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Back in the year 2008…

Lily still had her head in Rufus' lap and told them the last part of the story herself. Rufus seemed frozen, he had stopped to stroke her minutes ago . Lily purred like a kitten and begged for more but she knew exactly what was on his mind.

"Lily, my god! You didn't leave me for the money, you..."

"...didn't want to ruin your life. Mom would have done that. Who knows what would have happened."

Lily sat up, brushed a streak of her hair from her face and looked at her Rufus with endless love. The pain they had to go through in the last decades. At least, Lily didn't regret having her wonderful children. The kids were touched by their parents' tragic love story. Well, maybe Jenny wasn't, she was yawning. She wanted her dad to be happy, but it would take some time until she was willing to accept Lily.

Tenderly, Rufus touched Lily's face, he didn't want to stop. She had sacrificed so much for him and he had been so stupid to let her go. Their break-up had come so fast, why hadn't he fought for her?

"Lily, I swear I will never let you go, no matter what nonsense you tell me. I love you more than life. I'm so sorry!"

He was shaking. Nevertheless, Lily gladly fell into his arms again. Now all the feelings that had been suppressed for years finally showed. They were both happy they could show them.

"We'll be one big happy family! Don't look at me like that, Dan...You can still be with Serena. We Humphreys got taste!"

Everbody laughed, except Jenny. They were all planning their future together when Lily's cell phone rang, reminding them of how cruel life could be. Lily's heart almost missed a beat when doctor House (NOT related to the guy on TV) told her that her mother had been hospitalised weeks ago. She was terminally ill with cancer and wanted to see her daughter and her gandchildren one last time.

"Oh my god! And I thought she was lying to us!" Lily cried on Rufus' shoulder while Serena kept cool and rang for a cab. Jenny wanted to stay home and Serena asked her boyfriend to stay with his sister. She wanted to do this on her own and Dan understood.

While the Humphreys were on their way to the hospital, Chuck met up with Blair at the Waldorf penthouse. He just couldn't wait another day...Two weeks in Mauritius, and surely the sun wouldn't be the hottest thing there...

"Do you enjoy watching me pack, Bass?" Blair threw one last look at her half-empty closet. The employees at the airport would not be too happy about her excess luggage, but she would find a way to get away with it. You couldn't expect her to wear the same outfit every day. She wanted to change at least four or five times a day.

"Yeah!" came Chuck's answer. He was surprised how much she got into this little suitcase, he hadn't seen the other two Blair had packed before he arrived. He didn't care too much about her clothes, he preferred her naked, anyway. At least, Blair did him a favour and threw her red panties right in his face.

"Yummy! But it tastes even better when you're in them!"

"Pig!" Blair replied, but not without a grin on her face. Was she in love with Chuck? She could not answer this question, maybe true love didn't exist. Even if her friend Serena was happy with her Dan – they were much too young to know the meaning of love.
What did Chuck mean to her? Fun and wild games for the most part. Blair hadn't stopped being romantic deep down in her heart. But her Ex Nate had proven that romance didn't necessarily mean love. She was fed up with his unjustified reproaches. He was whining about it whenever he talked to Serena. She still had an effect on Nate, and Blair didn't like that at all. She rather enjoyed her affair with Chuck, who had romantic sides, too.
She smiled as her thoughts went back to her 17th birthday. Chuck had been so sweet when he confessed his feelings to her. Who would have thought this guy could have butterflies in his stomach, too? He had consoled he when she saw a picture of Nate and Jenny on her cell phone. He had given her an expensive necklace and kissed her shoulder. She had felt butterflies in her stomach, too.

"I was planning to take you out to Palace, but if you keep dreaming..."

She almost thanked him for bringing her back to reality. She wasn't planning to fall in love again so soon after Nate. And Chuck Bass wasn't exactly longtime boyfriend material. She had to be careful.

"You have contraceptives?" she asked after closing her third suitcase.

"Sure! Pictures of Dan Humphrey, as prescriped by doctors. But, you do realise that it's not only a man's job."

"You don't say! Come one, let's party before..."

"...we gotta do what we gotta do in Mauritius." Again, Chuck had a dirty grin on his face and Blair didn't know wether to laugh or cry. She found his diabolic ways so appealing, she decided to laugh. A little later, they were partying at the Palace. They just couldn't wait for their trip to start, they had no idea how many surprises it had in store for them.

It was late at night when Lily got home again, together with Rufus, Serena and Eric. She put her head on his shoulder and while he was caressing her cheeks, she thought about the last words of her mother, who had died an hour ago.

"Lily, my biggest whish is your forgiveness. There's only one more thing: be happy with Rufus and let Serena be with her Dan. You love each other, I understand that now. Not being in touch with you taught me what it feels like to be lonely. I wish I could undo the terrible things I did. Be a better mother than I was. I am glad you're finally happy. Please forgive me so I can find peace."

Of course, Lily forgave her mother and a while later, CeCe died peacefully in her arms. She had even made peace with Rufus, there were no bad feelings on his side. Lily was impressed when she saw how his generosity touched her mother.

"Rufus, you're the most wonderful man on the planet! Make love to me tonight like it's our first time."

Rufus smiled and kissed his blond angel.

"Sweetie, I promise you it will be even better. Together we will reach the stars tonight."

Lily cuddled up to him while Eric was longing for Bart's limousine for one moment. There was very little room in the back of the taxi, especially next to those love birds.

A while later, Rufus kept his promise and loved Lily so tenderly, it almost made her heart explode. They weren't bothered by the loud music Jenny was playing. She just couldn't handle the situation, and Eric was no comfort to her. He was part of the problem. Being with him became more and more awkward and Jenny blamed Lily for that. In contrast to Serena, he had a problem with being in love with the daughter of his mom's boyfriend. And so, he kept on talking about the latest movies. Jenny had enough and she realised that her father needed a new girlfriend.

Dan and Serena enjoyed their love that night just like their parents and had no idea that their relationship was to be put to the test only a few weeks later.

Two weeks later, Chuck Bass was back in the country. He was accompanied by an agitated Blair and some interesting news. They had met an 'old friend' of Dan's in Mauritius. While Blair was in complete shock, Chuck called him 'a cue from the devil himself'. They both agreed that something had to be done. Chuck wanted to have some fun and he wanted to see Dan and Serena suffer. Blair, however, was honestly concerned for her best friend. Serena had to know the truth about her precious, perfect Dan.

The truth that would destroy everything...

THE END

To be continued...