Chapter 13
Walking out of the clerk’s office, I felt like I was in a dream.
The marriage certificate felt weightless in my hands.
Not to mention Harlan, who’d been trying to act composed ever since sobering up.
He cleared his throat.
“Whether this was an impulsive decision or not… now that we have our marriage certificate, there’s no backing out.‘
I waved the certificate at him.
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“Who’d want to back out of marrying a man like you?”
“I need to hide this thing so no one steals it from me.”
Harlan was obviously trying not to laugh at my comment.
But this time he held it in.
He thought for a moment.
“So… want to move your stuff to my place later?”
Then, seeming embarrassed by his own suggestion, he touched his nose and added,
“My place has better security. No thieves.”
I burst out laughing.
“Sure.”
Harlan’s ears turned slightly red.
We just stood there facing each other, exchanging about eight hundred glances.
Then I tentatively spoke up.
“By the way, Harlan…”
“Could we keep our marriage secret for now?”
He immediately went on high alert.
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Chapter 13
“Why?”
I scratched my head.
“It’s just… I married you so you wouldn’t overthink things, to give you security, but now that I’m suddenly married, I need some time to adjust.”
“I want to give myself time to get used to it.”
Harlan was already mollified by the first half of my explanation.
His tightly pressed lips were starting to curve upward..
But his tone still sounded a bit pouty.
“How long do we keep it secret? Can’t tell anyone?”
I thought about it.
“How about a month? We can’t tell anyone, okay?”
Harlan pressed his lips together, looked down and clenched his fists, like he was trying to convince himself.
I patiently waited for two minutes.
He actually managed to convince himself.
“Fine.”
Looking at his still–pouty face, I wanted to laugh again.
Who the hell was spreading rumors about Harlan being cold and ruthless?
This man was clearly a sweetheart!
I stood on my tiptoes and patted his head.
“My dear husband.”
Harlan’s face instantly turned red.
“What did you just call me?”
I blinked.
“Husband.”
Harlan’s face got even redder, and he looked down trying to hide it.
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“Oh…”
I decided to tease him.
“So what should you call me, husband?”
Harlan looked around with his red face, then leaned in very gently to whisper in my ear.
“Mmm… wife.”
His warm breath tickled my ear, making me feel tingly.
It felt kind of good.
“Didn’t hear you. Say it again.”
Harlan chuckled and actually bit my ear lightly.
“Really didn’t hear?”
“Wi–fe.”
The wet touch of his tongue made me jolt back about three feet away from him.
I still glared at him.
But he just looked at me with those sparkling eyes.
“Yup,wife.”
“So cute.”
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