"Ah, Paris! Finally." Jesse stood outside the Charles de Gaulle airport,
remembering how different Paris had be the last time he had been there. A
cool breeze brushed his face, and he was reminded how much he loved Europe.
It had been too long since he had been in France.
He looked at the address Miles had given him, and then stuffed it in his pocket. He got into a taxi, but it was not go to Ana's apartment. No, not yet.
***
Jesse put down his bag at his feet, and stood silently at the top of the Eiffel Tower, looking down at Paris. The Eiffel Tower brought so many memories flooding back to him. He had promised Winnie that they would see this together, so many years ago. And here he was now.
"Well, Winnie, I'm here," he said softly. It wasn't crowded, not at all, but he still didn't want to attract any attention. "I promised you that I would bring you here, to see the Eiffel Tower. So here I am, and you're here too, aren't you? I can feel you here, here with me. I'm sorry I thought that you had betrayed me, I'm sorry that I thought so little of you. I should have had more faith in you. But I see now. I see that you loved me all along. It's just that somewhere in time you fell in love again, like what I have done now. I love you, Winnie, but I'm in love with Ana. There isn't really any need to say all this, because you already know, don't you? But I just wanted to say it, just in case. I know you're watching me, wherever you are, and I just wanted to thank you for your love all those years ago. I said we'd climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower together, and now we have."
The same breeze that Jesse had felt at the airport swept past his face again, brushing it ever so gently. Jesse smiled to himself. He picked up his bag slowly, and turned, getting ready to walk all the way down again. He stopped at the staircase and turned. "Goodbye, Winnie. And thank you."
AN: I know this is a very short chapter but I didn't want to spoil the beautiful moment with other things.
He looked at the address Miles had given him, and then stuffed it in his pocket. He got into a taxi, but it was not go to Ana's apartment. No, not yet.
***
Jesse put down his bag at his feet, and stood silently at the top of the Eiffel Tower, looking down at Paris. The Eiffel Tower brought so many memories flooding back to him. He had promised Winnie that they would see this together, so many years ago. And here he was now.
"Well, Winnie, I'm here," he said softly. It wasn't crowded, not at all, but he still didn't want to attract any attention. "I promised you that I would bring you here, to see the Eiffel Tower. So here I am, and you're here too, aren't you? I can feel you here, here with me. I'm sorry I thought that you had betrayed me, I'm sorry that I thought so little of you. I should have had more faith in you. But I see now. I see that you loved me all along. It's just that somewhere in time you fell in love again, like what I have done now. I love you, Winnie, but I'm in love with Ana. There isn't really any need to say all this, because you already know, don't you? But I just wanted to say it, just in case. I know you're watching me, wherever you are, and I just wanted to thank you for your love all those years ago. I said we'd climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower together, and now we have."
The same breeze that Jesse had felt at the airport swept past his face again, brushing it ever so gently. Jesse smiled to himself. He picked up his bag slowly, and turned, getting ready to walk all the way down again. He stopped at the staircase and turned. "Goodbye, Winnie. And thank you."
AN: I know this is a very short chapter but I didn't want to spoil the beautiful moment with other things.