‘I’m ignoring it,’ he said.‘I don’t know why I just switched it back on.’
‘It’s okay.See who it is.It could be important.’
‘Okay,’ he sighed, dragging it out of his pocket.‘Hey, Claude!’ Jake put the phone on speaker.
‘Salut!’ Claude replied.‘Jake, I know you are a busy man, so as the British say, I will cut to the chase.’
‘What’s up?’
‘We will finally be opening the Love Hotel in Paris in around two months and management would like to know if you would join us for the opening and perhaps to sing too?’
A wide smile spread across Jake’s face and he looked at me, signalling with his eyes that he was keen to hear my thoughts.I nodded my approval.
‘Sure, man.I’d love to.’
‘You would?’
‘Of course!How could I say no to the man and the organisation that helped bring me and my amazing lady together?If it wasn’t for the Love Hotel, Sammie, you and all the other Romance Rockstars who worked their magic, I wouldn’t have met the love of my life.I used to think your job titles were silly, but it’s true: you guys rock!We’d love to be there.’
‘Fantastique!’ he shouted.‘I will send you the details and exact date once it has been confirmed and someone will of course be in touch to arrange everything.’
‘Sounds great!I’m looking forward to seeing what the French Love Hotel looks like and having a ringside seat to watch the romances that blossom there.’
‘I am sure you and Halle will love it.We have some very interesting guests who will be joining us from all over France and the UK too.And of course it’s in Paris, so it is sure to be beautiful.’
‘I bet.Speak soon, Claude.Au revoir.’ Jake hung up.‘So what d’ya say, Smiley?Looking forward to spending some quality time together in Paris?’
‘Visiting the most romantic city in the world with the most amazing man in the universe?’ I said, wrapping my arms around him again as he leant in and gave me a long, slow kiss.‘Sign me up.’
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