The Perfect Days in Life

American Tourists

"How about Pain d'Epis?" I suggested as we turned around the corner. We were nearing the eiffel tower and the boys were starting to get nervous, probably worried we would see it and ruin the surprise. The bakery looked like it had some appetizing lunch choices and sat on the opposite corner from where we were standing with its doors wide open. The perfect option.
"Looks good," Kordelia piped in. She grabbed both the boys' hands and skipped across the street dragging them behind her like a little girl dragging her daddy to the ice cream parlor. I looked both ways then followed her.
As I approached the store, the smell of fresh bread rose up to my nose. It was wonderful. The happy, calming smell of warm, fresh baked bread straight from the oven. Eeli held open the door. I saw the others go inside. Eeli stayed outside, waiting for me. As I came to the door he grabbed my hand and we walked into the store.
Inside the bakery the smell was even stronger. Bread was everywhere. Wrapped up on shelves. Displayed in the glass cases. On plates. In hands On the counter. In mouths. We were in candyland but instead of everything being candy, it was bread. We got in line, first Kordelia and Avory, then me and Eeli.
"I'm starving," complained Eeli. One of the French ladies in front of us turned around.
"Touristes americains?" she asked.
"American tourists?" Avory replied, "oui."
"Order the baguette royal," she said surprising us all with perfect english, "it is magnifique!"
"Anything magnifique sounds good to me," Kordelia said, "let's do it!" The lady turned back around and gave her order.
"Duex roue de bague et et un cafe se il vous plait," I didn't know what she had ordered but anything in French sounded good. Except snails. We would avoid the snails.
Eeli seemed to have the same idea. When the lady at the counter asked for our order he replied, "Duex royals de baguette et un chat se il vous plait."
"You're American tourists right? Would you like to know what you just ordered?"
"Do I really want to know?" Eeli asked.
"I for sure do," I said.
The lady smiled, "you said 'two wand royals and a cat please'. Is that what you want or would you like to change your order?"
Eeli blushed. "I'd like to change my order."
"Correction," I said, "we'd all like to change our order." I smiled at him to let him know I wasn't mad then proceeded to order. "What was it she ordered?"
"Two baguette royals and a coffee. Oh and she said please."
Kordelia looked round at us all. We nodded. "Duex roué de bague et un café se il vous plait," she said, pronouncing the words perfectly. Eeli looked down at his shoes obviously embarrassed he couldn't do it right. "Oh, and make the coffee four."