A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

With a glass of wine in hand, Jessie slowly turned her head to look at him. After a long pause, she asked softly, Are you aiming to marry me or just looking for a fling? The man chuckled awkwardly. Id love to marry you but, lets face it, reality bites! Remember, Ive got a wife already. Shes pretty strict.

So, lets keep it casual, just a few rendezvous here and there. If it happens too often, shell catch on. How about it? A multi-million dollar deal in exchange for a couple of outings. Seems like a fair trade, doesnt it? In reality, Jessie had encountered plenty of guys like him before.

It was just surprising that even folks from the same social circle were pulling stunts Like this.

She raised an eyebrow and grinned, Sure thing! But Im going to have to pass. Find someone else! Patrick didnt expect to get shut down like this.

got ticked off. Jessie, quit acting all high

for ages, havent you? You ran off to Heron with him. But guess what? He didnt want you and marry someone else! Do you really still think youre something special? Well, tonight youre drinking that wine, whether you like it or not! Get off

cheap thing Albert played and tossed aside! Coincidentally, James, Marcus, and Melissa were heading upstairs together when

as he heard someone else talking about Jessie like some disposable fling!

he wanted to take care of her, afraid of

but Marcus

face, and then back at Marcus, who reached out,