Immaculate Spirit 179 :

"Hi, little sister." Karine smile, hugging her sister excitedly.

"But how? Why?" She asked dumbfounded after being release by Mary who had claim a hug as well.

"What? You are not happy to see us?" Karine pout jokingly.

"Of course I am! I'm just surprised, that's all! You could have called to warn me!" She reproach.

"What fun would be in that?" Karine smile playfully.

"So, there is only the two of you? Where is my nephew!?" She asked expectantly, looking behind them.

"He was on the phone. Ah, he's seem to be done, he's coming." Mary said, looking to the side.

"Sorry, it was Maggie." Nathaniel excuse himself.

"Is Maggie your girlfriend?" His aunt asked with a mischievous expression.

Laughing, Nathaniel focus his attention to his aunt. She was almost a copy version of his mother with the same exact blond hair and blue eyes. The difference being that she had much longer hair than Karine. She was also a little shorter than his mother. Born from a french father and american mother, both of them were fluent in english and french and both had the dual French/American nationality. But where Karine choose to stay in the US after being born, Muriel decided to make her life in France.

"Oh no. She's my agent and I believe also the fruit of the union between a female dragon and a male boogieman." He said with humor, triggering a few knowing giggle from his mothers.

"I never heard a more apt description of Maggie." Mary add between fit of laughing.

"Oh come one, she can't be that bad." Muriel laughed.

"Yes she is and I'm really lucky to have her in my life. But still, I need to be back in New York by tomorrow night. I have an interview scheduled with MSNBC."

"Are you really going to stand there and not even hugged your old aunt?" She lift a questioning eyebrow.

"Sorry!" Nathaniel hurry to take his aunt in his arms.

"You got so handsome! You must have girls throwing at you everywhere. I'm glad that you feel better, I did visit when I was in the US for the wedding, you were so skinny it was heartbreaking." She recall with a sad smile.

"I'm okay now, better than okay even." He smile brightly at her.

"Wow. Okay I get what you were saying when he smile sister. If I was not happily married and his aunt, I would probably hit on him after receiving a smile like that."

"Auntie!" Nathaniel shout horrified, his mother happily laughing at his discomfort.

It was at this moment that his uncle choose to appear to save him. Seeing the husband of Muriel arriving, everybody start to speak french. Even if Mary french was not that great, the english of his uncle was really atrocious.

"I knew it was you Karine. There is only with you that Muriel behave like a little girl again." He smile.

"Cedric, I'm happy that you are here! We were worried you will be working at that time." Karine said joyfully hugging him.

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"No, I just got back from work in fact. I had a night shift this week." He explain before being hugged.

After the round of hugging was finally over, Nathaniel took a moment to look at his uncle that he had never seen before. 5"11" with short brown hair and piercing black eyes, he was globally charming with an authoritative air around him and stern expression that was slightly undercut by the fact that he was smiling right now. He was also wearing an uniform and had a holster on his hips.

"Uncle, I did not know that you were a cop!" Nathaniel said, surprised.

"Come, let's enter." His aunt said, ushering them inside.

Entering the house, He realized it was not opulent by any mean and neatly organized. The interior was beautifully furnished and Nathaniel found himself liking it quite a bit. Pa.s.sing the hallway, Nathaniel could see picture of them framed, some old and other fairly recent. A picture show the couple with a young boy around thirteen years old with brown hair and blue pale eyes. It must be his cousin that he had yet to meet.

"I'm not a cop in fact but a Gendarmes." His uncle point out after they were seated with a drink in front of them. Nathaniel had not stray from his original orange juice.

"Gendarmes? What is that?" Nathaniel asked curiously.

"What do you know about the law enforcement make up in France?"

"Absolutely nothing."

"Fair enough." He laughed. "In France we have two law enforcement agency. We have the Police who is a civilian inst.i.tution and they are in charge of keeping the law in the cities as they are better suited for this. The Gendarmes on the other hand is a military organisation created in 1791 who are responsible to keep the law on the countryside and in the department outside of metropolitan France."

"That is interesting. What is your rank?" Nathaniel asked curiously.

"Usually when you become a Gendarmes, you are cla.s.sified as a non-commissioned officer. me, I'm a captain." He said with a hint of pride in his voice.

"That's impressive uncle." Nathaniel compliment nicely.

"It's nothing. I got a lucky and caught a huge ring of drug dealer in the south west and seize five hundred kilos of heroin. I earn a nice medal and few commendation that get me on the short list for officer."

"I can say it was a big catch but I learn that the more talented you are, the more lucky you get." Nathaniel add.

"I never heard that one before." He said, an absent smile on his face, thinking about it.

"I'm sorry that you missed Theo. He's in vacation with his grandparents in the Pyrennés. Do you want to stay and eat with us tonight?"

"I don't think we will have the time." Nathaniel said hesitantly.

"Sweetie." Karine call.

"Yes mom?"

"When French people invite you to eat, you never say no. Ever." Mary answer, Muriel and Cedric a big, knowing smile on their face, watching the exchange.

"Alright, we will stay for dinner. I will make it work." He sighed.