"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
I need a little independence, some space, and it's not because I don't love you because I love you so much. It's because I love you that I don't want to rush back into living together. I mean I'm definitely going to stay over a lot, but we will get back there" His thumb skims across the thin materia
He begins to introduce me individually to everyone around the table. I take in all their names and say hello to them all when I reach someone I recognise. Max introduces her to me as Francesca and the name clicks in my head. It's Francesca Sutton. She's some kind of influencer on I*******m, I used t
From the sounds of things, Rhode thinks Max's new glasses make him look like sad Harry Potter and Max isn't taking the news well. "So Amelia, tell us what Rhode 's like in a relationship" Martha, the woman sitting next to Damian leans forward to ask with an expectant grin. "Um, I'm not sure I kno
Rhode 's P.O.V "I'm sorry I have to make a phone call" Amelia quickly and quietly apologises to the small group of people around us and gets up, following the signage towards the bathroom. I watch her weave past the tables and the waiters in her path before Damian says my name and brings my attenti
"Fuck baby, you feel so amazing" I whisper to her as I pick up the pace, readjusting her against the wall to free up one of my hands. She tilts her head backwards and bites her bottom lip so hard I fear she might rip the skin off. I press my lips sloppily against hers as I bring my hand down to quic
"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