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Lily was shocked and wanted to flee, but she could not defy her mother. Rufus didn't care, but he didn't know those ladies.

"Can we help you ladies?" It was a friendly offer, made in such a charming way that Lily was about to melt again. It did not impress CeCe at all – she wrinkled her nose in contempt. She did not want the help of this bum.

"You can crawl back into the hole you came out of and leave my daughter alone. That would be a great help to us all!"

Rufus was aghast and looked at Lily in bewilderment, who nodded in desparation. He could not believe this charming girl had such a cold-blooded mother who looked at him in disgust.
Inspite of his youth, Rufus had enough confidence and let no one – not even the president of the U.S. – tell him who he could date or not.

Although he felt the hostility and animosity the young man tried to stay polite – he did it for Lily who was too scared to talk back at her mom. She seemed to be controlled by her.

"Mrs. Rhodes, pleasure to meet you. Why don't you and your friend join us? We could have a chat..."

Rufus went pale when Mrs. Rhodes leaned in. He was wearing his best suit, nevertheless you could easily tell his background.

"There's nothing to chat about. Get out of my daughter's life, she ist too good for you scumbag!"

Rufus was flabbergasted, how could this woman be so impertinent? Lily finally dared to open her mouth."

"Mom, please! Rufus is not a scumbag!"

CeCe looked at her daughter so fiercly that the short rebellion was over in an instant. Lily would never stand up to her mother, and she cursed herself for it. Rufus must hate her. But he seemed way to good-natured for that. The way he looked at the shy girl told her that he understood and was worried about her rather than being mad at her. She wanted to kiss him – if only she had the heart.

Roughly, her mother pulled her up. This was too muh for Rufus and he yelled at his girlfriends' mom:

"Let Lily go, please! So what if we go out? Don't worry, I'll bring her home safe, I won't touch her."

CeCe let go of Lily, and while the girl was rubbing her arm, her mother dealt with this impertinent boy, who didn't seem to know who he was talking to.

"I really hope you haven't touched her! Otherwise I will make your life a nightmare, young man. What am I saying, you're just a boy. Lily deserves better." Lily stopped and for a short moment Rufus hoped that CeCe would have a heart. But she got out her cheque book making Rufus feel like he was in a bad movie.
"How much? I'd say you really need money. 50,000? 100,000? Lily is worth the world to me."

To CeCe's horror and Lily's surprise, Rufus grabbed the cheque book out of her hands and threw it on the ground.

"Lily is worth even more to me, Mrs. Rhodes. You can offer me all the money you have, I don't care. I am known for my forthrightness. I have never met a girl as lovely as your daughter and I already know that we're made for eternity."

Lily wanted to hug him, but Mrs. Rhodes prevented it. Elly's mother had watched the scene with disgust, but she knew that this affair would be easy to destroy. Before her friend went overboard, she whispered to her:

"Leave it, this rascal is not worth a scandal. Lily knows where she belongs. You know her – she loves luxury! This boy will never be able to give her that."

CeCe smiled viciously and put her cheque book back in her purse.
"Lily, let's go home." she told her daughter, who was willing to go with her. She noticed the sad look on Rufus' face and quickly gave him a tender kiss. Rufus didn't want to let her go, but Lily withdrawed.

"See you in school tomorrow."she whispered to her boyfriend who gave her his cutest smile and would have gladly given her his heart. But she already held it in her hands, and he held hers. CeCe rolled her eyes and dragged her daughter out. Lily didn't have much time left at this public school, anyway. She had no idea how much Lily and Rufus wanted to be together. They would live their love.
For the next couple of months they would have the best time ever. They wanted to seize every single moment, as if they knew that their love was not made for eternity. Their love would last through the decades, even they wouldn't be able to live it for a long time. But they didn't want to think about that.

Lily and Rufus both were young and loving life, they just enjoyed the moment, while CeCe Rhodes made plans for the future. Even if Bart Bass had lost interest at the moment, she still had William van der Woodsen on her hook. Cece wanted him to propose to Lily. She wouldn't run after this rocker anymore.

And so the fate of the young love birds was sealed...