“It all looks divine,” Andrew said as he picked up his glass of red wine. “I assume you cooked it all yourself, Eliza?” “Oh, I had a little help from Nikolas. He loves to mash the yams.” She took Nikolas’s hand and kissed the knuckles. The gesture, though small, warmed my heart. “Thank the god
I avoided Eliza and Nikolas when I returned to Eliza’s house, alone, and rushed up to the bedroom that Eliza had given me. I stayed there the rest of the night, except when I needed to use the restroom, and pretended to be too tired to come back out. I didn’t want to take the risk of running into An
I was silent for the rest of breakfast. If anyone noticed, they didn’t say anything. I thought that I saw Andrew glancing over at me a few times, but I couldn’t be sure. After breakfast, Eliza asked Andrew and me to take Donner on a walk. Andrew said “yes” immediately, but I hesitated. With Donner
We picked up Donner and left him at the house with Eliza before taking Nikolas to the hospital. The hospital was in the next town over, so it was quicker than waiting for an ambulance and cheaper, too. When we got to the hospital, the doctors rushed Nikolas off to the ICU, and we were left to fill
“What are you two doing here?” Pete demanded of Eliza and me. “We’re your father’s guests,” I said, tilting my chin up at him. “What are you doing here?” He sneered at me. “He’s my father. I came to check in on the old fart.” I looked over him quickly, trying to assess the state he was in. H
“Thank you both so much for everything you have done for us,” Nikolas said, placing his hand over mine. I smiled and placed my other hand over his. “It’s no problem, really,” I said. Andrew nodded in agreement. “You two deserve all the happiness in the world,” I continued, looking from Nikol
“What other things?” Bob looked around conspiratorially, then leaned in to whisper to Lisa. “Well, you didn’t hear it from me, but Crystal supposedly seduced someone in order to become our wedding planner.” “What?” Lisa yelled. Bob put his finger to his lips in a feigned effort to quiet her.
It was my first day back at the bridal shop. Everyone couldn’t stop congratulating me on the coup I had accomplished in getting Nikolas to both help us with the fire-damaged dresses and establish a lasting relationship with Every After Weddings. Even Lily had video called in front of the entire staf