She slipped away and all I wanted was for her to be back in my arms. I didn't even get her name. The taste of her kiss lingered on my lips, the warmth of her body, the scent of her hair. I needed her. I longed for her. She fulfilled all my dreams and more. John so rudely interrupted my fantasies, &quot;What was that?&quot; he demanded in his thick French. &quot;I don't believe it is any of your business, John. I've never asked about your love life.&quot; I had never taken such a tone with him but his possessiveness really irritated me. Was I not a grown man? Was I not capable of making my own decisions? &quot;I'm sorry, Pierre. It's just those girls, they are really quite something. What they are interested in, isn't romance or true love. They only want a good time in bed.&quot; I know I must have blushed. But she wasn't like that. Not at all. The passion in her kiss was so much more. I needed her just as much as she needed me. &quot;You are wrong, John. Now please, I want to be alone.&quot; After he left, I played her a song. 2008-02-13T00:06:18Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/20823 <p>I love the last line. I think Marguerite would adore a song. =D</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/20823?basename=40659 2008-02-13T00:06:18Z emma jo_234 http://ficlets.com/authors/emmaj <p>Yes, quite the fantasy of assumptions. And a different take on John than I&#8217;d been thinking. It makes sense though, the protective friend trying to keep these wanton hussies away from what he thinks is just a diversion for them, one that might hurt his emotionally fragile friend. Oh, the humanity of it all.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/20823?basename=40496 2008-02-12T02:34:11Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>I also wanted to add that I liked how Pierre makes all these assumptions about Marguerite, like he knows her just because she tried passionately mauling him. He really does fantasize does he not?</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/20823?basename=40275 2008-02-11T04:51:17Z Nouvelle Bardot http://ficlets.com/authors/user_bardot <p>Eeeeekk! A sequel!!!!! I nearly fell out of my chair when I read this. Such a great continuation, I&#8217;m glad to hear Pierre&#8217;s perspective on the situation. I wonder what John was up to before he got there though&#8230;I mean, the comment about the girls and all&#8230;hmm&#8230;</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/20823?basename=40273 2008-02-11T04:48:38Z Nouvelle Bardot http://ficlets.com/authors/user_bardot