Chapter 3-1. the ring

AS Marley agreed to, the two of them spent the rest of the day in his apartment together. Marley showered her plane ride off after lunch, then Aiden won a round of Scrabble, Marley won two rounds of Spot It, and they both won a game of Battleship. They then snuggled on the couch to watch Avengers Endgame together-or, most of it anyway. Marley did her best to remain attentive but with a devious man-boy constantly trying to cop feels and kisses, portions of the movie ended up going unnoticed. Now Aiden was letting her take him down a few times in a very overdue self-defence lesson in the gym on the top floor of his building, where there were plenty of mats to practice on. Marley was definitely rusty and it showed, but no matter how much she pled, her boyfriend always refused to be anything other than be gentle with her. Which, truly defeats the purpose of self-defence training in the first place. Marley's ponytail brushed against her cheek as she glared down at where Aiden w