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“What’s the rush?”

His Adam’s apple bobbed: “Didn’t you say before you wanted us to be real husband and wife?

Holding hands, embracing, kissing……..”

Maureen couldn’t fathom why he’d suddenly bring this up.

Her younger self had been so naïve.

He’d been her first crush, her secret love, the man she’d married.

Naturally she’d wanted to share everything couples do–every intimacy married partners experience–even dreaming of having children together and growing old side by side…

But now, after all they’d endured, she’d long abandoned those hopes.

“I don’t dare wish for such things.”

She answered.

Not that she didn’t dare–she simply didn’t want to.

Geoffrey saw right through her, his throat suddenly clogging as if stuffed with cotton, choking him.

“But now I want to try with you.”

Maureen froze, staring at him in astonishment.

Geoffrey continued: “Be my wife for a month. If you agree, I’ll let you go afterward. All past debts will be written off.”

He refused to believe Maureen didn’t love him at all.

Previously, her anger never lasted more than a week.

“Really?

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You won’t lie to me?”

Maureen calculated–one month was perfect to confirm pregnancy. Leave if pregnant, stay if

not.

For some reason, her question made Geoffrey uneasy,

“Mm, I won’t lie.”

knew verbal

she had

trust you. Don’t

Geoffrey’s chest tightened further.

truly wanted

chain her

suppressed the

He didn’t need Maureen!

Probably

Maureen had never thought she and Geoffrey would become real husband

stray hair at her

her red lips:

about to kiss her, but the doorbell ruined the

someone

An hour later.

tidied up and

there nothing at the

Maureen asked tentatively.

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eager for him

handed most of the work to

done earlier, as the head of the group, he had

worrying: if he didn’t leave, how could she go back to the room to get that bottle

looked at her: “Do you really want

“No, I was just asking out of

work aside, and

Geoffrey added.

Putting work aside…

was a bit incredulous but

you say before that you wanted to go back

Geoffrey said casually.

the water

married, she often told Geoffrey about the small County Town where

grew up.

all, liking someone means wanting to share everything

did say

We’re driving there

agreed to be husband and wife for a

to be Maureen’s

honeymoon, he figured it

before snapping back: “Okay, I’ll

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