#perfect set

As the day progressed , I realized that I had heard nothing from Felipe. I was actually hoping I would not  again.

Unfortunately , life doesn't always grant us what we wish for. Later on , he sent a text to ask me how my day is going (Oh, how sweet!) and then finished the conversation by saying:

"See you tonight  " .

Those 3 words are exactly what every Tinderella excepts to read from her match for it meant that he has not bailed on her  . Every bone in my body wanted to cancel  that encounter: I was really hoping that Felipe was not the man who keeps his words or his dates( very sane of you Jesse). Yet I refused to listen to that inner voice , so I kept my plans as they were : I was still going to have that drink with Felipe at 9h30.

While I was on my way to finally see Mike, I sent a message to Habib , my lebanese friend , informing him that I had a tinder date at the Opera's Starbucks at 6h30 pm and that I needed him to stay prepared just in case that coffee turned out to be ....a bad idea . Everything was  perfectly orchestrate: I had only one hour  to spend with Mike and logically no heartbreak could come out of this hour ! I was safe, I thought ! 

I got there right on time! Starbucks at the Opera Avenue was surprisingly very different : I was actually blown away when I got inside: the interior decor was like nothing you would except in the coolest modern coffee shop of our modern times.  The contrast was beautiful : People were having the Starbucks products in an old typical french palace!  

Yet there was no sign of Mike .  

As soon as I got connected to the WiFi I received a message from him informing me that he still needs 10 minutes to get there because of a meeting that withheld him .

"Take your time .. I am already there. The table I am seated on is the one next to the toilets " I replied .... 

 I was impressed , Mike has chosen a surprisingly romantic place to meet. 

Except he didn't : a few minutes later , I received another message from him  : "Are you at the Starbuck of Boulevard"? .

As soon as I shared my location with him on whatsApp , he replied : " Oh ! I went to the other one. I am heading your way now. See you in a few " .

As it turned out , there was two Starbucks at the Opera Avenue and  I accidently entered the wrong one ! Whether this turn of event was a pure struck of luck , or a pure struck of typical "messy Jesse " behavior didn't really matter .Life gives you exactly what you ask for, and subconsciously , I wanted to skip that meeting and I almost did by going to the wrong place.

Mike was on his way and with the tight schedule that I had on my last night in Paris , time was not our best ally ...It was passing by quickly and as it turned out to be, our meeting was going to be very brief , 30 minutes brief !