Mr Barlow

Chapter Forty-Six

"Katie, I'm so sorry we couldn't get into that restaurant, I know you really wanted to go there." Gary said for the millionth time.

"G, look how many times do I have to say this, it's fine, it's just a restaurant okay? I'm just so unbelievably happy to be here with you right now. We can order in at the hotel, I really don't care as long as I'm with you." I said burying myself further into him as we walked around.

"And you call me soppy and cheesy." He tutted then laughed at himself.
"I mean, I can be boring and show no affection to you at all if you want, would that make you happier?" I joked.

"No, you're good like this, in fact it's quite nice, you know different from you always bullying me." He wrapped his arm around me attempting to shield me from the cold.

"I do not bully you!" I protested. "G, do you actually know where we're going or are we just walking around and around in circles until we freeze to death?"

"See, there you go, bullying me again. Of course I know where we're going, which reminds me this is a surprise so you're going to have to close your eyes." He said putting his hands over my eyes.

"Gary, I hate it when other people cover my eyes, it stresses me out so much." I said placing my hands on his wrist.

"I know, I know. But I don't want you to open your eyes and ruin the surprise so this is the only way I can make sure of that." He said guiding me forward.

"Fine, but hurry up because this is literally giving me major stress right now."

"We'll be there in like two minutes, just keeping walking forward."

"I really hope someone thinks you're kidnapping me and tries to fight you off." I said continuing to walk forward like he instructed.

"Really?" He tutted and I could literally feel him rolling his eyes at me.

"Yup, because at least that way you wouldn't have your goddamn hands over my eyes."

"Right, yes okay, I get your point, but we only need to go like another five steps then I will uncover my hands from your eyes, okay?" He asked as if he was talking to a child.

"Fine." I rolled my eyes by force of habit.

"Okay, here we are." He moved his hands away from my eyes, and my arms went with them due to me still holding onto his wrists.

"Oh my." I said opened mouth and looking up. "Gary, it's so much more beautiful than I would of imagine. But I thought we were coming here tomorrow?" I asked looking up and the magnificent Eiffel Tower.

"Why would I bring you here tomorrow, when it will be light and you wouldn't be able to see it and Paris from such a beautiful perspective." He said rubbing his hands up and down my arms.

"Wait, we're going up there?" I asked as I'm pretty sure my eyes must have lit up as I turned round to looking at him.

"Well yeah." He mocked me. "You didn't honestly thing I'd just bring you here, show you it and then leave again did you?"

"Well, I guess not." I said and as I did he grabbed my hand in his and started to pull me towards the tower.

"Ready to see Paris like you've never seen it before?" He smirked at me knowing damn well I was ready."

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"Gary baby, honestly it is so spectacular from up here, I could never imagine it to be this beautiful." I said looking out over the top of Paris.

"The most beautiful thing I see here is you though." He mumbled and wrapped not only his arms but his coat around me.

"You are literally the cheesiest person I know." I told him. "I think we need to make up a rule about being cheesy, like every time you say something cheesy I should be forced to abstain a night of sex or something like that."