4

Niko is standing in front of the closed door. In a charcoal suit, matching shirt, and an equally black tie. He looks like the dark and dangerous I’d dubbed him when I snuck out of my boarding school and ran into him a year ago. Unaware that I was to marry him.

He knew exactly who I was of course

Then he’d been perfectly dark.

He still is.

And like the first time I saw him, my heart skipped a beat. “You’re here”

Niko pushes away from the door, coming around the table until he is standing in front of me his gaze fixed on me. “You look beautiful, baby”

I go up to him, as he leans down to press a swift kiss to my lips. “Thank you”

Finally, his eyes take in the candles and flower arrangements then narrows on me with slight suspicion. “This is different” he repeats.

My fingers smooth up the soft material of his suit jacket before coming to link together behind his neck “What do you mean by different?” I laughed playfully “Get that look off your face Niko, can’t a girl decide to