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The next day I made sure we came awake before seven in the morning. My hip felt much better and I was able to get to the bathroom on my own accord and Daniel waited until I was done before going into the bathroom after me.

"Don't you think we are a little too early or is that fine by you?" I asked him on our way out. We'd both worn identical white shirts tucked into pants and skirt that hugged my curves so tight I became too conscious of it.

"It shouldn't matter too much, we aren't doing anything wrong." He shrugged.

We left the hotel and when he had waved a taxi that would take us there, I stopped him, "I think we got too hasty, I feel so hungry."

"Want me to order something?"

"No shit Sherlock."

"Alright then," he took my hand and we went to a restaurant nearby. Paris was beaming with all the beautiful cities. I thought it sucked that we were only here for a business trip. I would like to go around on a tourist visit.

The restaurant looked fancy and I kind of felt out of place when we took our seats.

Daniel seemed to notice my uneasiness, "hey it's okay." He pressed his hand over mine on the desk and waved a waiter over. After communicating in French, he turned to me, "well what would you like to have?"

"Anything you're having."

He continued speaking in French and I furrowed my eyebrows when I saw that they were talking for longer than they should be.

"What was that about?" I asked Daniel when the waiter left to get our orders.

"He thought you and I were a couple and he kept complimenting how beautiful you are." He smiled from one corner of his mouth.

"Oh," I blushed immensely, "well that's just sweet."

He returned with our meals and I tried my very best to avoid looking at Daniel because I didn't want him to see me blushing even though that was the hardest thing to hide.

We left for Marcel afterwards.

*

"I still find it hard to believe our pitch was approved."

"I know right?" Daniel said.

I couldn't believe it all the way from their company back to the hotel. In fact it had been so pleasant to them that they wanted to sign with it immediately.

"Of course they had to accept," he chuckled at my level of excitement, "your pitch was mind blowing even to me." He spread his arms apart and I laid my head on his chest in a tight hug.

"What do we do now? We still have two days left for the trip, should we head back to New York or explore Paris?" He asked when I'd pulled away.

"Explore Paris for sure!" I beamed.

"Alright I will make arrangements for us by tonight. I'm glad we got them to accept to partner with us, your dad will be so impressed with me, it gives me so much joy." He sat on the bed, getting rid of his tie and looking around the white room, "this room surely has a lot of good luck," his eyes moved to mine, "and I'm certain it's more because I have you in here with me."

"Yeah you're just about the best roommate I've ever had." I sat beside him on the bed.

"Really? Tell me about your other roommate or roommates." He laid on his back, crossing one leg over the other.

"My sister when we were younger," I laid next to him, laying on my side so I'd be facing him. "She was so mean and annoying."

"Sarah's sweet, I can't imagine her as mean, exit when she's angry and gives me the silent treatment, she's certainly very good at that."

"So am I."

There was a moment of silence, "you tell me about your childhood, what was it like for you?"

"Sad and pathetic, I had no siblings to grow up with and when I lost my parents, fuck, I lost it all. I had to learn to grow on my own. I moved to the U.S with my maternal grandmother and she's basically all I have in life right now." He said with a straight face but I could still easily read the emotions in his voice.

"I'm really sorry to hear that." I sighed, I didn't think I'd be able to live without any member of my family.

He turned his head so he was looking at me, "it's fine." His voice was lowered and husky and he maintained my eye contact with a silence that pierced so hard.

In a matter of minutes, his hand cupped my cheek, he lifted his face and planted a kiss on my lips, closing his eyes as he spread my lips with his.