I'm really sorry that it took me so long to update. I am trying to be faster in the future. I hope you'll enjoy this one :)
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The lights were dimmed and it was already dark outside. The saloon was nicely decorated and filled with people. All kinds of people. There were most of the senators of the United States, the presidents of Russia, France, Italy and Africa and important politicians like Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. He made sure they were sitting on the opposite sides of the room, he couldn't risk a massacre, not tonight. And of course there was also the German chancellor in the room. He really liked her and would have loved to talk to her about the ongoing relation between Germany and the United States, but again: Not tonight!
Because tonight his eyes were searching for a very special pair of eyes. And there was only one person he wanted to talk to this evening. But he searched in vain. He couldn't see her in the room and that meant she was either running late or that she wouldn't come. And that hurt him because he really wanted to see her again. He has this picture of her in his mind ever since the gala. The moment when she had entered the room in her long red dress with this wonderful smile of hers and her blue eyes shining like millions of stars. She didn't know but he had observed her the whole evening. How she had talked to really important people, letting her look wander through the room from time to time. He had known that she had searched for him, but for some time he had just enjoyed staring at her, observing every move she made. But at some point it wasn't enough to just stare so he had asked her to dance with him and that was the moment he will never forget. It felt like the time had stopped somehow and to be holding her in his arms was really more fulfilling than just staring at her. But he had to go and now he was hoping that she would come, because really, this was all he could think about the past few days.
After a while he feels a pair of little hands around his leg so he hunkers down to be on the little girl's height. "She isn't here yet, right?" The little girl's voice brings a smile to his face immediately. "Yeah...She isn't..." The next moment Cathy folds her little arms around his neck and gives him a hug. "Don't worry. She will come." After all it had been Cathy who had pushed him to make these moves towards Diane. She had forced him to tell her all about the gala and after that Cathy decided that he'd have to talk to her again. Her reason had been that she 'really likes Diane and that she was really pretty' and although this statement came from a 4-year-old, she was right because he really liked her too.
And as he stood straight again and let his gaze wander around all those people in the room one more time, he finally saw something golden appear between all the black suits. But in the next moment it was gone again. So he started walking towards the crowd of people. Slowly and constantly looking for this one person he was waiting for the whole evening. And then, after he had passed another group of very important people which he ignored just like anyone else in the room, he saw her. She was standing in the doorway, slightly smiling. Her golden locks in perfect match with the wonderful dress he had chosen for her. It fits just perfectly and she looks as stunning as she had the other evening. She just stands there, observing him and smiling. But he is unable to move, the fact that she was really there, just 5 meters away, was overwhelming.
She was just standing there, wondering what she was doing. She didn't want to go there, but now she was there nevertheless. She still blames the alcohol. After she had opened the package the night before, her thoughts had been clear again, but if she had thought rationally she would have thrown the box away, even after opening it and seeing the content. But like any other women she has a thing for beautiful clothes. And to say that the dress he had sent her was beautiful was a huge understatement. The whole night Diane was sitting on the floor of her hotel room, just staring at the dress and feeling the soft and silky fabric between her fingers. And after hours of thinking it through, she had finally put it on. And at this moment her heart had decided to go to him this evening.
Even if her brain hadn't realized it yet, she had fallen for the dress, but even more for the man who had sent it to her. The dress was like made for her. It fits perfectly and the colors were flattered her skin. She didn't need any jewelry because the dress was shining itself. And even if she wasn't a conceited woman, she just had to admit that she looks pretty good in the dress. But now she only had eyes for him. She knows that it probably was the silliest idea to come here tonight. And she also knows that every move she would make towards him could also cause a lot of problems and probably a lot of pain. But if she would care about that, she wouldn't be there this night. She had dropped all her concerns and her rational mind as well. She knows that it was dangerous to be there and that she could be heading for a lot of hurt. Still, she didn't care.
And because of that she was now standing in the doorway of the wonderful saloon in that wonderful dress, not taking her eyes off him. She was standing there quite long because she loved to observe him. How his eyes had looked over and over again over the crowd of people but hadn't found what they were searching for: her. But now that he had seen her and was only a stone's throw away, she could let her guard down for a moment and show him that she was happy to see him.
She slowly walks towards him and as she reaches him, he takes her hand and places a soft kiss onto the back of her hand. It was such a sweet way to show his affection and if Diane had only the tiniest doubt left, it was all gone by now.
After their little moment, he gave her his arm and she accepted willingly. And so the impressive couple made his way through the room. With linked arms and gazes. Both knew that everyone in the room had just two questions. "Who is she? And what is she doing by the side of the president?" But once again, they didn't care. And as they walked like that side by side, he leaned over to her to whisper something in hear ear. "Come on. Let's introduce you to Hillary Clinton." And her smile told him immediately that he couldn't have made her more happy with anything else.