from now on, i will add to this and make one thread instead of separates…will do that with dirty dancing also…will let you know when separate chapters are up…
Chapter 13
“What are you doing here?� Nicole asked, “I thought you weren’t coming?�
Auguste smiled. “We almost didn’t. Francis refuses to come out of the brush.�
Nicole smiled back. “He’s here?�
Auguste nodded.
“What’s he afraid of, I wonder?� Nicole asked.
“Not too sure, he never told me. I think he’s afraid of getting to know his future bride.�
Nicole looked at him and swallowed. The smile disappeared.
“Listen, Auguste, I have something to tell you.�
“And, I have something to tell you also, Nicole.�
He had blurted her real name out so quickly that he hadn’t realized he’d even mentioned it.
Until he saw the look on her face.
“What did you call me?� Nicole asked, frowning.
Now Auguste was really confused. “Wait a minute,� he said, “I thought that you were Nicole de Lancret and that woman over there was…�
“What woman, Auguste?� Nicole said, angrily, “I don’t see any woman.� She looked up and around but Marie was gone.
“You know Marie du Bois, the Prince’s intended.�
“What are you talking about, Auguste de Barbarac. You mean that you knew all along who we really were and never said a thing to either of us.�
Auguste was angry now. “And you lied from the very beginning, Mademoiselle. That was a dirty trick.�
“This was not my intention, Captain,� she said, spitting the words at him. “I was going to tell you the truth all along except that..� she stopped, mid sentence.
“Except what?� Auguste looked at her, “that you were frightened not to? That you enjoyed making fools of us?�
Nicole was angrier than ever. “Excuse me, Captain, but I must find my friend. As far as I am concerned, I would be very happy if I never saw your face again.�
And she walked off into the brush, leaving Auguste standing there all alone.