Chapter 10 Two Weeks Later
TWO WEEKS LATER
Sitting at the booth next to Doggo Corner, my booth, I had a giant mug of the Bling Drip– a dark roast topped with rich, slow-melting caramel and glittering gold sugar that was my personal signature drink and also of Marvelous Martha’s Brew House and Bougie Bags.
Taking a deep breath, enjoying the peace of a quiet morning, I opened my computer and found the file containing the wedding invitation design.
Typing the first thing that popped into my head, I read it. Then I deleted it. Over and over, I completed the same useless process until I finally typed:
Mating Ceremony
Saturday, October 17th
Martha Mary Margaret Dellencourt
and
Kai Rí
request the honor...
Walking into the room, Kai went straight to the coffee pot and poured himself a mug of black, dark roast. Yes, he had his own special coffee, but he always started with a plain mug,
Kissing me on top of the head, he read the invitation aloud and questioned, “October?”
“October.”
“That gives us four months.”
“Yep.”
“To train?”
“Nope.”
“To prepare?”
“Nope.”
“Then why?”
Grinning so wide that the muscles in my cheeks were stretched as far as they could go, I said, “Because your future wife needs time.”
“For?
“I gotta figure out how to be a Queen.”
Pausing, I debated whether to give him the other reason. In the next breath, I threw caution to the wind and added, “And lose ten pounds.”
Kai’s expression turned deadly serious. He looked me right in the eye and stated, “You are perfect.”
“And you hit your head.”
“Yep. Twice.”