I'm woken up to the sound of a foreign alarm sounding loudly through my tiny bedroom. My body forces itself upwards at the unknown sound as I turn my head to see Rhodes groan, and stretch his arm out to the side table. "Relax bub, it's just my alarm" Rhodes says in a husky voice as he shuts off th
Rhodes's lips turn upwards into a soft grin as he shakes his head. Though the lighting is low, I can still see the slight twinkle in his eyes as he looks down at me. "You bring it out of me, from somewhere. Come on, walk me to the door so I know you've locked it after I go" He says before standing
I'm always worrying about what comes next and how to prevent disaster. Always bracing myself for the blow, getting myself ready to pick myself back up if everything goes to shit. "That's just who I am" I mumble quietly and shrug. Poppy is still giving me that same old sad smile, I see it so often.
Even though it's my last day working at the cafe it feels like it drags on at an agonisingly slow pace. As I deliver the various plates of food to customers all I can think about in my head are the various things I need to do before the car picks me up this afternoon. Rhodes arranged everything for
I try to be quick, loading all of my possessions into the trays and passing them through the X-rays before presenting my passport to the female officer. Without so much as a word she ticks some boxes on my ticket and places a loud stamp to my passport before handing it back to me. The enthusiastic E
"Welcome to Paris Miss Kendrick" Ambrose smiles at me in the rear view mirror as I climb into the car and slide over to let Rhodes climb in beside me. Ah, there he is. "Thank you Ambrose, how are you?" I smile as I reply. Rhodes shuts the door beside him and places his hand on my knee. "Very good
"I don't have an apartment at the hotel in Paris, so I have this place instead" Rhodes informs me as we begin to climb the curling staircase against the left hand side wall. "It's not really my style but it's only a few blocks from the hotel so it's nice and handy" My boots make an echo as I climb
I decide to spend a few hours in the Louvre while I wait for Rhodes to finish up with his meeting. Mia and Devon guide me through the priority lines so that I can get my ticket and audio guide without having to wait in the massive queue of fellow tourists. I would feel guilty but it's only open for