Chapter 29 - Old Wounds1919 Paris
The rain fell relentlessly, as though to spite his happy mood. Finally… Finally, he would leave with the woman he loved! By the time his father found out about it, he and Celeste would be married, and hopefully enjoying caviar and champagne in their marriage bed—after having made love all night long. He could barely contain his excitement.
Carrying his own suitcase, Bill jogged down the sidewalk, toward the train, his feet splashing through dark puddles along the way. The air was perfumed with ozone from the rain. Coal smoke from the train and car exhaust created a heavy curtain of smoke around the train station. Bill noted it was five minutes before midnight. Porters were pushing carts laden with baggage, passengers were exiting or boarding the train. H
