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Dimitri I drove carefully across the freshly snow"covered road towards my parents' house. I would arrive in a few minutes if I continued at that speed. It was December 24th, but unlike the rest of the world, we were not preparing for Christmas Eve, but for my brother's birthday. I looked at the parcels that I had gotten on my last trip to London, I hoped he would like the present. As soon as I parked the car at the garage door, a message notification arrived on my cell phone. I sighed before opening the picture that Blair had sent me. In the picture she was smiling on a swing in the ocean, wearing a colorful bikini, barefoot, and with her hair loose. It had been twenty days since we had last met. She was constantly being sent to the Caribbean and South America, while I remained in Europe. I was about to answer the message, when Maria knocked on the car window, startling me. She opened the door and settled into the passenger seat. " Aren't you getting in? " she asked. " Yes, I
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 28. A wedding proposal in Pskov
Dimitri I went into the living room, flopping down on the couch before speaking up again. " What is your problem?” " My problem? What is your problem? Did you tell your mother that we're getting married? " her humor was a mixture of amusement and concern. My sister gave me a questioning look when she entered the room and heard this sentence. " No, but my mother thinks I'm too old to be single and now she wants me to marry anyone who will accept it," I let out without thinking. I only realized the extent of the nonsense I had spoken when I noticed the surprised look on Blair's face. " Sorry, that sounded terrible," I tried to fix it. " I'll go change to meet the crew. We agreed to go out," she forced a smile, "congratulations to your brother for me.” And with that she ended the call, leaving me sitting on the couch feeling like an idiot. " Yeah, you really do have a natural talent with women," Masha scoffed. " How much trouble am I in?” " If I were her, I'd say a lot," she
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 29. One mistake after another in Pskov
Dimitri I slumped in a chair, feeling my head throbbing with irritation at my brother's attitude. What did he expect from the future? Without much thought, I turned to the only person who could offer me any comfort. Blair didn't take long to answer the video call, her face appearing on the other side of the screen. She had her hair loose, a comb in her hands, and her makeup undone, but she looked just as beautiful as if she were already completely ready for whatever it was she was getting ready for. " Commander, if you are calling me because you have run out of options…” My mind flashed back to our little moment before. It was a surprise that she was still willing to talk to me. " Hey, what happened? Why are you so angry? " she interrupted herself, looking at me with concern. " I'm not angry.” " Dimitri, if you were a cartoon you'd be red and have smoke coming out of your head. Come on, tell me what happened," she sneered. " What didn't happen? Tonight has been a mess sinc
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 30.getting advice from your parents in Istanbul
Blair After returning to Newark on the 26th, I had flown to Istanbul the next afternoon, ready to start enjoying my fifteen days vacation. " All right, Ayeleen, don't you think you're overreacting? " Yusef asked while chopping the lamb. The two of us were cooking dinner together on the 28th, and I took the opportunity to vent about everything that had happened. " Overreacting? You say that because you weren't the one who watched that bitch throw herself at him while I was helplessly on the other side of the world," I returned angrily. "I'm sure that's not what you told me," my father sneered, "here, cut the bell peppers.” I took the knife, cutting in half one by one the vegetables on the counter. " Did you miss the part he hid from me that she was there? " I complained. " Did you miss the part where he introduced you as his girlfriend? " he returned, chopping onions to braise the lamb. I rolled my eyes at this comment. That was typical. Men always defend themselves. " Blair
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 31. A surprise visit in Istanbul
Blair I woke up the next day noticing the absence of the usual darkness in my room. The light came in through a crack in the half open door. I sat up in bed feeling bewildered. I never left the door open! My confusion became even greater when I saw a large bouquet of colorful roses on my dressing table. I stood up, putting on my slippers, hearing some voices coming from the living room. I picked up the bouquet, bringing it up to my face to inhale its perfume. There must have been at least fifty roses in there. Had my father decided to raise the level of his presents? Driven by curiosity I went toward the voices, still carrying the roses. " What we mean is, we're not getting involved in this relationship, Blair is an adult and knows how to make her own decisions," I heard my mother declare. Are they talking about me? " Here, have some more tea? " I frowned as I heard my father offer. Who's here? I hurried my steps, stopping at the entrance to the dining room to find Dimitr
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 32.A proposal in Istanbul
Dimitri " Can I ask you a personal question? " Blair and I were walking together through the streets of Istanbul when I decided to satisfy a curiosity that was burning in me. We were walking down a narrow cobblestone street lined with colorful old buildings, people who didn't seem to be intimidated by the low temperature and the cloudy sky, which heralded a likely rain at any moment. Blair was radiant beside me and I was still thinking about how to put the plan I had outlined in my mind into practice. But that could wait for now, I just wanted to enjoy her company. " Go ahead.” " What exactly is your father?” " I don't understand," she frowned. " He's different than I expected for a Turkish man," I tried to explain myself as best I could. That phrase caused Blair to let out a small laugh. " Can you keep a secret, commander?” " Of course.” " My dad has this whole Turkish thing going on and talking about that damned war, but the truth is he went through Californication a l
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 33. first time in St Petersburg
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Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 34. Unpleasant surprise in Pskov
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