Why everything is so exciting?

Part 2. Chapter 11.

In the evening I waited Rufus choosing a dress to the Opera. As always, it's hard, but my gaze, of course on a beautiful dress by Dior, so after I came out of the cabin with the finished hair, I began to wear this dress.
I always thought that a woman should always look perfect, especially in the Opera.
I looked at the time was six o'clock, and Rufus was not.
As long as my time there was nothing taken, I thought to call Rufus, but my phone rang and it turned out to be Serena. I hurried to pick up the phone.
- Hello Mom, we will soon leave, the car pulled up. You're already going?
- No, dear, I'm waiting for Rufus. We agreed that he would come at six, but it is still present.
- He's never been punctual when it comes to these evenings.
- I thought he had changed - I laughed ..
- In general, mothers, we will wait for you in the lobby ..
- We?
- Yes, I'm Dan, Blair, Chuck, Cyrus and Eleanor.
- A ticket that I will not give ..
- Never mind, Eleanor, there were extra ...
- Then I felt in his hands waist Rufus ulybnulas.- be late and not good
- What Mom?
- Oh, I'm sorry dear, Rufus came, we soon leave ..
- Let no details, we are waiting for you - Serena sighed and hung up ..
- I turned to Rufus
- I'm sorry, Lily, could not find a tie for shoes - he laughed, and I, too,
- Nothing - I kissed him and he took me by the hand .. - Come? I have a surprise for you.
- True? - I went after Rufus in the elevator, which was immediately closed. And I look at him ..
- Let me at least give you a kiss, and then at the Opera I will not have such an opportunity - I smiled and kissed him back. The elevator door started to open and we, or rather I stepped away from him, as if we were students. That is why I sighed and dropped my hand Rufus Van smiled and stepped out of the elevator. Ivan held the door for us, and I went outside.
- You even called a taxi? Because I do not see it ..
- I told you I had a surprise. Here are our car - he pointed to the limousine, standing directly in front of the house ..
- Mmm Humphrey when you become so gallant? It looks like a date .. - I smiled
- Just Lily, five years have passed ...
- Do not remind me! - I smiled as he held the door for me, I got into the car, and he followed me ..
- Ida. It's a date. How are high school students. No kisses, hugs, just opera, restaurant s, I'll take you home ...
- I laughed, I do not remember that high school students have traveled in limousines.
- It's your world, Lily, do not you? Do not worry, we're not students, this has its advantages. - He put his hand over mine and smiled. I smiled back at him.
- Suddenly, in fact.
- I like to surprise.
- I thought you had nothing I was not surprised.
- I have not yet gray. - He laughed and looked out the window and I do too. I lay down on his shoulder and he's trying to make a straight face said,
- Hey, girl, you can not stick on the first date, we're in public.
- I think the sofa and champagne glasses do not let it slip?
- Yes? Well then, I can do that, too .. - he smiled and kissed me again, I kissed him. - I wish I would have to forget about that when we come.
- By the way, we're almost there.
- We could, and within walking distance. - We laughed.
- Not in an evening dress. - I noticed that Opera has a lot of people crowd and the paparazzi .. - Every year this makes a farce.
- I think it's kind of fun. - Rufus smiled when a car stopped and jumped out of the cabin, and then gave me his hand and immediately heaps of outbreaks zaslepili my eyes. I had to smile as always. Rufus tried to keep my hand in my hand, but I took his hand. As we reached the entrance to the opera, the paparazzi has made heaps of photos and I have even had the impression that they suspected something. But it seems we are well kept.
We went into the hall and saw Basso and all of Humphrey, that is, Serena and Dan. We all shook hands as usual kisses and hugs ...
Cyrus looked at us and smiled and then asked,
- And where is your soul mate? - It certainly wondered where William and Lisa (wife of Rufus) .. - we looked at each other and decided to quickly otmazatsya
- On this said in unison - in Spain. - I was hoping, of course, that Rufus will say something different, a little upset about this.
- At what? - Eleanor asked. - I laughed and tried to turn it into a joke.
- Well, who knows what they are doing - Rufus tried to play along with me and tried to laugh, too .. - Just too many things and how it so happened that even no one thought that they would leave together in Spain ..
- How thin - said Rufus .. - I smiled and looked at Serena, who was also upset about all of this and it is amused.
- Mom, can you for a moment ..
- I'll be right .. - I said this is only Rufus and it looked strange in this, he tried to deflect suspicion ..
- Yes, we are all waiting for you. - I sighed and walked away with Serena where quiet and where you could talk ...
- Mom, what are you doing?
- In what sense?
- Why this farce?
- Serena, I'm married, I can in public hold the hand of another? What would tomorrow the entire press was buzzing about what her husband is out of the country, with the former wife is cheating.
- And I think you still choose.
- What are you talking about?
- You do know what I mean, you're whole life choose between meat and fish, between Valentino and jimmy choo, between Rufus and someone. Maybe it's time to make a choice at least in the first paragraph. While there is time, you can fix it, what did you do with my dad. But if you do not want, then you have to burn all the bridges and not be ashamed of their choice. After all, today you chose - Serena looked down at my shoes - Valentino. So I think now make a choice and in favor of Rufus. If you want it. Right now.
- What now?
- Right now you do not have to hide from the press, Mom, do it. I always make a choice between Dan and someone. And I always chose Dan. It's time for you last time. select Humphrey. - I hugged Serena. She was so smart. In some moments, even smarter than me.
- Love you.
- I love you Mom!
- I took her by the hand and we went to all ..
- Cyrus looked at chasi and ordered everyone to disperse on the lodges, because soon start. - So young, so your tickets. You find themselves. And our sixth, let's go, gentlemen.
- I picked Rufus hand, after we were behind Cyrus and Eleanor, and we went to our lodge. I looked at the face of Rufus in disbelief and smiled, and then he heard behind the flash of cameras .. So I knew it was coming ...
- Finally, we come to our lodge, and I sat on a chair extreme, in the hope that Rufus sits nearby. But he sat down at the other end and in the middle sat Seyrus and Eleanor ..
I looked at Rufus, with a look, "Are you really?" I saw how he shrugs his shoulders and turned away from him ..
Cyrus sat down next to me and we talked about the whole opera staging, costumes and I rarely looked at the face of Rufus with a smile ...
Finally, it took an hour and started an intermission, we went out into the corridor, and as we waited for the children approached us Brig Barton I smiled and kissed him on the cheek, we have a little talk with him, I realized that Rufus enough of it and took it away .
- I did not know what it was?
- We've a date .. You remember. We should not hold hands, hug, and so on down the list.
-mm, but I changed my mind. - I strongly kissed him on the lips pressed his head to her, his hand .. I felt his hand at his nape. But that's not all it seemed to me that all the people standing in the hallway now, and Eleanor, Chuck, Blair, everyone was looking at us. I opened my eyes and saw a smile Cyrus and Eleanor, his eyes lowered to the floor of Chuck and Blair and Dan confusion .. I gently pulled away from Rufus and looked him in the eye ..
- You're bothering me again ... - we smiled and I looked back at Rufus ..
- I do not know how now to go back to all of them ...
- I, too .. I think my back is now melted by these views.
- And my flashes of cameras .. - we laughed again .. -in any case, we still have 20 minutes intermission ..
- Okay, do not think about it - he took me by the hand and not paying attention to all eyes went to our friendly company - Does anyone want a drink?
- Everyone is still surprised to say "yes" in unison, and then looked at each other and laughed so .. We stood somewhere a minute looking at each other and then they heard the voice of Cyrus ..
- I felt that with these two, that something is not right, congratulations! Again .. - All laughed again ..
- Of course, again, congratulations followed, I will never understand what they need, but ... just made us come to the bar and shouted Cyrus
- Champagne at my expense - again everyone laughed and clinked glasses. I drank in one gulp, because I just had a drink.
- How did this happen? - Finally, it asked Blair.
- Honey - Chuck told her - as if you do not know how it happens - all laughed again
- It happened, Blair, even 25 years ago - said Serena and again all smiled.
- Let's just no numbers, we smiled and looked back to the time interval has passed quietly and we went to the loggia