My Husband Wants An Open Marriage
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seen my fair s
t only is she the prettiest thing I've seen,
me isn't Maggie?" I ask,
e replie
to give me something
look. I can't lie, wherever he
der. "I'm not hitting on you. Honestly, I'm ta
d a stranger to dodge another woman you've clearly wronged, and yo
at the burn. That's her second shot in less tha
uggest, offering her a
aught that. Your 'problematic'
ot my ex
ate
Not even five minutes in and she's already pegge
o tell me your name?
some big-shot businessman. Those Louboutins, the Rolls-Royce keys sitting on the bar, and th
"But you look like you could use someone to talk to. Since you
pression unreadable, before finally
, Julie," I say,
take
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ble, pouring out her life story like we've known each other for years. I
he bitch says?" Julie doesn't wait for me to reply. "She says I need to move out of my room. My
do you comfort someone else's
say. "Are
head. "I need
you d
e my life? You can all go to hell. I said I need a drink." She taps her empty g
, and I can't let you
own the bar? Good for yo
tand, but I st
g, but this isn't the way to go abou
k onto the barstool. "I can't. I don't want to be a dis
m. It's your life. No one sho
mile. "Easy for you to
ve the person. She's saying it's because of her family, but I can tell it's more than that. She's not ready to le
suggest that wouldn't involve me phys
t?" I say. "You need to get yourself a b
looks at me like
that they can't stand being cheated on. It'll drive him crazy. I'm hoping
," I add. "Just hire someone to play that
er head. "That's actually not bad," she says, surprisi
h. "We
I supposed to find
g, I blurt out,
ver me again, slow
the right guy, making sure he knows what he's doing. I'm single, not looking f
ptions. After a moment, she sa
ebrow, but sh
her phone. "So, how much
on't need it, but if I offer to d
willing to pay?" I
to appraise the place. Her diamond ring catches
"What does it make? Two hundr
ay s
ble that,
yebrow. "The
ive hu
But I'll only take the mo
ds her ha
. I then pull out a pen and scribble my numb
last look before heading out of the bar. I'm right
you can dr
that hi
I say. "Giv
off into
e. But what else could I do? I head back into the b