Together In Paris

The Eiffel Tower

When Kate imagined herself on a date in Paris with her fiancé, about to be married in Notre Dame Cathedral, she didn't imagine anything like this.
She didn't imagine her fiancé being Neal Burke.
She didn't imagine not being in love with her fiancé.
She didn't imagine that the date was to set up a con.
She didn't imagine that she wouldn't actually get married.
She didn't imagine the best man tagging along to insure nothing went wrong.
But above all, she would never in her wildest dreams, have imagined her fiancé's uncle Mozzie, being with them.

"You don't need to be here uncle Mozzie, it's just an interview with the clergy," Neal insisted.

"I speak impeccable French, I can translate," mozzie assured.

"Uh huh, that's why you taught us French to fluency too. In case we had to run, remember?" Neal insisted.

"Did I?" Mozzie pretended not to remember.

"Vous seulement avez répondu en français pour trois mois," Theo stated.

Mozzie shrugged. "An excellent teaching technique."

"Maybe Teddy can go and explore with Theodore for a while, while we go to Notre Dame," Kate suggested.

Honestly she just wanted to get away from Mozzie. He had deliberately brought himself a ticket on their flight to sit behind them, and hadn't left their side in days. He only left them alone with they got to the hotel.
Kate had been supposed to get her own room but after Mozzie booked into the same hotels, they had to alter their plan.
They were now stuck in an adjoining room, so everyone thought Theo stayed on his own, and the couple shared a room. To keep up appearances, Kate and Neal went into their room together, and Theo went into his room. Then, using the adjoining door, Neal entered Theo's room, and stayed there. Kate bagged her own room, and they saved money.
Kate, Theo and Neal were now all desperate to get away from Mozzie.

"Uncle Mozzie you're always taking about how Paris is such an amazing city. Why don't you show Theo all the best places to go?" Neal encouraged.

Theo gave Neal a look, begging him not to do this. Neal pretended not to notice.

"Have you ever seen the Mona Lisa?" Mozzie asked.

"Not in person, no," Theo said.

"Then you have seen Raphael's St Michael. It's a masterpiece! Neal spent months perfecting every streak, it's almost as good as excellent as the original," Mozzie grinned.

Theo glared at Neal as Mozzie marched him towards the Louvre. Neal grabbed Kate's hand. He beamed at her. She grinned back. The pair of them went racing into the city's streets as fast as possible.
For that fleeting moment, racing hand through the Paris streets, Neal and Kate felt like a real couple.

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Mozzie stared up at the twisting iron towering over the city. At his side, Theo pretended to be interested in what he was saying.

"You should climb it Moz. Maybe you'll meet your next wife there. It is the most romantic place in the world," Theo said.

He cut through whatever Mozzie had been saying just so that he could stop him speaking.

"Oh please. The Eiffel Tower is nothing more than a radio transmitter used to hide the government satellites use to track phones across Europe," Mozzie scoffed.

Theo raised an eyebrow. "Wouldn't you need more than one to cover all of Europe?"

"The leaning tower of Pisa is the other one."