That was a long introduction to our morning, but to get to the point, Finn accompanied me downtown to our favorite brasserie for coffee this morning. I had some reading to do for class, so I told him he'd need to take his book with him and read to himself while I did my work. I had a few misgivings about his ability to let me do my work, but he was fabulous. He drank his limonade quietly and looked at his book and people-watched. Afterward, we stopped by a bookstore at his request and looked for a "monster" book he thought he'd seen in the window last week, then hit the patisserie for morning pastries and the day's baguette. It was a delight to have this little "date" with my son, and given this little bit of privilege he proved himself more than able to live up to my expectations for him. I was so proud of him, and reminded that sometimes we all just like to be reminded that we matter.
As Finn and I walked back to the apartment I told him that this is the start of our last week in Hyeres; Saturday we leave for Paris, then, very shortly, for home. He visibly shivered and said, "Mom, I'm so super excited for Paris!"
I smiled. "Me too," I told him. "I've wanted to see Paris since I was a little girl, and I can't wait."
He squeezed my hand in understanding.
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