Walking out of the museum, I was surprised to see the sun was gone. The stars were just starting to come out. I tilted my head back to look at the moon and thought about my friends and family back in New York. They were probably sound asleep right now. I wondered if Carl missed me…

“Emily, you look as though you’re a thousand miles away from here.”

I started and realized Sebastian was staring at me with concern.

“I must have fallen asleep standing there for a second. I’m sorry. Listen, maybe I should just go back to the hotel.”

“If that’s what you would like. May I see you tomorrow?”

I thought about it for a second. There wasn’t any harm, I reasoned, and it was nice to think I had a friend here.

“Sure. I’ll look forward to that. I’m staying at Hotel Regina.”

“I know just the one. Whenever my sister comes up from Marseilles she stays at that hotel.”

Sebastian hailed a cab for me and helped me into the car. He kissed me on both cheeks and said, “I had a great time today, Emily Nichols. Au revoir.”