Elodie glanced at him, startled.

Her marriage to Jarrod had happened in a rush. They'd simply signed the papers to make it official-nothing more.

There'd never been a wedding. After all, the whole thing was meant to be low-key from the start; throwing a big party would have defeated the purpose.

Now, with Nadia fed and finally contented, she was growing sleepy in Jarrod's arms. He set the bottle aside, then looked over at Elodie. "It's a shame we never had a proper ceremony. If things had started out differently, I would have wanted to give you everything—a real wedding, the whole nine yards."

Back then, the situation had been awkward for both families.

And with the press sniffing around, they'd kept things as quiet as possible, trying to protect Elodie from idle gossip and rumors.

If Jarrod was honest, he'd always wanted to make it up to her with a real wedding.

The thought had first crossed his mind when their relationship began to settle into something stable.

But pride had kept him silent-he'd never been good at voicing things he wasn't ready to face.

Elodie, for her part, had never been one to daydream about grand gestures or elaborate events. She was practical; to her, the idea of planning a wedding now seemed anything but simple.

“Wouldn't it feel a little weird?" she asked. After all, they'd been married for years.

Nadia in her crib before replying, "At least it would make things official-give us a proper start, even if it's late. Honestly, you don't even seem to want it as

He sounded almost exasperated.

who cared more about this


it's not like anyone doesn't know we're married

couldn't imagine finding time

details and logistics made her

and gently pinched her cheek, clearly dissatisfied. "That's not the same. Besides, it

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been trouble, circling

those old problems had mostly been put to rest, the past still

wanted the world to know where things stood and certain people

was proud of

understood exactly what

it was still a sore spot for Jarrod. She couldn't really say no. Reaching for his wrist,

Jarrod finally smiled, raising

back, we'll have


clearly pleased, and disappeared off to

about. Planning a wedding sounded exhausting-he was

She'd underestimated Jarrod's determination.

out of the shower, he grabbed his

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