More time passes and Brenton seems to be trying very hard to make his relationship with Annalise seem believable. He plays the doting fiance well. He has been seeking her out regularly, always kisses her hand in a way that displays attraction, and then acts sullen when she has to leave.
More than once she has looked back over her shoulder to find his eyes still on her, face bearing an expression she can't read with Jacob always looking on from the background, eyes passing between the two of them like he's learning something.
Finally, the wedding is drawing closer, now just under a month away. Preparations are well under way.
And Annalise is learning her duties under the watchful eye of her future husband.
She's educated enough, and intelligent enough, that everything has been relativ
