It's been a few days since my negotiation at the office with Mr Whitlock, and I haven't heard from him yet. I don't have his phone number so I can't reach out to him until he reaches out to me I suppose, just another way I'm under his control. As per our agreement, I have gone into work today at the
Darren points in the direction of the bus stop, the bus that we would both normally take is only a couple of minutes away. I wave him off, resigning myself to this conversation. I'll catch the next one. "Oh yes it did, thank you so much" I reply and wave to Darren as he walks over to the bus stop w
I slowly pull the ribbon apart and lift open the lid to the box. It's a pair of teardrop shaped emerald earrings; they're incredibly dainty and yet they look so gorgeous. I audibly gasp as soon as I lay eyes on them, they are just amazing. "They call Seattle 'The Emerald City', not because they get
Rhodes seems to have found a new line of questioning. "You do that a lot" He comments as he picks up his utensils and cuts into his fish. "Do what?" I ask after my first mouthful of salad. "You thank people a lot, I saw it a lot the first night we met as well" I shrugs my shoulders and tuck some l
"You have quite a few tattoos" I comment and he follows my gaze, looking down at his arms and shrugging. "I've got quite a few, I got my first one when I was 16. Once you get one they're kind of hard to stop getting, I still have more I want to get one day" I smile and observe them, a cross on the
Rhodes and I are walking back towards his car when he reaches into his pocket and takes out his phone. "What....now? Okay I'm on my way" He curtly speaks over the phone before sliding it back into his pocket. "Somethings come up and I need to get back to the hotel, I'm really sorry" he stops walki
I look like an idiot just standing beside Rhodes, unsure of what to do or if I should even say anything. I don't want to distract him and risk being on the receiving end of a verbal lashing. It takes him a couple of minutes before he looks up and realises I'm still standing there. "Right um, things
Miss Kendrick" Ambrose breaks me from my thoughts of possible jealous and leads me out of the double doors and back down the hallway. We stand at the bank of elevators until one arrives and we step inside. Ambrose steps forward to the panel and punches a series of numbers into a coded keyboard. "Yo
"Wanna give one a go?" I suggest to her with a small grin."Might be a bit premature, don't think Max is the marriage type quiet yet" She responds with a quiet giggle, then catches herself as we all stop and gape at her. She hasn't mentioned Max in that context in a very long time. Behind Poppy, Fra
"It's stunning sweetheart, absolutely stunning" My mum comments excitedly as I allow my hands to rest at my sides, my reflection making my heart race quickly. I'm wearing a wedding dress. Maybe not the wedding dress, but a wedding dress none the less. It all seems insane to think that I had spent th
Fran, Bianca and now Sarah are at the racks, perhaps browsing for me or for Fran, who recently moved to London and is flat hunting with her boyfriend Zayn."They have wedding dresses at charity shops? I can't tell if that's bleak or romantic" Poppy comments quietly to me as I sit down beside her."
"You are referred to as exactly what you are, a man, while I am referred to as my relationship to you, a wife. Like the only identifiable thing about me is that now I am your wife but you still get to be a man in your own right" I explain. It's something that's always irked me while watching TV show
"You forget we had sex in a bookstore?" Rhode leans in close and murmurs to me, heat rising on my cheeks instantly. One of my wilder moments I would say."Did not forget that, but I'd rather not have to explain that story to, well anyone" I say with an embarrassed giggle. I definitely told at least
"Please, take it" He states in a soft tone that makes butterflies flit around my stomach. "When?" He adds with a little more urgency."How about, before the years end?" I suggest. It's early October now so going into the colder England months, it's not exactly going to be extraordinary weather but t
"Thank you" I mumble against his lips, brushing my nose against his. His hand lingers on my hip as I come down off of my tiptoes, the wind blowing some of my hair into my face."I'll support you either way, it's up to you" He softly states, his eyes never leaving mine as his hand leaves my hip and t
"Hey, you remember yesterday when we had the family over for lunch?" I say just as we approach the small coffee stand near the fountain at the centre of the park. It's run by a father and son out of a truck that normally attracts a large crowd of locals but today seems a little isolated, supposed we
"To be honest, I feel anxious about taking her out on my own" Rhode states honestly as we wait at the corner for our crosswalk light to turn green. It's a surprising admission that immediately gets my attention."You've never mentioned anything like that" I express as I put a hand on his arm while h