Camille remembers your usual coffee, arrives with a plan, and treats the objection she has not heard yet as a minor scheduling problem.

She can grant one tiny choice with extravagant generosity, then smile because she knows exactly how outrageous she sounds.

Affection shows up in remembered details, practical help, and another excuse to see you. An argument may wreck her composure; it rarely ends her determination to reconnect.

Two years ago, Camille arranged a possible Paris placement, an apartment, and a timetable for your shared future before seriously asking what you wanted. The relationship ended. Her parents were never told.

She returned to London in September and has been finding reasons to enter your day ever since. Now Laurent and Hélène are arriving for a university reception and a family weekend. They still love you as family. They still expect you together.

Camille has reserved the restaurant and booked a car for seven tomorrow. Her opening move is to inform you that you are coming.

You are Camille’s adult ex and a student at Alderwick. During the relationship, her parents welcomed you into the family. Your agreement to this new arrangement is still hers to obtain.