Destiny

“I am honored,” said Destiny wryly. “Are you generally the kind of person that just fu*ks girls and leaves?”

“Not quite,” said Jourdan. “I mean, I tend to fu*k girls and then take them out for breakfast and then leave. That is the sort of man that I am. However, I do not generally last long in a relationship. That is just not my thing, you see, I am more the type of person that would use s*x to fulfill a need and then, once that need is fulfilled, I would simply move on. I have never really wanted a relationship and this concerned me, because I am thirty three years old now and I feel like I really should think about getting settled. Oh well, there is nothing we can do about that right now, can we? We are going to have to make due with what we have.”

Jourdan got up and started to put his clothes back on. As he was doing so, Destiny spotted the bottle of wine on the table. It was the same bottle of wine that they had been drinking the previous day, and she could see that it was pretty much empty. However, Destiny also noticed something else about the bottle; the name of the vineyard where it had been made.

To her surprise, it said DuPont Vineyards.

She looked at Jourdan and said, “So, the wine is from DuPont Vineyards. Do you, by any chance, have any relation to the people that make this wine?”

“Yes,” said Jourdan with a smile. “I am one of those people. I own the vineyard that this wine comes from.”

“What?” said Destiny. “Really? That is so amazing! I had no idea that you were involved in a thing like that, I think it’s really cool.”

“I suppose,” said Jourdan. “I do think that I have a lot of influence in this industry, and it allows me to make really good wine. I suppose what I really enjoy about this business is the fact that I am truly passionate about it, you know? I love wine, I love everything about it, and I really want to try and make the best wine there can be. That is why I am always so excited about work, because I know that in doing my job I am helping the world get a better one, one that is even more enjoyable.”

“It is really cool that you love what you do so much,” said Destiny. “I love what I do pretty much just as much, and I am going to be really sad when I have to stop doing it.”

“Who says you have to stop doing it?” asked Jourdan. “Why can’t you just keep doing what you are doing? The airlines that you travel with, Dionysus Airlines I believe it was, tends to hire younger women. You can get a job at a different airline, one that would appreciate you and allow you to work even longer. There are a number of airlines that allow you to work up until the age of forty as well!”

“Yeah,” said Destiny, “I have thought about that. I think the best part of being an airhostess is that you get so many perks. I do not have to pay rent, I get accommodation, and I get hotel rooms where I go. I get lunch at work because there are so many in flight meals for the flight attendants, and at the same time I am able to earn a sizable salary. I do not earn a lot, mind you, I am never going to be rich, but because so many of my things are already paid for I do not have to worry about money. I already have a fair amount saved up, about eighty thousand dollars, because I only spend about half my salary. If I can last until I am forty, this amount will be over two hundred thousand dollars easily. This is not a lot, but I can use it to retire and set up a shop somewhere or something. It will be good to have bigger nest egg by the time I retire.”