The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 124

I'm trying to act strong, but I don't know if I can keep up the act. I know that what happened is out of Rosie's hands, but I'm only human. I can't act like I'm not bothered by how she cannot remember our relationship. I see the way she looks at me and I try to make her believe that I don't notice it. She makes me think that she's trying to figure out how she managed to fall in love with me. It's been two weeks since her return home. Part of me wants to see her every day, yet I know that she needs her distance. I know that she wants to figure things out on her own without me. That's why I'm giving her space as much as she needs and as much as I can. To say that she was shocked when I told her about how we started dating would be an understatement. She couldn't believe. that she was on board with the whole plan. When I told her about how she said that she fed up with being the good girl and she wanted any kind of adventure in her life, she seemed in disbelief. I kind of understood where she was coming from because the decision to fake-date me was out of her character. When I talked to her about our first date, she seemed to like it. I even offered to redo it if it was going to help her remember and she liked the idea. I want to help her in any way, but I also don't want to intervene with her life. Even if she wants my help from afar, I will do I'm a little worried about how today is going to go. I'm supposed to be taking her to the team house to meet those who can make it to the gathering we're holding especially for her. I asked everyone to keep their distance until I felt like she was ready, but Rosie was the one who asked me if she could meet them.

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I ring the doorbell and wait for anybody to open the door for me. It takes less than thirty seconds for the door to open. My mouth automatically turns into a smile when I find Rosie in front of me in a pink floral dress. She is thankfully getting better and all of her bruises have faded. "Hi Silas." She smiles at me.

"Hello Rosie," I say. It's been two weeks since I last kissed her and I've been craving her lips ever since. But I can't kiss her. I can't do it now. She has to be fully comfortable with the kiss. "Are you ready to go?" I ask her.

"Yeah, let's go." I like that she's in a good mood. I don't know how she's going to take being surrounded by a bunch of people she remembers none of, but it's a step that she wants to take, so I'm going to take her hand and let her take every step she wants.

But what I really hate is that Everest is going to be there. I don't want to see him, but I'm not going to take away part of her memories just because I don't like that part. I could never do that to her. "Do I look good enough?" She sounds skeptical.

"You look absolutely gorgeous," I tell her, causing her to blush.

She closes the door behind her and the two of us head to my car I open the passenger door for her and she stares at the passenger seat for a few seconds. "What's wrong?" I ask, looking at her.

"It's just... I don't think I'm ready to get in the passenger seat," she admits with a hint of embarrassment in her voice. "I'm... scared."

you want to get in the backseat?" I offer. If she's not comfortable with sitting in the front, she can sit in the

that upset you?"

want you relaxed, Rosie," I assure her. I close the passenger door and open the door

relief and surprises me by giving me

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ease her nerves. "Of course, Rosie. They will never hold that

lungs in the car. You told me that it improved the mood, and you were

we use to do?" she asks,

scenes from the books you read. You even taught me all the bookish terms you know like trope, MMC, FMC, enemies to lovers, and all of these things." "Has my favorite tropes changed over the

enemies to

used to be a s**er for found family trope when I was sixteen," she fills me in. This is my first time to learn that about her. "Do you think we can stop by my apartment before

else do you want to do?" I want to make her happy and comfortable, so I'm willing to do anything for her

think we're going to have time

you want,

"But don't you

i have

world, I will take I will take her anywhere she

middle of the night, I will do it. If she wants us to take a plane to any place in "Even if I have millions of things to do, Rosie, you're still my priority. It may be hard

"Thank you so much,

her hand. I miss the way her hand feels against mine. "You don't need to repay me, Rosie. You're my girl. It's my role to be here for you. I want to be here for you." After ten more minutes, we make it to the house. I help Rosie get out of the car and I