Reflections-C.L

Born to make history

Tuesday 14th November 2022
Monaco Airport

"Is it time yet?" Lydia asked while her eyes where looking around in the airport.
"Are you that excited? I haven't seen you that excited in a long time" And it was true if you consider that she had asked that exact question 4 times the past 30 minutes.
"She's here. I can feel it"
"How can you even do that?" Charles asked turning to look at her.
"I just feel it" Lydia said while she kept searching with her eyes for a specific blonde.
"What-"
"There she is" Lydia interrupted him before he could end his sentence as she spotted her best friend in the distance.

Turning his head, Charles, saw his girlfriend running towards a blonde girl and hugging so hard that they tripped over a little bit. As he saw the blonde girl he immediately recognised her from Lydia's photo album.

Breaking the hug, Lydia turned to look at her best friend.

"I can't believe you are here" she said.
"I can't believe it either. I have missed you so much Lydia"
"I have missed you too Daphne."

They kept staring a little at each other. Both of them unable to take in that they were with each other.

"I think that someone is waiting for us" Daphne said as Lydia turned her head to look at Charles.
"Right. Let's go. I'm warning you though if you say-" Lydia said while walking towards him.
"I'm not going to say anything mean. I'm just-"Daphne said with a smirk.
"Daphne!"
"I'm kidding. I'm going to behave. I promise" Daphne replied through her laughing.
"You do that"
"Look Lydia. If he makes you happy and he treats you how you should be treated then everything is alright. I stand by your choice" Daphne stopped walking to look at her.
"He is the best. I mean it. I'm lucky to have him beside me" Lydia said.
"If you think so then let's go. I can't wait to meet the man how made my best friend fall head over heels for him" Daphne said while she started running towards Charles, passing by Lydia.
"Daphneee!" Lydia shouted while running behind her.

Suddenly Charles saw the two girls chasing each other while getting closer to him. Daphne passed Lydia and got closer to him.

"Hi. I'm Daphne. Lydia's best friend" Daphne said with short breath as she reached out her hand for him to shake.
"Nice to meet you Dahpne. I'm Charles." He said taking her hand and shaking it.
"I have heard so much about you Daphne" Charles said as Lydia got closer to them.
"Only good things I hope."
"Of course. Except from that time-"
"Charles!" Lydia said, stoping him.

Daphne looked at the two of them before a smirk formed on her face.
"So you are the man that my best friend fell in love with" Daphne said looking at Charles.
"The feelings are mutual" he responded looking at Lydia and side hugging her.

"I love you" Lydia whispered as she got her face closer to his.
"I love you too" he whispered back while looking into her brown eyes.

"Love birds. Come on. I want to see what Monaco is all about" Daphne said stoping them.

That night
Monaco apartment

"What are you doing out here?" Lydia asked Daphne who turned her head to look up at her.
"I just came here to take a call and then I saw the view. It's breathtaking" Daphne replied
"I know. This is one of the things I love about this apartment" Lydia said while sitting beside her best friend on the balcony floor while her back is touching the wall.
"You like living here?"
"Yes. It can be a little lonely without the rest of my family but most of the time I'm travelling around the world"
"I feel you. But you have Charles right?" Daphne asked looking at her.
"Yes but we aren't public yet"
"You don't want to?"
"I do but I just want the season to end first"
"I see" Daphne said.

Now both of them were looking at the night sky above them. Two people so familiar with the presence of each other but yet so unused to it that this exact moment just being beside each other was enough. Two people following different paths and yet they had crossed and kept walking hand in hand even thought they were miles away from each other.