"I know that you're smart and you worked hard and when you walked out of that exam you felt good about how you did, I'm sure you got more than a 67" I repeat myself, trying to drill it into her brain. She nods along slowly as I talk, drinking some of her coffee."You're right. I'm sure it's okay, bu
"That garden is to die for" Poppy gapes openly out the wide windows as she scans her gaze over the large area. It does look like it could be a field that's only contained by a tall lining of trees to mark the edge of the property. "Oh my god there's a pool, but you can't swim?" Poppy asks, turning
"Did you end up settling on a name in the end?" Amelia asks as the house tour is concluded and we all climb back into the car to take Poppy back to her house."I'm still tossing up between three or four. I have his middle name locked in, but I'm not telling anyone until I've officially named him. J
After what feels like an eternity the ambulance stops and the back doors fly open. They move the stretcher out and everyone piles out of the van. I follow them completely stuck in my own head, I try to tell them to be careful with her, she's hurt they can't jostle her gurney around like that. My fee
I'm sitting on a picnic blanket on a grassy knoll, our new backyard, only I'm not alone. I can see three children just in the distance, running through a set of sprinklers all dressed in white. An older boy, a younger girl and a smaller boy chase one another through the water, I can faintly hear the
I'm asleep. Why am I asleep? The last I remember we were showing Poppy and Ambrose around the new house, and now I'm asleep? My eyes are heavy, I must be really tired. Pain all of a sudden starts to radiate from my bones, my hips, my leg, my arm, my head, all on one side. Fuck it hurts to bad, I tr
"We have been so worried about you darling, how are you feeling?" She asks in a soft and nurturing tone. Seeing her as she worriedly rushes over to me triggers my tears all over again and they flow freely as she leans down to kiss the top of my head."Pain..." Is all I manage to choke out between my
"Good Morning Miss Kendrick?" An enthusiastic man in his mid forties dressed in a long white coat walks into the room with an open chart in his hands and asks. Rhode and Eloise both step off to the side as he approaches my bed side."I'm in a lot of pain" I say quietly as he looks briefly at one of
"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