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Chapter Two GEMMA My alarm blares at six thirty in the morning like it does every weekday for work. I love being the office manager at my dad’s garage, but he’s an early bird. Me, not so much. However, I’ve had to become one over the years. While the coffee maker finishes dripping, I make some avocado toast. Once my breakfast is ready, I sit at the small breakfast bar with a mug full and eat. Robert: Morning, darling. Hope you slept well. Care to come over tonight so I can kiss my beautiful future wife? I smile at his message. Gemma: I did, thank you. How about you? I can stop by later. Robert: I would’ve slept better with you next to me. My stomach drops. It’s not the first time he’s hinted at me moving in before we get married. Robert and I met a couple of years ago and have been