"Welcome Home Miss Amelia" Ambrose warmly greets me as he helps me climb out of the car. I grin over at him as my feet land on the ground, I suppose I have to get used to this place being my home on top of living with Rhodes. "Thank you Ambrose" I reply as Rhodes walks around to my side of the car
"It's my fault that they showed up to your door with fucking sledgehammers. Because I drove you back in my nice cars or I sent you home with designer shopping bags. They saw you and you became a target because of me. Fuck I knew I should have fucking moved you the second I met you!" Suddenly he's ba
"I'll start looking into getting you some security" He says with a slight nod of his head. Security? Seriously? I'm about to protest aloud when I stop myself; we're on the road to forgiveness and moving on, I need to get on board. Even if the thought of me walking around London with a security gua
"You want to do this part? You did used to work in a bookstore after all?" Rhodes asks with a smirk. I nod my head quickly and take his place at the shelf, now this is a lot of empty space that I will be happy to fill. "I do still work there you know, just twice a week" I reply, though I haven't be
"You know it's not too late to call off this whole weekend" Rhodes states for the fifth time as we haphazardly pack our bags. We are supposed to leave for his mum's in half an hour and so far I can't keep my head straight about what to pack. "No way, we are going. It won't be as bad as you think" I
"Perhaps" I say quietly. Soon Rhodes is standing beside me, tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear. "And what will I get baby?" He asks quietly, I can feel my heart beating in my ears somehow. How does this guy still manage to make me feel this way? "I-I don't know, what do you want?" I stammer
"My mum said she felt very safe and comfortable. That's not normal, and I wanted him to know that I appreciated it" I say before another thought popped into my head. "Did you insist to him that he calls me 'Miss Kendrick' or 'Miss Amelia'?" Rhodes nods his head as he turns the corner. "Yes. It's mo
"I'm sorry bub" Rhodes says sincerely, rubbing his thumb gently over my knee. "It's fine. I made my peace with it. And at least I get to go and do something like this, which I'm really looking forward to" I reply, placing my hand completely over his. A warm smile spreads across his lips slowly as I
"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