We step out of the car and enter the office. The person who greets us directs us to a reserved table. I had no idea you could reserve tables here. It's clear that Mason comes here often."What would you like to eat?" he asks, looking at the menu."Recommend something, since you know the place better than I do," I reply with a smile."Alright, bring me my usual," he tells the lady who is waiting for us.The lady leaves, and I realize that Mason's gaze is still on me. It's starting to make me feel uncomfortable."Stop staring at me," I say, blushing."I'm sorry, it's just that you truly amaze me. I mean, it's not that I didn't see that you were beautiful. I knew that when I saw you for the engagement dinner. But I don't think you had fully embraced your beauty. I'll have to watch out for men trying to steal my fiancée," he says, winking at me."Remember, we'll only be married for three years, and you won't go without sex for three years. Obviously, I won't either," I say, laughin

I'm entering my first class, luckily, I'm not late. My phone rings with a message, so I grab it to put it on silent mode. That's when I realize I have unread messages from Mason, and I become curious to read them. I check the time and there are a few minutes left before the professor arrives. I open WhatsApp and see that I have many messages."Hey, let me explain who she is.""It's not what you think, please let me talk to you.""Can I come see you?""She's just a childhood friend who's always called me that. Don't think things that aren't true."Stickers, more messages where he asks me to listen to him, to accept his call, that I never knew what he was doing to me. The last message is from today."Good morning, I hope you have a fantastic first day of classes, at least this semester. Kisses."I shake my head and put the phone away just as I see the class instructor enter the room. I focus on my studies as I have always done and forget about everything else.After the fourth class, I

We explain to Riley how our parents want to make a spectacle out of our love, but all we want is to get married and be happy without having to share it with people we don't even know just to please society. That convinces her to help us and accompany us tomorrow when we go to get married. At that moment, Ethan and Sarah arrive, and we introduce Riley to them. Then Mason fills them in on our plans. Ethan is the first to express his support, but Sarah is not so sure. "I'm sure Emily won't be happy about this, Mason," she says, looking at my soon-to-be husband. "I know. We were with her and my in-laws earlier and believe me when I say they're planning a circus more than a wedding. You know how she gets about certain things," he says, trying to convince her. "For my mother, what others say is very important, and I'm sure she has convinced Emily to accept a circus for a wedding. They're inviting people like crazy, and they want the wedding to take place in less than a month. You unders

The next day, we get ready to go to the new house, and we're excited. Mason knocked on my door very early, just to take Simba outside for his needs. He told me he likes to go for a run in the early morning, and he took Simba with him. I took the opportunity to sleep a little longer. I've never been a fan of waking up too early, so when I saw it was 6 am, I turned around to go back to sleep. They returned when I was already dressed and ready. My baby came back tired and thirsty. I give him water and food while Mason gets ready for us to leave. Once he's ready, we go out for breakfast since Simba can't enter the hotel restaurant, and we didn't want to order in the room. He had been cooped up in a room for too long. We order takeout, and we hit the road to the new house to have our meal there. When we arrive at the house, I'm left speechless. It's beautiful, not too big, and it has a lovely garden. We enter, and I silently observe, falling more and more in love with what I see. I don't

The party is wonderful. Despite being small and with family, we have a very pleasant evening, laughing at Simba's mischief with the decorations. My in-laws are the only ones who leave the house. They have their plans, but what surprises me is when they say goodbye and my mother-in-law tells me, "Darling, would you mind if we take Simba for the rest of the weekend? We have planned a trip to the countryside, and I'm sure Simba would be happy to have all that space to run. However, if you're not okay with it, I understand. He's your baby, and I'll accept whatever you say," she says nervously, with a smile. "I have no problem with it. I'm not selfish enough to not let him be with you and just with me. Besides, it will be good for him to go out and have more space to run and explore," I reply. "If Mason agrees, I have no objections," I say, looking at my husband as he approaches me. When he reaches my side, he wraps his arm around my waist and smiles at his mother. I'm not foolish enoug