Chapter 7

That was it. The ferry ride was over before it even began. All day Christian and Diana followed trains through Lille to Rouen, until that night… they were halfway to Paris where they'd find the little city Montmartre.

"Isn't it beautiful Ewan?" She murmured watching the landscape of Paris half way away.

"Not as beautiful as you are surely." He smiled. Leaning in to kiss her Christian nuzzled her nose then brushed her lips before fireworks began shooting off.

It was all going so well! He thought to himself. How could anything be more perfect? But then of course as soon as anyone asks himself or herself that, something goes terribly wrong.

"Oh my gawd!" Christian heard a wee voice behind him.

"Pway tell, is dat not Chwistian finowy kissing a wady and not a bottle of Absinthe?" Diana looked at him with the most confused look one could give.

"Pray tell indeed." She said backing away from him.

"Christian? Are you not Ewan?" She mumbled. Christian turned quickly and gave Toulouse an angry look Toulouse also looked confused.

"Hello Toulouse." Christian said through his teeth.

All Toulouse did was smile grandly.

"Hewo indeed Chwistian! It is so good to see you have fownd someone in such a wong painful year fow you! Hewo!" Toulouse looked at Diana and waved. Christian could see the tears in her eyes and the trust she had in him leave the color of her skin.

"Toulouse? Ewan?" She whimpered.

Slowly Christian shook his head. He knew how much pain he was causing her. But all he did was watch her slowly back up and lose herself in the crowd of people.

"Chwistian I do not understand. Why did she caw you Ewan? Dat is not yow name."

"Thank you Toulouse. I know that." Christian rubbed his forehead.

"Chwistian you just made a boo-boo. Wisten to what is in yow hawt, not what up here (tapping Christian's head). Don't just stand here! Go aftew her man!" With a big smile Christian did just that.

"DIANA! DIANA! WAIT!" Christian tried searching for her through the thick mob. But to no avail did he see her until…

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