Blog Post 4:

"Many people dream of touring the secret hallways of Élysée Palace. Well, thanks to some connections, I have behind the scene, exclusive pics of the President's office and let me just say, the view is AMAZING"

I smile and edit the final pics before posting it on my news blog. My readers would love this! I had gotten over 7k hits on my last blog post and every day it was growing. I hoped no one found out my identity posting these blog posts. I felt bad for exposing insider secrets like this but I wanted to be a reporter and would do anything to get into the field....even if that meant betraying Emmy.

"Dani" I hear Emmy's voice and quickly shut my laptop, running to the bedroom to pretend I was asleep.

"Dani?" his voice rang out again. My heart jumped with joy as I heard his keys drop on the counter. I was overjoyed he came to visit me at his apartment downtown. He would only come when meetings ran late or if he had early morning meetings in the city.

I felt his warm lips against my neck before he pressed his lips against my shoulders.  "Emmy" I groan, pretending to wake up at his touch. I turned around and smiled, holding his face with pride as he kissed every one of my fingers. "How was your day?" he asked, pushing himself off the bed and taking off his tie.

"Well...it was good until I saw your wife" I informed him.

"Bridgette?" he smiled, turning around to face me.

"She hates me" I sigh, standing from the sheets to approach his form. I push my arms around his torso as he continued loosening his tie.

"She is a Frenchwoman, they are not as warm as you Americans" he brags in his cute French accent.

"Us Americans? You say it as if it's a bad thing" I pouted, forcing my eyes up to meet his. He lets out a lazy laugh before turning around to face me.

"I love Americans; can't you tell!" he says sarcastically before pecking my lips. I pout again, hearing his sarcasm once more. Emmy saw my anger and grabbed my jaw, forcing my eyes to meet his. "Hey, no frowning La vi en" he growls, kissing my lips with care. "Okay?"

"Bien" I whisper, across his cheek. We continue smacking with heat until his phone vibrates from across the room.

"Duty calls" he sighs, walking over to pick up the call.

"Bonjour? Oh...hello Bridgette" he sighs, looking over to me before walking out the room. And there was that feeling of jealousy I had again! Why couldn't he just ignore her! It wasn't fair how she kept interrupting our intimate time!

Emmanuel finally finishes his phone call with his grandmother and comes back into the room. "Dani" he calls my name once he saw my sleeping figure in the bed. I continue to ignore him and turn away to face the wall.  "She was just calling to check on me La Vi En" he explains impatiently but I still did not move from my spot.

"You don't get it, do you Dani?" he chuckles, still standing near the foot of the bed. I still ignored him, tired of the excuses for his geriatric wife but before I could ignore him any longer, he pulled my ankle and dragged me into his torso, forcing my legs around his body while pressing me against the wall in one clean move. He held my neck in one veiny palm, still staring into my eyes. The intensity in his ocean blue eyes were turning me on.

"Emmy..." I start but he shuts me up, taking my lips into his. He carries me over to the steamy shower and strips off my nightdress, bending me over the tile of the bath. I eagerly waited for him to enter me but he paused, walking out the shower and bending over the sink to stare at himself in the reflection of the mirror.

I come out of the shower, unsure of his actions. I knew he was upset with something Bridgette probably said over the phone but I didn't want to probe. "Emmy" I whisper again, holding his toned form. He kisses me gently before leading me to the bed. "Go to bed Dani," he says, laying the covers over me. I nodded and closed my eyes, letting him kiss my forehead goodnight before turning back to take a shower.

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The next morning I wake up to an empty space beside me. Emmy did say he had a meeting with some delegates this morning and would be out of the apartment before I was awake. I stretch and see a note from Emmy on the fridge. A bright vase of red roses rested at the center of the island in the kitchen.

"La vi en, meet me by the river across the Eiffel Tower at 3pm. I have a surprise for you.

-Emmy"

I smile girlishly and run to find my brown suitcase. I had to find something cute to wear!

Finally!

Emmy was taking me out on a proper date! We would be free of pondering eyes, free of obligations, and especially free of Bridgette.

Author Note:

-Why do you think Emmy told Dani to go to bed after the call with Bridgette?
Hmmm.

-I will be updating this book more frequently but just know the quality will be lightly edited and some chapters may be short!

-this gonna be a short story (maybe 25-30 chapters) because I'm so embarrassed by this book 💀💀