Sleeping With Paris by Juliette Sobanet

Author:Juliette Sobanet [Sobanet, Juliette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Humorous, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Women
ISBN: 9781477805923
Google: utEDmQEACAAJ
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Published: 2013-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

vendredi, le 24 décembre

Even the brightest lights in Paris cannot fill the void you feel when spending Christmas alone.

Thankfully, Lexi did invite me over to spend Christmas with her and her brother. What she didn’t tell me until Christmas Eve though, was that we weren’t spending the holiday in Lexi’s fancy little apartment off the Champs-Elysées. Instead, her parents had reserved a two-bedroom suite at a hotel as a special Christmas present for their privileged children.

I took the metro to the Franklin D. Roosevelt stop on the Champs-Elysées and bounded up the stairs past the herds of tourists, all bundled in their thick hats and gloves, giant cameras dangling from their necks.

Once I reached the top and set my eyes upon the magical, wintery wonderland of the avenue des Champs-Elysées at Christmas time, I wished I had brought my camera too. White, twinkling lights encircled the never-ending sea of trees that lined the avenue and led the way to the majestic Arc de Triumph. The enticing scent of chocolat chaud drifted out into the sidewalks, where tourists and Parisians alike popped from Louis Vuitton over to Sephora, lugging their heavy shopping bags, trying to cross those last few gifts off their Christmas lists.

I took a left down avenue Montaigne, warming my hands in my coat pockets as I passed by the decorated store windows of Dolce and Gabbana, Chanel, and Christian Dior. I picked up the pace as a bitter burst of cold air whipped past me, blowing strands of my long hair across my pink nose. I spotted the red awnings of the Plaza Athénée Hotel, and smiled as the doorman let me into the lobby.

Before leaving my dorm room earlier, I’d been in a depressed funk, missing Luc and thinking that I was going to be spending Christmas in some random hotel with people I didn’t know very well. None of it sounded like the cozy Christmas I was used to back in Ohio.

But as I gazed around at the sparkling crystal chandeliers, the fresh flowers circling the tall, creamy pillars and the swirling, marble floors, I realized this was no ordinary hotel. A wave of excitement swept over me as I rode the elevator up to Lexi’s suite. Maybe turning Luc down hadn’t been such a bad idea after all.

“It’s about time, chick. I was starting to get lonely sitting in this palace all by myself,” Lexi said before giving me bisous and ushering me in the door.

“This is gorgeous!” I beamed as I placed my bag on the plush, white carpet and walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window which boasted an astonishing view of the glittering Eiffel Tower.

I turned to Lexi who was now lounging on one of the gray, velvety sofas, a glass of champagne in hand, looking calm and collected as usual. As if it were completely normal to spend Christmas in a luxury hotel suite that probably cost more than an entire year of rent in her apartment.

“Is this a typical Christmas present

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