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‘It is very beautiful,’ he said, adjusting the wing mirror. ‘It is a shame you will not see it, you could take some very good photographs.’

‘How far is it from here?’ I asked, sliding on behind him and lifting my voice as he turned the key.

‘It is north of the Gare du Nord. Fifteen minutes, perhaps?’

He revved the engine.

‘Ok,’ I said nonchalantly before I changed my mind. I could always use his phone and call Si from there.

Léo swivelled to look at me over his shoulder, his eyes challenging. ‘Ok, what?’

‘Ok, I’ll come and see your arrondissement.’

‘You will?’

‘But I can’t stay long.’

Another half an hour or so wouldn’t hurt I told myself as I wrapped my arms around his waist.

He pulled off into the road and when we stopped at a set of lights, he turned to look at me again.

‘You surprise me, Hannah,’ he shouted. ‘Perhaps you are not as scared of everything as I thought.’

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