Ta Fête (Stromae Fanfiction)

2: Merci

Andrea's P.O.V.
I finished Paul's photoshoot and then went into the lobby for lunch where everyone was gathered.
I walked over to the salad bar and started serving myself when I hear someone clear their throat right next to me.

"Hi." Paul said and then I gave him a small smile before walking away

"Why are you ignoring me?" He asked quietly as he sped up to walk next to me

"I'm not." I said and then he scoffed

"You are." He said and then I pulled him into an empty hallway

"It couldn't have come up that you're an internationally famous singer last night? How could you not mention that?" I whispered and then he took a step towards me

"I wanted you to get to know me for me, not for my career." He said, which I could understand.
Being a model, I'm often only asked about my career, which can start to get to me.

"Let's just forget last night even happened, okay?" I said and then I heard him chuckle

"Really? Because sleeping with you and then you kicking me out in the morning are memories I really want to cherish." He chuckled and I chuckled a bit, too

"I don't want to forget it happened... Last night was amazing, I can't just wipe it away from my memory." He added and then took another step towards me

"Fine." I said in an agreeing tone

"Hey, listen... What do you say we have another 'forgotten night' this Friday night?" He asked and I widened my eyes

"Paul!" I exclaimed quietly

"I'll cook you some dinner at my place and then we'll watch a movie. What do you say?" He asked

"You're my boss now... I can't." I said and then he stood in front of me, pressing my back to the wall

"I don't care if I'm your boss, your employee, or your coworker... I like you, Andrea Serrano." He said and then gently pressed his lips against mine

"Be ready at 8:00 pm on Friday." He said and then took a step back from me to leave

"Paul." I said and then he faced me again

"Your bow tie is crooked." I said and then fixed his green bow tie, straightening it so it wouldn't look bad

"Thank you." He said and then I heard someone walking in our direction

"Oh, Paul, there you are." Rey said and then Paul smiled at me

"Is it time?" He asked and Rey nodded

"Come on then." Paul said and then led me out of the hallway and into the lobby where some bandmates had set up their equipment

He stood in front of the mic, raising it a bit

"Okay, okay so I was asked to sing a song for someone's birthday today... Léo, where are you?" Paul talked into the mic and then Léo raised his hand

"Now I have a very important question for you, little friend." He asked Léo who seemed to be Rey's son

"What's your favorite song?" Paul asked and then Léo responded, but I couldn't hear what he said

"Perfect. That's one of my favorites, too." Paul said and then turned to his team

They started playing a song I had heard before, but I couldn't place my finger on it.

Paul started singing and I was how army blown away... He had an amazing voice without trying.
He stared at me the whole performance, and I stared back, taking in the performance.

"He's great, right?" Rey asked me and I nodded

"Yeah, he's amazing." I said as the song went into the chorus

"Ave Cesaria is my son's favorite song, so I can only imagine how excited he is right now... He loves Paul." Rey said and I smiled, seeing Léo sing along with Paul, who was doing an amazing job

The song ended shortly after my conversation with Rey and then Paul came up to me again

"That was amazing.... You have an amazing voice... Everything about you is amazing." I said to him and I could see him smile down at me

"That means a lot coming from you." He said and then I smiled at him

"Why don't we have our Friday night date tonight?" He proposed and then I raised one of my eyebrows and smiled

"Okay." I said and then he smiled, causally setting his hand around my waist

"Paul..." I said and then he took his hand back

"Oh right, I'm your boss." He said and then took his hand back

"Andrea.. Come here, look at these pictures!" I heard Rey call for me and then I excused myself to Paul and walked over to Rey.
I had a smile on my face from talking to Paul and I had butterflies just like I did in high school whenever my crush would talk to me... It's been a while since I've felt like this... Maybe he could be my new beginning here in Belgium... Paul van Haver.

Authors Note #1: The girl on the cover picture is Andrea! (:

Author's Note #2: Hello, guys! I know the chapters are a bit boring now, but this is just the introduction so you can get a feel of each character. I'll be introducing new characters soon, too.
It took me a while to find what direction I wanted to take this story, but I finally found it and it'll be the biggest thing to happen in any story I've ever written, so keep on reading for that hahaha (: I know the book seems to be moving pretty fast, but it'll slow down after everything about Paul and Andrea gets established. (: Thanks for reading <3
Much love, Amanda.