Chapter Seven
The charity dinner had me feeling out of place.
It was more of an internal feeling though. Nobody made me feel unwelcome and it was clear that everyone loved Bradley. My dress was just as lovely as other women’s and the men all wore tuxedos. I had no reason to feel the way I did, yet I was still very uneasy.
Bradley, however, stuck to his word. He kept his hand on my lower back the whole evening as we mingled, the contact making me wish we could just go back to his place and get n***d. I think he got the biggest thrill out of introducing me as his fiancee and watching people’s face fill with confusion at the same time they congratulated us. I had no doubt that this was the first they’d ever heard of him having a personal life, let alone a relationship.
When it came time t
