~Isabel~
Outside, the morning air smelled like damp earth and fresh cut grass.
A matte-black SUV sat idling in the driveway.
William didn't even bother to open the door for me, he just hopped into the driver’s seat like he was doing me a favour just letting me tag along, leaving me to open the passenger-side door all by myself.
I climbed in and the scent of his cologne, something like cold wind… cozy and clean… filled the whole car... the kind of smell that sticks to your clothes for days.
We pulled out of the estate in total silence.
I stared out the window at the blurred London streets, my reflection in the glass looked way more confident than I actually felt, like some cooler version of me had borrowed my face for the day.
Those jeans were definitely doing their job, but the way
