Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 33 My Wife

He thought to himself, "So she's trying to grab my attention. with this little stunt? Hoping I'll be curious enough to call her back?

Not a bad plan, huh?"

Meanwhile, Meryl was blissfully unaware that her phone had auto-dialed Dalton while she was busy shopping.

She couldn't shake the feeling that her new husband,

Chandler, had an almost ethereal quality about him, as if he

belonged to another world entirely.

To bring him down to earth a bit, she handed him the

responsibility of pushing the shopping cart.

With deft hands, Meryl navigated the aisles of household goods while Chandler quietly followed her lead. To any casual observer, they looked like a perfectly harmonious couple. Suddenly, Chandler's phone buzzed, breaking the moment.

He paused, glancing in the direction Meryl had gone, and answered the call.

On the other end, the noise was overwhelming..

through the chatter. "Chandler! Didn't you say you were getting hitched today? The party's all set up, where's your bride?" Chandler frowned, his gaze drifting back to Meryl, who was stretching on her tiptoes to reach a large bottle of laundry detergent

shelf was too high, and she struggled a bit, her long hair sweeping gracefully through

crowded. I don't want to scare her off. We're

You're acting like you're guarding a treasure. It's a celebration, and

and easily grabbed the

around, her face lighting up with gratitude as she smiled at

smirked, not saying a word, and

out two steaks and tossed them into

blared through the phone again. "Chandler, are you even listening? Where are you? It

casual. "Just out shopping with my wife.

incredulous laughter. "No way! You're actually grocery shopping?" Chandler, perhaps annoyed by Dante's incessant

she heard him say "with my

thought, "Who was he talking to?

soup?" Chandler asked, breaking her

Meryl replied,

it's really good for women," Chandler said, leaning casually against the cart as a store clerk placed a package

isn't cooking chicken a

fell

moment too