Becoming Mrs Astor
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t made waves in the gossip circles of our clique. A grown man wanting to live on his own, by his own rules was seen as some sort of rebellion, and I was happy to be among the pioneers of this. This made me wonder, almost with sympathy, how Anya would cope in her house. I didn't know them personally (of course not), but I knew enough to know that the relationship between her and her parents was strained to say the least. I knew that Anya's mother passed away from a strang
arents' friends, eventually I abandoned the blocking project and decide to put my phone on 'Do Not Disturb' and allow only Mark and Cassius. Patricia was having a meltdown in the texts she was sending me, talking about how she couldn't believe that I would hurt and embarrass her that way. I shook my head. You're telling me about embarrassment? Did she understand what had just happened? And it wasn't l
y bed to my computer to see who it was. Mark. O
ar
He spoke into
yes. "You're
dad is right here besi
utton to allo
first thing he said when
my bed and covered my eyes
because she's at my party, the next th
just si
w you leave the party with
as no sex, although she is app
ghed.
e party, she asked
hat? So direct. Is th
in letting him
et married to some o
ied to the rich old man her parents selected for her, so
cise
d idea too?" His shoulders were sh
l...
did yo
I... didn't want to embarrass her. She
hand on his chest emotionall
to get fucking Pa
He yawned a
eas
what
do you
g to be watching her belly closely, your parents are gonna be on your neck, the world is going
ly. "That would be
y, s
ss I haven't really
th her..." He averted his gaze to
you're right. But how am I supposed to r
led. "
t? H
heard the news, I figured I should try... turns out I was rig
o you
Brenda, made me pay
ass struggles. "Don
to my phone and wonde
s the
w what to sa
a King? Or may
felt very wrong, having her number in my phone, it felt as though someone would g
you waiting f
s suddenly so nervous at th
She won't bel
in
pressed dial. It rang th
oice was rasp
hy my nervousness ma
e sleep sounded l
br
ause and a li
br
ed to
u wanted me t
coming to the King re
o,
t already, okay
not h
ha
ssibly return
es a lot
are you
hotel
t in a hotel? Don't y
your business, and I didn't sleep i
g why, because I imag
place you coul
? I didn't know the Asto
ere can
for
s that? We both know- He
ickering. "
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