Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

[If you fancy hitting the shops, I'm gto tag along.]

She texted another message, though she knew full well Carol would likely decline.

[No worries, I'm actually doing okay. Maja just rangup too, but she's swamped as usual. Anyway, I've got my own stuff to deal

with here. Gotta go.]

[Alright, you go handle your business.]

Zoey set her phone down, glancing around the office.

She'd been pulling all-nighters for the past two days, and hadn't gone back home, barely taking tto crash in the break room,

freshen up, and change into a clean set of clothes before diving back into the grind.

Now that she had a moment to breathe, her eyes felt like sandpaper.

There was a knock on the door, and in cElvis, clutching a stack of papers. Spotting Zoey still at her desk, his face registered

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"Have you not gone hin two days?"

"Yeah, I've been trying to clear the deck of this month's backlog."

Elvis furrowed his brow with concern, "Zoey, Ms. Pennyfeather didn't expect you to work yourself to the bone like this. By the time

she gets back, you'll be running on fumes."

Zoey didn't respond, standing up with a playful tone, "Fine, I'll head hto rest now. The paperwork I've finished is on the left -

take a gander when you get a chance."

to agree so readily and just

not towards hbut to the local bar. She needed to

Fitch had gotten into; she wanted the lowdown

were in hot

number saved, but

response, "Who's this?"

"Tyler, it's me, Zoey."

glancing sideways at Fitch, who was accompanied

first formal encounter with Fitch since returning stateside. She was the picture of demure coyness,

Fitch at

with Fitch for ages.

feelings once before heading abroad, faced rejection, and hadn't pressed

potential union by marriage with Fitch, she'd eagerly rushed back. Besides,

knowing Fitch avoided female company gave her a sense of

other woman stood a chance. While abroad, she'd made sure to ward off

posing as Fitch's girlfriend. Fitch didn't bother to

advances.

knew that if Fitch desired marriage, both the Stapleton family and the Haskins family

were well-acquainted.

Zoey was here, still carrying a torch

chuckled, "What can I

be at the bar tonight. Mind if I swing by for a chat? There's something I need

subtext was clear as day. She must have hit a dead-end with Fitch - probably got blocked -and

I'm a bit tied up at the moment.

wait for you to finish your drink. Is it okay if I just hang in the

to find out what was going on with Carol. If

heard Tyler call out for Zoey, she looked up, her eyes flashing with derision. That woman still hadn't

she still had the gall to csniffing around. She

to dismiss Zoey with a

to notice, instead glancing at Fitch to gauge his reaction. But Fitch