"Madame, we have been expecting you," my butler smiled at me as soon as I pulled up to the front doors. "We have your room ready and food is being prepared for you right now."
"Thank you, Henri, I'm so exhausted," I slammed the door of the van shut behind me and winced at the loud noise. Finally, finally, I was where I needed to be. Tears of relief flooded my eyes and my knees began to feel weakened. "I'm sorry, it just took so much for me to get here."
"I can see that they are happy tears, madame. Please come inside, I'll have Philipe take care of your bags."
"Oh, I don't have any bags, they were all lost in Italy."
