“You won’t.”
“I will,” he promised.
I guided a sullen January toward the exit. We couldn’t get out of there fast enough. If I’d stayed another second, I would have wiped the floor with Jonah.
“We’re leaving?” she asked me, dazed.
“Yes.”
“What for?”
“He stole the band we’d come here to talk to but mostly because I can’t be in the same building as that unethical bastard.”
She nodded.
After a few minutes of walking the streets of Paris, we’d chosen to forget all about Jonah, purposely becoming absorbed in the beauty of the city.
Then it dawned on me. Watching January react to the city around her, I realized she’d never been here before.
“How is it possible?” I asked her.
She furrowed her eyes at me. “What do you mean?”
“This is your first time here, isn’t it,” I stated.
She blushed prettily. “It is.”
“Oh my God and we’re only here for another day. That’s it. Come on, “ I told her and yanked her toward the obvious.
“Where are we going?” she asked me.
“We’re getting the Eiffel Tower out of the way, then we’re going to see the real Paris tomorrow. The parts the tourists never see and you’re going to speak to the locals and I’m going to watch your mouth as you do it.”
“Je t'apprécie vraiment. Tu m'apprécies?” She surprised me, bringing me to a full stop.
I hugged her body closely and raptly watched her mouth. “Again.”
“Je t'apprécie vraiment. Tu m'apprécies?” She repeated.
“What does it mean?” I asked her, swallowing hard.
“I told you that I cared for you and asked if you cared for me as well,” she murmured softly.
“I do,” I said without hesitation. I ran my hand across her forehead and down her face. “Speak to me again.”
“What would you like me to say?” she asked.
“Whatever comes to mind.”
She studied my face, then took a moment. “Tu es élégant. Tu me fascines. Te me rends heureuse. Je t'adore. J'ai besoin de toi. Je pense toujours à toi. Embrasses-moi.”
I swallowed hard at how sexy I found her words and to my utter disbelief I’d had no idea what she’d said but they affected me nonetheless. “Tell me.”
“Kiss me,” she whispered.
I claimed her mouth harshly, breathing her in and tasting her tongue with my own before breaking away.
“All those words and all you asked me to do was kiss you?”