LOGIN"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
"I didn't know we had sprinklers" I remark as I watch the water fall gently onto the grass. I can feel Rhode 's heartbeat pick up slightly as we watch it together."I had a really messed up dream while you were in the hospital" Rhode 's voice is hoarse and distant as he shares this information out o
"Although I agree, I refuse to use that word" I smile down at him as I wrap my arms around his neck."But if you wanted him to be in your life and you felt like he deserved to be there, then I would find a way to get on board" He sighs with a warm smile and wraps his arms around my waist. The sentim
"I would take your last name" I tell him softly. I have mixed emotions about my last name, because it feels equal part mine and my fathers. It reminds me of him but it's also who I am. And now it's little Benjamin's middle name so it is a big part of my life. Rhode bites his bottom lip as he grins.
"Baby what's wrong?" He asks with a small sigh. He knows somethings not right with me, he always seems to know. He's just been waiting for me to come forward about it."I'm sorry for leaving you" I whisper to him as I hold myself steadily against him. There's a powerful surge of pain rippling throu







