Fragment #109 - Dinner at the restaurant

Everyone bursts out of laughter. Paul is being such a jerk! He's being telling that story since he was about 10, and it gets better every time he tells it again. We finished the main course and are almost up for dessert. Steve holds my hand, and Louis is listening carefully at Paul. Emma looks just happy, and I suppose I probably just look the same. The food's been perfect, and we manage to keep a nice balance between French and English in the conversation. Emma is actually quite good at languages, and Louis seems to have enjoyed himself quite a lot. I was a bit concerned that, maybe, he would haven't felt at ease with Paul and Emma joining us. I didn't know that Louis and Paul actually kind of knew each other already.
All the same, that dinner is a great success. I ate at least twice my usual share, and that lead obviously to some comment on pregnant women symptoms.
I look around me. If Camie and Sara, and Sasha and my family was here, I would be the most happy person on the planet. Paul gets to the punch line of his joke and turns to kiss Emma lightly. Louis is eating his cheesecake his eyes closed as if it was really delicious. And Steve looks at me as if I was the center of the universe.
"I love you" he whispers, and he kisses me.

Hum... The moment tastes sooo good.