Cosette gives a signature giggle, a tiny blush reddening
her cheeks before lips press against his freckled cheek.
A smooth palette for her tiny mouth! What a pure gem
this Jean Prouvaire is – and how entirely possible would
it be for something to blossom between these two. All
these thoughts pass in the briefness of a second,
fiercening her blush.
‘You think so?’ he asks, looking at her with a raised eyebrow. He can feel the
dampness of her kiss on his cheek. And see, this is the kind of friendship he
appreciates, one that is appreciative of him. Jehan would have done well with
Cosette, he thinks, but Marius is the one for her and that much is easy to see.
‘I am far from silly, Cosette, I think I am really rather fabulous.’