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."

agree so

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

gotten into; she wanted the lowdown on

family were in hot water, having

she approached the bar. She had his number

response, "Who's this?"

"Tyler, it's me, Zoey."

glancing sideways at Fitch, who was accompanied

Fitch since returning stateside. She was the

at

with Fitch for ages.

her feelings once before heading abroad, faced rejection,

potential union by marriage with Fitch, she'd eagerly

female company gave her a sense

to her - no other woman stood

Fitch didn't bother to correct her; it conveniently shielded him from

advances.

the Stapleton family and the Haskins family would offer

were well-acquainted.

here, still carrying a torch

can I do

I swing

have hit a dead-end with Fitch - probably got blocked -and now she was turning

bit tied up at

your drink. Is it

was going on with Carol. If something had happened to Carol,

for Zoey, she looked up, her eyes flashing with derision. That woman still

had the gall to csniffing around.

to dismiss Zoey

at Fitch to gauge his reaction. But Fitch remained aloof, unfazed by the mention