Chapter Ten
When they got back to Charlie’s penthouse, Stacey was in a good mood. She had felt overwhelmed by the wedding plans when she had first met Meredith, but at least now it was being taken care of by someone who knew what they were doing. The House Gardens was beautiful. Even though the guest list was still too large, she could deal with it. It was still going to be their special day, no matter what.
Charlie had been saying as much as they walked into the living room. It was Stacey who saw Eric first. He was in the living room, flopped down on the couch, making himself at home. The TV was on but muted, and he was flipping through the channels at a rapid rate.
“Charlie... Charlie.” She had to say it twice to get him to stop talking and look to where she was pointing.
He turned a
