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45. Just a Turkish scare
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Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 46. Hard days in Istambul
Blair The following days were difficult, my father was to have surgery next week, and my mother became more and more depressed as the day approached. On top of that, I discovered that being the owner of a large apartment was not easy at all, I would get things dirty faster than I could clean them, I would get in the way of my mother's feeding and medicating schedule, which by the way did not make my life any easier, and I still had to find time to visit my father and not leave him completely alone. In the beginning I took my mother with me on the visits, but as the days went by, she started to eat less and less, increasing her weakness, so sometimes I asked a neighbor who was her friend to keep her company while I went to the hospital. What worried me was the surgery that would happen the next day. How could I go to the hospital and follow it closely if we were already in the middle of the afternoon and I couldn't even get my mother to drink a glass of juice? I couldn't leave her a
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 47. Cooking in Istambul
BlairDimitri and I worked together in silence, sharing our ancient complicity. " Dimitri, we have a problem," I muttered as I found the package of quinoa, which looked nothing like what was in my mother's salad." What’s the problem?”" This doesn't look like the quinoa my mother put in her salad," I held up a package of small grits." What do you mean? " he stepped closer, examining the contents of the package." My mother's salad doesn't get these crunchy grits," I pointed out.He took the package from me, staring at it without much understanding." What does the recipe say? " he reminded me.I remembered to consult the recipe on my cell phone, frowning at the incomplete information." It says to use one cup of cooked quinoa.”" Let's cook a cup of quinoa then," he opened the package." Do you know how to cook this?”" Blair, there are no secrets, let's just add water and spices," he smiled as if everything was under control.I thought for a moment and he was right. It couldn't be
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 48. sensitive advice in turkey
Dimitri " So she was forced to marry him? " I was sitting next to Lauren as she explained to me the plot of a soap opera we were watching. " Exactly, and now she is finding out that he is not as bad as she thought," she declared. I frowned, not understanding how this was possible. " He's not so bad, he's just going to kill her if she tries to leave? “ That comment made the woman laugh beside me. " I know, that doesn't make any sense," she laughed along with me. We were silent again, concentrating on the unfolding of the plot. It had been a few hours since Blair had gone to the hospital to monitor her father's surgery, leaving me there with her mother. " Anxious? " I asked after a few minutes of silence. " She hasn't given any news yet.” "That's good," I assured her in an attempt to tranquilize her. " How exactly can not hearing from the person you love be good? " she gave me a cross look. " Bad news comes fast, so if you haven't heard anything yet, it's because so far ever
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 49. Surprise in Moscow
DimitriThe next few days went by quickly, I was getting used to my new work routine and slowly started talking more with Blair, reminiscing about the beginning of our relationship. She would send me pictures of some spots in Istanbul she wanted me to see, give me news about her parents, and sometimes we would just talk about trivial things, but we never got as far as I would have liked."Dimitri, for God's sake, you need to touch the subject"My sister told me in the message she sent while I was waiting to board at the Debriefing lounge at the Moscow airport. "I am giving her a break.”I had vented to her about the whole situation involving Blair and me, and while she had been excited about a likely reconciliation between us, she was already losing patience."I know you think you need to be patient, but sometimes we also need to take action before it's too late!" I thought of an appropriate way to respond to that message, but before I could complete my thought, my cell phone starte
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 50. News of a tragedy in Istanbul
BlairI was lying on my bed staring at the ceiling with my cell phone on my stomach, waiting for Dimitri to call or text me to let me know that he had already landed. Once again that need that dominated us at the beginning of our relationship had taken over me. I needed to talk to him all the time, and when I couldn't, I felt empty. It had taken me a while to finally pluck up the courage and take the first step to recover our relationship, but I could no longer deny it, I did not want to live away from him, and if for that to work I had to move to Russia, I would move to Russia!By my count he must have landed at least an hour ago, could the flight have been delayed somehow?I closed my eyes, determined to get some sleep. Finally my life was settling down, my father was recovering at home, my mother was back to normal, even deciding to teach me how to cook so that I wouldn't suffer so much in "emergency situations". I didn't quite understand the reason for her sudden interest in thi
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 51. A last-minute engagement in St Petersburg
Blair" Excuse me, do you speak English? " I tried the third attendant, who just looked at me and shook her head in the negative. They were understanding me, I knew they were, but for some reason the people of that country refused to communicate with me!I had landed in St. Petersburg late in the morning and went straight to the address of the hospital that Masha had given me. I had sent a message that I was already there, but it had not yet been viewed." Dimitri Yaroslavovich Voitovich, I am here for him," I tried to speak slowly, hoping that they understood me.She just mumbled something in Russian, not giving me any special attention. I reached for my cell phone, activating the translator." Dimitri is my boyfriend, he was in the accident at the airport," I insisted.They said something to each other, then laughed. I looked at the cell phone screen, rolling my eyes at the translation."If you really date a Russian, you should at least learn to speak our language.”I took a deep b
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 52. first night in your apartment in St. Petersburg
BlairWhen I arrived at the waiting room, Masha was accompanied by Yuri, and was updating him on his brother's medical bulletin. I waited at an acceptable distance, giving them both some privacy, still feeling embarrassed at the memory of ruining the man's marriage. My sister-in-law approached after a few minutes with a tired expression on her face." Ready to go?"" Go? Go where? " I frowned.I had just arrived and didn't expect to leave that hospital so soon." I have the key to Dimitri's apartment, Yuri is staying in my place, I need to get some sleep and I imagine you do too!"" No, but…"" Blair, you need to rest, it won't do Dimitri any good if you stop sleeping."I could see myself in that speech, I had made it dozens of times over the past few weeks to my mother, and I knew she was right.I gave in, accepting her suggestion. We took a cab to Dimitri's apartment in comfortable silence. I couldn't help but admire the city without all the snow that covered it the last time I vis
Flights and destinations - The Lovely Life Of Blair 53. holding your hand at St petersbug
BlairThe next day we went to the hospital early and I refused to leave until the end of the day, managing to see Dimitri for a few minutes through the observation window, but by the second day I couldn't stand the situation anymore. " Nadia, the doctor said that Dimitri is out of danger, right? " I walked beside the nurse.Somehow I had managed to make friends with most of the staff on that floor, all of whom seemed to be moved by the story of our recent fake engagement." Yes, he is responding very well to the treatment and although he is always asleep when you see him, he has spent some periods awake," she reported without slowing her pace." That's great, isn't it? " I smiled, trying hard to keep up with her." Yes, it's very good."" Good enough for me to spend time with him? " I tried.The nurse let out a giggle, leaving me behind." Nice try, Blair."I snorted, looking around before spotting my next hope." Good morning, Anna. You look especially beautiful today," I said, foll
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