When We Meet Again
Chapter 38

After Melvin left Paris, Charlotte felt lonely. She missed spending time with him though they hadn't spoken much during his stay. Her loneliness wasn't for long; she had a tour guide to take her around. On the day Melvin left, Charlotte did not leave the suite. She spent her time reading, eating, and sleeping. The day was very long and boring but she was ready to endure it. The few people who finally made her day were Bella and Mia. Bella called first. She wanted to ask how her boss had been faring in the last few days; she had been so busy with office work that she could not call her boss.

Charlotte assured her that she was not only doing pretty well in Paris, but she was also having fun.

"I could tell from your voice," Bella had said.

"How is the office?" Charlotte asked.

She was happy to finally talk about work, with someone. Melvin never spoke about work with her before he left. Charlotte believed he wanted them both to rest from work, though he had never trusted her in that aspect. She did not see him receive any call from work either. Bella on the other hand was willing to give her boss the details of everything that had happened at work. Bella explained how she had gone to a few meetings and they had all insisted on seeing her boss. "What did you tell them?"

"I told them my boss would not be showing up for any meeting until next week. You have gone on a business trip and if they insist on meeting with you, they must wait until you are back." "And they agreed?" Charlotte asked.

"A few of them agreed to wait until you are back while others went on with the meeting."

Charlotte smiled. She was happy Bella was able to handle the situation so well. "How are the team members?"

"They are doing pretty well," she answered. She assured her boss that everyone on the team had been doing their jobs effectively; their boss did not have to worry. "They have been cooperative." She added. Charlotte was impressed and at the same time happy she had left the office in the hands of capable people. "You do not have to worry about anything. We are doing very well," Bella still assured her.

"I can tell. Is there anything you would like me to help you with?" Charlotte asked.

"No, ma'am," Bella replied.

"Bella, I know you do not want to disturb me but If you need any help do not hesitate to call me. I do not have much to do here."

"I will call you when I need help but for now, we are all fine. Ma'am, I have to go now. I have a meeting with L & G Enterprise." Charlotte sighed. "Bye, Bella."

"Bye, ma'am."

After Bella ended the call, Charlotte was back to her usual routine of reading and eating. After reading a few pages of a book, she got tired. She decided to force herself into sleeping. She had laid down with her eyes closed when Mia called. At first, Charlotte did not know it was Mia calling. After picking up the phone from the table and seeing it was Mia, she was very happy. She knows that Mia would be talking to her for a long time and that would keep her busy.

"Did I call at the wrong time?" Mia asked the moment Charlotte picked up the call.

"You did not," Charlotte replied. "You called at the right time."

"How have you been? Hope you are well. I am sure you are. I wanted to call you all this while..." She chuckled. "But because I do not want to spoil the fun between you two, I changed my mind. I hope you have been having a nice time with him. Because that is what I want."

Charlotte smiled. "I did have a nice time with him but..."

Mia screamed happily. "I knew it. Tell me about it. Tell me everything."

Charlotte shrugged. "There isn't much to say. It's going to be so boring to you."

"I do not care, Charlotte. You have to tell me everything. You can't hide any from me."

Charlotte smiled. "Okay, I will tell you everything. But do not say that I did not warn you about how boring the discussion would be."

"I know you do not want to tell me about it and you're trying to make me change my mind. But I won't. So start speaking."

Charlotte smiled. "Fine. I will tell you. It's only been four days since we got here. We have only done a few things, so there isn't much to tell you. When we first got here, we did nothing until evening when we went on a cruise ship trip. At first, I did not know why he wanted a ride on the ship but soon found out it was to celebrate my birthday."

"Are you telling me that Melvin celebrated your birthday on a cruise ship?"

Charlotte nodded. "He did.

Mia was shocked to hear that. That was the first time she was hearing that Melvin treated Charlotte so well. He has never done that before. He has never treated her well before, let alone celebrate her birthday.

"I am so surprised," Mia replied.

"You can't be as surprised as me. While we were still on the ship. He reserved the restaurant just to celebrate with me and..."

"Don't tell me he reserved the whole restaurant just for you."

"He did, Mia. That was another surprise. We ate and even had a dance. We took a walk and talked about random things. It was nice watching the stars with him," Charlotte said dreamingly. She sighed. "It was for a short time though, before we finally retired to bed." She said sadly.

Mia chuckled. "You must feel sad you did not get to spend more time with him that day."

"I wasn't sad."

"I think you were. So tell me. Did you both share a bed? Did you wear that lingerie I gifted you?"

"No, we did not. I did not wear that lingerie either." Charlotte replied. "There wasn't an opportunity to do that." She mumbled.

She had forgotten about the lingerie and had only remembered now that Mia spoke about it. Even if she remembered about it, there wasn't a time when wearing it would have been possible.

"Why did you guys not share a bed? Why did..."

"Mia, I had no plan to share a bed with him in the first place." Charlotte lied, hoping Mia would not say more about it.

It wasn't entirely a lie. At first, Charlotte never thought of sharing a bed with him, until he kissed her at the restaurant. The thought about sharing a bed with him was only for a while and she was back to loving sleeping on her bed alone until he left. Now, Charlotte wished she had spent more time with him and maybe shared a bed too.

Mia sighed. "Did you also sleep in different rooms at the hotel?"

"No. We shared a suite but slept on a different bed."

"That is so disappointing. I thought something happened."

"Nothing serious happened, Mia."

"Are you saying something happened but it wasn't serious?! Did he kiss you?"

"Mia?!" Charlotte called.

"I knew it."

"I never said he did."

"You do not have to. I can tell he did. I have to go now. Work calls. You must tell me what happened next when I call later."

"I will," Charlotte answered.

"Send my regards to my brother. Make sure to use the lingerie before my next call. Bye."

"Your brother..."

The call ended before Charlotte could finish up her sentence and she sighed. She wanted to tell Mia that Melvin had returned home leaving just her in Paris. She dropped her phone on the table and lay down on the bed staring at the ceiling. She was certain that though today felt boring to her, she was going to have a lot of fun for the rest of the days she would be spending here in Paris.

**

The following day was the beginning of a fun life for Charlotte. Her tour guide had called her in the morning introducing herself as the one who would show her around.

Charlotte got dressed in something comfortable and joined her tour guide outside the hotel to begin her journey through the beautiful places of Paris.

First, she visited the Eiffel Tower and Musée du Louvre; a palace that was said to once be the home of France's kings. Next, she visited Pompidou devoted to modern art. She then visited Parc de La Villette which is the largest landscaped green space in Paris. Charlotte had lunch at one of their restaurants with her guide before finally retiring back home to rest.