"She used to really freak me out" I admit quietly. A small smile rises on Amelia's lips. "Briella did? Why?" She asks. "It's ridiculous I know, but she was so fucking tiny and I thought for sure I was going to squash her or drop her or that I would pick her up and she would just scream her head of
I look back over to see Amelia and my mum hugging still, Amelia's eyes are shut almost as tightly as my mum is squeezing her to her chest. "Mum stop hogging her I need an Amelia hug too!" Bianca weakly calls out, causing Amelia and my mum to giggle as they seperate. Amelia wipes her eyes with her i
"He's hereeee" Eloise sticks her head inside the family room and greets us with the good news. Her eyes are tear stained but overflowing with joy. "Fuck that was quick" Rhode remarks as he stands up, but I can see the relief wash over him. He was worried about her, and now it's over. "How's every
Rhode finally looks away from the baby and nods his head, slowly walking over to me with a growing grin on his face. I start to get really nervous, oh god what if I hold him and he hates me? "Okay confession! I've never held a baby before" I say quickly as Rhode stands in front of me ready to pas
It only now registers with me that I'll be left alone with Bianca and Eloise for the first time since I left Rhode . Oh god, what if they actually hate me and they've just been playing nice in front of Rhode ? I feel like I'm being sent to the principals office. "You'll be fine" Rhode tells me qui
My mum and Eloise got on really well, it was really lovely to see my mum smile and laugh like that. Like she hasn't in years. "I remember. She was so lovely, she told about what you guys have gone through" Eloise replies, and I'm a little shocked by it. My mum's not normally big on sharing. "We ta
"Oh god" I hear Bianca mumble quietly, I hear a sniffle and I'm not sure who's it was, it makes me sniffle too as I free one of my hands and lift it up, using the sleeve of my T-shirt to wipe my face. "I probably should have talked to someone about it a long time ago" I laugh at myself. "Because I
I hear Bianca giggled a little. "Yeah that's a little silly" Bianca confirms, even Eloise laughs a little bit. I guess it was obvious to the two of them that Rhode still loved me even when we weren't together, so the thought of me being scared to talk to him must be hilarious. "Very silly. He was
"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