“See surprises can be good.” He takes hold of my hand and kisses it then rests it back down so he can signal his turn.
Earlier was amazing, but I think it was also Jake’s way of cushioning the blow, pardon the pun, because after we made love; he’d had some of those amazing cakes delivered as we never did get to go to the delicatessens, and while we were sat in bed feeding each other cake, he told me that the pictures of me and him leaving the Louvre had hit the tabloids in full colour glory telling the world we’re together. They also know Jake and I grew up together. That we used to live next-door to one another and had been best friends growing up.
So now the whole world knows pretty much everything about Jake and I.
Except they don’t know we had an affair.
They don’t know I still had a boyfriend when we started seeing each other. They haven’t locked onto that little piece of information, yet, and I hope they never do. For Will’s sake as much as my own.
The word is that Jake has found "the one". His girl next-door.
It’s sweet, in an intrusive, weird kind of way.
Jake was worried how I’d feel because of my privacy concerns, and because of how I had wanted to spare Will’s feelings as much as possible.
I reassured him I was fine with it all. It was bound to hit the press one day, so sooner rather than later.
So now it’s out, Jake and I can get on with just enjoying one another.
I stare out through the heavily tinted window looking at Paris all around me. I feel like I’m the luckiest girl in the world to be with Jake. To have him back in my life, and for us to finally be together.
And for him to love me back, like I’ve always loved him.
If only we’d told one another how we felt when we were younger, maybe we would never have lost touch. Maybe we would have always been together, and Jake would never have had the drug problem and I would have been there for him when Jonny died.
It’s sad to think we’ve missed out on so many years together, but we have each other now and that’s what matters.
So, I have no idea where I’m going tonight, which is a tad frustrating, but the flip side is that it’s just Jake and I tonight. He told Dave and Ben to stay at the hotel.
I know, I couldn’t believe it either.
Dave was not comfortable with Jake going out alone. But Jake is the boss and what he says goes. He can be pretty authoritative when he wants to be. And it’s really very sexy to see in action. I might let him be all authoritative with me in bed later tonight.
I know why Jake wanted to go out alone with me. He’s trying to give me a normal night out after today’s escapade at the Louvre. Trying to prove to me that life can be normal with him at times.
So there’s no Dave following us. Just Jake and I in his new hire car, a two-seater black BMW Z4.
It’s a sexy car, just like its driver.
Jake had it delivered earlier for us to go out in tonight, and Stuart has also changed the Merc’s, so now Jake’s got Audi’s for the remainder of his stay.
However long that will be.
We haven’t talked about going home yet. I know I have to go home soon, as I need to get back to the magazine and do some work before the US leg of the tour starts. But I’m reluctant to bring the subject up because I don’t want to leave him yet, if ever.
Every time I think about being without Jake, I get this awful strangling, tightening sensation in my tummy.
So for now, I’m not thinking about it.
Jake takes the next turn, taking us down the Rue de la Paix.
He pulls the car over just outside Tiffany’s and turns the engine off.
“What are we doing here?” I ask, a little frisson of energy bursting in my tummy.
Of course I have an idea, well a hope, of what we’re doing here, but I have to ask just to be sure.
“There’s something I need to pick up,” he answers.
“Oh, okay.”
My little glimmer of sparkly hope vanishes.
Of course, I don’t want Jake spending lots of money on me, but if he ever felt the need to buy me something pretty from Tiffany’s then I wouldn’t take total offence to it.
I’ve always wanted jewellery from Tiffany’s.
A: Because I love Audrey Hepburn and wanted to be her for a while when I was younger, well I still kind of do.
B: I love the song.
But mainly C: Because the jewellery is just so ridiculously beautiful, but it’s also, so very out of my price range.
Anyway, he’s here to pick something up, and that’s cool.
Maybe it’s something for his mum. He did speak to her on the phone earlier.
He told her about him and me.
Apparently, she’s really pleased and is looking forward to seeing me again.
Honestly, the thought makes me nervous. Maybe it’s because I’ll be seeing Susie again after all these years as Jake’s girlfriend, and not just his friend.
I climb out of the car and Jake meets me around the other side.
Luckily, the streets are fairly quiet tonight, as I don’t fancy another mobbing like we had earlier.