December 19, 2017, RenoAir Flight 1526 Chicago to Reno
Judith and Messaline had a long day. They had arisen early to get to the Angers-Saint-Laud station on the other side of the city. They boarded the TGV there at 9:45 this morning for the leg to Paris. Then the Air France flight AF136 departed Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) right on time at 3:40 PM. Even in First Class, the almost ten-hour flight was taxing. They landed in Chicago at 6:16 PM local time (CST), which was 11:15 PM at home. They breezed through Customs without incident and took the shuttle from the International Terminal to Terminal 3. There they proceeded to gate G9 to wait for their flight.
At 7:45 PM, boarding began, and, booked first class, they entered in the first group. Promptly at the scheduled time, the RenoAir, MD-80 pulled away from the gate for the four-hour flight to Reno, Nevada. The seats were comfortable, and the flight crew friendly and attentive. It was late for dinner. Therefore they were offered the "wine and cheese" service. The French girls didn't have much hope of the quality of these on an American regional airline. However, they were pleasantly surprised as the steward produced a bottle of Moet & Chandon Imperial Brut accompanied by tempting white marble and oak trays of French cheeses: Comté vieux, Brie de Melun, Camembert from Normandy, Gaperon, Mont d'Or, and Bleu des Causses. Each sported a small bunch of grapes and, of course, the sacred baguette.
As they savored the fine cuisine, Judith looked over at Messa, admiring, as she always did, the radiant blonde vivacity of her lover.
"Are you nervous, ma chère?"
Messaline looked back, her blue eyes deep with love. "Un peu. You know how I am a whip addict. But, these strange American women. What will they be like? Will I be able to stand it?"
Judith took her hand in hers reassuringly. "You have more strength than you know, petite. You can endure beaucoup."
"What if I can't? Will you be there pour moi?"
"Oh for sure. I will be there pour votre sécurité," said Judith with a sly smile.
Messaline giggled and smiled back. "Pour ma sécurité? Ou votre plaisir?"
Judith leaned forward and kissed her softly on the lips while squeezing her hand, very firmly, but not brutally. "toutes les deux ma chère."
After they finished their wine and cheese, the girls were very tired. The attendant brought pillows and blankets, and they both were soon asleep, holding hands under the covers.