Chapter 129

“You will be fine, babycakes. Just man up and seduce him before you tell him.” Christian laughs down the phone, supportive as ever, and I sigh. My nerves splayed, my stomach churning and tapping my fingers on the counter impatiently.

“I think he might get mad. Or upset. I don’t know.” I stare at the apartment wall facing the entertainment unit with its million and one framed pictures of us from the last year. The happy smiling trips and the cute couple snaps from favorite selfies. His lounge looks less refined and manly nowadays, with the addition of throws, fluffy cushions, and a manner of pink and sparkles mixed through all the grey and cool tone things. His domain has slowly been morphing over the months into a girly love pad, and he doesn’t seem to care, even though it’s not as prim and neat as it used to be.

“No, he won’t. He never seems to get mad at you. He will sigh, smile, and do whatever you ask, as he always does. You have that puppy wrapped around your little