Chapter 124

Christian’s POV

I rolled over toward Gretchen and pillowed my head on my forearms, playfully blowing her hair into her face. She wrinkled her nose, still asleep, and batted it again. Only to have me repeat the movement as soon as she'd settled again. Finally, she blinked her eyes open, giving me an unimpressed look. “Good morning,” she said grumpily.

“Hey, put a smile on your face!” I said. “Today's the big day!”

Gretchen slowly smiled and shook her head. “Honestly, I think you're more excited than I am about this,” she said. “Which, it's my business.”

“And Mina's more excited than the both of us combined,” I said, grinning even more broadly.

“Yeah,” Gretchen said, shaking her head. She stretched widely. “So, what, it's time to get going already? I thought the ceremony wasn't going to be happening until the afternoon.”

“That's true,” I said. “But we have to go to the airport before the big event.”

“Oh?” Gretchen asked, frowning. “And why is