"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
"Fucking Christmas" I hear him Mutter under his breath before he takes his foot off the brake, turning down a lane that I vaguely remember leading to his mothers house. My little Grinch. We arrive outside of the house to a relatively empty street compared to the last time that we were here. This ti
"You can finally meet my husband!" Bianca wraps her arm around my waist and walks me into the kitchen area where a slightly older looking man is standing, his hand clasped in Rhodes's as they greet one another. Little Briella sits in an armchair beside them, her legs stretched out in front of her wi
Rhodes's P.O.V "Hey" Bryan whispers to me as we both work to set up the table. Looks like mum has gone overboard and invited 14 people to this thing, what a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. Fuck me. "What?" I ask him. I like Bryan, he doesn't really talk much and he treats my sister nice. "S
"Good to see you too Uncle will, you remember my girlfriend Amelia from your birthday?" I use my hand to pull Amelia over to us as our enthusiastic handshake finally ends. "Of course! Lovely to see you again sweetheart!" Even though he's standing right in front of us, his volume remains on high as
The conversation moves on after that, I lose complete interest however as Amelia places her hand on my knee and gives it a soft squeeze. I turn my head to the side and see her eyes light up as a soft smile spreads across her cheeks. She has the faintest traces of dimples at the corner of her mouth.
"I can't believe you let him do that" I say quietly before I brush Amelia off and leave the room, taking the stairs two at a time and slamming my bedroom door shut behind me. I pace back and forth, balling up my hands into fists before shaking them out. Dantes never been violent to my knowledge, but