When Rene Calls

I answered the door roughly 20 seconds after the driver rang the bell.
"I trust Madam is ready?" he asked.
I just nodded my head and watched as he picked up my small suitcase. I stepped out onto the front step and checked to be sure the door was locked.

The driver led me down the short flight of stairs and opened the rear passenger side door for me. He placed my carry on bag in the trunk of the
Rolls and slid back in behind the wheel. As we pulled away from the curb I attempted to ask the driver where we were going but instead of an
answer I heard a whirring sound and watched as the privacy partition rose up between the front and rear seats.
The rear windows of the Silver Cloud as well as the privacy partition were tinted so heavily that I couldn't really see out, nor could I
see the driver. I sat back on the plush rear seat and marveled at the smooth quiet ride. All the while my hands caressed the soft red leather.
After driving for nearly 45 minutes, though I was unable to see out of the windows, I ascertained that we had ascended and descended several
times so I knew that we had clearly left the boundaries of the city.

Another 10 minutes elapsed and I heard the sound of a small electric motor followed by the opening of compartment in the right side door
panel. The panel had opened to reveal a chilled bottle of champagne as well as a champagne glass. It was obvious that the champagne cork had been
loosened, most likely by the driver just prior to his arrival at my condo. I poured myself a glass of champagne and settled back wondering just how
much further we might be going. To be honest though, if you have to take a long car ride this was definitely the way to travel.
I had just finished a second glass of champagne when a second concealed panel open on the back of the front passenger seat. This opening
of this panel revealed a mobile telephone. It had hardly been open for a minute when it began to ring with a low muted tone. I assumed I was
supposed to answer it and so I picked up the receiver.
"Hello Chrissie" a voice said. It was Rene.