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“Who is it?”
“The studio.”
Nara sucked in a breath and mimed clapping her hands silently. She’d bugged him until he caved and took a portfolio of his work into a local art studio. She crossed her fingers as he took the call.
“Hello?” Derek sat not moving a muscle.
She could hear a woman’s voice on the other end of the line, but couldn’t hear what she had to say. Derek nodded a couple of times. “Yes.”
He paused. Then he said, “Okay, thanks,” and hung up.
Nara waited for him to say something, but he just put his phone away. She shoved his shoulder. “What did they say?”
“They would like me to bring in some prints.”
“Ha!” Nara yelled, doing a fist pump. “I knew they’d love your work.”
He kissed the top of her head. “You were right.”
“I’m always right. Just remember that. It will do you well throughout this marriage.” She looked down at the diamond ring. The one she thought was fake. Even back then, Derek was trying to tell her he loved her. How did she not see it?
Everything he did, from showing up at the airport with her favorite beverage, to choosing Grand Cayman as their honeymoon spot just showed how much he loved her. Her heart warmed thinking of it. He was such a good man. She was so glad he finally came forward.
Her life was finally going in a good direction. Her father’s surgery had gone well. They were able to get all of the cancer out. As a precautionary measure, they did do one round of chemotherapy but now that was almost done. He was doing well, and their relationship was better than it had ever been.
Derek put his arms around her. “I’m so glad we didn’t have to get a divorce.”
“Me too.” She gave him a quick kiss. “But I do think I deserve a renewing of the vows ceremony.”
He smirked. “What, you mean to tell me you didn’t have your dream wedding?”
She flicked her finger on his forehead. “I want a white dress and flowers.”
He rubbed where she’d flicked him. “Fine. White dress. Flowers. Got it. Should we go back to Accelerated Marriage Chapel?” He gave her a teasing half-grin.
“Yes, let’s do.” She laughed at his confused expression. “I think it would be fun to commemorate that experience.”
“Are you serious?”
“Sure. But maybe this time we’ll buy the expensive package.”
He laughed. “It was only twenty dollars more.”
She giggled and then pulled him down for another kiss. This one was much more thorough. She was so happy she’d finally gave in to her father and married the Emperor. He made her heart complete.
