Destiny

Chapter 7

“I can’t believe what you are telling me right now,” said Chantal. “It almost sounds like something out of a story book or a fairy tale!”

Destiny chuckled and said, “No, no, I assure you that it is all true.”

“So he lives in this enormous mansion just outside of Bordeaux?” asked Chantal.

“That he does,” said Destiny.

“Tell me about it!” said Chantal. “Tell me everything, I am so fu*king curious right now that I can’t take it!”

“Well,” said Destiny, “there are so many things here that I would like you to know. I think what you would appreciate most is the fact that he owns his own personal vineyard. I mean, he has a lot of vineyards that produce the wine that he sells, the product that he sends to the market, but he has his own little personal stash as well. He makes his own wine here, wine that only he can drink. It’s supposedly the best wine that his company makes and nobody ever even drinks it! Is not that crazy?”

“It is,” said Chantal. “I can’t believe that he is able to do that, it is such a cool hobby to be honest. So you obviously haven’t tried any of his special wine, but do you think I can get a taste?”

“Sure you can,” said Destiny. “I will talk to Jourdan about sending a plane to pick you up.”

“Sending a plane?” asked Chantal. “You are kidding me, you mean to say that this guy owns his own planes?”

“Yes,” said Destiny. “He owns two, in fact, he will probably send the smaller one since you do not need a lot of room, you are just one person after all. I think that what I love most about living here is the fact that everything is so calm and peaceful. I have spent my entire life in cities, I did not even realize that I was getting tired of all of that noise and pollution. Over here, everything is so serene. There is no noise, no pollution, the air is sweet and every morning when I wake up I hear the song of birds. It is such a wonderful way to wake up! Much better than waking up to the sounds of traffic, I can tell you that much.”

Chantal laughed and said, “You really are living the life aren’t you?”

“I really am,” said Destiny, “But I do not know if I am doing the right thing.”

“What do you mean?” asked Chantal.

“Well,” said Destiny, “he is giving me so much, He is taking care of me in literally every single way, he does not even let me go and buy my own food. He insists that he have someone get it for me and he insists that he pay for it. He is doing so much for me… I hope he does not think that this means that I am definitely going to stay with him. I am still trying to decide, you know, I do not know if I will be able to be with him in the long run.”

“Look,” said Chantal, “you already know that he is not that kind of person. He is not just going to give you something and then expect you to be with him, he knows that you are your own person and that you are going to want your freedom. I really think that he is going to wait until you give him the go ahead, and I think that he is never going to simply expect that you are going to stay with him for good.”

“I guess,” said Destiny. “But if that is the case… why do I feel this way? I do not want to feel this way, I just want to give him a chance.”

“But the thing is, you are paranoid,” said Chantal. “You have been staying with him for a month and a half now and he has not asked you for anything in return. In your own words he has not even tried to touch you or do anything for you, he has let you stay on your own and he only visits you once in a while and always asks before he does so.”

“Yeah,” said Destiny, “That is true. I guess I just do not want anything to go wrong, not when everything is going so well these days. I just want him to know that I do not want to hurt him.”

“I am sure he knows that,” said Chantal. “Listen, if you feel a certain way you have to talk to him about it. If nothing else, he is the father of your child. You are going to have to talk to him and open up to him if you want him to be happy as well.”

“I do want him to be happy,” said Destiny. “Oh I wish you could visit me. You are such a calming influence on me, you make me feel so good about myself. I just want him to bring you here. I will talk to him about it today, I am sure that he will not say no.”

“I would love nothing more than to come and visit you,” said Chantal.

“How long can you visit me for?” asked Destiny.

“Well,” said Chantal, “I can probably come and see you for a month. I have vacation days saved up, and I would like nothing more than to use them to visit my best friend in the whole world.”

“Thank you so much,” said Destiny.

“Why are you thanking me?” asked Chantal. “I am going to spend a month in a palace in the most beautiful place on earth and it is all thanks to you, I should be the one thanking you about all of this!”

Destiny laughed and said, “Well, I am glad that I am able to help my best friend enjoy her life just a little bit more. After all of the stress that I have been through, I would like nothing more than to just relax with you.”

“Have you been to any parties over there?” asked Chantal teasingly.

“No, no,” said Destiny, “you know me. I am a good little girl. Although there was that one party where I ended up giving a guy a lap dance…”

“What?!” Chantal exclaimed. “You are not serious are you?!”

Destiny laughed so hard that she was in stitches and out of breath by the time she was done. “No of course not. I really have done little more than sit at home and read. I wish I could drink the wine that Jourdan makes. It looks so delectable, I bet it is the best one I would ever drink.”

“Do not worry,” said Chantal, “you are not going to have to waste any of that wine. I will drink plenty for the both of us when I come over!”

“I shall hold you to your word,” said Destiny. “How are things at the airlines?”

“Everyone here misses you,” said Chantal. “And there are a lot of wild stories going around. You just suddenly got pregnant and disappeared, people have no idea what to think! It is quite funny really. There are people who think you have been kidnapped, people who think that you are somewhere in a secret location because you know some secret information that the CIA needs. You disappeared so suddenly that everyone’s imaginations just went wild, making up all manner of insane stories about everything that was going on.”