Antoine tried to do his best about letting Joséphine know if he was going to be able to arrive the evenings that he'd had her set aside for him. After all, he paid her rather well to keep one evening out of the week open for him. This specific evening, he had made sure to keep everything open as he really needed to see the beautiful young girl.
It wasn't often that Antoine ever let people close to him. However, Joséphine had gotten closer than any other girl - aside from his mother. He truly felt a small amount of affection for the young girl. That was why he had no qualms about paying her a lot more than most people would pay a relatively new ... woman.
He had some news to pass on to her this evening and thus was anxious to see her. Several minutes after the alloted time - sadly something had come up - he knocked on the door to her home. He always brought her a gift, today was no different. He carried with him a necklace made of gold and rubies. Twas something that made him think of her when he saw it. Rocking slightly on his heels, he waited for her to answer. He knew that she was there, she always was.