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Needing to remind him of the truth, I added, “I’m not a bride.”
“Says the woman who’s wearing a wedding dress.”
“For pictures, Jax! This isn’t a real wedding. We’re not saying, ‘I do’, to each other. We’re simply signing our names on a marriage license, and that’s the extent of this charade. Stop trying to make this feel real. It’s not. How many times am I going to need to remind you of that?”
Out of nowhere, the sound of helicopters vibrated off his bedroom walls.
“What the hell is that?”
“It’s reporters.”
“Reporters?” I was taken aback. “What are they doing here?”
“I guess you haven’t been online today.”
“Why do I need to go online?”
He pulled out his cell phone from his pocket. “See for yourself.”
I grabbed it out of his hands, feeling sick to my stomach. Swiping over the locked screen, I hit the Safari button. Not having to search for one damn thing.
Right there in front of my eyes was the headline, Quarterback Jax Colton falls in love with New York Times Bestselling Author Sophie Hayes, also known as…
I couldn’t read the rest, instead throwing his phone onto the bed.
“I thought this would come out tomorrow! Why wasn’t I told that it was going to be today? Where’s Autumn?”
“Why does it matter if it’s today or tomorrow?”
“Because I haven’t even told my mom yet! She’s going to—” Her ringtone on my cell phone blared off the nightstand, cutting me off. “I can’t answer that.”
Jax didn’t miss a beat, walking toward my phone. “I’ll deal with her.”
“Oh my God!” I stepped out in front of him. “No!”
“She’s going to keep calling unless you answer, Sophie.”
“What do I say?”
He smiled. “That it’s the happiest day of your life.”
“This isn’t funny, Jax! She’s going to kill me!”
“Do you need me to remind you that you’re not a kid anymore? You’re a grown-ass woman. She can’t order you to stay away from me like she did back then. Just pick up the phone and tell her what’s going on.”
“Do I tell her the truth?”
“I don’t think that’s the best idea.”
“Why not?”
“Because I don’t trust her not to go to the press and tell them the truth.”
I nodded, hating that he was right. I didn’t trust her to not do it either. Once the call ended, it immediately began ringing again. Before I gave it another thought, I walked over to the nightstand and answered her call.
I didn’t get to say one word.
“Sophie Marie Hayes!” she shouted. “What the hell is going on?”
