HA

h his usual flair for the dramatic. His dark brown suit, shoes, and hair

ur new gr

nuing to check our investment po

s company and disturb me is beyon

his leg up on my desk despite knowing how much that ir

married now," he exclaims

ms that is the only thing he wants to talk about today. This is the

k to get caught up on. I d

by four hours because some of our Japanese clients needed to fl

or twenty-eight years. You never have any backlog," Then h

ail to one o

-seven years, and it is better to be hard

t a party freak. Also, we were born in the same hospital on the same d

then I look at him unimpressed. "Did

a sly smile. "I came to

nt of jasmine across her skin, the almost inexperienced press of her l

n't no

You married this woman, and you did

I say curtly, hoping

r I initially envisioned her to be. So much so that I found myself co

she knows about your

ared brings me

why she would agree to marry me so quickly, but

that very soon I will never get to see her again makes me full of so much sorrow

s, this marriage idea she has been tryi

f happiness before she passed o

N

end. "Then what sort of woman a

at she told me was true. At lea

was that the real reason she wanted to move out, or is she jus

t her to know if she is only after my wealth. I refuse to sh

. I offered her the car only because of Granny, who insisted that her granddaug

he was understanding to an extent. Her only clause to allowin

can be that pers

y chest warms. May is trul

mes in. I

ately. "I need

tanding as he slides

urt. "Are y

May home, but because of the

"Did you marry her just t

ut I don't say that. Instead, I say, "I'm s

Jared sees that something is

ing a sigh. Why can't I l

d to l

a day, and your wife is already kee

*

A

The furniture is great and sturdy

ith him and his grandmother to take better care of

up hooking up

, but ours isn't a regular marriage, and he clearly

usiness ar

hen Harriet calls me. "H

his is all new. Like no one even lives

ouple, I thought it would be better if both of you were to live

isely what I

felt you would have more room to

t me. But I don't tell Harriet that as she seems so enthusiastic about

hould be the one thanking you." She pa

I am not sure I will be able to manage that, bu

wil

ster bedroom, and I take some time to famili

't wait to cook in it. Once I learn

and I decide to take a shower

ush my teeth, and I enjoy a good soak with all the fragrances and soaps i

sband gets called to the office like this more o

the way people always do in movies. I am tucking my towe

taking off his t

l in su

ome in, probably be

turns to look at me, my towel decides thi

l to th

el on my head in front of Ethan Chase... less th