"I know. I just don't like talking about him" I mumble stubbornly. I'm aware that the impact of him still hangs around me, but I'm not in the mood to explore it in detail. My mum places her other hand over the top of both of ours and squeezes them tightly. "Okay baby. But one day, I think it's impo
Mother fucker. 'Let me know if you need anything'. Seriously? "You can scroll up if it will make you feel better" Amelia says somewhat solemnly, leaning back in her chair and taking a sip of her tea. Shit, she thinks I don't trust her. I reach my hand up and tuck some of her hair behind her ear as
"Is she still asleep?" Amelia asks as I walk into the room. She's already half dressed, sliding on a pair of track pants after having already rid herself of her sweater, now wearing one of my Pink Floyd t-shirts. Damn, I got caught up in being a good uncle and I missed the show. "She's completely a
This is the shit that really sucks. She's not been looked after, not for a very long time at least. That's my job, that's what I'm here to do. Whatever she wants or needs, I need to figure out a way to get her to understand that she's not an inconvenience, that she never has been. She's a gift, a pr
I leave the administration building feeling like a large weight has lifted off of my shoulders. The meeting has gone well, and if I maintain my grades with all the additional work, I can graduate early at the end of next semester. I have a couple of minutes before I'm due for work, so I sit down on
"I didn't even know you last year how do you know who I was dating?" I ask him, feeling a slightly flutter of nerves in my stomach as I wait for him to answer. I'm surprised at the chuckle that leaves his lips as he places the box in between us and starts unpacking books onto the shelves. "Everyone
I play with his hair slowly in an effort to calm him down. I don't know what to say, or what to do. "I'm fine, I put him in his place" I say after a minute. Rhode still seems quite mad, but it's not directed at me like it was when he caught Ryan asking me out. God that seems like forever ago now.
I know he loves America, and what better way to see it than with him. If I quit my job I won't have anything here to deal with, and the timing for school couldn't be more perfect. "Does that mean you'll take me to Disneyland?" I ask with a smile, circling one of his rings with my finger. He chuckle
"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