Even Sophie has chilled out. After the Google buy-out, she saw the digits of her bank account and nearly fainted. She decided to take a year off and travel around Europe with Alessandra. (Who was nominated for an Oscar for Stone Trooper but didn’t win.) Sophie finally got a divorce, and her husband married his mistress: a young woman who had been his personal assistant. What a cliché.
All my exes finally accepted that Pearl was the only woman for me and they gave up their pursuit. Indira even sent flowers to the hospital when Pearl came out of her coma, and Claudine sent her a get-well card. Other than that, everything trundles along as it was, except Sally has her hands full with three dogs; we kept one of Rex and Bonnie’s puppies. People still believe Bonnie’s collar is made of real diamonds.
As for Elodie, she’s still traveling about South America, searching for her vocation in life. I have a feeling she has a long and fascinating story to tell. Time will tell. She’s a dark horse, that one.
And as for us? Pearl and I have never been happier. I treasure each moment that we have together, each second, each minute, each hour.
We are inseparable.
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Belle Pearl Playlist
Un Homme et Une Femme – Francis Lai
Lady Grinning Soul – David Bowie
California Girls – The Beach Boys
Je ne Regrette Rien – Edith Piaf
Royals – Lorde
Skyfall – Adele
You Really Got Me – The Kinks
Cello concerto in D Minor – Vivaldi
Black Coffee – All Saints
Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
Utopia – Gold Frapp
Wake Up Little Suzy – Everly Brothers
To listen to the soundtrack, go to:
http://ariannerichmonde.com/music/belle-pearl-sound-track/
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