"I know you're not going to agree with me on this. I can't change your mind, and I'm sorry but I don't think you'll be able to change mine. But I do need to know that you'll stand beside me" She says softly, moving herself closer to me and running a hand through my hair."I'm beside you baby, I'm al
"No you shouldn't have" I tell her firmly. I'm not going to let this fucker rip away the goodness in her, I won't let him turn her into a cynic like me."But you didn't believe him" She says, bringing her knees up to her chest."Because I think the worst in people. You don't, and I love that about y
An hour later, Amelia and I are stepping into Max's gallery, already bustling with people and press. Max has become quite the celebrity in the art world so I'm not surprised by all the activity. Amelia grips onto my hand and sticks close by my side."We should find Max and say hello" Amelia leans up
"I think when you know you know. And you take a risk" He answers with a shrug."Coming from the man who bounces into new relationships every six months or so" I quip back with a chuckle. It's something that Max and I used to have in common, if we ever brought the same girl to an event more than once
"I forgot to ask you how you managed to get rid of Francesca?" I ask Amelia once we're in the backseat of the car leaving Max's event. Amelia has sat herself in the middle seat beside me and is resting her head on my shoulder as Ambrose takes us home."She had an event to go to. It was actually kind
"You'll see in a minute. Come on then out you hop" I tell her with a grin, climbing out of the car and taking the keys out of my pocket."I thought we were going to dinner?" She asks as I walk ahead to the front door and slide one of the keys into the lock."Patience my darling" I reassure her as sh
"Now I don't want to oversell this, but I feel like this may be your favourite room in this whole house" I announce as we stand outside a closed door. Amelia grins and excitedly bounces on her toes before I open the door. Inside is a well lit space with a desk area at the far end, the remaining wall
"It's not that big of a deal baby" I reassure her, to which she rolls her eyes with a wide grin."But it is, and we don't need a big place like this. It's spectacular, but it's just the two of us with all of this space, why would we buy something this big?" She asks, looking wistfully out at the bac