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“I am just checking on you, *mademoiselle.* You rarely miss a Friday evening at the club,” Alain said over the phone. “Were you out celebrating your graduation?”
“Something like that,” I sighed. “Charles showed up. Wasn’t exactly my idea of, y’know, a happy memorable experience.”
“I understand.” He was quiet for a moment. I could tell when he was pausing out of courtesy, and waited patiently for him to speak. Probably was gonna appeal on Charles’s behalf. I admit there were times I suspected him of being Charles’s spy, to keep an eye on me. But we’d been through enough that I knew I could trust him. He was more of a dad to me than that other bitch ever was. “‘e is not an evil man, *mademoiselle.*”
I snorted. “Don’t need to be evil to be a bad parent,” I replied. “Let’s face it, Alain. I’ve given up trying to make any kind of relationship work. All we can hope for is polite.” I shook my head. “And that’s being optimistic.”
“I understand. Will you be coming in tonight, *mademoiselle?*”