"How did she sleep darling?" Mum asks me as she takes a jar of jam out of the fridge and passes it to Claudia, who quickly unscrews it and spreads some of it on her toast."Out like a light" I say with a smile. "All the activity made her tired, sure the meds helped too""Good, and the bed was alrigh
"Lena" Briella whispers as she walks up to where Amelia's head is, putting a hand on her arm. Amelia stirs before opening her eyes, a smile immediately radiating off of her face when she takes in Briella standing in front of her."Hey Briella, come here come give me a cuddle" Amelia says as she exte
————————————————————————"Can we go for a walk or something?" Amelia asks me as she sits up on the couch, rubbing her eyes slightly. She and I have been mindlessly watching TV for the last half hour, some quiz show where the questions have been ridiculously easy and the contestants have all been mor
"It is crazy to think how much is different now" Amelia says with a small giggle. "I mean, six months ago we were in LA and New York going to parties and fancy dinners, and now I walk with a walking frame" She shakes her head as she giggles, as though it's all hilariously perplexing just how quickly
Rhode opens the door for us and stands back to let me in, propping the door open with his hand. I shuffle myself in slowly and wait for him to shut the door before he helps me out of my coat."How was your walk you two?" Eloise calls out from the kitchen. Rhode and I exchange a look, smiling widel
"You've had a ring since the christening?" Bianca asks in quiet disbelief. Rhode looks over at me and smiles warmly as he nods."Just waiting for the right time" He answers Bianca's question, but his eyes remain on me."Well I think this calls for champagne!" Eloise says excitedly as she opens the
Later that night, I get on FaceTime with Poppy to break the news to her. She answers the phone after the third ring. The screen focuses on her with her hair pulled up into a high bun and the top of her sweatshirt as she smiles back at me."Hey babes! Merry Christmas Eve!" She calls out as soon as s
"Would you rather I be a dick about it?" He murmurs with a quiet chuckle."No I'd rather you fuck me" I reply with a smirk as I draw my head back to look at him. I take advantage of his look of shock at my use of words to kiss him, flicking my tongue against his."Amelia Rose Kendrick you are insati