Alec.
We stand outside the Royal Albert Hall, and Riley looks up at the building, her mouth open in surprise. I knew she would love what I had planned for us tonight. While grand venues like this don't usually bother me, she adores them, and I would do anything to make her smile.
She turns to me, her eyes sparkling with excitement. “You’re taking me to see The Nutcracker?”
I nod. “You didn’t see it last year or the year before, so I thought I would surprise you.”
She lunges at me, wrapping her arms around my neck and placing her lips on mine, making me chuckle. “I wasn’t expecting that, Little Mouse.”
“No one has ever done anything like this for me except my family,” she replies. I know she’s referring to her ex, which annoys me. How could he treat her poorly for so long without her r
