina Sparks. Surely there would be many more to come but that was the one story Gossip Girl made sure everyone would remember, courtesy of one miss Tallulah denHayden. Back in New York, things were no different when she had left it before. Eric was still with Jenny, ignoring her calls and staring at her like an insect from afar. For a moment, things seemed fine for the exs until Eric van der Woodsen spotted Jolene with his step brother and assuming they ended up sleeping together that night. As if the label slut wasn't already used to discribe her, she wore it as a stamp on her head during those three days on the beach of Miami. Deciding to lay low this afternoon, Jolene wore her Chanel shades and clutched her Prada tightly as she stepped out of her park avenue apartment. It seemed to be the only piece of Eric she was holding onto as she ran towards her other lover; Ryan. She cunningly set up a 'play date' with Zarah and a few other friends of hers but at the last minute, conveniently excused herself claiming to be sick. Zarah had left with the girls, leaving her father behind with Jolene only a few miles away. But it certainly wasn't going to be peace and quiet time today as Jolene spotted Tallulah denHayden with her band of misfits surrounding her. She ducked her head down hoping that she'd become invisible at the moment but through the corner of her eyes, behind her shades, she saw Tallulah smirking in her direction. Quickly turning away, she recalled the green eyed beauty's birthday gift, one of which no evidence was present at the time but had been tattooed in her mind for life. Her mind immediately shifted from Tallulah to Dr. Dawson, or Ryan as she now knew him as. Guilt swept over her face as she recalled the evening after Ryan allowed Zarah to go to Miami with the rest of the broods. She was still at the Dawson residence and as Zarah chatted away on the phone with Seth Parker, she watched Ryan come home, a bottle of jack daniels tucked into his rather large hand. He was trying to conceal the bottle but it was the first thing that caught her eye. After Zarah collapsed in bed that night, Jolene spent the night in her father's bedroom and then crawled out of his window the morning after. "She'll never know," assured Jolene as she climbed on top of the object of her affections. That was the first and only night they made love and then she was whisked away to Miami for her birthday. She felt another pang of guilt as she reached his door bell. It wasn't too long before the door was opened and she entered. "Hi," she managed to mumble and not a moment went by before they locked lips. Carrying her off into the living room and placing her on the couch as though she were a lifeless doll, he smiled genuinely which eased her tension. One could say that was what attracted her to him in the first place, his ability to make her calm in the midst of a storm. Saying nothing, he dissappeared upstairs and then within moments came back down, presenting her with a rather small red box. "This is for you," he said and then sat down before her, as she popped it open. No, it wasn't a ring like she assumed but a pair of the most beautiful earingsshe wondered how he had managed to afford later. Putting the gift aside, she looked at him, her face displaying the utmost appreciation a person could have. "What's it for?" she then asked in bemusement. "Your birthday," he reminded her as though she had forgotten all about that and she actually wished to. Those three days without him made her uneasy. She even questioned their 'relationship' during that period but Eric's trip to Miami assured her that she was already on the right path. "I know Zarah didn't get you anything and I just wanted to make up for you being so kind to her." As he said this, his hands slowly crept up her dress and he stroked her thigh sending her into a state of bliss. "You shouldn't have," she said while managing to smile. "I'm really starting to like Zee, she's a great girl and almost like a... sister to me." Regretting her choice of words immediately, she falls back on the couch and sighs. "Which is why she's never going to find out," he continued and her eyes went back to being fixated on him. "I love my daughter very much and I'd never do anything to jeapordize my relationship with her-" "But our feelings - are mutual. Why can we not act upon them?" she interjected. "Who knows what she might think when she finds out? I know it'll be weird at first for like, a girl her age to be dating her father but-" "Dating?" he interrupted her now. "Is that what this is?" She was almost lost for words now but didn't stop her from talking. "I.. I like you and a lot. I've been with other guys since we've been-" she stops midsentence to catch her breath. "-you know? But I only did it because it'll be hard on both our families if we told anyone else. I'm sorry, I won't do that again." Tears were almost welling up in her eyes but upon seeing them, Ryan leaned in and kissed her lips. "Hey, it's okay," he assured. "I'm not mad and I still want you." Now smiling, she leaned forward and rested her head on his shoulder. "Maybe when I'm 18 it won't be as hard."