Page 67 of Somewhere Only We Know
Sarah gasps when she sees us not laughing with her. “Oh, you’re serious?”
We hold up our left hands and her eyes about fall out of her head.
“Oh my God. Shit, we’re supposed to video in Mallory. Hold on.”
Is she mad?, I mouth to Nate.
He shrugs just as confused as I am. I guess I thought she would yell, try to make us cry, or try to make us claim it’s fake and then demand we get a divorce. Nate and I have barely been married for a week and already this feels more real than my last relationship. I already feel so solid that I’m wondering why we didn’t do this in college.You were both broke, I tell myself as if that’s a valid reason and not that we loved each other. But maybe Nate was right and had we stayed together, it would have ruined us.
“Mallory? Hey, I have Nate and his wife.” Sarah says and flicks her eyes up to me.
“Hey, Sarah. Hi, Nate. Um…I’m sorry. I must have forgotten to Q-tip my ears this morning,” Nate’s agent says on the other end. “Sarah, did you say Nate’s wife?”
“I did. And she’s sitting right here.” Sarah turns the camera towards Nate and I and I mouthI hate youto her before coming face to face with Nate’s agent. She just shrugs and sits back in her chair.
“Hi, I’m Jax. Or Jaclyn if you prefer that.”
Her mouth opens and closes like a guppy. “I–you, Nate. You’re Jax. This answers so many questions.” She says and sits back in her chair.
“Huh?” I ask and see Sarah just as confused. I swing my gaze to Nate who’s glaring daggers at the screen. “What is she talking about?”
“Nothing. We wanted to tell you both before the media found out.”
“How considerate. But, yes, Nate can explain all of that to you. It’s nice meeting you, Jax. Sarah, I’ll call you later today. Congrats you, two. Oh and happy holidays.”
We sit in Sarah’s office. Me staring at the now darkened computer screen, Sarah looking utterly confused, and Nate burning a hole in the side of my face.
He breaks the silence first. “That went better than expected.”
“Yeah,” Sarah says softly. “Make sure you tell Kamryn before someone else finds out. We know how she hates being left in the dark. And if you two managed to keep this from her when y’all were in Vegas, then you know how she’s going to react.”
I wince as I remember her reaction to Emily and Adam dating after they had already been together for a couple of months.
“She’s our next stop. And I’ll text Emily since she’s teaching.”
Sarah turns her computer back around to her and leansforward on her desk. “Seems like you both have your ducks in a row.”
“We’re getting most things situated,” Nate chimes in.
My quiet husband.
“You’ve both told your families?” Sarah asks.
Nate and I turn to each other with wide eyes causing Sarah to laugh.
“I won’t say a word. Have fun you two.”
Nate stands up and holds his hand out. “Later tater.”
Hand in hand we walk back to the elevator with more excitement than we walked in here with. Nate presses the button and wraps his arms around me when we’re in the elevator car.
“What?” I ask softly as we head to the ground level.
“Just thinking that maybe we should plan trips to see our families.”
I wrap my arms tighter around him, eliminating the space between us. “I was thinking that too. I don’t want my parents to freak out.”
I think my parents will be happy that Nate and I found our way back to each other. He’s the only guy I brought around that they genuinely liked and respected. My ex on the other hand never cared to meet them and Kamryn’s wedding was their first introduction. Safe to say, they threw a party when he and I split.
