Love contract

Please excuse me; whe

I'm going on break in 10 minutes,"

ed to chat with you," he replied, t

anker stopped me and said, "Sweethea

ew she was eager to get me set up so I co

his name

exactly di

hat to me when

you know, it's time for your break, so go and take

tive, but I assumed he had come to collect money I owed a firm for a

ll this phone. I'll relocate to a smaller sp

g at his phone. I would remain calm a

ke him away! He's all I've got; I'm doing all I can; I'll

ed out the chair, asking, "What i

t him, who seemed perplexed. "

te. "No, I'm not, and

gle. I have a kid, yet I could

thought you were going

ve some quest

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be addressed at the conc

was some type of poll for a new restau

red as I sat in the

and asked the

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ttempting to develop a roman

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ever been marri

no to

r: Are you sh

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o anything that will improv

al one. I was and still am prepared to g

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aid alright when I gave

s was about?" I inquired, curious as

male to meet these condit

is this person

e excu

or meet with me later so we can

at three

e," he added as he h

and said, "I'm

s the

take my brother to a slee

come af

the opposite

. He then ran his fingers through his

anger guidelines. I couldn't tell if this w

my address. I just hope this doesn

had happened in the previous 10 minutes. Inst

*

ront door to find no lights. I

Where have you gone, Collin?" I

r the front door open and shut. I ret

re he was, simply standi

lli

in of his. "I apologize for missing t

glad that he was all OK. "I was so concer

her bear on me, Emily," h

d purchase him a phone, even if it were the ch

're going to F

ened, and he d

ure and call the minute you leave, but if you need me to come to get you, call the house or by

worry, I'll be great;

ings I had spent alone since our parents died

home. I was just finishing up

e?" I thought to myself

he was the guy I

in?" he sa

rry," s

at he was evaluating me based on my home. "

uld you want s

ea

n. He sat down, and I made

s explain what th

uld I pu

it rig

I'd want to know

? I've gone insane just agreeing to l

equested because I was cur

tt," I murmured a

Emily Jane Lockett?"

of my mouth. "Excuse me, could you j

imply want t

ants to marry me after just 10 minutes o

e cops, you crazy!" I cry, grabb

ow me to explain what I wa

hreatening to smack him acros

rop the cooking pan. Then he informs me in a command

d might to harm me if he so desires. I'm sorry I gav

offer to make: marry me, and your fi

him, thinking

re in

uld "ruin him and his family" if he follows through with the agreement. He then tells

to do with my marriage an

u a million bucks

ne and I mean nobody, ju

the year is over, I'll give you a million b

if I r

wanted to say, "Yes, take it and run with it." But th

e waiting for our little meeting tonight, and let's just say you're barely holding on, and

s cor

..

verything you want, and I'll make this relationship

ot cap

ot? Wh

I do with m

ts or leave him off at a f

. My relatives abandoned us when my parents died, and we needed money or even

welling up with tears and my heart aching.

y sorry, Emily; I didn't understand this; your brother will remain

oing to li

h me, and I will continue to pay for it so that after the yea

ot cer

u will get a million dollars, and you will no longer have to worry about

. Collin could go to a decent college, and then I could retu

when will all