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I wince. “Sorry. Lunch with my parents before they fly home.”
“Seriously? Dude, we’re on our honeymoon, not a family vacation.”
“They’re my parents,” I protest. “What was I supposed to say?”
“Fine,” she huffs. “Can I, at least, open my present? Or is that off-limits too?” she teases.
“Go for it,” I grin. She grabs the box from the nightstand, opening it with excited hands. Her eyes light up when she sees what’s inside. It’s a simple gift, not an expensive one. Just a scale model of her favorite car, the Porsche 911, but I can tell she loves it for what it means to us. It’s how we first met.
Chapter Eleven
Darcy
Three weeks later
I sigh, and roll over snuggling into the warmth of the blankets where Lennon had been laying until a few moments ago. I watch him as he moves across the room and reaches for his robe.
“What are you doing?” I ask him, curiously.
He turns back and flashes me a grin. “Cooking breakfast. I feel like I have to make an impression, considering it was our first night actually living together.”
“Did you miss the part where I already married you?” I say with a chuckle. “Wouldn’t this have made more sense to do before you proposed?” I sit up, pooling the sheets around my body. “Besides, isn’t all this just going to set unrealistic expectations?”
“Good point,” he says with a swift nod. “There is cereal in the cupboard, and milk in the fridge. Help yourself, and make sure you clean up.”
“Hey,” I say, tossing a pillow at him, narrowly missing his face.
“Calm down, I’m cooking breakfast, alright?” he says. I nod and lay back down on the bed as he walks out.
I’m married. I still can’t believe it. It still feels so surreal. I start back at college today and Lennon starts his permanent job at the local high school. He got the news the day after we arrived back from our honeymoon. They were very impressed with his college results and his experience teaching at Findon Private.
For the first time in my life, things are finally going well. We’re moving forward instead of looking back, wondering if we were going to get caught out. I’m his wife now. Nobody cares how we met, or what happened before this point.
I think I fall back to sleep, because it feels like only seconds later that Lennon comes in carrying a massive tray. He’s gone all out. The guy hasn’t just cooked me breakfast, he’s prepared me the most elaborate, mouthwatering breakfast in the world. Everything from pancakes, to fresh juice, to perfectly poached eggs. I look at him, amazed.
“And here I was thinking you’d struggle to boil an egg,” I joke. He shrugs, pretending not to care about my praise, but I can tell he’s pleased.
“I’m a man of many talents, wife,” he says. He climbs over the bed and kisses me tenderly on the lips. I sigh, pulling him into my arms and wrestling the robe from around him.
“I want to hear more about your talents,” I tease.
He chuckles. “I’m pretty sure you’ve experienced most of them already,” he says. “Now everything’s getting back to normal, I just want you to know how much I love you, Darcy. Now, eat up and get ready, or you’ll be late for classes, and you’ll make me late for my first day.”
I nod and pry myself away from him. I eat at record speed, piling food into my mouth while he stands there, watching and shaking his head.
“Are you going to stand there and watch me eat all morning, or are you going to get yourself ready?” I ask pointedly. “You want to make a good first impression, don’t you?” I tease. “All those young, impressionable students.” I narrow my eyes at him. “Speaking of which, should I be worried about you finding my replacement?”
“No fucking way,” he growls, climbing back on the bed to kiss me. “You’re more than I can handle. Trust me.” I laugh and bury my face in his chest, not wanting to get up. “Come on.”
***
I leave just after Lennon, ignoring his offer to drive me to campus in favor of catching the bus. It’s a short ride, and I use it to clear my head, so I can focus on classes rather than how good my husband looks in a robe. My first class is with Cindy, and it’s one of only two classes we have together. She looks up as I sit down next to her and grins at me.
