ABOUT HIM

Chapter 4- Two

About Him Chapter 4- Two

Author's POV (Lost in Time)

(Past)

"Lau please listen to me brother."

"Non Larry I non can live without her," he wept.

"Brother please try to calm down. Lau, we will find her."

"Non Larry that's the thing I see her and she non the same. And she with some guy and act like she non know me.

"Lau I know-"

"NON LARRY, YOU KNOW NOTHING. Why, why would she do this to me? How could she go there and get that done?" he rambled as Larry worried for his twin's sanity.

"Lau what are you talking about?"

"I TALKING ABOUT THIS LARRY," he yelled as he held up an envelope for Larry to read.

Laurent's POV (Time Stops Now)

(Present)

Why do I feel like I almost can't breathe?

"Ahh Madeline, good evening to you love. I was just asking Laurent where you were? So the same as usual guys?" Spat the owner.

"YES!" We both said in unison.

"Alright, no problem. You guys go on and sit at your usual spot and I'll send Marie right over with you guys order."

"Merci Beaucoup (Thank You)," I spat.

"Ah De Rien (You're Welcome) or something like that right?" he asked. His horrible pronunciation of the French phrase let me know that he didn't speak the language fluently and it was safe to use without being detected.

"Oui," she whispered in order to answer him.

"Oui? Oui? Yeah uh what does that mean?" he anxiously asked as she chuckled at his humorous ignorance towards my native language.

"It means Ok....," I started but quickly diverted my attention towards Madeline, in hopes that she could help me finish my sentence. "Savez-vous son nom? (Do you know his name?)," I asked her.

"Tony! I said ok to you," she said as she finished my sentence while winking at me. My heart skipped a beat.

"Oh ok, well let me go alert the chef about your order, oh and Laurent how's that knee Chief?"

"How did he know about something that happened so long ago? How long has this stranger known me?" I asked myself as I heard her answer for me.

"He's fine. Right Lau?" She asked me as I plastered a fake smile and nodded my head yes. I also took note of her calling me Lau. Mostly only my close family and friends called me by the short name. How did she know to use it?

"That's good, I was a bit worried, but alright you two welcome home and try not to stay away that long again you guys," he spat as we nodded our replies while watching him disappear through the doors that lead to the kitchen.

"Thank you."

"For what?"

"For help me with his name."

"Oh," she chuckled. "De Rien (You're Welcome)."

"How you know his name?"

"He had a name tag," she chuckled as her laughter felt like music to my soul. This woman was already having a huge effect on me. And strangely I liked it.