Fuelled by Forever

Ch. 2

Imogen

I have to say, those yeses turn into louder ones halfway through the night. Jude's stress manifests into him giving me as many orgasms as I can manage before I return the favour until sunrise.

We fall asleep and scramble when Daniel knocks at eleven in the morning to tell us the schedule for our trip back to London.

I don't want to leave.

It's paradise, and it's triggering to think of what awaits us back home after the ordeal we had returning from Sardinia. It's different now. We're engaged, but my mind can't help but go to how Jude will deal with his stress when we return.

All I see is Jude's back when he leans on the doorjamb to block Daniel's view into the bedroom. I enjoy the moments left in this soft bed, rubbing my belly and glancing back over to the door when I hear it shut to find Jude staring.

"I should get a shower, but I just can't move," I say, holding my arm out to Jude to signal I want him next to me.

It doesn't take him long to join me, rolling to bury himself close to me. I wrap my arm over him and kiss light patterns in his hair, drifting back to sleep.

I wake up sometime later, realising Jude probably stirred me with his shifting around. Nathan is on the screen, Jude speaking low until he catches sight of me awake. I smile, giving Nathan a wave, but Jude's phone loses signal and cuts off the call.

Only a few seconds go by before Nathan calls back.

I laugh. "You have that picture of him set?"

We stare at Nathan's Cheshire Cat grin as he poses with Kyle working behind him.

Jude sighs. "I trusted him once with my passcode, and he gave himself a call wallpaper."

I giggle. "That's so Nathan."

"So, how's the happy couple?" Nathan asks when we connect the call, and he's bright and breezy as usual.

I smile, grateful I put on Jude's t-shirt before we fell asleep because flashing Nathan my boobs is not ideal. "We're so good."

Nathan grins back. "That proposal sounds pretty epic."

"I still can't get over it," I reply, and he claps just as my phone vibrates on the bedside table.

I reach over to grab it, but see it's a message from a random number. Hey, future wifey to Jude, it's your bestie, Margot here! I'm texting off Beth's phone at work because I lost my mobile! Can you check your Find My and see if it tells you where I last was? Love ya!

While Jude and Nathan chat, I check my Find My for Margot. I zoom in on the location when it looks suspiciously similar to Nathan's address.

Interesting.

I think about what I can text back to her, knowing she's on Beth's phone and not wanting to make it so she has to explain to her work colleague.

Imogen: Hey, gorgeous! It's saying it's near Notting Hill... ring any bells? I hope someone didn't take it on the tube or anything? I love you more! xxx

She messages right back. I know exactly where it is! I must have left it at my friend from the Pilates class's house last night! Thanks, babe. I can't wait to see you tomorrow! xxxx

A friend from Pilates?

Since when did she start Pilates?

"You okay, Imo?" Nathan's voice drags me away from my phone and onto his cheery face.