Dimitri POV
The faint morning shafts of sun awakened him at dawn.
He kept his eyes closed, in a state of bliss and not wanting to get up just yet. He was, after all, on his honeymoon, which would last for a while.
With Luc in Paris, now might be an excellent time to take Ariana, Sally, and Bill on a leisurely tour of France. The Loire Valley. The Caves of Lascaux. The French countryside. The Riviera. Cannes. Avignon. Normandy ... ahhh, he could still see Omaha Beach on D-Day. Ariana might appreciate a bit of history ...
Reaching for Ariana, he groped and discovered ... an empty bed.
His eyes flew open, and he sat up, instantly alert. He needed the bathroom, and to feed, and his wife. Not necessarily in that order. Maybe she'd gone to the bathroom?
