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“What are you going to do?”
“I guess just keep calling her my girlfriend for the rest of my life. What the hell can I do? She wants nothing to do with marriage.”
“Some people are like that, I guess. It doesn’t mean she doesn’t love you.”
“I know she loves me, but I don’t want to be unmarried for the rest of my life. I want that final commitment.”
“Damn, listen to you.” A smile crossed his lips. “Not too long ago, you were saying the exact opposite.”
“That was before I met Marley. I love her and want to make her my wife.”
“Listen, Charlie. When the time is right, she’ll change her mind, and it’ll happen. Right now, she’s just flooded with hormones and very pregnant. Anyway, I just stopped in to say good morning. I’m headed to a meeting with the staff. I’ll see you later.”
Chapter Thirty
TWO WEEKS LATER
Marley
The movers were packing boxes and getting ready to move us out of the penthouse. I was excited and exhausted at the same time. Penelope and Olivia were over, helping me go through some of my clothes in the bedroom.
“Do either of you want this dress? I’ll never wear it again.” I held the dress up in front of them.
“I do!” Penelope grinned. “I always loved that dress.”
One of the movers opened one of Charlie’s drawers to pack his clothes, and we heard something fall on the floor.
“What’s this?” Olivia walked over and picked up what looked like a ring box. “Holy shit!” She exclaimed.
Walking over to her, I placed my hand over my mouth as I stared at the large, flawless diamond.
“I wonder how long he’s had this,” Penelope said, staring at the ring.
Anxiety started to infiltrate me as I told the mover to put all of Charlie’s T-shirts back in the drawer and leave the room. I did what I always did best: I started to hyperventilate.
“Mar, calm the fuck down.” Olivia grabbed my hand and led me to the bed.
“Slow, deep breaths.” Penelope gripped my shoulders, her face mere inches from mine.
I couldn’t believe Charlie had bought me an engagement ring.
“You have to marry him when he asks you,” Olivia said. “I know you’re fucked up, but this is a time when you need to un-fuck yourself and accept the fact that McBillionaire loves you and those babies more than anything else.”
I lay down on my back and stared up at the ceiling. My breathing returned to normal, but my heart was still racing.
“I can’t deal with this right now. There’s too much to do. Put it back in the drawer.”
“Mar—” Penelope said.
“I said put it back in the drawer!”
“Okay. Okay.” Olivia stood up, walked over to the drawer, and placed the box inside.
Later that evening, when Charlie arrived home, I greeted him with a kiss.
“Hello there.” He smiled.
“I missed you.” I tightened my arms around his neck.
