with a tray filled with breakfast treats. It was terrifying, really. She liked to think her mother had been the best mother ever as she was growing up, but she knew better. Her mother al

r her mother to approach her, Jade rolled out of bed and reached f

hat's g

to something nice to ce

face, "Mom, we already celebr

heard her mother move around in her bedroom as she was drying off and slipping back into her robe. P

mother pointed to the one-seat, "I've laid out

pieces of clothing which would make her look like she was wearing a Sunday outfit. She only had her PJ's which consisted of j

om, I appr

silly. I have all the

on the one-seat and walked back to the bathroom. She left the door ajar so she could continue h

ng a lot of char

esigned for the time being. They don't lik

thing and she got that. But it also meant that her mother indeed had a lot more time on her

now what t

y hands I thought I could focus on

n feet as she slipped into her

ou or Mark are paying much at

the mirror to see if everything was in place. Once she was pleased with how she looked, sh

haven't discussed

thanks to her mother. She really did appreciate it, it was the first time she actual

wo are both busy with work and since I have nothing better to do

in of is that neither one of us want a big wedding. W

ney, I'm sure he doesn't wa

he d

like Mark before. He has a pub

of her life turn into a big media circus, "I'm his private life. I think I know him better than most people. This is a special moment

r shut down and tak

now him better than most peopl

"I'll tell Mark. We're eating out tonight. So don't wait up for

ll Mark I

ur

were having a small intimate wedding which her mother organized. She wasn't sure how

*

e was going to be late. Rushing to get there she almost tripped over her nude pumps, the waiter helped her steady herself and offered to walk her to her table. She refused though, she didn't want to embarrass hers

told him quietly as she

ark looked up from his phone, his eyes showing how surprised he

ame to complimenting people. She actually liked that about him. He told people straight out wh

Just to let you know." Jade reached for the menu a waiter dropped off and f

"I'm actually surprised you

menu, "I've accepted your of

Women always have a dream guy in mind they want to marry and spend the rest o

of those women only because very early in life she learned that the perfect life didn't exist. She le

ive kids with. Living in a family house with a white picket fence and a dog. It didn't

ng. So instead of analyzing my character how about we skip straig

ap she smiled when Mark did the same. They were quite the pair. She knew if she looked around she'd notice that they fit right in. Most couples around them dressed the same way they did.

our marriage I'd like to know i

e and took a sip to get rid of her parched throat, "I just wan

's the only thing

ike to kee

I wasn't planning to as

all

I don't expect you to sit a

r environment sit at home and

sk for you considering I'

balc

his hea

have to stic

ation, "I'd like you to end your lease and move in with me as soon as possible. We're engaged and believe it or not but there are actually quite a few

nto the p

soon as p

n do

y the end of

plenty of time to pac

re very curious about his life. Even the girls she was working with kept asking about him once they figured out who he was. It was lik

nt out of this marri

use

ind, "There won't be other men for you and I'll promise you

weird kind of sense of humor. But right now she couldn't laugh. He was

int five kids and a dog?" Ja

ually,

father being locked up in prison and her marrying him was his

t under

t?" He as

like an actual married couple. Thought you just want

er what she already knew, but it was still making her heart squeeze painfully hearing him say that out lo

ng the whole

es

enthouse in three weeks. The wedding would be months away so they had plenty of time. Maybe by the t