"We've been in negotiations for the last three days Rhodes, they've come down from asking for 拢20 million. But they don't want to play ball. Maybe we should consider looking at another location" "If we look for another location it will take another year of our time. They wanted to play ball when I
"Well maybe the people he's dealing with are just really difficult? Some people in business can be rather hard to deal with" I smile when I get the reference, yes darling I can be hard to deal with, you have no idea. "Tom assured me he could handle it when I offered him the job, says he can take on
I'm exhausted by the time Ambrose drops me off back at my place, even though it's only 9:30. What a whirlwind day. At the beginning I thought I was destined to spend the next six months in hell with this man, and now I'm sad I won't see him for a week. I lock myself into my apartment for the night
"Relationships are never easy hon, welcome to the world of dating" I hear Poppy say from her seated position on the floor. I close my eyes for a minute, I'm exhausted all of a sudden. "Did you go through the same sort of thing when you started doing this" I already know the answer to my question, P
He's so unbelievably cocky but in this scenario it's kind of cute, this is the sort of thing that genuinely excites him. The chase of the deal. "I hope you're being nice to Tom, he's probably shit scared now that you're there" I remind him as I lie myself on my stomach at the end of the bed. "His
My alarm wakes me up bright and early the next morning. Tuesday's are normally not busy for me, but Poppy has managed to talk me into doing a whole bunch of things I'm not super keen on doing. First it's a yoga class, then she's booked us into this spa retreat thing; apparently, Adan got it for her
"When was the last time you got to just relax, for like a weekend?" I smile as he thinks. He's taking a while to answer. "Must be before I opened my other hotels. So maybe ten years" he laughs, it sounds ridiculous, and it is. Surely there can be other people that can do parts of his job for him, h
"He called last night, and this morning," I say as I stare out the window. "And how did it go, don't tell me you guys fought?" I shake my head and smile at her assumption, I guess it's clear to everyone that we haven't been smooth sailing. Maybe I should stop telling her every detail of my relation
"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