Mom asked me to accompany her to her usual spa to groom for tonight’s benefit gala. I had to look perfect for tonight so I couldn’t refuse. I accepted her invitation and let Joel drive me around town. He mentioned he liked driving me around a lot more. It could be because the atmosphere wasn’t tense whenever I was seated in the back seat of his car. Jacob was a different story. He was no fun when someone didn't remind him not to be glued to his phone or talk business all day.
"You should give me a call when you're ready to leave, Miss Merigold," Joel told me in that polite voice which annoyed me so much.
“Nina.” I corrected him.
“I’ll get it right somaeday.” I could hear the smile in his voice.
He would never get it right because I was marrying Jacob Blackwood. No matter how many times
