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“I thought you two lived together?” Bill asks.
Shit. Shit. Shit.
My laughter dies down quickly, and I refuse to turn to look at Marc to know what he’s thinking about how much I’m fucking up right now. I’m fairly certain that my face is now ghost white.
Marc should fire me right on the spot from the title of fiancé.
“We uh…” I start, but can’t find words.
“We actually didn’t live together,” Marc cuts in. I can hear the nervous tone in his voice. “Well, technically we still don’t at this moment. We’re in the process of packing up her apartment to move into the penthouse with me.”
Penthouse?! Of course I forgot that Marc Ford also lives in a penthouse. I wonder if it’s anything like Thomas’. If it is… woah nelly. Move me the fuck in.
Or don’t.
That’s weird.
I think the wine is starting to talk.
“I’m sorry.” Bill laughs. “I don’t know why I assumed you two lived together already. Cathy and I moved in together before we even got engaged. That was way back in the day though. Different times.”
“We had planned to move her in months ago.” Marc nervously laughs. “Everything with her mom set us back a little. But no matter what…” He pauses and his gaze sweeps over my body. “I know I will be spending the rest of my life with her. Whether we started living together months ago or this week. She’s it for me, no matter where we live.”
I can no longer differentiate between the wine making my skin heat up, and the words that sound very fucking real. I really need to rein in my wandering thoughts right now. The wine is causing my brain to actually wonder what it would be like to be the girl that Marc spends the rest of his life with.
Can I see this becoming more than what it is?
Can I see meactuallybeing in a relationship with Marc Ford that isn’t fake?
I had three rules when I agreed to doing this.
And one of us is going to break the most important rule of them all.
My palms have been clammy since the second I stepped out of the car when we got here. I know how to sell the relationship because I’ve been in a relationship before. Nerves are racing through me because I’m trying to sell a relationship with someone who doesn’t know the first thing about being in one. I am praying like hell that Bill doesn’t catch on to any of the awkwardness between us.
Living arrangements?
Why the fuck didn’t I ever think about discussing this prior to coming here?
We laid the groundwork of how we met and a brief overview of the wedding and what not. She handled it so perfectly by saying that the plans got set back because of her mom.
I think both of us were shocked over the topic of us living together being brought up.
Avery refused to look at me, but I looked at her.
I feel like I’m always looking at her lately.
In ways I don’t want to… ways I shouldn’t be looking at her.
Her face went pale, and she didn’t know how to respond.
“What an exciting next step for you two,” Cathy says, cutting through my thoughts.
“I can’t wait.” Avery half smiles, looking my way.
“When are you planning to start taking that real estate course, Avery?” Bill asks her.
“I’m not actually sure.” She shrugs. “I’m hoping to get it started soon.”
