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The bright sunrise made the snow-covered Alp mountain-tips, an hour-away-by-car, glow like they were topped with lemon ice-cream. Was this evidence of magic? Peter (my bf) and I are low atop the five story Hotel de la Paix, in Geneva, which seems like a small town - with only 10 slightly interesting things to see - like a large fountain - gimme a sarcastic ‘wow’ (so sue me Geneva board of tourism). Unless you're planning to launder money, go elsewhere (free travel advice). In fact, Geneva is SO boring, they should assume anyone traveling here (who’s not a physicist or the girlfriend of a physicist) is laundering money and just lock em’ up. The Keurig in our room gurgled as it turned out yet another sub-standard cup of coffee. I’d started the contraption, brushed my teeth and jumped back in bed. But the thought of yet one more lousy cup of coffee was depressing. “Run down to the lobby and get us some real coffeeee,” I wheedled at Peter, helplessly. “I’m not dressed?” he exclaimed (he was in his boxers), like that was an acceptable excuse. “This is Europe,” I foisted, “They don’t care. GO!” I tried my best to push him out of bed, but he was immoveable. “Order room service,” he offered lamely, ignoring my pushing on him as hard as I could. “That’ll take forEVER,” I moaned. “We don’t have forever.” he pronounced smugly, “You’d better hit the shower,” he added, looking at his watch. I checked - he was right. 15 minutes later, I was showered and dressed - a skill I learned in pre-covid high school. Pater was on his laptop at the tiny office desk they gave you in supposedly luxury hotel suites. “Today’s our last calm day, for a while,” I’d said, kissing him on the cheek, “we need to savor it.” “The flight’s in three hours,” he’d replied - and again, looking at his watch, “Our Uber will be here in 20 minutes.” “Two points to Slytherin house,” I said, defeatedly - the ‘busy’ was starting. “I’m a Hufflepuff,” he said, in a ‘don’t you even know me?' way. “Maybe we just shake hands and pretend we liked each other,” I said, dryly, “that would be perfect.” He wrapped his long, ape-like arms around me and reminded me of the alternative option. “You could always stay here, in Geneva, in my little apartment, all day, while I go out and work - for the rest of the summer,” he said invitingly. “As irrational as that sounds,” I sighed, “I’d end up chewing the furniture, like an angry puppy.” “They just don’t make wives anymore,” he lamented, “even though there are substantial tax advantages.” “Aww, my dominant little male, man-baby,” I cooed in baby-talk, “You want to be my tax deduction!” “I like when you talk down to me,” he confided, “It motivates me.” I knocked on the door to the adjacent suite (where Lisa and David are), ‘Uber in 17 minutes.’ I called. A moment later I heard a muffled, “Yep,” Lisa’s reply. “Shotgun!” I called, thinking of the Uber seating. “I already called it,” Peter said. “You LIE!” I shrieked referentially, pointing at Peter like Valerie, Miracle Max's wife in The Princess Bride. He chortled, getting it. I was ready. Bring on the flight to Paris, the dress fittings, the make-up planning, the shoe and accessory decisions - the Grand Masked Ball (at the Versailles Palace) was in two days. I was ready, I could take it. . . songs for this: Nobody by Kate Earl The Spot by Your Smith Webster: Foist: “to something pass off as genuine or worthy.” . . Our cast: Peter (My bf), is a bearded, 27-year-old from the sage hills of Malibu, California. He earned his PhD in Applied Physics last year and now He works for CERN in Geneva. I’m unreasonably cRaZy about this guy. Lisa (my college roommate) is traveling with me this summer. Dave (Lisa’s bf) a wall street M&A man vacationing with us. 11p.0613
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