Restoration [Shawn Mendes] AU

Chapter 59

Michelle was sitting at the kitchen table with her dad on Tuesday morning before he left for court, really missing having some quality father-daughter time with him and wishing he didn't have such a big case taking up so much of his time while she was back home. She barely got to see him except at meal time in the evening and before he went to bed and missed having some time to just talk.

"How're you doing sweetheart? Are you enjoying being home for a short visit?" Maurice asked patting her hand as he drank his coffee.

"Sure dad, I miss having you around to spend some more time with before I leave, but I know you're busy with your court case though, so it can't be helped," Michelle said, giving him a slight smile.

"Tell you what, how about you come downtown and meet me this afternoon when court recesses for lunch? We'll have about an hour and a half before I have to be back, so we could get a bite to eat somewhere close to the courthouse. How's that sound?"

"Sure daddy, I'd love that! What time do you think? I was going downtown to go to a couple of bookstores anyway, so I can go close to the time you probably will be going to lunch and meet you and then browse the bookstores afterward."

"Alright, let's say 1:00 then. Where do you want to go eat honey?"

"Well, somewhere close to the courthouse so it won't take long for you to get there or to get back to court. How about Robin Square? It's close to the courthouse and they have good soup and salad and sandwiches. You know you can't eat a heavy meal, it would just give you indigestion and you don't want that when you're in court."

"Ok, Robin Square it is. I will see you around 1:00," Maurice said, as he got up from the table and put on his suit coat, giving Michelle a kiss on her head before heading out the door.

"Bye dad, see you later," Michelle replied.

As Michelle drank her tea she looked at her phone and typed in 'bookstores in Montreal that sell Kama Sutra' to find one that sold the book she was looking for. She found that the bookstore !ndigo sold a few different copies of the Kama Sutra, not just the original version, so she decided to go there to find what she wanted. It was close to McGill University and only a 10 minute drive from Robin Square, so she could go and check out the bookstore once she was finished eating lunch with her dad.

Joanne came into the kitchen, dressed in workout clothes as she had been doing her morning yoga before coming down to eat breakfast.

"Morning dear, how'd you sleep?" her mother asked as she drank some water.

"Great! I forgot how comfortable my old bed is."

"That's good, so what are your plans for today?"

"Well, I was talking to dad before he left for court and we decided to meet for lunch downtown around 1:00 and then I'm gonna go look around at a few of the shops down there, check out what's new, probably go to a couple of bookstores...you know just check out new places I haven't seen since I've been gone."