This bed is not mine (and congratulated myself on the first obvious fact that I identified). And this means - it means that I am not at home (I would be near a glass, I would thank myself for it: I can determine and, most importantly, I agree on the facts!) So, if I’m not at home, then where?
He looked around the room. No, well, not exactly mine! So. I didn't visit a guest ... I didn't stay with the girls for the night ... Maybe I'm on a business trip? And then it burned: Business trip! Of course! Competition. On Tuesday. 100 lines in the number.
I threw off the blanket, grabbed the clock - 17. 00, five in the evening ... And what day is it?

I rushed by the number in search of my things. One sock was lying under the chair, the other, with difficulty, found in the bathroom. A handkerchief wiped his splattered shoes. Feverishly he threw notepads, pens, a travel document, a passport into the pockets, and jumped out into the corridor.
“Rather, rather,” he closed the number with trembling hands, “there must be at least one nit in the sports committee.” What, I with it on one hundred lines information I will not take out?
A lock clicked next to it, the door swung open, and ... I almost lost my voice. Although I did not say anything out loud.
Elena Pavlovna!

I had a really stupid look, otherwise, why would she burst out laughing.
I felt hurt and unpleasant. And the key is still stuck in the lock. I was pulling it, pulling it, Pulling it ...
- Hello, Elena Pavlovna, - I finally babbled, - I immediately pierced ... I was urgently asked by the sports committee ... I have 100 lines to tommorrow on Tuesday ... then ...
Helen became serious.
- Sports Committee ... And where are you, my sweetheart, used to be? At three o'clock there was a final press conference. Everyone has already gone ... As it didn’t wait for you specifically. It is your arrival on her ...

Have you ever had cold and hot sweat at the same time? It happened to me then. I have never felt so bad: neither before nor after in my life. The whole body became somehow wadded ... And already it was absolutely to spit on everything. Including the fact that the key does not get out of the lock.
Her fiery eyes softened, although iron sounded in her voice:
- Wow, what are we ...
She removed my hand and easily took the key out of the lock.
- Let's go, drink coffee, colleague. And we will think about what to do next ... You even take me by the hand ... a man.

Only later, when I was already sitting in a restaurant, I realized that I was not just holding Lena by the arm. My elbow touched at the same time her chest, this most amazing elasticity. And not just women. My elbow touched the elasticity of Elena Pavlovna herself!
All that happened next can be divided exactly by 2.
50 percent: 100 lines in the number, which I obviously did - l ... Others 50 - me and my Queen in an informal setting. Which of them is more important - I could not determine for myself.
The points above "and" placed my inner self. Based on how my elbow, albeit involuntarily, touched her "hill". And he remembered this divine feeling. I remembered so much that I was ready to kiss him. Had reached for his lips. Before him. To the elbow. And if he had not been shocked by those who were already in the restaurant.

In the hall, which pleased, the music from the stage has not yet roared. And the hall itself was almost empty. The company just roared at the table in the corner, occasionally exploding with laughter ...
I did not even notice the appearance of the Chaldea hanging over us:
- What are we going to order?
“Two coffees,” said Elena Pavlovna, pushing the map away.
- And it's all?
In the eyes of Chaldea, astonishment arose, which passed quickly enough into contempt.

But in vain, he did so. It is true that he justifies him, he did not know who he serves. But his client was Elena Pavlovna herself ... I, at this table, are really nobody. It's a shame, of course, but why hide the truth ... But Elena Pavlovna. She was probably familiar with the best of such institutions in the capital and other cities. I was sure, for some reason, in this.
So, that in vain is he so with Lena.
- Two coffees. Well welded. Quickly.
I was lucky in life.Never afterwards, in all the time that I spoke with Elena Pavlovna, she never let as much ice into words, even if she was very unhappy with me, as she allowed herself to do this in communication with this sharkun ...

His face in a second was under the level of the white uniform. They, these guys, have some kind of lower flair, with which they determine not the financial opportunity, but the level of the client. The level of Elena Pavlovna on his scale is clearly rolls over. He was literally blown away by the wind. In a few minutes (minutes!) We were faced with cups that gave off a fragrant smell: coffee was insoluble - it was brewed ...
- Tell me, - Elena Pavlovna demanded, having sipped coffee ...
I have already said that I stood once before her, like a first-grader in front of a teacher. It was the same now. Only I now played the role of a naughty first-grader. Therefore, the explanation was appropriate:
- Well, there, there ... Somehow ... We ... And then ... Here, in general, so. Somehow ... - forgetting that I have a higher education, I described to Elena Pavlovna my position at this very moment.

“To summarize,” she sipped her cup again. - Based on what was said and what I heard at the door: on Tuesday you need to hand over a hundred passionate lines to the newspaper ...
I nodded ...
- But you took the trip as a weekend suddenly fallen on you ...
I nodded again, adding to this a deep repentant sigh ...

- And therefore you do not know what to do now ...
I looked at Elena Pavlovna through the eyes of a goldfish caught in
nets to the old man. But, unlike her, he only prayed with a look, not a word, did not say - like, let go, they say, like me again in the sea, eh? Well what is it worth you?
Lenka softened under my fish-puppy eyes.
- Okay ... I will help. Only, my sweetheart - this is the first and last time. If you are in this profession, try to comply ... - she led her head into the hall, - Hey, who is it?
This I have not seen more. The recent Chaldean appeared like
from the saying, "stand before me, as ..." Well, and so on. Moreover, with a half-bow, with a quite bearable smile
“Two more coffees ... And count,” Elena Pavlovna was not at all amazed at this phenomenon. - But fast. Quick, please ...

Madness

A very intelligent and very beautiful woman is a very rare combination (if someone calls the name of the author of this aphorism, then it means that I did not invent it).
Elena Pavlovna was just such a combination.
For two hours she talked so much about the past for the past two days of competitions, so much was noticed by her bright episodes, given such characteristics and generalizations. Not only by the past days, but also by the level of team training - the state of sports development in the regions ... yes

I will not torment you with all of our kitchen ... I can only say that in my notebook I had already been drafted not only on the 100 required lines, but also a complete review of past competitions, which were downloaded only at the end of the week. It remained only to wait for the end, enter the names of the winners ...

- Will you master the champagne? - Lenka smiled at me ...

... And here I come back, tormented by doubts in the hotel ...
- Returned ... - passing me to the room, said Lena. - And I, frankly, I didn’t wait for you ... I thought I went to bed ... And I got ready myself ..
- Elena Pavlovna, I, as if in front of you ...
- Come on, come on, go on ... You are especially eloquent today. Twice convinced.
I stood, hugging a bottle of champagne, not knowing how to behave further.
- What is frozen? Open up. We note your salvation from the quagmire, which turned out to be
- Elena Pavlovna!
- And in connection with this, too ... Open ... Well
I had practice. There was no "boom" and foam streams. After holding the cork lightly, he released gases from the bottle and poured foamy wine over faceted glasses - there was no other dish.
“What shall we drink to?”
- It's my pleasure - ... Read more →