Chapter 30: Room twelve
Chapter 30: Room twelve ELENA They went to Whitmore on a Saturday in January. She had told Dr. Anand she […]
Convenient Arrangement
A marriage of convenience romance where fake feelings turn dangerously real.
Chapter 29: The news
Chapter 29: The news ADRIAN She told him in January. He had come home at eight to find her in
Chapter 28: Year one
Chapter 28: Year one ELENA A year after the courthouse, she looked at the apartment and thought: *we live here.*
Chapter 27: October
Chapter 27: October ADRIAN She walked toward him through the restaurant’s back room. He had been standing at the small
Chapter 26: What they planned
Chapter 26: What they planned ELENA They planned a real wedding. Not a production — she had been specific about
Chapter 25: The real proposal
Chapter 25: The real proposal ADRIAN He proposed properly on a Saturday in September. Not in a restaurant — he
Chapter 24: What she said to William
Chapter 24: What she said to William ELENA She ran into William at a charity event in August. She had
Chapter 23: What William said
Chapter 23: What William said ADRIAN The board meeting was in July. He had known the William situation was coming
Chapter 22: Six months in
Chapter 22: Six months in ELENA She stopped counting the months somewhere around May. She had been counting in the
Chapter 21: Sunday dinner
Chapter 21: Sunday dinner ADRIAN Rosa Vasquez’s apartment was on the fourth floor of a building in the Bronx that