Chapter 304

• Back at the hotel a short while later, I popped the bottle on another special bottle, this time a birth-year Krug Collection for Rita. Le Bristol also had helped me procure a quarter-kilo of genuine beluga caviar, which also awaited us in our suite. The beautiful afternoon made the large outdoor terrace even more inviting, as did the hot tub. We ate and drank, and Rita showed off her ring. The vibes were perfect all around. I sat back and soaked in the moment. There was no way this should have been my life. Three incredible women? It was improbable. It didn't make sense. I wouldn't question it for a second. I was too lucky, and I was determined not to fuck it up.
• The caviar disappeared too quickly, and a little while later, we all ended up nude in the hot tub, plowing through Champagne at a liberal clip. When the Champagne was gone, we started smoking cigarettes again. Rita seemed in her element. It was a cosmopolitan side of her I hadn't expected, and I marveled at how she never ceased to surprise me or seem fresh and new. Kat and Jess were the same way, too. Kat was maturing, eager to embrace motherhood. Jess was growing up, too, in a different way, through her business.
• "The first Gauloise I smoke after you fuck me is going to be pure heaven," Rita said, stubbing out her cigarette and reaching for another one. Her breasts crested out of the bubbling, slightly foamy water.