but he was waiting for her to answer , so she said lightly , `` it 's a date . '' it was so quiet here-too quiet . gus 's bare head smacked against the sidewalk-and for a moment everything was silent . she hated making those phone calls . then he saw cupcake , god she was so sexy . the president himself got back to me this morning . she should be by her sons side as he woke up this morning . 