<div style="text-align: justify;">Colette could feel that Paul wasn’t telling the truth. Not entirely, at least. Of course, she didn’t know him well enough to know what the man was hiding. But she had been working around all kinds of people from all walks of life and all parts of the world to know when someone was upset or not telling the truth. She preferred not to insist, though, feeling that insisting and pressuring for an answer could upset Paul and get him to close up even more.<br/><br/>Hearing him say that he would stay made Colette smile. That was definitely good news. ~“I believe you should”~, she agreed kindly. ~“Stay a little more, have fun and enjoy the hotel life. I believe you must need some time for yourself, no?”~. It was clear that she was really hoping that he would stay, for some reason. <br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;">********</div><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">Downstairs, the lady who had ordered tea picked up a magazine and looked at her wristwatch. It was a fine day for some shopping, and she suspected that a few of her targets would go out to shop or at least look around the city.<br/><br/>She would definitely keep an eye out for all of them.</span></span><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;">********</div><br/><br/>In the room next to the one shared by <span style="text-decoration: underline">the Actor</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline">the Wife</span>, <span style="text-decoration: underline">the Lady</span> finished her shower and got dressed while <span style="text-decoration: underline">the Gentleman</span> watched her with a smile.<br/><br/>“Will you stay in, my dear?”, he asked, watching every move she made.<br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline">The Lady</span> shook her head on a negative.<br/><br/>“Not for now. I plan on walking around and doing some shopping, before coming back here. I will probably be here for dinner, if not for lunch”, she replied. “Will you?”.<br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline">The Gentleman</span> also shook his head on a negative.<br/><br/>“I have to see some people, about business. And if you allow me, I would like to bring you a little something back”.<br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline">The Lady</span> smiled and nodded.<br/><br/>“I will allow it, love, but you know I need nothing but your affection”.<br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline">The Gentleman</span> smiled back. <br/><br/>“I know, but I enjoy pampering you”. <br/><br/>After this comment, to which she replied only with a smile and by blowing a kiss to her lover, <span style="text-decoration: underline">the Lady</span> took a careful peek outside and then left the room. They had to be discreet, after all.</div>