Mr. Darcy greeted her at the door with his usual demanding meow.
"Hi there, Darc," Rachel fed him, then curled up on the couch. Her phone buzzed.
Mac:How was your day? I heard you helped Ellie with her dress crisis.
Rachel:I did. Crisis averted. How was practice?
Mac:Good. Jamie's reorganizing the equipment room again. I'm worried about him.
Rachel:Should I be worried that you're worried?
Mac:Probably. Can I see you tomorrow? I miss you.
Rachel's heart squeezed. Tomorrow. When she'd tell him everything.
Rachel:Coffee at 4?
Mac:Perfect.
Rachel:I have something I want to tell you too.
Mac:Good something or bad something?
Rachel:No comment.
Mac:You’re making me nervous, cat lady.
Rachel:Just a joke, I’ll see you tomorrow. Good night, cat man.
Mac:Good night.
Rachel set down her phone, Mr. Darcy immediately claiming her lap. She closed her eyes, trying to imagine the conversation. How she'd start. What she'd say. How Mac would react.
One week until the wedding.
Tomorrow she would tell Mac the truth. She should probably also let him know that she loved him. Probably.
25
Mac
Mac had six days until Cole's wedding.
Six days until he'd walk down the aisle as best man, standing beside his best friend while Cole married the woman who'd saved his career and captured his heart.
Three days until Rachel would be his date, making their relationship undeniably public.
And based on the conversation he'd had with Ellie last night, six days until something potentially exploded.
"Mac, I need to tell you something,"Ellie had said on the phone, her voice careful."I asked Rachel about Matthews today. At the boutique. Like I promised I would."
"And?"
"She shut down completely. Wouldn't talk about it. Ran out rather than explain."Ellie paused."But Mac, she knows him. And whatever the connection is, it's bad. She was terrified."
"Did she say anything? Give you any details?"
"No. Sophie and I talked to her afterward. Told her she needed to tell you. She promised she would."
