Barbara McMahon - French Escape

“He’ll be what he’ll be,” Matt said. He reached out and touched her nose. “You can’t keep him from doing what he wants, even if it’s racing. If that makes him happy and being an accountant doesn’t, which would you choose?”

“I want him to be happy. But preferably happy for a long, long time.” She liked Matt’s familiar touch. It made last night seem less like an aberration and maybe the beginning of something.

Two of the new guests arrived on the veranda. Jeanne-Marie could have screamed in frustration. Matt glanced over his shoulder, then told her he’d see her later and took the stairs two at a time. Jeanne-Marie turned to watch him before she greeted her guests. She wished she could shift into full innkeeper mode. But part of her couldn’t let go of Matt.

She walked over to Michelle’s house to get Alexandre before dinner. Visiting briefly with her friends, she and her son then walked home, with him talking a mile a minute about the ramp Pierre’s father had built for their cars.

“And mine won almost every time. Pierre’s going to get a new one so he can beat me, but today I won,” her son explained on the way home.

“That’s good. Next time maybe Pierre will win.”

“Is Matt at home?” Alexandre asked when they reached the inn. “I want to tell him about the ramp.”

“Yes, he’s back from climbing.” She wondered what he’d been doing since he returned. He had not come back downstairs after she’d checked in the new arrivals. “He’s in his room, but you wait until he comes downstairs before talking to him. Do not disturb him in his room,” she said.

“I won’t ‘sturb him, but he’ll want to know about my ramp,” Alexandre said earnestly.

“Nonetheless, you wait for him to come down.”

Alexandre pouted and walked over to flop on one of the sofas in the lounge area.

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