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Chapter 73
Rhys was home right at nine. Pearl had left the rose petal path on the floor and a note on the key table that said "follow it"
Rhys found her in the library, wearing nothing but the Bukowski book he had sent her before New York. She had it covering her chest, and she was laying across the couch, with her legs up over the back and crossed. The fireplace was roaring and she had candles lit with a bottle of wine with two glasses and blankets and pillows on the floor by the hearth. "Welcome home, honey, how was your day?" She asked. He looked amazing. He was wearing a suit and looked like he had dressed up for her. He wasted no time closing the space between them. "I love you." He said and he took the book and put it on the floor. He looked at her. "I really fucking love you. I can't believe how much." And he kissed her. "I love you, too." She said back, and he picked her up and placed her on the floor by the fire. He loosened his tRelated chapters
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The guys showed up around 7 that night. Pearl was thankful Rhys invited them, Dylan had no family and Blake's lived in California and were a bit estranged. John and Janie didn't have kids and they had already done their family thing and Tony's family was kind of like Pearl's. There where there, but not. Pearl knew she would have to tell her parents about the engagement sooner or later but she hated the anxiety that came with speaking to them, so she was putting it off as long as possible.They all brought a dish and Pearl walked out to the guesthouse and dragged Jim inside to hang out with them, too. Dylan put his arm around Jim and said, "Save some room on the couch for me." And winked. Jim looked thrilled. Pearl told them the bat story and Jim, once again, didn't think it was funny.Their ugly sweaters were hideous. Blake's said "Jingle my Bells" and had two low hanging bells that landed right at his pants zipper. They toasted to the album and to Rhys, who made i
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After all four of them got the house cleaned up downstairs, and then Martha and Pearl put fresh new linens on the beds upstairs. The rooms were still pretty empty because the rest of the furniture hadn't arrived yet. But a nice bed was sufficient and Pearl was sure his family would understand.She was in her own closet downstairs when Rhys came to check on her. "You ok?" He asked."I've tried on 6 outfits. I don't know what to wear. I'm nervous, Rhys. What if they don't like me? What if they think I'm not good enough for you?" She tried to hide the tears forming."Look at me. It doesn't matter what they think. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks. I love you. That is and always will be enough." He put his arms around her and kissed her.She decided on a simple gray sweater and a pair of jeans and everything was ready when they arrived at 5."Welcome to the new house." Rhys said, opening the door. "This is Pearl."&n
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They did their gift exchange later that evening. Rhys gave his two youngest siblings brand new cars and Oliver and trip to Mexico and spending money. He only gave his parents a greeting style card and they seemed very touched by it. Pearl was curious about the reasoning for not giving them a gift. "He's our child. He paid off our mortgage but after that, we didn't want him to give us gifts. He has helped us when we needed it. We are comfortable." His father said to Pearl, aware of her curiosity."I understand." She said. And she did."I have a gift for you, Pearl." Marie said and took her by the hand, leading her upstairs. She placed a large white box on the bed and opened it, revealing an obviously very old and very beautiful wedding dress. She held it up and Pearl saw that it was satin, with a sweetheart neckline, lined with small beads, and forming fringes over and hanging down the front of the bodice. The beads continued to the arms and formed short, draped sleev
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They all said their goodbyes early the next morning and Pearl and Rhys sat down on the couch, thankful for the silence."They loved you. Absolutely adored you. My dad is already planning another visit in February, and normally I have to beg him to leave the house." Rhys said."I'm glad. That makes me very happy." Pearl said. "And I don't know what you said to Britney but my mom told me to tell you that she was impressed with how well Britney's demeanor changed at the end of her visit. Ha! I'm so proud of you and who you are." Rhys put one hand on her leg, and one around her shoulders. He kissed her neck and moved his hand to her face. "I need to be inside you." He whispered. He learned her back onto the couch and pulled her pants down, leaving her shirt on and pulling it up to expose her breasts. He suckled each nipple and bit softly down, making her gasp.He stood up and dropped his pants to the floor and took his t shirt off. She loved his body and
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"All packed?" Rhys asked as he loaded his suitcase into the foyer. They were leaving the following day for Ontario, he was shooting again til the end of January and Pearl was going to spend this week with him before they had to spend three weeks apart."Yes." She said, feeling nervous and carrying the worry with her about the visit they had the day before. She had talked to Rhys about what David's father had said to her, his stipulation about them being married. Rhys agreed that it sounded like some plot to play with the both of them and hurt David in the long run. She had completely cut ties with David, and she had let David and Maggie know about it, so neither her or Rhys could fathom what this could be about.They decided to move forward and have Pearl join Rhys for the week before the meeting, that way she could see what his work life was all about and feel some security in that. Rhys and the director met as young adults, acting together on a teen comedy si
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The make shift tent was set up along a river, running through an open field, covered in new snow. They had cleared an area for filming and built a large fire for the scene, lining the ground with faux fur blankets and other props like rocks and extra plants. There were lights set up all around with two stationary cameras and a moving camera. Rhys hadn't talked to her much over the course of the previous night. It was obvious he didn't want her first experience on a movie set to be him making love to another woman. Pearl had no idea what to expect and tried to remain calm and supportive. It was his job. It's what he did and she knew it going in. Pearl was set up under a tent with Matt, the director and a small amount of cast and crew members. "Oh hey! I met you at Comic Con. Nice to see you again!" One of the female leads said as she came and sat by Pearl. "I bet this is really odd, isn't it? Seeing your man like this? I do this for a living so sometimes it's hard for me to remember
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Pearl tried to get a read out of him, but could not. She sat down at the small table, set up for dinner. "Ok, what is it?", she asked. She was leaving the set the next day and wanted to try to spend as much quality time with him as possible.He seemed nervous."These last few months have been amazing. I knew that you were something special, but I had no idea I'd feel like this, ever." Pearl watched him talk, noticing his anxiousness."And I want you to know that I wouldn't change any of it. I'd do it all again if I had the choice, even the difficult parts." He continued. Oh my god, she thought. He's ending things. He's breaking up with me. She felt her heart starting to pound hard and fast in her chest. She felt frozen in her chair."I wanted you to know that, before I tell you this, so there isn't any confusion in case things change." He looked at her, his voice wavering."Stop, right there. I already know what you're going to
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She made it home Saturday afternoon and tried to pull herself together, focusing on what was happening with David's father and not the guilt about Rhys. She had to focus on one thing at a time to avoid a complete meltdown. She texted Rhys and let him know she made it home alight. He responded that he would call her later, he was currently shooting.She decided there was one person she could call to talk about all this."Hey. What's going on?" Dylan said as she opened the door. When he saw the look on her face, he knew she was troubled and took her in his arms."Are you ok?" He asked."Not really." She said. She invited him in and he followed her into the kitchen. She offered him some of the coffee she had made. She sat down and told him everything that was going on. Rhys' family. His love scene. The letter about David's father's will. And what Rhys had told her that night before. How they spent their New Years."Wow. That's...
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