Foreign Language Goof

Prompt: Foreign language

Trixie and Tad lingered in the parking lot of Wimpy’s saying their good nights and sharing several long kisses.

“Mmmm...I guess I should leave now or I’ll never get my paper finished for class tomorrow,” murmured Trixie.

“Okay,” replied Tad as he continued to kiss her.

“Seriously, Tad. I have to go.” Trixie reluctantly pushed away from her boyfriend.

Tad quickly stepped to her car, opened the door and executed a deep bow. “Your carriage awaits you, mademoiselle.”

Giggling, Trixie climbed into the driver’s seat and buckled up. Waving quickly, she drove out of the parking lot with Tad following closely behind. The two drove for a block before getting stopped by a red light. Tad veered into the left lane while Trixie, her turn signal on, stayed in the right. The two waved at each other again, then Tad rolled down the window and shouted, “Je t’adore.”

“What?” yelled Trixie

“Je t’adore”

Trixie shook her head. “I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

Before Tad could shout again, the light turned green and Trixie, hearing a horn honking behind her, turned the corner. “What was he saying?” she muttered. “It sounded like ‘shut the door’.” Alarmed, Trixie pulled over to the curb, hopped out and began checking all her doors. She didn’t notice when Tad eased in behind her.

“Trixie!” he shouted, getting out of his car. “Is something wrong? I saw you pull over.” Tad’s face registered his concern.

“I thought you told me to shut the door, so I’m making sure all my doors are secure.” Trixie stepped carefully on the dark roadway until she was at Tad’s side.

“Shut the door?” A puzzled Tad stared for a minute, then began to laugh. “Trixie, I didn’t say, ‘shut the door’. I said, ‘je t’adore.”

“Yeh, shut the door. But none of them are open, not even a crack.”

“No, I said, ‘je t’adore’. It means ‘I love you’ in french.”

“Oh.” Trixie stood silent. Suddenly, a broad smile crossed her face. Standing on her toes, she whispered into Tad’s ear, “moi aussi.”

Tad looked surprised. “So, you do speak french?”

Trixie shook her head, her curls catching and reflecting the beam of Tad’s headlights. “Nope, I only had to remember the few phrases I learned from Honey. I think ‘moi aussi’ fits the bill. Don’t you?”

“Oui, oui,” said Tad softly as he leaned in for a kiss.

“Yes, ‘oui, oui’,” echoed Trixie as she eagerly embraced the moment.

Je t'adore = I love you

moi aussi = me too

oui = yes