52. first night in your apartment in St. Petersburg

Blair

When 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