Chapter 43

Arrick sighs.

“Okay, I hear you loud and clear, and I promise I will think more about this. For the next three weeks, though, let’s forget Carrero Corp and everything else and focus on us, you finishing school, and all the things we need to plan… We’re getting married, baby.” Arrick starts beaming, smiles my way with that statement, and I grin too.

“I know… it’s kind of scary to be doing the M thing.” I giggle, and he eye rolls.

“It’s scary that my betrothed still calls it the M thing after agreeing even to do it. No cold feet?” He closes his laptop and slides it into his bag between his feet. Looking at me with that gorgeous set of soft eyes that still have the power to melt me to the core.

“Not even a little tiny bit.” Complete honesty and a little flutter of butterflies at the thought of it.

“Me either… Just a hell of a lot of excitement… Sophie Carrero… Sounds like it was always meant to be that way.”

It kind of does.

“Who knew that meet