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
"Yeah it looks like it will all come together, Amanda is a god send, I should have had her organising this whole thing in the first place" There's that girl again, it's like she walks on water or something. "Do you work with her a lot?" I ask, attempting to keep my tone as relaxed and neutral as I
Whilst Rhodes is busy on the phone in the other room, I take the opportunity to put my clothes back on. I'm still reeling after our kiss, my lips are still tingling. Is this what sugar babies do? Do they get involved like this so quickly after meeting? Because if I think about it, I didn't even know
I can bury whatever feelings I thought I was beginning to have, bury them deep underneath the shame I feel for letting Poppy talk me into doing something so stupid in the first place. I will follow his rules, attend his events, speak when spoken to; hell I'll even eat food off the list he provides m
"That there are lots of good people in the world who suffer unfairly, and there are some asshole who make tons of money doing stupid shit like exchanging stock or opening hotels. They throw extravagant parties on yachts for no reason, they fly planes for hobbies, they buy art to impress people they
I don't hear from Rhodes that night, it's only the next afternoon after I finish my shift at the cafe that I receive a call from him. I'm sitting on the bus on the way back to my apartment when his number flashes on my cracked phone screen. I take a deep breath and answer the call. "Hello," I say,
The staff greet me by name as they hold open the door for me when I approach. Ambrose is waiting for me, hands clasped, in the lobby. He nods to me and walks me over to the bank of elevators and presses the button. I step inside and he does, but not before punching in the code to Rhodes's room and t
"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