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Chapter 5: The Happy Ending
"And I promise I will love you more with every breath that I take. I let you let me go not once, but twice. Well, no more. I love you, Lily, and I won't lose you again. I promise to be the husband you want and need me to be, because I never want to have to live without you again. Twice is already two times too many, and I just can't lose you again. You mean more to me than my own life, and I promise that is never going to change, nor will my love for you." Rufus ended his vows, but his eyes remained on Lily in her beautiful white wedding dress. He had never seen her look so breathtaking in his entire life, and he had seen her look pretty breathtaking, for she was naturally breathtakingly beautiful. But this went above and beyond breathtaking. She was absolutely stop dead in your tracks, stunningly, breathtakingly beautiful.
Lily smiled at him, which only made his heart beat faster.
Lily squeezed his hands, and began her vows when prompted by the minister. "And I promise to love you more and more with every breath. I was stupid to let go of you even once! To let go of you twice was positively foolish! I promise that, from now on, if we start to have problems again, I will not run from you, or let you go. I will make sure we work the problems out, because I'm tired of running from you. I'm tired of leaving you. I tried it twice, and it clearly didn't work. It didn't work because I can't live without you. I tried it, and I never want to have to try it again. I know it's just not possible for me to live without you if I ever want to live a happy life. You are my everything, Rufus. You always have been from the very first day I met you. I know that's never going to change. I love with you with every beat of my heart, and breath that I take, and I will love you even when my time of this earth is gone. I promise to be the best wife I can possibly be to you." She stroked his cheek. "I love you, Rufus. Always."
They both had tears in their eyes then.
The minister then asked for the rings. Scott, being Rufus' best man, handed him the rings.
Rufus took the first ring, and placed it on Lily's left ring finger, repeating after the minister. "With this ring, I thee wed."
Lily took her ring from Scott next, then slid it on Rufus' left ring finger, also repeating after the minister. "With this ring, I thee wed."
The minister smiled. "Well, then, by the powers vested in me, I now pronounce you, husband and wife." He turned to Rufus, the smile still on his face. "You may kiss your bride."
Rufus and Lily both grinned, and their witnesses all clapped as Rufus pulled Lily close, and kissed her even more passionately than he had at their first wedding. Only this time, he kissed her all for the sake of love, and none for the sake of show.
When they broke the kiss, they grinned at each other as everyone continued to clap and cheer.
They had only invited their immediate family and closest friends, which included, Scott, Jenny, Eric, Dan, Serena, Chuck, Blair, Nate, Eleanor, Cyrus, Dorota, and Vanya. They hadn't wanted a big wedding. They just wanted a tiny gathering that was even smaller than their last wedding. This time, they found a small one-room chapel, and a minister they liked that was happy and wiling to marry them.
Rufus and Lily walked hand-in-hand out of the chapel, the happy attendees cheering and clapping behind them.
When they got out onto the chapel steps, Rufus stopped Lily, and pulled her close to him. He burred his nose in her neck. "I'm so happy you're my wife again. I love you so much. I meant it when I said I'm never letting you go this time."
Lily gently stroked his cheek, and looked up at him from underneath her lashes. "Well, that works out well because I'm never going to let you let me go."
They kissed, so in love, and so happy knowing that they would never have to be apart again.
~Xoxo, Gossip Girl~
The reception was held at the loft. It was nothing overly fancy, but it was catered at least. Rufus and Lily didn't feel the need for anything all that spectacular when their wedding hadn't been big. Besides, they both kind of liked the idea of at least having some part of their first wedding incorporated into this one. They had had their first wedding and reception at the loft, so it seemed appropriate to have their reception at the loft this time as well.
They had just finished a delicious meal of salad with Italian dressing, meat lasagna, green beans, and a red Jello mold with strawberries in it. Now, they were dancing before the cake came out.
"The bride and groom get the first dance!" Blair called out.
Lily smiled at her husband. He looked so handsome in his tux. It was navy blue, and brought out the color in his eyes. He had a nice white dress shirt underneath the jacket, and a navy tie to match his suit. On his feel were his shiny brown dress shoes that she knew he had bought special for the wedding. He was so beautiful. Though his beauty certainly wasn't why she loved him, it was an added bonus, and made her heart beat even faster. She pushed some hair out of his eyes. It was getting slightly long again. She loved his hair longer. It reminded her of that sexy young rockstar she met all those years ago when Rufus had just formed Lincoln Hawk. She had loved photographing him then, and loved kissing him now. "May I have this dance?" She kissed him passionately before he could answer her question.
He grinned when she broke the kiss. "With a kiss like that, how can I say no?"
Lily grinned in return as he took her hand, and led her out to the makeshift dance floor, which was where the couch and television used to be, but were currently moved to the master bedroom.
"You know," he said, his lips against her left ear as they slowly swayed back and forth to Howie Day's "Collide," "I'm the one who was supposed to do the inviting to dance thing."
She smirked. "Why? Because you're the man, and I'm the woman?"
"More like, you're the bride, and I'm the groom," he answered.
"Well, I think we can get away with the bride asking instead," Lily stated. She brushed her lips against his right ear. "But just this once."
He laughed. "Okay."
They smiled at each other, then kissed. Then, still holding each other, they continued to dance, holding each other as close as they could, and both enjoying being husband and wife, for good this time.
After their dance, it was time to cut the cake. It wasn't a regular wedding cake. It was just a sheet cake, actually. But, it was chocolate with white frosting, and was decorated just as nicely as a regular wedding cake would be, complete with a little plastic blonde bride and brunette groom on top, holding hands. Red hearts surrounded them, and the cake read, Congratulations, Rufus and Lily/Mom and Dad!
"This cake is the best looking cake out of all the wedding cakes I've ever had!" Lily said.
"This is her seventh, so that's quite a feat!" Rufus teased.
Lily playfully pushed him as everyone laughed at his teasing. "In all fairness, I've only had a total of five husbands. I just married two of them twice!"
"Still, seven cakes," Serena teased.
"Well, who is anyone to complain about having so much cake?" Lily joked.
"True," Serena agreed.
They all laughed.
"I almost hate to cut this. It's so pretty," Lily stated.
"Don't worry. I took plenty of pictures of it. It's safe to cut into now," Scott said. He had decided a couple years earlier that he was interested in photography. He was currently majoring in photography, and had a state of the art camera, which he had to photograph the wedding, and now, reception.
"Come on, this looks good! I wanna eat it!" Rufus said to her with a grin.
She sighed. "Oh, all right. It does look quite good."
So, together, they held the knife, and cut into the cake. They cut themselves both a slice, then held up their slices.
"I want to take a picture! Hold on. When I say go," Scott said to them.
"Okay," Rufus and Lily both agreed.
Everyone counted to three. "One, two, three!"
"Go!" Scott ordered.
They fed each other the cake at the same time, both not very original as they smashed the cake into the other's face.
Everyone laughed, clapped, and cheered.
Rufus then licked the frosting off of Lily's mouth.
Lily laughed, and the kids all complained about the grossness.
Lily then licked the frosting off of Rufus' mouth, which only made the kids complain more.
Finally, they were flat out making out, half to get the kids going, and half because they really wanted each other.
"All right, all right, please stop now before we're all too sick to enjoy some cake ourselves," Jenny complained.
Rufus grinned at her. "All the more cake for Lily and I!"
"Dad!" Jenny and Dan both said in unison.
"Jinks!" Jenny said.
Rufus smiled, and shook his head. "All right, all right." He looked at Lily. "I suppose we should save something for the honeymoon."
Lily grinned. "A lot of things."
Rufus moaned, and pulled her closer.
"Yes, save it all for the honeymoon, please. Now let's eat!" Eric said.
Rufus and Lily grinned at each other, then quickly kissed before they dug in for more cake, their faces now free from frosting, for neither one of them had left a spot unlicked, despite their kids' complaints.
~Xoxo, Gossip Girl~
The reception had been wonderful, but soon, it was time for Rufus and Lily to bags had been packed the night before, and their flight was scheduled to leave for Jamaica in two hours. They wanted to leave right then to make sure that they made their flight on time.
Lily had changed out of her wedding dress, and into proper traveling apparel, and Rufus had changed into traveling clothes as well.
So, after the well wishes, hugs goodbye, and the thank yous for the gifts, they headed to leave the loft.
Everyone lined up into two rows—a row on each side of Rufus and Lily—and blew bubbles at them as they left. Bubbles had been decided instead of throwing rice since it wasn't an outdoor reception. Everyone thought it would be best that they didn't get the loft covered in rice. After all, no one wanted to volunteer to clean the rice up!
Once outside of the loft, Rufus and Lily grinned at each other, and kissed. Then, they took their kissing into the lift, and kissed all the way down to the lobby. They didn't stop kissing even when the doors opened. They stopped kissing just in time for Rufus to stop the doors from closing on them again.
They laughed happily as they held hands, and left the elevator, rolling their suitcases long with their free hands.
They thanked the doorman, who wished them congratulations on their marriage, and once outside, they hailed a cab, and headed to the airport.
Two hours later, they were sitting on their plane, waiting to take off.
"Wouldn't it be funny if the plane crashed just as we're finally married for good this time?" Rufus asked.
Lily clung tightly to the seat handles. "Rufus, don't even start!"
Rufus laughed. "You're not afraid of flying, Lil."
Lily shook her head. "Not usually, but when you start talking about plane crashes, I can't help but get nervous." She looked him in the eyes. "And, for the record, I would not find it a single bit funny if that were to happen!"
"Of course you wouldn't find it funny, you'd be dead! You wouldn't be able to find anything funny!" Rufus joked.
Lily gave him a look to kill. "Rufus, you are not starting our marriage off on a good note."
Rufus grinned. He took Lily's hand in his own, and kissed it. "Oh, Lily, I'm just teasing you. You know flying is the safest way to fly!"
Lily nodded. "Maybe so, but it's also the method of transportation where you're least likely to survive if you get into a crash."
Rufus rolled his eyes, and shook his head, but grinned nonetheless. He kissed her hand again. "We're going to be fine. God wouldn't have been brought us back together only to tear us apart. At least not so tragically."
Lily sighed. "Yeah, well, I hope not."
Rufus kissed her. "What do you say, once the plane is in the air, we rejoin the mile-high club?" He wriggled his eyebrows up and down suggestively.
Lily couldn't help but grin at this. "Oh, Rufus, we haven't done that since I was still taking pictures of Lincoln Hawk on tour. That was what, twenty years ago?"
"Which means that we are long overdue for another meeting," Rufus said with a mischievous grin.
Lily blushed. "That wouldn't be very proper. I have a reputation to uphold now, you know."
"Who's going to know?" Rufus asked. "Besides, the Lily I met and fall in love with certainly did not care about being proper," Rufus reminded her.
"Yeah well, when you met me, I was a lot younger. We both were," Lily reminded him in turn.
"So? You're never too old to make love with the one you love," Rufus said, gently massaging Lily's thigh.
Lily smirked, and placed her hand overtop of his hand. She placed his hand back on his armrest. "But you can be too old for the mile-high club."
Rufus sighed. "You're no fun."
Lily raised an eyebrow at him. "You won't be saying that once were in the privacy of our hotel room. I can assure you that."
Rufus moaned. "I have no doubt about that!"
The stewardess' voice came over the intercom then, to prepare them for takeoff.
Soon, they were jetting down the runway, and very shortly after, soaring up toward the sky, then finally sailing through the clouds.
Once their fasten seatbelt signs were off, the stewardesses came along with their drinks and snacks.
Rufus and Lily enjoyed their drinks and snacks, and then Lily put on her reading glasses, and opened a magazine.
"You know, you look incredibly sexy in those glasses," Rufus informed her.
Lily smirked at him. "Thank you." She then went back to reading her magazine.
"You know, you could do the mature, and grown-up thing and continue reading that magazine," Rufus began. He then ran his hands slowly up and down her thigh, then brushed his lips against her left ear as he lowered his voice and said in a soft, seductive tone that only she could hear, "Or, you can throw caution to the wind, act like you're twenty-two again, and have fun by coming to the bathroom with me for another mile-high club meeting."
Lily glanced at him.
"I promise you," he said, his lips still against her ear, and his tone still low and seductive, "it will only be a preview of tonight, but it will be the best preview you've ever seen, or should I say...felt."
Rufus could tell by the look on his wife's face that his persuading had worked. His suspicions were confirmed when Lily moaned.
Lily looked over him and up and down the aisle. Then, with a sigh, she set her magazine down. "Let's make this quick. I'll go first. You can come to the bathroom after me. If people suspect anything, they can stare at you—not me."
Rufus grinned; pleased with himself for having convinced her. "Anything you want, my Love!" He lowered his voice again. "And I do mean anything."
Lily moaned again, then quickly slipped over him, and down the aisle to the bathroom. She didn't even look back at him. Rufus knew, she just didn't want to be caught.
He grinned to himself, then, after a minute of waiting, he headed down the aisle after her. He could hardly wait for this! It had been far too long.
~Xoxo, Gossip Girl~
They finally arrived in Jamaica. Their rejoining the mile-high club had been amazing. Lily was so glad Rufus had talked her into it. It was thrilling and exciting, and, when they walked out of the bathroom fifteen minutes later, she was sure everyone knew that they had been doing even though she didn't see anyone staring at them. It had made her blush all the way back to her seat, but it had been more than worth it to her. It also had made her feel young again. She made a mental note to do more exciting things with Rufus like old times. After all, who said old times had to be dead?
"This place is so beautiful!" Lily said as she looked out of their hotel balcony at the palm trees, pool, and beach. Their hotel was on a beach, but the hotel still had a pool, which meant the pool was literally on the beach.
Rufus came up behind her, and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I know it's not the city like you love, but the beach is just as nice. Isn't it?"
Lily turned her head to smile at him. "It's perfect, Rufus! Besides, everyone needs a break from the city once in a while, no matter how much you love it. I'm actually really glad you picked here. I thought you'd pick somewhere like Italy, or Paris." When they were deciding where to go for their honeymoon, Lily could honestly not make up her mind, so she had told Rufus to pick, and surprise her. He hadn't told her until the day before their wedding when she had to know how to pack where they were going. She had been extremely happy with his choice.
"I wanted it to be special for you, and you've been to both Italy and Paris plenty of times. I wanted something different that we could remember for years to come. I thought this would be nice and relaxing, not to mention stress free," Rufus explained.
Lily moaned. "Stress free is something we both can definitely use."
Rufus nodded. "Exactly!"
"So, shall we get dressed into our swimsuits and go hit the beach?" Lily asked, turning around fully to face her husband now.
Rufus nodded halfheartedly. "We could." He grinned. "Or, we could do something else that really helps keep things stress free." He wriggled his eyebrows up and down suggestively.
Lily laughed, and gently pushed him. "I want to go swimming on the beach first! Come on. Please?" She batted her eyelashes at him in a way that she hadn't done since Lincoln Hawk days.
Rufus moaned. "You know I still can't say no to you when you bat your eyelashes. That hasn't changed."
Lily grinned. "I know. Why do you think I did it?"
"You better have one heck of a swimsuit for this trip," he grumbled.
Lily went into her bag, and took out her suit, which she promptly held to her chest so that he couldn't see it. "Don't worry." She smiled at him. "You'll be very happy with it, I'm sure." She then headed off to the bathroom, smiling at his moan of hunger for her.
~Xoxo, Gossip Girl~
"Are you ever going to show me your swimsuit?" Rufus grumbled as they found a nice spot on the sand, and claimed their steak by placing their towels on side-by-side beach lounge chairs.
Lily smirked. "What? You don't like my swimsuit cover up?"
"I stopped liking it at the word 'coverup,'" Rufus said with a pout.
Again, Lily smirked. She kicked off her sandals, then stripped off her multicolored Missoni caftan coverup.
Rufus licked his lips when Lily's black one-piece was revealed. He was a bit disappointed that it wasn't a bikini, but since it was extremely low-cut, he didn't mind as much as he would have otherwise.
"So, what do you think?" Lily asked. "I bought it especially for Jamaica."
Rufus licked his lips again. "I love it! Nice choice picking out a low-cut one."
Lily grinned. "I had a feeling you'd like that part of it! I like your trunks too, but I really wish you'd have worn one of those Speedos." She grinned.
Rufus blushed. "I'd die of embarrassment."
Lily laughed. "Why? You'd be sexy in one!"
"I don't think so," Rufus said, shaking his head.
"You're so modest." Lily kissed his cheek. "That's one of the things I love the most about you." His suit, though it wasn't a Speedo, was still pleasing to her. They were surfer-style shorts that were half blue, and half black. They went to right above his knees. They laced up the front with a black lace and blue eyelets.
"I still don't know what a woman like you sees in a man like me," he said.
Lily brushed some hair out of her husband's eyes. "You're incredibly handsome and sexy, you have a good heart, you're an amazing father, and the best husband I could ever ask for." She kissed him softly on the lips, then broke the kiss, and smiled at him. "Good enough reasons?"
His eyes lowered, and he licked his lips. "How about we discuss it more back in our hotel room? Preferably on the bed?"
Lily grinned. "We didn't even swim yet! I didn't spend all the money on a designer swimsuit for nothing!"
Rufus sighed. "All right, all right. Let's go swim."
Lily kissed him, then ran off into the water.
"Hey! Wait up!" he called after her with a laugh as he ran to catch up with her.
She got to the water first, and immediately swam out into the deeper end.
When he finally caught up to her, he was out of breath. "How do you do that?" he asked her as he lightly treaded the water.
She smirked. "Do what?"
"Well, for starters, you ran like the wind to get into the water. Then, you swam out into the deeper end just as quickly. Now, you're not even gasping for breath!" he explained.
Lily smiled. "It's called working out. You can easily do it if you're in shape."
"Well, working out is something I'm definitely not familiar with," Rufus said.
"Well, we'll have to fix that! With all those waffles you eat, you need to work out to take care of this." Lily playfully pat Rufus' slightly less than flat stomach.
Rufus pouted. "Thanks a lot, Lil."
Lily shrugged. "Hey, I was only thinking that the more in shape you are..." She paused to brush her lips against his right ear. "The longer you can last in certain physical activities. And, no, I don't mean swimming."
Rufus moaned. "We can go to the gym together when we get back to New York."
Lily grinned. "I'm gonna hold you to that!" She winked at him, then swam off.
"Hey, wait! Where are you going?" Rufus called after her.
"Try to catch up with me! It will be a good start until we get to the gym!" she called back.
Rufus sighed. "Only for you, Lil! Only for you." He then quickly swam after her, already feeling the burn.
~Xoxo, Gossip Girl~
"You gave me quite the workout!" Rufus said to Lily, out of breath as they got back to the sand, and lay down on their beach lounge chairs.
Lily smirked. "And to think, we aren't even in the bedroom yet!"
"And you did it with us both fully clothed. "Man, you're good!" Rufus joked.
They laughed together.
They relaxed on their chairs for a bit then, not really talking, but just enjoying the sounds of the ocean. Lily read a magazine, and Rufus relaxed, just glad to get a moment of rest, and to not have to strain his muscles powering through the water. Some of it had been fun though. Like when they had held hands, and jumped the waves together. They had both laughed, and had such a good time.
After about twenty minutes, Rufus' stomach began to grumble. He looked over at Lily. "Do you want to eat now?" He nodded behind them. "There's an outdoor restaurant down that way, right on the beach."
Lily set down her magazine. "That sounds delightful! The reception food has finally worn off. I'm hungry again."
"Me too. Let's go!" Rufus said.
So, they got up, gathered their things, and headed to the restaurant on the beach.
~Xoxo, Gossip Girl~
After a wonderful dinner and delicious dessert, which they both enjoyed as they talked excitedly about their future together, they went back to relax in their beach lounge chairs for just a bit longer. They then ended up playing in the sand like little kids. Lily made a huge heart in the sand, and Rufus rote in the middle of it, R + L = Forever.
Lily took a picture of it, so she'd always have it to remember. Then, Rufus asked someone to take a picture of them both by the heart. He found a nice lady who was more than happy to take the picture of them by their heart. The lady couldn't help raving over what a beautiful couple they were, and how cute the heart they made was. She was ecstatic when she heard they were newlyweds, even though she didn't know them. She wished them congratulations not once, but three times before they kindly bid her farewell.
"Well, that was a nice lady," Lily said as she and Rufus headed back toward their hotel room.
Rufus nodded. "Yeah, she was."
Lily stopped by the pool, and tossed her stuff onto a pool lounge chair.
"Why are you stopping here?" he asked her.
"I want to wash the sand off my body, then go for a swim in the pool," Lily responded.
"But we just went for a swim in the ocean!" Rufus complained.
"I know, but this pool looks so inviting!" Lily said. She walked over to the outdoor shower, and turned the water on. She closed her eyes, and faced the water, letting the water wash the sand off the front of her.
Rufus sighed. "I don't want to swim. I want to take you back to our hotel room, and make love to my wife," he said just loud enough for Lily to be able to hear him over the water.
Lily opened her eyes, and smiled at him. "Soon, I promise."
Rufus sighed, then turned on the shower beside her, and let the water wash the sand off him as well.
Lily blew him a kiss, then turned around, letting the water rid her of the sand on the back of her.
After five minutes of rinsing all the sand off, they both turned the water off, sand free.
Lily then grinned at Rufus, and slipped into the water. She rested her hands over the edge of the pool. "Are you coming in?"
Rufus sighed. "I guess I will. But only since you're in there." He slipped into the pool.
Lily grinned, and pulled him in for a passionate kiss.
He grinned when she broke the kiss. "What was that for?"
"For joining me in the pool even though you'd rather be joining me in the bedroom," she said with a grin.
He smiled, then kissed her sweetly on the lips. "You're welcome! Besides, I know you'll make it up to me later. Right?" He wriggled his eyebrows up and down suggestively.
Lily shook her head and smiled, playfully pushing him. "We'll see. If you're good!"
"Oh, I'll be good, I assure you!" He licked his lips hungrily.
Lily smirked, and shook her head, catching his double meaning.
She then swam off, kicking water in his face.
He gasped, and swam after her. When he caught up to her, he splashed her in return.
"Hey! That is not being good!" she laughed.
He shrugged. "Hey, you started it!"
Her mouth dropped open, then she smirked, and shook her head at him again. Then, she got a mischievous glint in her eyes as she splashed him.
He gasped, and she squealed, trying to swim away, but not before Rufus splashed her good.
This continued on for five minutes before they splashed each other at the same time, then decided to call a truce.
They swam a bit then, behaving, and enjoying each other's company.
Lily then wanted to relax on her pool lounge chair on the deck.
"I'll go get us some drinks. What should I get us?" Rufus asked her.
Lily smiled up at him. "Something tropical in the spirit of Jamaica. How about a piña colada?"
"Coming right up!" Rufus said. He then ran off to the poolside bar to get their drinks.
Lily meanwhile, took out her book, and began to read.
"Is that book any good?" came a voice moments later.
Lily looked up to see a good-looking guy who looked to be fifteen years her junior. His hair was dark brown and closely cropped except for the waves on top. He wore a pair of board shorts with a beach scene on them.
She smiled. "It's all right. I just started it though, so it's a little early to tell." She winked at him.
He down on Rufus' currently unoccupied poolside lounge chair.
"So, you like to read, huh?" he asked her.
Lily shut her book, and smiled. "Why yes, I do. I love to read when I get the time."
"So you're not only beautiful, but you're also a book reader, which leads me to believe that you're intelligent as well. Beautiful and intelligent?" He made a whistling sound, and shook his head. "Wow! You're a dream!"
Lily laughed. "Why, thank you."
"I'm Jamie, by the way," he said with a wink. He extended his hand to her.
Lily smiled, and extended her hand to him in return. "Hello. I'm Lily."
He kissed her hand. "Please, Lily, tell me you're single!"
"She could, but she'd be lying. She is married to me—happily," Rufus said, appearing, his and Lily's drinks in his hands. It looked like he had a strawberry daiquiri for himself.
The guy blushed. He stood up, and held his hands up in defense. "Woah. Sorry, Man. I didn't know."
"Well, now you do!" Rufus said with the most fake smile Lily had ever seen. His tone was fake friendly.
"I wouldn't have hit on her, had I known she was married," Jamie stated.
"Yeah, well, next time, look for the ring," Rufus said.
Jamie took off without another word.
Rufus sat down in his now unoccupied poolside lounge chair beside Lily. "I leave you alone for five minutes, and you already have a guy hitting on you?"
Lily laughed, and took her drink. "Thank you for the drink." She leaned over and gave Rufus' cheek a quick peck before taking a sip of her piña colada. "Mm, good." She then turned serious. "Seriously, Rufus, he came up to me, and started hitting on me. I was just being polite. I would have told him I was happily married had you not told him before I could."
"Who does he think he is anyway? He's like what, fifteen years younger than you?" Rufus asked. "You're way out of his league." He took a long swig of his strawberry daiquiri.
Lily looked at him, a hand over her hip. "Now why is it that men can hit on women young enough to be their daughters, and even date them and no one says a thing, but if it's the woman who is older, then everyone has a cow even if it's the same age difference? Double standards, I tell you!"
"Well, girls mature faster than guys," Rufus defended.
Lily shook her head. "It's not a matter of gender when it comes to maturity. It's just a myth that it is. I know of a lot of mature men that mature early even as a kid. I also know of a lot of immature girls and women. It's only about the person, not the gender."
"Well, regardless, I don't like men hitting on you. Though I trust you, and know it's going to happen since you're an incredibly beautiful woman, it doesn't mean I have to like it!" Rufus grumbled, slurping down his drink again.
"You're going to give yourself a brain freeze. Don't drink it so fast!" Lily then smiled. "And, I have to admit, it feels good, you getting so jealous."
Rufus grinned at her. "I get insanely jealous when a guy even just looks at you. Hitting on you or not!"
Lily gave him a look that was half amused, half serious. "Don't take it too far now. I like a healthy amount of jealousy, and only a healthy amount."
Rufus nodded. "Duly noted."
They grinned eat each other, then went back to enjoying their drinks...slowly, and relaxing poolside.
~Xoxo, Gossip Girl~
"All right!" Lily said, setting her now empty drink glass down on the table beside her. "Let's head in for the night."
Rufus smiled at her. "Really?"
Lily smiled back at him, and nodded. "Really."
Rufus grinned, then downed the rest of his drink in one gulp. There wasn't much left, so it didn't give him brain freeze. He set the glass back down on the table beside him, then got up, and extended his hand to Lily. "Let's go then, shall we?"
Lily giggled. "Ever the eager one, aren't we?"
"Hey, cut me a break! I've been waiting all day!" he said.
She grinned, grabbed her bag, and then his hand with her free hand. "Let's go."
So, they headed back into the hotel, and back into their hotel room.
"Bathroom break! I'll be right back. Don't go anywhere!" Rufus said to her.
Lily laughed. "Where would I go?"
Rufus stuck his tongue out at her, then headed into the bathroom.
Lily took her turn when he was out of the bathroom. She wanted to dry her hair, reapply her makeup, and of course dress into something a little more fitted for the honeymoon night.
It took her a good fifteen minutes. She was surprised Rufus hadn't complained about the time she took.
When she finally got out of the bathroom, she saw why. Rufus had been busy.
The whole room was lit with candles, and red rose petals were strewn all over the place. There was a plate of chocolate covered strawberries, a bottle of Champaign in an ice bucket, and soft music playing from his docked ipod. He had it low, so she hadn't heard it in the bathroom.
Rufus was lying on the bed with nothing but a small pair of black silk boxers. Which was kind of funny, because they went with her black silk nightie. Her nightie had lace over the breasts, and went to the top of her thighs. She had black silk bikini style underwear on underneath, black stockings with lace on top, and black guarders to hold the stockings up. She was wearing her black Christian Louboutin pumps.
"Wow," she breathed.
Rufus licked his lips when he saw her. "My sentiments exactly! Wow."
"How did you do all this so fast?" Lily asked.
"Well, as for the strawberries and Champaign, I had housekeeping deliver them while we were gone, but hide them in the fridge so that you wouldn't see. As for the rest of the stuff, I had it in my bag. All I had to do was set it up! Do you like it?"
"Are you kidding me? I love it, Rufus!" Lily said.
"And what do you think of my attire?" Rufus motioned down to his shorts. "I got them specially for our honeymoon."
"I love them, but they'd look better off of you. Do you like my attire? I also bought it special for our honeymoon," she purred.
He grinned. "I love it, but, like you said, it would look much better off of you."
Lily grinned. "Your wish is my command." She kicked off her pumps, then undid the guarders, and slid off her stockings, letting them fall to the floor with the guarders and pumps. She then looked up at Rufus, batting her long lashes at him. "Do you want to take the rest off?"
Rufus licked his lips and nodded. "Yes, please!"
Lily grinned, then climbed onto bed with him, straddling Rufus.
Rufus moaned, and slowly ran his hands up her thighs, starting from the bottom, and working his way up.
He kissed her neck, and slid down her black underwear. He slipped them off her legs, and tossed them to the floor. Next to go was her teddy. He slid the straps off her shoulders, and kissed her shoulders as the straps left them. Then, he slid it down off her torso. He lay her down on her back, and kissed her breasts as he slid the nightie the rest of the way off her body. He tossed the nightie to the floor, then ran his hands slowly down her body from top to bottom. "Yes, even more beautiful and sexy without it on," he confirmed.
She smiled. "Now it's your turn," she whispered. She ran her hands down his chest, then slowly slid off his boxers. She let them drop to the floor with her own discarded clothes.
She then kissed up his stomach, and over his pecs, then up his neck until her lips finally met with his.
"That's why I made you wait so long today when I said I wanted to go to the beach and the pool. I knew that if I made you wait long enough, you'd want it even more when I finally let you have me," Lily explained.
Rufus kissed her softly on the lips, then brushed some hair out of her eyes. "I always want you, Lil. It doesn't matter if I have to wait or not!"
Lily smiled. "I love you so much!"
His eyes lowered with love for her. "And I love you just as much, if not more."
They kissed some more.
Lily kissed his ear. "Do you mind if we wait on the chocolate covered strawberries and Champaign? I'm kind of in the mood to do something else right now."
"What chocolate covered strawberries and Champaign?" Rufus asked with a moan.
Lily moaned too. "Good answer!
Rufus then clicked the lights off.
Lily moaned as her husband made love to her. Apparently, he had no more use for foreplay.
Their lovemaking was more perfect than it had ever been before because they knew that this time, nothing was ever going to tear them apart.
"I love you," Lily whispered into his ear.
"And I love you," he whispered in her ear.
Lily knew he meant it, just as she had meant it when she said it to him, and that made things even more perfect than they already were.
They made love for quite a while, neither one wanting to ever let the other go. However, eventually, they stopped, for their busy day was finally taking a tole on them. Making love had been wonderful though, they had both agreed.
Lily fed Rufus a chocolate covered strawberry. "Good?" she asked.
He licked his lips. "Delicious! But I'm sure it would taste much better on your lips."
Lily grinned. "Feed me one, and let's find out."
Rufus did as told, then they kissed, both licking their lips when they finished.
"Mm, yes, definitely better on your lips," Rufus confirmed.
"And better on yours," Lily confirmed.
They split the rest of the strawberries, kissing each other's lips after each berry. They also enjoyed two glasses each of Champaign.
"You got a little chocolate on your lip," Lily said. She then slowly licked it off before Rufus could respond.
This of course turned into them kissing, but eventually, they were almost too tired to even move.
They cuddled in each other's arms.
"I love you, Lil" Rufus said to her. "I'm so glad I'm your husband again. This time for good."
Lily smiled up at him. "I love you too, Rufus. And I'm so glad I'm your wife again for good."
They kissed sweetly on the lips, then relaxed together with Lily lying her head on Rufus' chest, and Rufus with his arms protectively around her.
"Goodnight, Lil," he whispered, kissing the top of her head.
"Mm, goodnight, my Darling," Lily said, taking his hand and kissing the back of it, before dropping it back into place over her.
It didn't take long for sleep to find them that night. They slept happily, Lily in Rufus' heart and dreams, and Rufus in Lily's heart and dreams. It was a perfect night. In fact, it was the best night either of them had ever had.
~Xoxo, Gossip Girl~
The next three days had gone by so soon. They had had a wonderful time exploring Jamaica, enjoying the beach and pool some more, and of course enjoying spending some time alone in their hotel room...the bed in particular. Though, they had also had fun in their shower.
They were sad to say goodbye to Jamaica, but they knew it certainly wouldn't be the last vacation they'd be taking together. It was a big world, and they had the money to see whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted. Besides, they had each other, and to them, that was all that mattered whether it be in some exotic place, or right in NYC.
Their flight had been pleasant. It was a safe and smooth ride. They hadn't had another mile-high club meeting, but it was okay with them. They just enjoyed talking to each other about their trip, and what kind of house they wanted to look into buying. They were thinking of maybe moving to Staten Island. Manhattan wasn't even an hour away from it, so it wasn't that big of a commute. It was perfect for them, they figured. Not too upperclass for Rufus, and not too lower class for Lily.
They also enjoyed watching When Harry Met Sally, which was playing on the plane. They had held hands during it, feeling their own love for each other.
When they arrived back in NYC, they gathered up their belongings, grabbed their bags from the luggage carousel, then headed outside, where they caught a cab back to Rufus' loft.
"So begins our new life together," Lily said with a smile as she looked out the window. Normally, she wasn't too fond of the loft, but now that she was back with Rufus, planning their new life together, it just seemed like the perfect, most beautiful place to be. That is, until they got their own place in Staten Island of course.
Rufus wrapped his arms around Lily from behind, and kissed the back of her neck as he looked out the window with her. "And I know that our future will be just like us: flawed and fragmented, and full of more love than I ever thought possible."
Lily turned around, and smiled at him. "You remembered my vows to you from our first wedding!"
Rufus nodded. "How could I forget a single thing from one of the happiest days of my life?"
"Oh, Rufus!" Lily pulled her husband close, and kissed him passionately. She had a keeper. He was absolutely her soulmate without a doubt. And this time, their marriage was most definitely for keeps.
Rufus hungrily kissed his wife back, then picked her up, and continued to kiss her as he carried her to the bedroom. He loved her more than his own life, and this time, no matter what, he was never again going to let her let him go.
~Xoxo, Gossip Girl~
One year later...
"Mm, this is even better a year later! I'm so glad Serena thought to save a piece of our wedding cake and freeze it for us to have on our first anniversary of being married," Lily said, licking the frosting off her lips from the piece of cake that Rufus had just fed her.
Rufus licked his own lips, for Lily had fed him a piece at the same time he had fed her. "Mm, yeah, it was a great idea! I heard of couples doing that before, but for some reason, I hadn't thought to do it for us."
"I have such a thoughtful daughter," Lily said
Rufus nodded. "And I have such a thoughtful stepdaughter." He grinned.
They then ate the rest of the slice they were splitting in silence.
When they finished, they both sighed.
"Well, that is the last of our wedding cake. I kind of wish we had saved it so that we'd always have a slice of our wedding cake," Lily said sadly.
Rufus smirked. "I think it might get kind of gross after so many years. How about this: We get a new cake each year of our marriage, and eat a slice of the previous year's cake the following year?"
Lily grinned. "That sounds like a wonderful idea!"
"So, what do you say, we go get dinner, stop by the bakery, pick up a cake, and then come home and relax by the fireplace, cuddled together on the couch, enjoying our cake, but saving some for next year of course, while we watch When Harry Met Sally?" Rufus asked.
Lily grinned even bigger. "The movie the plane played on our way back from our honeymoon?"
Rufus nodded. "That's the one! I figured that maybe we could make that a new tradition as well for our anniversary. What do you think?"
Lily responded by pulling him close, and kissing him hard and passionate.
"So, is that a yes?" Rufus asked with a grin of his own.
Lily nodded and grinned, and then they kissed some more.
Then, they slipped on their shoes, put on their jackets, and headed out of their new and beautiful Staten Island home that they had lived in for just under a year so far.
"You do realize, it's going to be a lifetime of cake and Harry Met Sally, don't you?" Lily asked as they got into Rufus' blue Mercedes Benz.
"As long as it's with you as my wife, which it will be, I can't think of a more perfect life!" Rufus looked over at Lily in the passenger side. "Can you?"
Lily smiled over at him in the driver's side. "Not at all!"
Rufus grinned. "I love you more with every breath, Lil."
Lily grinned as well, and blew him a kiss. "And I love you more with every breath, Rufus!"
They quickly leaned into each other, and kissed on the lips, then with smiles on their faces, Rufus pulled out of their driveway, speeding them off to their favorite restaurant for dinner.
They were both happier than they'd ever been now that they were married for good. And they knew that that was never going to change, and that their love was the real thing, and not just a drive by.
~Xoxo, Gossip Girl~
The End
Author's Note: I want to thank you all so much for all your reviews. I read them all, and they mean so much to me! Thank you for reading my stories, and commenting. I appreciate it all more than you know. I also appreciate you guys, like ah-lot. ;) I was thinking about starting my own "Rufus and Lily" show (as in continuing where they leave off on Gossip Girl, and have weekly updates just like Gossip Girl was on once a week. Would you guys be interested in that? Would you read and review if I did? That way, I can keep them alive! :) Well, anyway, let me know what you think. I'm kind of sad that this is my last story before Gossip Girl is officially gone from our screens. It has been a lot of years, and it will be missed. :(
Well, thanks again, and remember to let me know what you think of both this chapter and my idea! I love you guys. Thanks for reading.
Xoxo, Rufly Girl