Chapter 47

• Natalie's POV
• I wobbled with excitement as I opened the oven for probably the gazillionth time that night. Finally, the roast was just about well done-savory garlic and rosemary wafting from it into the kitchen and mingling with the side dishes I'd done to perfection.
• Everything had to be perfect. He had been away in London for days, and tonight was the night he was due home; I couldn't wait. It felt like I hadn't seen him since the beginning of time, and I wanted tonight to be about him and me being special.