French Kissing_Season Four by Harper Bliss

Author:Harper Bliss [Bliss, Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789887801405
Amazon: B07BCMSGG1
Publisher: Ladylit Publishing
Published: 2018-03-09T00:00:00+00:00

“Where’s Stéphanie?” Dominique’s mother asked.

“She’s not here, Maman. You’ll have to make do with just me tonight.”

“Is everything all right?”

Decades in politics hadn’t taught Dominique how to hide her emotions from her own mother. “Not really, but it will be.” At least she hoped it would be. “Don’t tell Papa, okay? I don’t want him getting his hopes up.”

“Come on, Domi, give your father a bit more credit than that. He’s grown fond of Stéphanie in his own way. Just like me, he wants you to be happy.”

“He has a funny way of showing it sometimes.”

Her mother shook her head. “You have to be willing to see it.”

“You can’t deny he treats Stéphanie differently than he did Philippe. He has never invited her for lunch at the Saint-James or suggested they do some clay shooting together.” Dominique had to admit that even the notion of the two of them going off with a pair of hunting shotguns seemed ridiculous.

“Maybe because he knows Stephanie would not enjoy either of these activities.”

“You might be right about that.” Dominique sighed. This was her mother sitting next to her. For once, for the few minutes before her father arrived, she could let her guard down. “Things are not good between us. She has left the Elysée. She’s staying with friends. I can’t be certain she’ll come back.”

“Steph adores you, Domi. She’ll come back.”

“She’s not cut out for the life I’m giving her. Perhaps that was part of the attraction all along, because she’s so different from everyone I know. Sometimes I feel like I’m holding her back, that I’m keeping her in a cage. It’s not easy being first lady and not everyone wants to do it.” Dominique wondered whether Solange had called Steph yet. And whether it would make a difference if they talked.

“It takes sacrifice, but as long as you know why you’re making the sacrifice, and you stand behind those reasons, it’s not that much of a hardship. Steph is a tough cookie.”

“I hope you’re right.” Dominique rolled her head back to release some tension from her shoulders. “I hope you’re in the mood for a good old MLR father-daughter debate tonight. It’s not going to be easy to convince papa that this bill is a good thing.”

“I’ve thought about it.” Her mother looked at Dominique intently. “You should play the sentimental card. Talk about Lisa and Didier. He really doesn’t have any rational arguments against this bill, only political ones.”

“We’ll see about that.”

A split second later, the atmosphere in the room changed as Xavier Laroche waltzed in. “Here she is,” he said. “The greatest president this nation has ever seen.” He planted his hands on the sides of Dominique’s arms and kissed her on both cheeks. “And what a sight for old, sore eyes she is as well.” He sat down in his chair, the way he had done all of Dominique’s life, and looked at her. “Any news from the Elysée?” he asked.

“As if you don’t know all that goes on already.

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