Brussels pulses. Early February chill bites my face as I storm out of the Commission building. Forced vacation. Costas’s orders. No arguments. Heart races. Adrenaline surges through the EU quarter’s gray streets. Metro hums nearby, but I wander. Lost. Three…
Isolated beach. French coast. Campfire crackles low. Salt air thick, heavy with night heat. I’m twenty-something. Daytime me: sharp lawyer in the city, suits and briefs. Night? Secret Heroine unleashed. Eyes lock on him. Fresh-faced eighteen-year-old. Messy hair, cheeky brown…
Drizzle slicks the world outside my isolated house. Greenery hugs the walls, garden wild under gray skies. No summer swim today. I spot them on bikes at the crossroads—Rémi and Alexandre, hearts pounding. I wave. Kisses exchanged. ‘Can’t swim. Come…
Amiens pulses under autumn fog. New job. Far from Versailles. Crash at Marie and Jean’s. First night, miniskirt hugs my thighs. Jean’s eyes devour. Pulse quickens. Jog along Somme’s banks. Sweat slicks skin. Back home, shower shared with Marie. Steam…