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."

her to agree so readily

out - not towards hbut to the local bar. She needed to

whatever mess Fitch had gotten into; she wanted

in hot water, having caught wind of it even before the news

approached the bar. She had his number saved, but Tyler obviously didn't have hers, judging by

response, "Who's this?"

"Tyler, it's me, Zoey."

Fitch, who

returning stateside. She was the picture

at

well. Wendy had been smitten with Fitch for ages. Considering Fitch's general aversion

once before heading abroad, faced rejection, and

union by marriage with Fitch, she'd eagerly rushed back. Besides, Wendy's possessiveness was

avoided female company gave her a sense of

her - no other woman stood a chance. While abroad, she'd made sure to

Fitch didn't bother to correct

advances.

Stapleton family and the Haskins family would offer

were well-acquainted.

was here, still carrying a torch

can I do for

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

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

tied up at the moment. Maybe

drink. Is it okay

Carol. If something had

call out for Zoey, she looked up, her eyes flashing with derision. That

over the phone, she still had the gall

Zoey

not to notice, instead glancing at Fitch to gauge his reaction. But Fitch remained aloof, unfazed