The encounter of a lifetime - Charles Lerclerc

Chapter 28

Today we have a busy schedule! We are going to visit the capital of Switzerland, Bern. Charles has never been there and it's a pretty town so I decided to show him everything like real tourists. We stroll through the old town and stroll past the small shops. He enters all the stores he does not know. He made me spend half an hour in the Migros (supermarket) because apparently we have plenty of chocolate that he has never tasted so he wants to take some. He seems to have forgotten his diet a bit there. We walk a little and we go in front of the Federal Palace. It sits on a small square where there is also the Swiss National Bank, these are arguably the two most important buildings in Switzerland. We land on a terrace in front of the Federal Palace to have a little refreshment. After our little break we leave to go see the bears of Bern. In the city there is a place where you can see three bears because the bear is the emblem of the city and the canton (parts of Switzerland). We continue our walk through very touristy places, walking hand in hand like a real little couple. Charles gets arrested a few times in the street, but it's very light. It's not that the Swiss watch F1 less, but people don't like to bother the stars for photos or the like.

We are looking for a restaurant to eat at noon so Charles takes his phone and looks on the internet for what exists and what he likes. He finds one and offers it to me. I'm making a weird face because I know it's a very expensive restaurant.

Charles: What my heart you don't like this one?
Emma: Yes, but it's just that it's very expensive.
Charles: But I'm the one inviting you anyway. You invite me to your home already and in addition you make my private guide.

I look at him hesitantly. I really don't like it when he wants to pay for me. He kisses me and says "come on let me give you this please". I finally accept and we leave in the direction of the restaurant. Arrived there he orders two glasses of red wine. Charles doesn't drink often when he's on the run, but when it's vacation time he gives himself a little break from all those dietary restrictions etc. We order a good dish and even a dessert. I try to take the bill before him to see how much this meal will cost, but he manages to take it before me.

Charles: I pay, you don't need to know how much it costs.

After this meal break we decide to take the car to go to a shopping center which is a little further in the city. We do a few clothing stores, I buy myself a few little things and Charles too. He then pulls me into all the stores to find a present for my parents. He wants to thank them for welcoming him, I told him it was not necessary but he doesn't want to hear anything he is really stubborn sometimes. Finding nothing he likes, he tells me he will do otherwise. I see his smirk and really wonder what else he has planned to do.

We go home after this long day of sightseeing. We're exhausted but we had a lot of fun. We're going to order a little something to eat and stay quiet tonight. We walked so much that we can't take it anymore. We decide for pizzas that we eat in front of the TV. My sister is eating with us but my parents aren't here tonight. We put on a movie, then we go to sleep.

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We decided that we were going to spend 2-3 days in my chalet in Crans-Montana. Charles wants to go to the mountains and go skiing a little. We will go up tomorrow during the day and my parents will join us the day after. Today is therefore a quiet day, but I have to go to Lausanne (city) to buy a few things for our departure tomorrow. Charles obviously comes with me to see the city. We stop in a sports store to buy / rent things for the gentleman. We have enough ski suits, gloves etc. to give some for him, but we have to rent him skis, poles and boots. A salesman helps us and finds everything we need.

Salesman: Uh excuse me sir, now that you have your skis would it be possible to take a picture with you?
Charles: Yes of course! Emma can you take us?

I take the seller's phone and take some pictures. The seller thanks Charles and he does the same with the seller for his equipment. We load everything into my parents' car, which we had borrowed to fit the skis in the trunk, and I decide to go show Charles a few things. I'm taking him to the EPFL, the school where Mattia Binotto studied. I show him the site a bit and we take a photo in front of the building which we send to Mattia. I thought it was fun to show him that as long as we were there.

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After our short getaway to Lausanne, we returned home quietly and stayed with my family before going to sleep. This morning we woke up to pack small suitcases for the mountains. We loaded everything into my parents' car and drove off. My parents will ride with the car of my mom who is smaller. On our road which lasts approximately 1 hour 30 we stop in a shopping center to buy things to eat. We decide that we want to eat at home and Charles offers to cook for me. He wants to make me lasagna which I obviously accept. He buys everything necessary, we take something to have breakfast for tomorrow and small snacks.

We arrive around 5 p.m. at my apartment. Charles parks in the underground parking lot and goes up. My apartment is quite big, there are four bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a terrace. It is on two floors but it is not a detached chalet. I pay a visit to Charles who tells me that he is really magnificent. We put our things in my room and we decide to go for a walk in the village. We put on our snow boots and off we go.
We barely took a step outside when I got a snowball in the face. I wipe my face to see Charles laughing out loud. I bend down and make a ball to retaliate. It goes into a snowball fight for 20 minutes, which ended with Charles making me a soap, which means he took some snow in his hand and rubbed my face with it. I forfeited after that.

After this walk I decide to go take a shower and put on more comfortable clothes. I put on a warm training bottom, a crop top and a jacket. I join Charles who is in the living room on his phone. We cuddle on the sofa for a moment before he prepares the meal. Seeing him cooked is the sexiest thing I've ever seen. The veins in his hands are sticking out, he's focused on what he's doing and I don't know he's adorable. I'm really looking forward to the rest of this evening.

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