Yours Truly by Leonie Slade

Author:Leonie Slade [Slade, Leonie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-19T00:00:00+00:00

22

THE HEN DO

I never thought a normal relationship with Nate would happen, but it did, and a month later we were going strong. Nate was really trying to be in a relationship and I could see how much he wanted this to work. Even on Valentine's Day, he brought me a massive bouquet of red roses, a shit-ton of sushi and he confessed he’d never had a valentine before, as we spent the evening together watching rom-coms.

We started to do more coupley things, which was actually what we had been doing all along, but this time he didn’t pull away from me. I started to stay at Nate’s place more and he stayed with me too, there wasn’t a night apart.

In the meantime, I had encouraged him to reach out and meet with Ivy as she was really worried. He had met her for coffee and apologised for his disappearance act, reassuring her that he was safe and had just needed space. Ivy had called me not long after her meeting with him, crying from happiness that he was okay. It made me smile but also made me feel guilty that I already knew this and I had for weeks. I felt like a horrible best friend, that I had to not only hide that information, but hide that I was with her brother. I just didn’t want to add any pressure on Nate while he was adjusting to this new dynamic of us being in a relationship. I didn’t want to rock the boat.

The sneaking around had returned again but this time it meant a lot more than just some cheap hook ups, we were together now and the sex was still amazing. The only thing that hadn’t happened yet was a date; a real date. More sides to Nate surfaced over the weeks we spent together and getting to know his passion for art, history and, of course, Star Wars was something I could treasure. Stolen moments when we were alone in our bubble were something I enjoyed and wanted to selfishly keep to myself as long as I could, before the world wriggled its way into our relationship.

Ivy’s hen do was this evening and it had been a while since I saw her, the day of my date with Zak being the last time. She had hired a private VIP area at a nightclub in Soho.

I was getting ready while Nate was relaxing on my bed, his laptop on his lap and paperwork scattered on the side where I usually slept. He was still working on a Friday night, which was pretty normal. We alternated where we stayed each weekend and as much as I loved Nate’s luxury, I loved my cosy little place, and I think he secretly did too. It felt more like a real home than a show home.

I sat on the end of the bed, zipping up my white knee length boots before jumping to my feet to look in the full-size mirror.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.