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“I don’t have a choice.” I stared out the window.
He pulled up to her building, and I took the elevator up to her apartment. Knocking on the door, Jordyn answered.
“Hello, handsome.” She smiled. “Come on in. Your bride is almost ready.”
My stomach twisted in a knot at her words. Perhaps I should have brought Stella some flowers. Shit. I wasn’t any good at this. I had never been.
“Hi.” I heard her voice from behind as I stood in the living room with my hands tucked into my pants pockets.
Turning around, I lost my breath as she stood there in a short, white beaded cocktail dress.
“Wow. You look beautiful.” I smiled.
“Thanks.”
“Is this everything?” I pointed to her luggage and boxes that sat against the wall.
“Yeah. That’s everything.”
“The movers are coming to collect your things and bring them to my penthouse. Are you ready to do this?”
“Are you?” Her brow arched.
A small smile crossed my lips as I placed my hand on the small of her back, and we left the apartment.
Levi and Jordyn were our witnesses. I slipped the diamond band on Stella’s finger, and she slipped the black tungsten band on mine. When the magistrate pronounced us husband and wife, I inhaled an uneasy breath. Leaning in, I softly kissed Stella’s lips.
“Congrats, you two.” Levi smiled. “Never thought I’d see this day.” He patted my back.
“Be quiet. You know it’s not real.”
“I tend to disagree with you, my friend. I can’t wait until you introduce your wife to your uncle tomorrow night.”
“I don’t want to think about that right now.” I sighed.
Sean drove Stella and me back to my penthouse.
“Welcome to your new home for the next year,” I said as we stepped off the elevator.
* * *
Stella
My new address was on Park Avenue, Penthouse 16B. I stepped off the elevator and lost my breath at the beauty of the home that was mine for the next year. A grand foyer with beautiful Parquet wood floors and floor-to-ceiling windows with the most spectacular view of the city and Central Park.
“How big is this place?” I asked.
“It’s thirty-five hundred square feet with three bedrooms and four bathrooms.” He smiled.
“Kind of big for a bachelor, don’t you think?” I glanced at him as he showed me around the monstrous place.
He chuckled. “It was in foreclosure, and I got a hell of a deal—too good to pass up. This is your room. Feel free to decorate it any way you want.”
“It’s beautiful the way it is.” I smiled.
“Monday, Dora, my maid, will be here. She works Monday through Friday. You’ll like her.”
“She’s not working today?”
