Michel & Josette

Chapter 24: Suddenly, It's a Normal Talk

Michel left his apartment with a frown on his face. He walked down the stairs of the apartment building with a frown on his face. He made his way through Paris, France with a frown on his face. He gave all pedestrians a grumpy frown as he went along.

Yes. Michel was rather grumpy today.

The man slowly reached the park, looking over at the huge Eiffel Tower that towered over everything in all its wonderful glory. He saw the empty bench, almost expecting Josette to be there, but she wasn't.

He sat down and placed his hands on his knees, a foul and bitter look on his features.

"Wow, you don't look so good, Miracle," a familiar female voice said from in front of him.

A little surprised, Michel looked up, seeing his darling Josette standing there, looking down at him with a raised eyebrow, curiosity shining in her pretty, pretty eyes.

Michel immediately brightened up.

"Josette!" he exclaimed happily.

"Yes. Me." Josette said flatly, taking a seat next to him and crossing her legs, folding her arms.

Michel beamed at her gleefully. "What are you doing here on such a gloomy, cloudy, un-dandy day?" he questioned her, almost singing, like a bird would on a beautiful morning.

Josette glanced at him, shrugging. "I don't know. I just came back from eating lunch at a nearby café. I had cheese crepes and ice cream," she answered him normally.

Michel was surprised that she didn't insult him yet. He suddenly felt as if they could have a normal conversation now. So, he asked, "Was your lunch delightful? Did it satisfy your tummy needs?"

Josette almost laughed at the choice of words he used. "Yeah, it was delightful alright," she shrugged again.

"That's good." Michel grinned.

"Yup." Josette nodded.

"So, do anything interesting lately?" Michel questioned after a few minutes of silence.

"Not really." Josette answered.

"I haven't done anything interesting either," Michel sighed, leaning back in his seat and looking up at the sky. "Mostly I have been hanging out with Bartholomew and studying."

Josette only nodded.

Michel moved his gaze back to her and admired how pretty she was. He began to wonder if that beauty would belong to him one day. He wanted to wake up every morning with Josette beside him. He wanted to hold her in his arms and kiss her nonstop.

Just thinking about it caused him to blush.

"Pervert."

Michel immediately snapped out of it, looking at Josette in complete shock, his eyes getting big. "What?"

Josette suddenly burst out laughing. "I'm only kidding."

Michel's heart skipped a beat and he placed a hand over his heart. "Oh, thank goodness! I am NOT a pervert!"

Josette looked at him, watching him for a long moment before looking away. "No. You're not a pervert."

"Exactly." Michel nodded.

So, they stayed there for the rest of the day, just enjoying each other's company, which was surprising.