Saying Yes to Adventure

London was everything Sophie dreamt it would be. After a long day of sightseeing, she was exhausted yet satisfied. She had one last stop on her tour before she could finally retire to her hotel room for the night. Although she was seriously considering skipping the last stop and sneaking away to her luxurious hotel bed early, she knew she'd regret it tomorrow. She decided sugar was the only solution. She stared lon

"I did. This is Sophie. Sophie, Miranda. Where is Peter?" "By the bar, I'll get him!" One of Callum's friends chimed in, oblivious to the tension of the interaction.

Seven years later.   "Breathe, Sophie,... In and out... One... two... three..." Sophie was a bundle of nerves as she attempted to steady her trembling hands enough to apply her make-up. It had been three days since the suspicious package wrapped in brown paper had been mysteriously left on her doorstep. She'd have been in less of a state right now if it hadn't taken her two days to work up the courage to open it. She could still feel the way her heart rate quickened as she untied the brown craft string and gently tore at the seams of the paper. She recalled the confusion as she found herself staring at a shoebox for a pair of R.M. Williams Craftsman boots. Men's, size 10. "Peculiar...." she thought to herself as she lifted the lid of the box. Hidden under a few layers of tissue paper was a book she had never seen before. A lump formed in her throat as she inspected the cover—"Chance, Fate & Chocolate Cake: When Advent

"You came…." Was all he could manage to get out. "I did…." She smiled sweetly at him before looking down at his feet. "Nice boots." She said playfully. Their eyes met briefly before they both chuckled nervously. "I was surprised to hear from you...." She said nervously, tucking her hair behind her ear before using the oversized jacket to wrap herself tighter. Callum wasn't sure if it was her nerves or the cold, but he saw the window of opportunity regardless. He strode toward her, a little more enthusiastically than intended, and draped a large blanket over her shoulders. She looked up at him and smiled gratefully. "Here, come sit by the fire. I wasn't entirely prepared for how cold an April evening here would be...." He deliberately avoided her first question. Th

Sophie had half-expected him to tell her to leave. He had always been impulsive and spontaneous. It was what drew her to him from the start. But after two years of living out of her comfort zone, she had started to crave some predictability. Or so she thought. Ultimately, her inability to make up her mind about what she wanted is what led to their downfall.He offered her the world. Anything she wanted, he would make it happen. He’d marry her or not. They would have kids, or they wouldn’t. All he cared about was the two of them being together. And it terrified her.It terrified her to consider being loved so completely by another person. However, she loved him that much. Years of heartbreak and self-doubt caused her to become paranoid and cynical.It didn’t matter how much he proved his love and his loyalty to her; there was always a voice in her