Before There Was You

14. Welcome to Paris

"🎶I keep on Fallin'.. in and out of love

with you

I never loved someone.. the way that I .. love you

ohh ohh ohh🎶"

Stacey and I are singing while one AirPod is in my ear and the other in hers.

She's laying her head on my chest while I'm busy setting a playlist on my phone.

Few minutes later

The bus stops as we arrive at the airport and we all get off.

we check in for our flight, hand over our luggage then we pass through the airport security gates to the departures hall.

Once we're done with all the procedures, we walk to the boarding gate then board the plane.

We all take our seats as Stacey and I sit next to each other.

Antonio managed to swap a seat with one of the students so that he will be next to Stacey.

There's Stacey in the middle, Antonio on her left side and me on her right side.

Antonio and Stacey are having a conversation, he holds her hand then kisses her on the cheek. Her face turns red like tomato.

How I wish Chris was here.

I decide to put my AirPods on and listen to music.

Stacey pats my hand "hey are you okay? I hope I'm not making you feel like a third wheel" she says.

"No I'm fine, just want to listen to music while I take a nap"

She nods "okay"

I tilt my head and check around the plane then my eyes fall on Martin, he notices my stare then he casts me a wink.

I quickly tilt my head back and face forward.

Well this is going to be a long flight.

8 hours later

We're about to land in Paris and the view looks amazing from up here.

We land on the airport and once we're done with the procedures we head to the bus that's waiting for us outside.

We hop on the bus and the driver drives off.

We're all studying our maps so that we can be able to know Paris and the places we can visit.

We arrive at our destination Hotel La Bourdonnais. This hotel is a gem hidden in the city of Paris. It is located within easy reach for all major tourist attractions like French Military Museum, Rodin Museum and the Eiffel tower which is approx. 10 mins walk away. The Louve is a 20 Euro cab ride.

It's also close to restaurants when we don't feel like eating hotel food.

We make our way inside the hotel to the reception. The decor is much modern decent.

After checking in, Mr. Brooks calls us to a mini meeting.

"okay for today, you can go to your rooms and rest, or do whatever you want. Always carry your map and phone with you, you all have my numbers. I want you guys to have fun but also be vigilant. Our tour begins tomorrow, today you may rest after that long flight."

"great" we all nod.

The friendly staff directs us to our rooms.

I'm sharing a room with Stacey. We enter our hotel room and the floor is Nicely furnished with hardwood, there's a small living room where there's a sofa with futon, a mini flat screen TV and a nice vintage table. A small modern kitchen area with microwave and fridge. A modern Bathroom with shower. From the windows there is a beautiful view on rooftop and the Eiffel Tower.