My Husband Wants An Open Marriage
to work
cheer me up with his random stories and crazy humor. I can't shake the strange feeling I've had since that
s a place I've spent years building my career, climbing to the t
tionist, Karen, smiles at me, though her usual greeting seems to b
, Mrs. O'Brie
Karen," I reply
yes. Maybe I don't usually sm
y, giving her one last
looking at me strangely, whispering behind their hands as I pass. It's almost
ning, Mrs
, Mrs. O
e chief marketing officer, and Ryan O'Brien's wife-titles that have
seems to disturb me a little. A group of employees are standing near the elevator doors,
you all joi
er like they're unsure if I'm serious. W
st the elevator w
It's where I hold our weekly strategy meetings. As I enter, I see everyone's already seated, waiting for me s
veryone," I gree
le
ng for the punchline. No one's used to me being in a go
uffling papers, fidgeting, avoiding my gaze. Finally, I place my bag down on the table a
o one speaks. Finally, Samantha, the vice
ing if you're okay. The last time
burst at the quarterly review party. The shouting. The way I'd dragged Ryan
know you all care so much. But for the record, Ryan and I are still ve
as everyone shifts unco
" I say, glancing at Silas, the campaign
or the new red diamond choker necklace series that's due to launch in a few months. As he clicks through the slides, my phone buzzes
ect him to reply later, but his response comes almost
sends back a winking emoji, and I find myself chuckling under m
ed up his presentation, and the room is silent. All
rs. O'Brien? What did you t
you've captured the elegance of the necklace well, but you might want to focus more on the e
assigning a few tasks to some of the team me
g with Luke and Ryan is just a few hours away,
get my shi
~
I add another layer of perfume, undo the top two buttons of my blouse, and smooth down
by the time I arrive, I spot Ryan and Luke through the win
ree
n? They weren't supposed
alking over to give me a peck on the cheek. "Hey, darli
iration, surprise. He looks different today, too-sharp, polished in a way I hadn't expected. The playful rogue I'd met
Mr. Martinez, meet my wife, Julie." He smiles, gesturing between us. "And Julie
y s