The Morning After Our Wedding, I Was Emptying My Husband’s Tuxedo Pockets – But What I Pulled Out Made My Heart Start Racing

“I don’t know a single R.”

“It doesn’t say what. Just the amount and the store name. Bellamy & Sons.”

“Never heard of it.”

“Me neither. That’s the point. Ian’s never mentioned that place. Not once. And we tell each other when we buy socks.”

I heard her sit up as the sheets rustled.

“Sharon. Listen to me. I know your brain. I know it’s running through every bad movie you’ve ever seen right now. Do not go back in there and shake him awake.”

“Never heard of it.”

“I wasn’t going to.”

“You were absolutely going to.”

I laughed, and it came out forced.

“Okay, I was going to.”

“Ask him,” Marisol advised. “Calmly. Coffee first. Do not accuse. Watch his face. Ian is a terrible liar. You know this. He couldn’t even keep the honeymoon destination a secret for two weeks.”

“Which is why this is so weird. He can’t keep secrets. And yet here we are.”

“I wasn’t going to.”