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

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

mess Fitch had gotten into; she

had hinted before that the Miller family were in hot water, having caught wind of it even before

bar. She had his number saved,

response, "Who's this?"

"Tyler, it's me, Zoey."

at Fitch, who was accompanied

Wendy's first formal encounter with Fitch since returning stateside.

Fitch at

knew his cousin well. Wendy had been smitten with Fitch for ages. Considering

feelings once before heading abroad, faced rejection, and

union by marriage with Fitch, she'd eagerly

avoided female company gave her

woman stood a chance. While abroad,

girlfriend. Fitch didn't bother to

advances.

both the Stapleton family and the Haskins family

were well-acquainted.

carrying a torch for Fitch? Wendy would never

can I do for

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

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

tied up at the moment. Maybe

to finish your drink. Is it

Carol. If something had happened to

looked up, her eyes flashing with derision. That woman

the phone, she still had the gall to csniffing

Zoey with

to notice, instead glancing at Fitch to gauge his reaction. But Fitch remained aloof, unfazed by