ophie had to gather her dress

ly once they reached the

Adrian said, his tone dropping, a

, to tell her she could leav

d finish, Soph

back there and putting that g

sture-nobody had ever defe

so dramatic, though? I was thinking maybe I could apologiz

hear Mike's angry t

th every comfort, would handle being sh

slightly taken aback. "That's not neces

ere are we headed

e's warning meant the place they pla

ions, even more b

"You can stay at my apartment if you want. We're married. Yo

to argue, but the honest look

bed his hand and led him toward a taxi,

was until Adrian stepped inside. His height seemed

. "Sorry if it fee

ith her hectic schedule. Piles of wor

she rushed to scoop up loose papers from the sofa. "Giv

rolled up his sleeves and was stacking magazines into neat piles, sifting through the jewelry cat

pictured Adrian as the kind of guy who would expect others

ay worrying about h

ace unreadable. "Wher

bottom shelf," Sophie replied, p

tly as the two of them cleaned s

phone buzzed, and he slipped out

r eyes wander over the apartment. The mess was gone,

e. For the first time in

she had envied Alice when she lived with her uncle's fa

the start of

Congrats, man! You finally ditched the Knights. Let me guess-Alice kicked you to the c