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Reluctance and Love
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Until Paperwork Do Us Part Funeral and Memory
A week had passed, but for Elena, time no longer felt linear. The minutes dragged and the days blurred, stitched together by sleepless nights and aching silence. The apartment felt colder somehow, even with the early spring sunlight brushing its way across the marble floors. Layla was gone. And despite the world continuing to spin, Elena couldn’t bring herself to keep up with it. The police were still combing through Layla’s apartment, gathering scraps of evidence, piecing together timelines, and knocking on doors that never seemed to yield answers. The official report was still labeled “under investigation,” a phrase that felt like a cruel placeholder for truth. But Elena couldn’t sit with that. Not when her chest caved in every time she remembered Layla’s laugh, her soft scolding voice, the way she touched her shoulder when things got too overwhelming. Layla had been more than a trusted aide. She’d been a second mother, a confidante, a constant in a world that had betrayed Elena
Until Paperwork Do Us Part Shock and Fright
The city greeted them not with warmth, but with the cold edge of familiarity. A blur of gray buildings, honking horns, and hurried lives passed beyond the tinted windows of the car as it pulled into the underground garage of the penthouse. New York didn’t care that they had returned. It never did. It simply kept moving, relentless and pulsing, like a heart that refused to rest.Elena didn’t say much during the elevator ride up. Neither did Jack. The exhaustion from the flight clung to their limbs, but deeper than that was the quiet dread of stepping back into everything they had momentarily escaped—the boardroom battles, the anonymous threats, the silent enemies hiding behind polite smiles.When the penthouse doors finally slid open, Elena didn’t bother with decorum. She dropped her handbag on the console table, kicked off her heels without grace, and all but collapsed onto the cream-colored couch in the living room. A sigh escaped her lips—long, slow, and heavy. It was the sound of s
Until Paperwork Do Us Part Reluctance and Love
The morning after their quiet, glittering dinner still lingered in the corners of Elena’s mind like the taste of wine on her lips. It wasn’t just the food or the soft music or even the way Jack had looked at her—it was the unspoken truth that for once, neither of them had been running from a shadow. They had simply existed, together. That in itself felt like a miracle.The soft Lisbon sun filtered through the hotel windows as Elena curled her fingers around a porcelain cup of coffee, standing barefoot by the window. Outside, the city stretched in all directions—red-tiled roofs and winding cobblestone alleys, a soft hum already rising as the city came alive. Trams rumbled in the distance, and the Tagus River glinted like a living ribbon beneath the morning sky.Jack joined her a moment later, freshly showered, towel slung around his neck and hair still damp. He looked more at ease than she’d seen him in weeks—no phone in hand, no lines of tension cutting through his brow. Just him. Jus
Until Paperwork Do Us Part A Date Under The Lisbon Sky
The next morning came quickly, ushered in by the distant chime of church bells and the faint hum of city life outside their hotel window. Sunlight spilled through sheer curtains, washing the suite in a golden warmth that might’ve felt comforting, if not for the weight of the day ahead.Elena stirred first, blinking against the light as she stretched out on the bed, momentarily tempted to stay buried in the stillness they had created the night before. But duty had a habit of being loud, even in the soft corners of a foreign hotel room. Beside her, Jack was already reaching for his watch on the nightstand, his movements quiet but efficient.Neither of them spoke much as they got ready—an unspoken agreement hanging between them. They just wanted to get this over with. The last board meeting had drained them, dragged longer than necessary with debates and counterarguments. Today, their goal was singular: finalize what needed finalizing, tie off every loose end, and have at least a few hou
Until Paperwork Do Us Part Meeting and Kisses
The next morning brought with it a haze of sunlight streaming through the large arched windows of Vale Corp’s subsidiary headquarters in Lisbon. Elena stepped into the glass-paneled boardroom with purposeful steps, her blazer fitting perfectly, her face calm but alert. Jack walked beside her, silent but steady, his eyes scanning the room, taking in the foreign setting that still bore the same polished edges as back home.It wasn’t long before the meeting began, and as they both took their seats at the long mahogany table, the usual parade of greetings and introductions rolled forward. The local board members—some familiar, others newly appointed—settled in, papers rustling and murmurs fading as the chairperson called the meeting to order.At first, the agenda seemed straightforward. Financial updates. Merger forecasts. Policy adjustments. Elena fielded questions with measured confidence, occasionally glancing at Jack, who leaned back in his seat, arms crossed, eyes focused, occasional
Until Paperwork Do Us Part Club and Freedom
The suite was warm with the soft hues of golden lamplight, shadows stretching long across the plush carpet as the last of the evening sun bled out behind the curtains. The windows offered a panoramic view of Lisbon’s rooftops—terracotta tiles and church domes glowing under the fading amber sky. Inside, the air was rich with the faint scent of linen and citrus-scented wood polish, and for the first time in days, Elena Vale allowed herself to breathe without feeling like the weight of the world was tethered to her chest. As Jack disappeared into the adjoining room to check their schedule for the next day, Elena dropped her handbag on the nearest armchair and kicked off her shoes with a satisfying thud. Her feet, aching from hours of travel and high-strung adrenaline, finally surrendered to the lush softness of the thick rug beneath her. Without thinking, she walked straight to the edge of the king-sized bed, collapsed backward onto it, and sprawled herself across the crisp sheets. He
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