But it's not for very long, only a few minutes later I get an alert on my phone saying: 'FRONT GATE OPENING', Rhode 's car shows up on the camera as he pulls into the driveway. For some reason I find myself sitting up straighter on the couch and running my fingers through my hair, like I'm trying to
"Toast, two minute noodles, microwave meals. It had to be cheap, there wasn't often money to buy seperate ingredients" I say with a shrug. It's in times when I think about where I've come from to where I am now when I realise how utterly unbelievable my life is now."Fuckin hell, I don't think I've
He doesn't ever really ask me about my meetings with Dr Lawrence and I like that. Not because I'm hiding things from him about what we talk about, just simply because that's how I like to deal with it. If it's something that he needs to know I'd tell him, otherwise it's just for me to deal with."Ye
"Christmas. Peter asks you who your favourite football team was and you said that you didn't have a favourite because you liked them all" He answers quickly. I can feel my cheeks reddening as I remember this situation quite clearly. Peter was just trying to make conversation with me, I was half asle
"So you think he's interested in dating her?" I ask Rhode ."I'm only saying that it's a possibility that you should be made aware of. Poppy never hinted at anything?" He asks curiously."No, nothing" I reply rather disappointedly. Why was Poppy keeping something like this from me? I mean, her pri
"That's a great idea. We should throw a little dinner party or something, show off the new house" I say with a smile as we make our way out of the gym and back down the hallway to the stairs leading back up to the ground floor."Or we can hire someone else to make the food" Rhode smirks. "Make them
Francesca has been quite the supportive friend lately, she's been texting me quite consistently after the accident and even sent a big bouquet of flowers to the hospital. If Rhode and I are really going to get married I'll be completely ingratiating myself into his lifestyle, and that lifestyle mea
"I feel like this would be better if it was in a bed" Rhode states, though he still continues to undress himself."But shower sex is always fun. Now hurry up you're letting all the warm air out" I say with a giggle as he slides his boxers down to the ground and walks into the shower, shutting the d
"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