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Marry Me. I'll Spoil You Rotten EP CEO Romance, Marriage Contract ENGSUB
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00:00The night before our wedding, my boyfriend left to take care of his childhood sweetheart.
00:05I called Marcus Cole, my nemesis.
00:08I'm short a groom today. You want to step in?
00:14Sophie's really sick. High fever.
00:16She's been like this since we were kids.
00:17And every time I was there for her, I can't just leave her.
00:20It used to hurt to hear it. It didn't anymore.
00:23My birthday.
00:24Sophie scraped her knee on set.
00:26He drove four hours to her.
00:28Our anniversary.
00:29Sophie got a death threat from a troll.
00:31He left me at the restaurant and spent the entire night at her apartment.
00:36And now, the night before our wedding, he booked a flight without telling me and flew out to be with
00:41her.
00:42Ryan, I'm asking one one more time.
00:46Can you make it back for the 11 o'clock ceremony?
00:49Lily, there's no way. Can we just push it back one day, please?
00:53Push it back?
00:58Every single guest is either already at the venue or on their way.
01:02And you're asking me to postpone the wedding?
01:05On what bounds-ins?
01:06Lily.
01:07Because you're a jerk?
01:08Or Sophie's just that good at playing the victim?
01:11Lily.
01:14I'm telling you, there's nothing going on between me and Sophie.
01:17You two should just marry each other.
01:20Why drag me into this for four years?
01:22If you're not back today, we're done.
01:24I told you, I literally cannot make it.
01:27If you don't want to lose me, you'll postpone the wedding.
01:30I turned around, grabbed a chair, and threw it directly at the engagement curtain on the wall.
01:39Lily, what did that jerk say?
01:41It's okay, baby. It's okay not to get married.
01:45I looked at her. I forced a smile.
01:47Who said I'm not getting married?
01:49I called Marcus Cole, my nemesis.
01:52Freshman year, I have a good relationship with the class monitor.
01:56Marcus appeared out of nowhere and drank the whole thing.
02:00The class president never talked to me again after that.
02:04I'd always suspected that was when he decided to make my life difficult.
02:08After graduation, I thought I was done with him.
02:11No such luck.
02:12His family's business competed directly with mine.
02:15We kept ending up at the same table, bidding on the same projects.
02:20Lily?
02:21A few months back, when he found out I was getting married,
02:25he'd laughed and said,
02:27You should have married me. We are a powerful alliance.
02:31Yeah, it's me. I'm short a groom today. You want to step in?
02:35One second. Two seconds. Three. My heart was going too fast.
02:39Lily, is this a joke?
02:41If you don't want to, forget I...
02:43I'm in.
02:44You're actually saying yes?
02:47Yeah.
02:48But one condition. I'm not a prop.
02:52What does that mean?
02:53When I get married, I want a real wife.
02:56Someone who will actually be there. You understand?
02:59Deal.
03:01So, what do I need to do right now?
03:05Get to the Grand Hotel by 11.
03:08You won't be disappointed.
03:09We hung up.
03:11Everyone around me looked stunned.
03:13Marcus?
03:14The Marcus Cole you're always talking about?
03:17Your business rival?
03:19Yes.
03:20But how is that okay?
03:23He's your enemy.
03:25What if he uses this against you?
03:26Marcus is gorgeous.
03:28He built his company from scratch.
03:30He is so much better than Ryan.
03:32I'm actually excited.
03:34Marcus and I were using each other.
03:37But it didn't matter.
03:38I needed this wedding to happen.
03:40Ryan's parents called, trying to talk me down on his behalf.
03:45Be reasonable.
03:46Push it to tomorrow.
03:48If you want to be one of us...
03:50Lily, you need to learn to soften up a little.
03:53I hung up.
03:54Marry into their family?
03:57Keep dreaming.
03:58My parents had one kid,
04:00so they'd bought a townhouse two doors down from our family home
04:04and set it up as our wedding house.
04:06After the ceremony,
04:07once we signed everything,
04:09it would transfer to our names.
04:10By 9.30, I was in the dress.
04:13I knew I'd called Marcus in as a last-minute stand-in.
04:16I knew I was going to have to carry most of this myself.
04:19However bad it got,
04:21I was going to make it look perfect.
04:23When we were getting ready to leave,
04:25fireworks went off downstairs.
04:27The whole street smelled like a celebration.
04:29My other bridesmaid, Jessica,
04:32ran back into the room.
04:33Lily!
04:34Marcus is here.
04:35You have to see this motor trade.
04:37Come on, we have to go down and meet him.
04:39A long, perfect row of white cars lined the street.
04:43I didn't expect him to show up at my door.
04:46No one does that.
04:47Amber, shoes!
04:49Now, let's go!
04:50My parents have already gone downstairs to pick him up.
04:53I had no idea what Marcus was up to.
04:56Lily!
04:57Hello.
04:57Mrs. Cole?
04:59Mom, dial it back a little.
05:01You're going to scare her.
05:04Marcus, what are you doing?
05:08What are you doing?
05:10I'm getting married.
05:11You...
05:12I told you to meet me at the venue!
05:14I'm going to the venue.
05:16I'm picking up my bride first.
05:20What?
05:21You're upset?
05:21If I just show up at the venue, what does that look like?
05:24What does everyone around me think?
05:29Marcus, how did you manage to get all this done in such a short time?
05:34Compared to you, that's nothing.
05:37What?
05:38Nothing.
05:40Shouldn't we be heading out?
05:41We're going to be cutting it close.
05:42My face went warm, but I nodded.
05:46Yeah, let's go.
05:46I never imagined my husband would be Marcus Cole.
05:50In my head, he'd always been the guy with the sharpest tongue in any room.
05:54The person I once thought of beating up turned out to be my husband.
05:5911 o'clock.
06:00The wedding began.
06:01When we walked onto the stage, the room erupted.
06:05Wait, that's not Ryan?
06:06I thought the groom was Ryan Kellerman.
06:08What is going on?
06:11Whoever this guy is, he's way taller.
06:14Way better looking.
06:16Has anyone noticed the Calibird family isn't here?
06:19Did she switch grooms?
06:21This is insane.
06:22I was about to reach for the MC's mic to say something.
06:25Marcus got there first.
06:27I glanced at him.
06:28You've got some nerve.
06:30But I had underestimated him.
06:32Hi, everyone.
06:32I'm Marcus Cole, Lilissy's husband.
06:35Thank you all for being here to celebrate with us today.
06:37This is a love story that took some serious detours to get here, but we made it.
06:41He had apparently already briefed the MC,
06:43because the entire script had been rewritten.
06:46The MC launched into a story about two evenly matched rivals,
06:51seven years of tension that turned out to be something else entirely.
06:54The right person has always been there.
06:58Everyone else is just there for the sake of it.
07:00Then the MC moved us forward, and we started exchanging rings.
07:04I was going to use the rings I'd bought for Ryan,
07:07but when the rings came out, I stopped.
07:09That wasn't the same box.
07:11I looked at Marcus.
07:12He was already opening it.
07:13A diamond caught the light and practically blinded the front row.
07:17Oh my god, is that 10 carats?
07:20At least.
07:21She is so lucky.
07:23Why does stuff like this never happen to me?
07:26Marcus put the ring on my finger.
07:28It fit perfectly.
07:29At the same time, Marcus leaned down and kissed me, mouth to mouth.
07:33I was already running on fumes, but the reception wasn't the end of it.
07:37After dinner, a handful of guests, some out of curiosity and some probably hoping to watch us fail,
07:44said they wanted to see the place.
07:46Marcus had done everything else.
07:48He couldn't have had time to set up a whole house.
07:50I was about to make excuses for us.
07:53Come on, everyone follow the cars!
07:55I thought he'd lost his mind.
07:58The whole ride over, I was tense.
08:00I didn't want to walk into an empty house and have everyone stare.
08:04Marcus reached over and took my hand.
08:08Hey, stop worrying.
08:10When we got there, I understood why he told me not to worry.
08:14He had set everything up.
08:16White roses and red roses shaped into archways at every doorway.
08:20The decorators just left.
08:22Marcus leaned in close and then I saw the photos.
08:25My engagement photos from the shoot I'd done with Ryan.
08:29Except, Ryan was gone.
08:30In his place, a photo of Marcus in a suit.
08:33How?
08:34Money.
08:35By the end of the day, I was completely exhausted.
08:38I showered, changed into pajamas, climbed into the king-sized bed, and didn't move.
08:44Marcus came out after his shower.
08:45I sat up.
08:46The photos.
08:47How did you actually have those?
08:49What if I told you Ryan gave them to me?
08:51Ryan gave them to you?
08:54Why would Ryan give you our engagement photos?
08:57Guess.
08:59Fine, forget it.
09:01He walked toward the bed.
09:02I looked away fast, cleared my throat.
09:05I want to sleep alone tonight.
09:08Separate bedrooms?
09:09Is that okay?
09:13Three days.
09:14That's all I'm asking.
09:16Can we maybe...
09:17No.
09:18Don't even think about pulling a fast one on me.
09:20Then he walked over to the large sofa opposite and lay down.
09:24What are you doing?
09:27Sleeping.
09:29I said I wanted to sleep alone.
09:32You are sleeping alone.
09:33I meant in this room, by myself.
09:36You go sleep in the guest room.
09:38Not a chance.
09:39You care about appearances.
09:41Great.
09:41So do I.
09:43I showed up out of nowhere as a last-minute groom.
09:46My family is going out on a limb for me here.
09:48They're trusting me.
09:49And you want me sleeping in the guest room?
09:51He had a point.
09:52My phone rang.
09:53I grabbed it off the nightstand.
09:55Ryan.
09:56Marcus guessed it.
09:57He was off the couch fast.
09:59Ryan?
09:59I looked at the phone.
10:01Then I picked up.
10:02Before I could say a word, Ryan's voice came through.
10:05Like nothing had happened and he hadn't abandoned our wedding.
10:08Lily.
10:09I'm about to board.
10:10Land in two hours.
10:11Come pick me up, okay?
10:13Ryan.
10:14Do you have amnesia?
10:15I was wrong.
10:16I know.
10:17I'm sorry.
10:17I even got you something.
10:18Ryan.
10:19I got married today.
10:21He actually laughed.
10:23Okay, babe.
10:24Come on.
10:25My whole family didn't show up.
10:26Who exactly did you marry?
10:27You're right.
10:28Your family wasn't there.
10:29This wedding, my family planned it.
10:31We paid for it.
10:31We built it.
10:32And when you couldn't show up, your family didn't even try to help me manage it.
10:35One phone call and they told me to postpone it.
10:38Like that was my problem to solve.
10:40But Ryan, you are not the only man in the world.
10:43What are you saying, Lily?
10:44What are you saying right now?
10:46Marcus held out his hand.
10:47I thought about it for a second.
10:49Then I handed him the phone.
10:51Lily, answer me.
10:53Answer what?
10:55It's the middle of the night.
10:57You can call whoever you want, but you don't get to talk to my wife.
11:00Marcus?
11:01Is that Marcus Cole?
11:03Yeah.
11:04You can stop playing dumb.
11:06Who is your wife?
11:07What are you doing with Lily's phone?
11:09My wife is Lily.
11:11You knew what you were doing.
11:13Don't come around here anymore.
11:14You won't like how it ends for you.
11:16You two are unbelievable.
11:19Marcus hung up.
11:20The phone rang again immediately.
11:22I blocked the number.
11:23By the end of that night, I was running on empty.
11:26But my mind wouldn't quiet down.
11:28I was sure I'd lie there until morning.
11:30Instead, at some point, I fell asleep.
11:33When I woke up, pale light was leaking around the curtains.
11:37I grabbed my phone.
11:38After nine, I sat up fast.
11:40I got up, washed my face, was about to shower when I remembered I'd only packed one change
11:46of clothes.
11:47No shower then, just make up and go.
11:49I came out of the bathroom and stopped.
11:51A full outfit was folded neatly on the couch.
11:54Everything.
11:55The right size.
11:56Marcus?
11:56This man I'd written off as arrogant and difficult for years.
12:01Turns out he had this side, too.
12:03Marcus was at the table with his laptop, working.
12:05He stood when he heard me, came over, and took my hand.
12:10Wow.
12:11All dressed up.
12:12Big meeting?
12:13No.
12:14I planned to go home today.
12:15And my grandpa had sat through the entire wedding without saying a word.
12:19That silence had weight.
12:21Right.
12:22Almost forgot.
12:24Breakfast first.
12:25He sat me down and brought out a small pot of oatmeal with fruit, a basket of warm croissants,
12:31fresh pressed orange juice, and two soft poached eggs.
12:35He filled my bowl.
12:36I took a bite.
12:37It was really good.
12:39Your chef is excellent.
12:41I don't have a chef.
12:43You made this?
12:45Yeah.
12:45If you like it, I'll cook for you more.
12:47I know a lot of other things.
12:48He said it like it was nothing.
12:49I didn't know what to do with that.
12:51This person I'd always seen as untouchable, all sharp edges and control, could just cook.
12:58I picked up the orange juice.
12:59He looked at me.
13:00Did you press this yourself?
13:02Mrs. Cole, you can trust that I'm going to take good care of you.
13:06I didn't know where to look.
13:08I put my head down and ate.
13:10After breakfast, I reached for the dishes.
13:12Marcus caught my hand.
13:14Hands like yours don't do dishes.
13:15That's what husbands are for.
13:17He loaded the dishwasher.
13:18I stood there watching.
13:20I thought about a dinner I'd made at Ryan's apartment once.
13:23The results were fine.
13:25Nothing special.
13:26Ryan finished everything and wrapped his arms around me from behind.
13:30I'm the luckiest guy alive.
13:31But Marcus said my hands were too nice for dishes.
13:34I wasn't comparing.
13:35I just noticed the difference.
13:37Marcus appeared at my elbow.
13:39Face close.
13:40Breath warm.
13:41What are you thinking about?
13:44Nothing.
13:45His arm came around my waist and he pressed a kiss to my forehead before I could move.
13:50I pushed him off and basically fled to the other room.
13:53We were almost out the door when my mom called.
13:56Ryan's family was at the house.
13:58We got there fast.
13:59I heard Ryan's mom before I was through the door.
14:02Your daughter has no shame.
14:04Hooking up with some other man behind my son's back.
14:09The man with no shame is Ryan.
14:11Marcus's voice cut through the room.
14:14You two little...
14:15Enough!
14:17Does anyone here think I'm dead?
14:19With all due respect, your granddaughter is the one in the wrong here.
14:25A man who doesn't even attend his own wedding.
14:28Who leaves his fiancée to go be with another woman.
14:32And you're standing in my house telling me my family is in the wrong?
14:37Get out!
14:38We came here for an apology.
14:41Not one word and now out!
14:44Fine.
14:45We'll go.
14:46But that townhouse they were supposed to get?
14:49Sell it.
14:50We want half.
14:52I almost laughed.
14:53Half of what?
14:54On what basis?
14:56On the basis that it was part of an agreement between our families.
15:01What agreement.
15:03Ryan is nothing to us now.
15:06We always said that house would go to Lily and her husband after the wedding.
15:09Her husband is right here.
15:11His name is...
15:13Marcus Cole.
15:14Marcus Cole.
15:15Not Ryan Kellerman.
15:17Ryan Kellerman is nobody.
15:18You cheated on my son and you're standing there acting righteous?
15:22I will tell everyone.
15:24I will make sure everyone knows what you did.
15:27The only thing anyone needs to know, that with parents like you, Ryan never stood a chance.
15:35You'll regret this, Lily.
15:36A second later, Marcus' phone buzzed.
15:39He stepped outside to take it.
15:40I followed.
15:41His assistant was at the gate, passing a sealed envelope through the bars.
15:45Then, as Ryan's parents reached the sidewalk, he held it out to them.
15:49Take this home.
15:50Read it carefully.
15:51I have more where that came from.
15:53You're welcome to go public.
15:54Look, I'd actually enjoy watching how that plays out for your family.
15:58Ryan's parents looked at the envelope, at Marcus, at each other.
16:02They took it and left.
16:03Later, I asked him what was inside.
16:05He just smiled.
16:06Whatever it is, I thank God Lily didn't end up with that family.
16:10I always thought Ryan was decent enough, a stable job, educated, polite.
16:15I wasn't paying close enough attention.
16:17This turned out better.
16:18After everything settled and the extra people had gone, Marcus went out to his car.
16:24He came back carrying a long, rectangular box and two smaller ones.
16:29What is all this?
16:31Come here.
16:32Take these.
16:32I held them carefully.
16:34Marcus carried the long box over to my grandpa and set it on the table in front of him.
16:39My parents asked me to bring this for you, sir.
16:42We're family now.
16:44You don't need to bring anything.
16:45It's not much.
16:46I heard you collect antique pocket watches.
16:49This watch has been sitting in my house for a long time.
16:51Everyone's tired of looking at them.
16:53I thought you might give it a better home.
16:57Pocket watches?
16:59I'd love your opinion, sir.
17:00A gold pocket watch, engraved case, the kind that caught light and held it.
17:05My grandpa reached for it before he could stop himself.
17:0917 jewel movement, clean a cappiment.
17:11This is a serious piece.
17:13Glad it meets your standard.
17:15It's too much.
17:17Take it home.
17:18The most valuable thing in this family just walked through my door.
17:22A watch is nothing.
17:24If you're willing to accept me as your grandson-in-law, I'd be honored if you kept it.
17:27He kept the watch.
17:29The first smaller box.
17:31My dad's preference, somehow.
17:33The second smaller box.
17:34A delicate antique brooch.
17:36My mom wore vintage pieces whenever she could.
17:39How Marcus had found out all of this about my family.
17:42My dad and Marcus opened the scotch Marcus had brought.
17:45Marcus knew exactly what he was doing.
17:47Talking about it like he'd been studying for years.
17:50Distillery.
17:51Aging process.
17:52Tasting notes.
17:53Then he sat across from my grandpa and played cribbage with him for two hours.
17:57My mom was half-watching a drama in the corner.
18:00Marcus managed to drop a few comments about the lead actor that had her and asking questions.
18:06By the end of the day, my entire family was calling him by his first name.
18:10Sweetheart.
18:11I was stunned.
18:14Sweetheart?
18:23You've had enough time.
18:26that's enough don't throw away something good you two come back for dinner tomorrow night at i'll
18:32cook mom listen to your mother i looked at marcus he was already smiling at my mom
18:40if you're not ready yet there's no need to rush to get a make it official
18:44i'll think of something to tell them on the drive back marcus said it without looking at me
18:48okay tired not really he reached over without warning and messed up my hair gently
18:56marcus yeah i looked at the clean line of his jaw and held back what i've been about to say
19:03we had been enemies for years you went quiet why did you say yes when i called you why wouldn't
19:12i
19:12you're smart you're driven you're easy on the eyes we run in the same world you're the obvious choice
19:17and honestly once i marry you i lose my most dangerous competitor he just called me easy
19:24on the eyes and a worthy opponent in the same breath back to business whatever happens between
19:29us i want to keep our company separate assets stay divided fine no hesitation i figured we were
19:35equals anyway except the next morning at the office my assistant came in practically glowing
19:41lily we got the harrington project really i'd done my homework cole group had been in that bid
19:49and they'd had the edge cole group pulled out so we're in she was new she didn't know yet they
19:54withdraw yes i sat with that for a moment thanks you can go that evening i asked him straight
20:03why did you hand us the harrington project you could handle it we had other options that's not a real
20:08answer before yes i would have fought you for it but that was when you were someone else's girlfriend
20:12you're my wife now i'm not going to compete with my own wife soup's almost ready go change wash your
20:18hands he'd shifted gears so cleanly i almost missed it but i was also actually hungry
20:27wine sure dear dishes every one of them something i liked didn't realize we had the same taste
20:34better than expected eat more you're too thin will it feel no soft to the touch i automatically
20:42finished the thought in my head before bed i went to the bathroom to do my skincare routine after i
20:48came out i found five missed calls all from unknown numbers the last one had been called three minutes
20:54earlier why didn't you call me when i had missed calls marcus was by the window someone outside
21:01i came to stand beside him a car was parked at the bottom of the driveway in the light above
21:07the
21:07front gate a figure stood on the sidewalk ryan i turned to look at marcus how does he know your
21:14address big wedding a lot of guests someone always likes to stir things up my phone buzzed a text from
21:19the unknown number lily i'm outside i know you can see me come down i need to talk to you
21:24you want to
21:25go if you don't come out i'll stay here all night please just down one last conversation i didn't
21:32answer another text i hesitated then i turned from the window marcus moved fast one hand on my arm
21:39you sure about this
21:44yeah last time i'll come with you do what you want the front door opened ryan was already moving toward
21:52me lily you finally he saw marcus behind me his expression changed i need to talk to her alone
21:58he doesn't get to be here i glanced past ryan to the woman standing by the car sophie's standing right
22:04there so why exactly can't my husband be here ryan's face cracked husband so you really were sneaking
22:10around behind my back you're such a the sound of my hand connecting with his face was very loud
22:16my palm stung ryan stood there for a few seconds with his hand over his cheek we're done ryan
22:21whatever you think happened we're done you know exactly when it started going wrong between you
22:27and sophie you made a choice
22:33you knew
22:36ask her she sent me the photos herself told me you'd never let her find out sophie said nothing and
22:43just
22:43like that i didn't hate her anymore she was pathetic and pitiable in equal measure keep whatever dignity
22:50you have left we're done that's it i turned to go back inside ryan's voice came from behind me
22:58sharp and mocking you finally got what you wanted didn't you marcus must feel good i stopped and turned
23:05around what does that mean i should have seen it i should have been watching you the whole time marcus
23:12said nothing he turned and walked away whatever came next for them was none of my business i looked at
23:18marcus leaning against the door frame he looked at me the corner of his mouth lifted
23:24who got what they wanted
23:28you did mrs cole marcus had been in love with me this whole time i kept turning this over and
23:34couldn't make it fit and ryan had known back in the bedroom i pushed until i got the full story
23:41senior year of college ryan found marcus's wallet which contained a small photo of me and he discovered
23:48the secret the year we graduated i started dating ryan ryan knew marcus liked me so when the wedding
23:54photos were done ryan sent him a copy he only said one sentence you're done move on after that
24:01marcus had stopped paying attention to me entirely he told me all of this and then went and lay on
24:07the
24:07couch and stared at the ceiling and refused to say another word until i said but we were enemies
24:13weren't we
24:16who wanted to be your enemy what nothing i like you that's the whole story
24:22i leaned over the edge of the couch and looked at him up close his ears were red he was
24:29embarrassed
24:30this sharp-tongued unshakable man embarrassed marcus are you blushing right now be honest oh my god
24:38he sat up fast grabbed my wrist and pulled laugh one more time see what happens i held my breath
24:47didn't blink he held the look for another second then pushed off and walked away
24:54i jumped up off the couch ran to the bed and pulled the covers over my head
25:00somehow after all of that i fell asleep the next morning marcus was up before me
25:04he came to the side of the bed and tugged the blanket it's early sleep in i'll call you when
25:11breakfast is ready at 7 10 my phone rang marcus i came downstairs breakfast was already on the table
25:19after we ate he said my mom mentioned she'd love to have us over for dinner tonight does that work
25:24for you it works i'll drop you at the office this morning and pick you up after okay but that
25:31afternoon a piece of gravel that fell from the construction site hit me on the head my company's
25:36project manager amber had taken me along to do a site walkthrough a loose chunk of concrete came off
25:43the upper level we went straight to the emergency room severe concussion the doctor wanted me a
25:49serious concussion we barely got in the hospital when marcus walked through the door he talked to
25:54the doctor got the full picture only then did his expression ease he went to handle the admission
26:00paperwork how did he even know i was here
26:06he he's my cousin cousins you've been hiding this for years you two were at each other's
26:14throats constantly every time you brought him up you sounded like you wanted to commit a crime
26:17i stayed out of it i swear i never told him anything about the company that part i believe
26:23but my personal life my family's preferences my taste in food that was all you wasn't it
26:30he's my cousin i helped where i could case closed marcus studied business management to take over
26:38from his father his second year of college he asked his dad to shift the company's base of operations
26:42here his father had a contact in the city who was developing a major real estate project and needed an
26:46investment partner that gave us the opening we moved the business here gradually over the next few
26:51years that makes sense for his father that was the reason for marcus there was another one
27:01i only found out a couple of years ago there was a girl he liked she was here the night
27:07before your
27:08wedding amber called me she said the girl marcus had been carrying a loach for was about to get
27:12married i was worried about him so i went over he had your pictures up on his laptop i thought
27:18that's
27:18her the one and she's marrying someone else tomorrow then the next morning he called me out of nowhere
27:24and said he was getting married i thought he'd lost it completely i asked him who to the girl i
27:28love
27:28and i could hear it in his voice this joy he couldn't even pretend to contain he told us not
27:33to ask questions just trust him things were moving fast follow his lead she stopped her eyes were
27:39bright marcus has not cried since he was five years old but that night when i came over he was
27:43drinking alone and there were tears on his face lily please take care of him because he loves you
27:49he really truly loves you i will we barely left the hospital when his mom suggested i come stay
27:56with them for a while i've got it mom she's my wife thank you for today we'll see you soon
28:01he picked
28:02up my bag put his hand on my back and steered me toward the car on the way home i
28:07kept glancing at
28:08him i was trying to picture it marcus alone with tears on his face i laughed before i could stop
28:14myself lily if something is actually wrong with you say the word and we'll turn around right now i laughed
28:21harder which made the stitches pull which made everything worse you're being incredibly mean to
28:28an injured person you're staring at your husband like he's a circus act how is that my fault the light
28:34turned red confess i'll make your favorite for dinner and if i don't confess still making your
28:42favorite for dinner then we have nothing to negotiate he'd made a promise three days the three days were
28:51up i got into bed first looked at him you don't thrash in your sleep right of course not i
28:58barely move i
28:58promise i won't go anywhere near your stitches then get in he climbed in fast okay you're okay i'm not
29:07touching you sleep i closed my eyes then he leaned over and kissed the corner of my mouth
29:15good night i stared at the ceiling just out of nowhere a few more days at home marcus mostly he
29:24stayed close the stitches came out a week and a half later the doctor had shaved a small patch on
29:29my head i hated the look of it so i wore a clip in at the office until it grew
29:34back marcus had decided
29:35i couldn't eat certain things until i was fully healed he enforced this without apology three meals a day
29:42cooked if he genuinely couldn't do it his mom sent something over word had spread through the company
29:48my husband was marcus cole and i was apparently on good terms with his mother marcus's mom and i are
29:55getting our nails done marcus's mom invited me to her book club i introduced marcus's mom to historical
30:01cosplay we're planning a trip together the person who benefited most from all of this was my mom as for
30:07me marcus had slowly ruined me for normal life i'd become lazy in a way i hadn't noticed until it
30:14was
30:14late he blew my hair dry for me after showers one morning i came up behind him while he was
30:20cooking
30:20and wrapped my arms around him and said are you trying to make me useless he turned my hand over
30:26and pressed his lips to the inside of my wrist like you were doing any of this before i came
30:32along
30:32here's the thing once you've had this you can't go back i'm doing this on purpose i want you so
30:39used
30:40to being taken care of that you can't imagine life without me that's the plan what if you change
30:45your mind someday and leave then i'm in real trouble he turned all the way around tipped my chin up
30:50and
30:50kissed me once seven years i had you in my head for seven years i finally got here you think
30:57i'm letting
30:57go go change dinner in ten we never filed the marriage license i don't know how he explained it to
31:05my family but no one pushed he told them he was waiting for me waiting until i was ready to
31:11choose
31:11it for real four months after the wedding i found out i was pregnant i looked down at the man
31:17holding
31:18my hand marcus let's go make it official right now for real he'd had the folder sitting in his car
31:28for
31:28months ids the marriage license applications all of it i thought he'd ask is this just because of the
31:35baby he never asked all the way through the process and after when we came out with the paper in
31:41hand
31:42he held me let go kissed me held me again thank you mrs cole mr cole is very very in
31:50love with you
31:51that's not changing before we made it home sitting in the car he took a photo of the license and
31:57the
31:57ultrasound printout and posted it i opened instagram and liked his post then i posted one of our wedding
32:03photos caption for the rest of it i'm staying she was beautiful but what got me wasn't her face it
32:11was
32:11the way she laughed i fell for her on the spot i'd never liked anyone before i didn't know how
32:17to do it
32:17so i just kept showing up kept making her notice me and i got it completely wrong she thought i
32:24was
32:24picking fights thought i didn't like her that i was going out of my way to make her life difficult
32:29i wasn't i just liked her liked her so much that on quiet nights when the room was empty and
32:35everyone
32:36was out i'd lie on my bed and think about her and feel inexplicably fine i really liked her she
32:43genuinely
32:44couldn't stand me marcus is the most annoying so everything i did i kept quiet about because when
32:51someone you dislike does something for you it doesn't feel like kindness it feels like a motive
32:57i didn't want her more on guard i didn't know what else to do so i just kept liking her
33:02let it grow
33:03because i couldn't stop it senior year her thesis files were wiped by a virus i recovered her system and
33:10got everything back this time i'd gone to her she had to know it was me marcus thank you don't
33:17mention
33:17it but she looked at me that was enough to run on for weeks and when she said my name
33:23i thought huh
33:24my name sounds like that then i thought her name lily i'd been saying it in my head for years
33:31it never got old it still doesn't