"Happy birthday!" Bianca yells excitedly through the screen as she walks through what I'm thinking is her kitchen. Before long she's sat down beside Briella at the kitchen table, angling the camera so that we can see her. Briella sits with a crayon clutched in her grasp, focusing on the page in fron
I climb out of the shower and wrap a towel around my waist before picking up my phone after it starts to ring."Hello?" I answer, not checking the Caller ID"Happy Birthday Sweetheart!" Claudias jubilant voice sounds through the phone. I hold the phone away from my ear as Amelia looks at me quizzica
"When I set up her phone she made me input everyone's birthdays, she's even got Peter and Michael in there so she knows when to start knitting their gifts" Amelia replies with a wide grin. It's very evident where Amelia gets the majority of her personality from, thank god it's not from her narcissis
My phone buzzes in my pocket and I take it out to check it.Poppy 'Happy birthday Mr Billionaire. Look after my best friend and have a great day, see you in a few weeks. Love Poppy and Benji'I tilt the phone to show Amelia, who grins widely and puts a hand on her heart."I love that she says fr
"Shall I get you guys started on some drinks?" A very young and eager looking waitress appears by our table only moments after we sat down. I pick up the menu and have a quick read through before selecting one I like and handing the menu to Amelia."Let's make it a bottle, my fiancé has incredible t
I suck in a deep breath and shake my head, the sweet sentiment behind her words threatening to bring tears to my eyes. I've never kept birthday cards, but I will keep this one forever."That's beautiful bub, thank you" I say as a warmth spreads through my chest. Amelia smiles as a sense of relief wa
My apartment felt like a prop home, like a shell that someone just threw furniture at and decided to call it 'home'. There was no real trace of my own existence anywhere, the space could have belonged to anyone and that's how I liked it. Impersonal, cold and empty, that was my comfort zone. But that
"Feeling any better bub?" I ask as I enter back into the bedroom. It's been a few days since my birthday and it seems that Amelia has been struck by some sort of flu that's rendered her pretty much bedridden the last day and a half. Amelia is lying on the white sheets, bunched up around her blinking
"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