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“A beautiful girl should not be alone in Paris, Rory It’s not safe,” he said

I sighed as I walked to the kitchen and took the vegetables froht in Paris, she wanted to stay in and the three of us cooked an aone two days already and, as proe about him was that he didn’t try to hit onHe came over after he closed up the fruit stand and we cooked dinner together I didn’t have ros for hi easier Everyone said that ti with time It was just as open as it hen I’d left I had talked about Ian to Andre Maybe that hy he wasn’t hitting on me, he didn’t want to push me

“You know, Rory, you’re always sad I’ve noticed that about you You’re terrible at faking happiness”

“Thanks, Andre,” I said

“Sorry, irl, but it’s the truth” He smiled as he touched my chin

“Have you ever been in love, Andre? I mean really, deep in your bones, you can’t live without the person, love?”

“No, not to that extent I’ve had irlfriends, and I have loved so for her” He winked

I hoped to God that asn’t directed atI needed

“Rory, you caet about thaton him?”

I set the salad bowl on the table “I don’t know We’re connected soo of that connection”

“You can’t or you don’t want to?” he asked “There’s a difference We as hu ant”

I pondered what he said as I took the chicken out of the oven “I’ve been thinking abouthere”

“What?!” he exclaimed

“Of course, I’ll need to find a job first and then look for ood for me, and then I can look into psychiatric hospitals and move Stephen here”

“That’s aabout it since I ca an apartment, let me know” He s next week”

“I’, and watch Christ You’re more than welcome to come with me to Germany and spend the holiday with me and my family”

“That’s very sweet of you, Andre, but I’ood company I’d rather just stay here”