MY FAKE LOVE AFFAIR
ed on my head, and I was wearing my very soft, comfy slippers. It felt good to be home.
ing to stay in the city, and h
ry con
iately went to the kitchen to
I cal
he
and found him in his favorite
i
pizza?" he asked. "You look
al
ight," I told him. "You d
said. "Since you've been traveling s
I just want to sit here with y
on h
d come close to comparing to what you've got going on
ro
d news. Never liked th
stened to you," I
hat guy doesn't deserve your time
to see much," I told him. "W
lor
" he asked. "I kno
got to eat at some very nice restaurants. The people were nice and so open. They were
shoe company is
"Yes. I had meetings with des
amples being sent to my place
a shoe
re about designing your
sense those designers do. I lo
eating a new shoe de
wanted," he said with pride
our mind to. Look how much
ng a business," I told him. "
g the day-to-d
could see something in the store or on TV and come home and make it. She made you so ma
creativity," I said with a smil
ke prett
sful businesswoman," he said. "Y
e mall would pay off," I laughed. "Thank you f
e best days of my life
ppy to walk around the ma
and what you would wear with a jacket or a pair of shoes always made
a, but I really never
situation with tha
roned out. It is going to slow production on the product, but I'd rather have it done right than deal with yet another scandal. I don't want t
know that couldn'
e just not good. The previous owner of the company eithe
to go out aga
lan on staying put for a while
," he growled. "I'll tell you what, if anyone dares say anything to m
and I'm ready to see who made it to the finals. I'v
snuck a pee
. Hav
. "Nope. I've been rewat
eyes. "M*A*S
y it was the best s
a good
Brock," he said in
e's nothin
he said. "I've seen th
't love me. He can whine and cry all he wants, but it's just for show. There's nothing he can do to me. He can keep spreading lies and telling peopl
the truth about what'
're just trying to get a rise out of me. They want me to s
u need some starlet to get pregnant or another cele
goal," I sai
be big news," he offered.
ly hope,"
om across the street calls me anytime something seems out of t
d him. "I hopped in a stranger'
ounded by ph
re ly
tires, creating a cloud of smoke, and chased off the photographers. He had a little sports car that c
Lore! You di
ive and in one piec
this s
him. "If I knew his name,
ful woman, you're somewhat of a celebr
ut instinct," I said. "You al
tell you about Br
iously on vacat
on't do t
t was careless. In the momen
e. It was a wave of homesickne
t
a long time," he
rry. How have y
"I'm a little bored,
You're supposed to b
o fishing a few times, but
would have loved for you
of a homebod
quaint bed-and-breakfasts. You could go leaf-watching
to set me u
ery subtle with that situation
s his one and only and he coul
till difficult for him to think
get out and have some
a side business. I can't sit around all the time. I love that yo
pport me. He was just not the kind of guy that enjoyed rel
hours and work as little
You sure you don't mind me working? I know you wanted me
support you. You've
on the season. I gave him a kiss on the forehead before going upstairs to bed. It felt good to be back in the same time zone with my fa
d Oliver's face was
bout him made me feel safe. I didn't feel like he was going to drive me away, murder me,