BlairI pulled my car into the parking lot of the hotel we will be staying at in Carmel around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Joe was the first to disembark the vehicle, looking in horror at the building in front of us." What is this place? " he turned to me." This is the hotel I told you about, don't be fooled by the first impression, it's great," I assured him, getting out of the car and joining him, who was still staring at the building in amazement." I thought flight attendants knew good hotels," he ignored me, turning toward his cousin who was removing his bags from the car." Please don't make me regret having won five hundred dollars, try not to act like an idiot," I rolled my eyes before walking over to Dimitri and picking up my suitcase.At first, Mr. Turner's hotel did not seem so attractive to those who were used to luxury and sophistication. It was a long wooden building dating back to the last century, but as soon as we were ushered into the rooms that impression changed.

DimitriI watched the hallway where Blair had disappeared for more than five minutes. Everyone was talking animatedly, but my mind was caught in her earlier reactions. She seemed very annoyed by this girl's advances, though she tried hard to cover it up.I was about to go after her, when Blair returned and took her place beside me. I forced a smile back at Julie's voice, which had not yet tired of her constant questions." You must see some amazing places every day," the girl sighed, staring at me." Ahhhh, he definitely does," Blair answered for me, "Dimitri is practically a tour guide of historical cities. Right, Commander?” " We have a deal, Blair. You introduce me to the best beaches, and I'll introduce you to the European cities.”" You must know the beaches of Carmel then, Voitovich," John Goldberg declared with pleasure." The beach at the hotel is a very beautiful place," Frank declared." I will take you there tomorrow, Mr. Turner," Blair smiled at me, "I already have all th

Blair" So, is he your boyfriend? " Claire asked, staring at me suspiciously as we got ready for dinner." We haven't defined anything, we're just not seeing other people. Let's see how this turns out," I shrugged." They're dating," Alison confided to Claire, ignoring my explanation. " Didn't you hear anything I said? " I complained." What I heard was basically "blah blah blah I'm in love with a Russian commander.” Alisson returned it." Let's meet all over the world and see amazing places together," Claire added." I give it a year to be at their engagement dinner.”" Have you gone crazy? How did this jump from a date to a marriage? " I rolled my eyes, helping Alison zipper up her dress.All right, the two of us had become exclusive, but the whole distance thing still prevailed. I would not move to Russia and he would not come to the United States. How would we make it work?The best thing was to make the most of it before it all turned into a mess." You can't fool us, Blair. I

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

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