"We have a connect call coming directly from Champs Le Sims, would you like to accept it Mademoiselle?"
"Uh, okay, yeah."
Virginia was torn between excitement and trepidation as she waited for the call to be connected. Who'd have thought they'd made quite an impression whilst on their honeymoon? There was a slight delay before the call finally connected.
"Allo? Is this.... um... Vir-gin-ee-ah?"
"It is."
The French accent was unmistakeable.
"Ah! Bon!! C'est moi, Jolene Montaque."
"Oh yes, the horrid woman from the Nectary."
"Ah, yes, about that, I am really sorry. I hope your 'usband he is okay, yes?"
"Uh yes, no thanks to you."
"I am so sorry. I be'aved in a bad way? It was really bad of me yes?"
"Uh, yes, yes it was."
"I would like to apologize, I was ... not a good person that day. I was still angry at somebody else I'd met a little earlier. She was a foreigner like you and same colour hair. She was ... making eyes at my Gustave and I told her to keep her eyes to herself, greedy woman. We go back a long long way, Gustave Delven and myself and he is a good person but not good with falling in love. Yes? But I want to put that back behind us ... yes?"
Ginny wasn't sure, but, being the really nice friendly person she was, she couldn't possibly say no.
"O-kay."
"Ah bon!! Perhaps you would like to help me?"
"It, depends. It's nothing bad is it?"
"Oh non mademoiselle, it's just that......"
There was a little bit of a pause, and Ginny thought first of all that the connection had been disconnected.
"I have a friend who wants to travel, and she asked me to join her. I wondered if you would not mind showing us some of your countries' landmarks/sights? Oui? Perhaps we could have un tasse du cafe togezzer?"
Ginny had to laugh.
"I doubt it'd be a patch on your coffee," she chuckled, "but I'd be glad to meet up with you. Just let me know when you're coming across and I'll be there."
"Ah, merci, merci beaucoup, c'est tres bon! Thank you!"
Ginny hung up with a strange smile on her face. Funny how things work out isn't it?
