My steps beat the Parisian pavement wet by a fine, icy rain. The streets are deserted and it’s understandable, you have to be crazy to want to be out in such weather. Or motivated by an irrational decision as in my case. If the streets are empty, the restaurants are not. When I look in the direction of the few establishments I know, they are all packed. Normal for a Saturday night, you might say. I finally see the one I wanted to go to this evening. I'm a regular, it's one of my favourites in the capital so it’s natural that I recommended it to Cora and her friends. She didn’t agree that we see each other. To be honest, I didn’t really insist after her first refusal. I didn't want to force her. I figured it might take a few days for her to get used to the idea and then she would come bac