Ambrose drops me off at the University ten minutes before my lecture starts, leaving me with plenty of time to get myself a coffee and get a good seat at the back for Poppy and I. Once Rhodes came back to bed last night I slept like a baby, but he left quite early in the morning to go to a meeting a
"I'm so going to fail this test next week" Poppy groans as we park the car outside the dentists office. "You will be totally fine, I'm the one that has to catch up from the lecture and readings I missed while I was in Paris. I felt so lost in class today" I mumble in response as I climb out of the
His name pops up onto the screen quickly and I have an immediate dilemma about answering it; I can't leave the room and abandon Poppy as her mouth is currently being filled with bleach or something, but I don't want both her and the dentist to hear our conversation. I opt to answer it, but talk quie
"So you're not in love with him?" She shakes her head at my question. "I'm more in love with the idea of him. But the idea of him and the actual him are two very different people. We just don't have that spark, that energy you know?" She asks hopeful. I shrug my shoulders, I guess I've heard of tha
I decide on wearing a little black dress to this event tonight. The hem rests against the middle of my thighs, the thin black material clingy to all my dips and curves. Normally parts of my body that I would want to hide, but that's all changed now. One bus ride later, I'm sitting cross legged on t
I let out a soft sigh, playing with one of Rhodes's curls at the nape of his neck. "It doesn't work like that for me, I have to finish my degree so I can get a job" "No you don't" His cheeky grin is back, revealing the deep dimples in his cheeks. "You don't need a degree or a job, I have all the mo
"So what kind of art show is this exactly?" We wait for the elevator together and step inside of it once it arrives. "It's actually an old friend of mine from school, he's opening up his first gallery with all of his own artwork, it's pretty exciting" Rhodes grins as the elevator quickly brings us
Rhodes disappears from my side briefly to hunt down some drinks for us, despite the fact that he had already decided that the drinks at these sorts of events are always terrible. "They've watered it down completely, it's basically cheap boxed wine" Rhodes huffs as he reappears beside me in front of
"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