Chapter 51. Surprise

“Can you help me with this?” I turned my back to Atticus so he could help me zip up my dress. We were getting dressed for dinner.

It was a private dinner that some important guests were attending, and I still had no idea how Atticus mistook it for a gala. I shivered involuntarily as his hands brushed my naked back when he wanted to adjust the dress so he could zip it.

“Thank you,” I told him after he was done. He had buttoned his shirt halfway, so I turned so I could help him button it all the way. When I was done buttoning the shirt, I plucked the suit jacket from the bed and gestured for him to turn around so I could put it on for him.

“I can put that on by myself,” he insisted, but I wasn’t listening. I forcefully turned him around and helped him put it on.

“I’ve seen it in movies, so I want to do it too,” I told him when I was done. I used my palms to straighten the suit even though there wasn’t a wrinkle in sight.

“Here you can do your tie yourself