10
Rye
"Izzy wants an hour alone with you," Uncle Chris called down to me. "Put on a suit and get ready for romance."
"She's coming here?"
"Yes."
My heart sank. Annabelle must have failed in her mission with Izzy. I was supposed to be leaving the estate, not staying here.
"She's going to pick you up in ten minutes, so step sharp. She wants to see you alone before we make the announcement. I told her you only have one hour until we all meet with the press, so make it snappy."
From despair to relief. "No problem. You know, after we're married you won't get to set time limits on us."
"After you're married, I don't give a s**t what happens to you."
Truth, right there. I splashed some water on my face and chest, toweled off and threw on the Hugo Boss suit my uncle wanted me to wear for
