Kissed in Paris (46 page)

“Answer me.”

“Charlotte, I love you. I didn’t mean to hurt you, really,” he pleaded as a couple of stray beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

“You sure have a sick way of showing your love.” I couldn’t take any more. I had to get out of there. I pivoted on my wobbly legs and bolted for the door.

“Charlotte, don't go. We’re leaving in two days. We can work this out. We can get through this!” Jeff grabbed hold of my arm, but I yanked it back and smacked the champagne bottle in the process. The tall bottle of Veuve Clicquot flew through the air in slow motion, then shattered all over the shiny hard wood floors. I stared at the shards of glass and fizzy bubbles that circled our feet, my heart aching for what should've been a celebration of our love, but what had now become the aftermath of Jeff's deception.

I lifted my eyes to his, knowing that this was it. No matter how much I'd loved Jeff, I couldn't stay. “
We
are not leaving in two days. I’m not going anywhere with you. I’m not marrying you, and I’m not moving to Paris with you.”

With that, I left him bewildered in his office and stormed outside into the stifling DC heat.

About the Author

Juliette Sobanet is the Amazon bestselling author of
Sleeping with Paris
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A graduate of Georgetown University and New York University in France, she has lived and studied in both Paris and Lyon, and she has taught as a college French professor in the Washington, DC area for the past five years. Juliette recently relocated to sunny San Diego, where she lives with her wonderful husband and their two massive cats. She is hard at work on her third novel, and she loves to hear from her readers. Please visit her website at
www.juliettesobanet.com
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• Prologue
  
• Chapter 1
  
• Chapter 2
  
• Chapter 3
  
• Chapter 4
  
• Chapter 5
  
• Chapter 6
  
• Chapter 7
  
• Chapter 8
  
• Chapter 9
  
• Chapter 10
  
• Chapter 11
  
• Chapter 12
  
• Chapter 13
  
• Chapter 14
  
• Chapter 15
  
• Chapter 16
  
• Chapter 17
  
• Chapter 18
  
• Chapter 19
  
• Chapter 20
  
• Chapter 21
  
• Chapter 22
  
• Chapter 23
  
• Chapter 24
  
• Chapter 25
  
• Chapter 26
  
• Chapter 27
  
• Epilogue
  
• Excerpt from Sleeping with Paris
  
• About the Author