The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 84

| adjust my tie and make sure that | look extra good for the night. The truth is, | don't really care about this

event. | have been to numerous ones like it before, but this one is different. | have Rosie Kensington as my date.

It is more than special,

For years, | have had a crush on her ever since | was a senior in high school, but | couldn't do anything about it. |

know how she sees me. I'm just the annoying guy she met five years ago because of Holden and Lily. | had just

turned fifteen when | met her, and she was tw She madeso nervous, and I didn't know how to act around

her, so | just decided to annoy her. | so want to slap my fifteen years old self for making things harder for the

adult version of me

| always tease her about the amount of clothes she has in pink, but | actually love pink on her. | don't think any

other girl can make pink this beautiful Rosie is one of a kind.

But maybe things can work in my favor since she's going to my university. | know how huge the campus is, but

I'm going to make it my casually bump into her as much as possible.

Rosie is so beautiful and if | don't do anything about my dire situation, somebody is going to ask her out in

college. I'm sure of that.

mission to

| make my way to my car and drive to her house. Luckily, she only lives thirty minutes away from me. | can't wait

to see her in her blue dress. She may not know this, but | have ties in different shades of pink to match all the

shades of pink | have seen her wear throughout Once | arrive, | knock on her front door. | expect her to open in

for me, but Julian opens the door instead.

"Hello there," Julian welcomesas | walk inside the house. | know I'm ten minutes early, so | don't expect

Rosie to be ready.

"It's good to see you, Julian," I'm on a first-nbasis with her parents, which giveshope that she may look

atdifferently one day. | know that they likeand I'm glad about that, but | want their daughter to like me.

"Rosie told us that you asked her to be her date yesterday," he tells me, and | nod. "I guess | don't need to tell

you that | expect you to behave and take care of her."

"Don't worry, | plan on taking good care of her, | assure her dad.

"And no pranks for tonight," he warns me.

"No pranks. | promise," | say. This is my first tto be nervous around Julian, but today is different. His daughter

is my date, and this is a first.

| hear the clinks of heels against the floor and when I look at the direction of the sound, | find Rosie in front of

me, looking as gorgeous as ever. Her royal blue dress looks like it is made for her. | bet her mum made it for her.

Tre on time," she comments, and | smile at her.

"You're o

"| told you I will," | say

Emily, her mum, walks into the living room and | make my way towards h

her to greet her.

"Don't you look beautiful, Emily," | say as | kiss her cheek.

"Thank you, Silas. You look very handstoday. Seems like you cleaned up well for Rosie. She smirks and |

chuckle nervously as I look down. "I think | don't need to tell you to take care of her, because | have a feeling

somebody has already told you thatTM "Yes, Julian has giventhis talk." | mod.

"Shall we go? Let's not make things awkward. This is a one-tthing anyway," Rosie says as she walks towards

me. But | don't plan on making this a one-tthing at all,

| want to take her on numerous dates and show her how | can treat her right. 1 want her to taketo her

favorite places and introduceto her world. I'm done being the jerk in her eyes. | don't want that anymore.

She doesn't know what she means toand it's entirely

-sure.

's go." | offer her my arm and she links hers with me.

let's y

The babysitter is supposed to be here soon. Once she arrives, we'll leave," Emily says.

"Tim sorry if my parents made things awkward, she apologizes once we walk out of her house,

"lI wasn't awkward at all. They're just looking out for you." | say, opening the door of the passenger se

nil start it. "Here, you can play whatever you want." | hand her the aux and start driving

o her and she

givevine one of her dazzling.

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"Don't be too nice. | don't want to get used to this version of you," she jokes as she plays a song | don't

recognize.

But | want you to get used to this version of me, I think to myself.

"Let's just imagine that | have never teased or pranked y

"Sounds like a plan," she says,

you and you've never done the same," | tell her, making her chuckle and nod.

Soon, we arrive at the venue where the event is held. The valet opens the door for Rosie, and | walk towards her.

There are so many photographers, but we have both grown up in the spotlight, so they don't bother us anymore.

She links her arm with me, and we both walk inside. It is the annual event to celebrate the successes that the

company has achieved throughout the year. This year, we have added a new streaming website andto our

projects. My family owns one of the biggest produ "Do you plan on fangirling when you see your favorite actor?" |

smirk as | look at her.

"Have | ever fangirled loudly?" she says as she turns to look atwith her ocean-blue eyes. I'm in love with

them.

"You fangirl internally. | gotta give you that," | say,

"See! And aren't we supposed to act all civil tonight and refrain from teasing one another?" she reminds me.

"You got me. Sorry," | say, smiling. "But seriously, if there's anybody you want to say

y hi to or take a picture with, just tell me."

"What | want right now is something to drink because I'm really thirsty," she says, and | nod.

"Version mojito?" | ask to make sure.

"You knowso well" She grins.

"I'll be right back." | walk to the bar and get the two of us the sdrink. | want to know more about her like

knowing her favorite drink, her favorite actor, and her favorite color. | want to learn everything about Rosie

Kensington. | thank the bartender when he handsthe drinks and head back to my date.

When I spot her, | frown because she isn't alone. A guy is talking to her. | know him. Ezra Maine. A wannabe

heartthrob.