Friends But Married Novels & Stories

“I will get back to you. Hand the phone to my friend!” Jayden hijacked the phone, “Don't you ever speak to my wife like that. I will return your call once I am done with my flower.” Assurance and confidence surged through my mind. I suddenly became his wife, he didn't shy away from saying it. He really wants to get married to me. Jayden held my hands tight and drew me closer, wrapping his hands around my burst. “I won't allow that boy insult you anyhow.” I really meant a lot to him, he and Richard are very close friends. They became friends before I met Richard. Jayden was the intermediary between Richard and I we got married through him.

His face incredulous looking at me. I nodded at him. "But why didn't you tell me?" He questioned again, coming close to me. "It just never came up." I shrugged. It was sort of true. This thing about my marriage, it just never came up. Not to add that I made sure it doesn't ever come up but then also, I mean you don't just tell you friend whom you've met after years that, Hey! While you were gone, I got married. Like there are a lot more things that friends can talk about such as movies, shopping, food, yes, most importantly food and just chill.

"Of course, why wouldn’t I be?" "Are you sure?" I pressed. He chuckled softly. "Are you worried about me?" I nodded, though I hesitated slightly. "Of course I am. We’re friends, right?" I wasn’t sure what to call our relationship. We weren’t exactly enemies, but labeling us as friends felt off, given how often we argued. We were technically married, but only on paper, and I was drunk when it happened. So, I really wasn’t sure what to call us now.

But yes, I have to be sure of my decision, Roby, the lover I chose to be my life partner. One by one they got married, Dedy and Diky, they can be said to be just friends and brothers to me, they chose another woman as their wife. Yes, I understand that now they adhere to the system of not wanting to date, if they are ready to get married and mature, they will propose not far from Agung. They say that the woman is like a jewel which cannot be touched but sufficiently owned and betrayed when it is ready. Yes, time and maturity that can answer decades of Friends But Intimate relationship this time, and now the matchmaking lines are starting to separate us one by one. They will be far from me so

As if suddenly realizing something, I said, “Are you jealous? “It was just some friendly banter between good friends. It’s all just a joke. Don’t take it seriously. “The relationship between me and Cassy is exactly the same as the one between you and Yohan.” Sophie’s chest heaved violently. Her face was painted with a mix of shock and disbelief. “What do you mean ‘good friends’? She’s a woman!” She practically growled the words through clenched teeth. Her voice echoed through the private room. Looking at the face I had loved for seven years, I could not help but laugh at myself.

Then, in front of my mother, he had said that once the public’s memory faded, a divorce could be arranged. But Xavier— he didn't speak a single word. Only glances that threw daggers at me. Yuri and Xavier knew each other since past six months. It was so out of nowhere when she called a month back telling me she's getting married to someone she met 6 months back. But that's who Yuri was. Always chaotic, always the adventurous one. And look now, she's gone. Ran away.

The more she got to know him, the more she brushed against his skin, the more she realized— he wasn’t the monster she thought he was. He was a shield at her back. He was the silent hand that made sure she was safe, no matter the chaos around them. If she was honest, their start wasn’t something worth romanticizing. Their bond had been forged out of transaction, revenge and necessity. A contract marriage— That’s still unfinished, still waiting to be carried out properly. They hadn’t even gotten around to an engagement party as both their lives were too consumed with fires that needed putting out, priorities that always outweighed pretense.

Leander, usually so sharp and composed, looked like he'd aged years in just two days. Leander smiled the moment he saw me. I stared at him, expressionless, before I corrected him. "You're not my husband. We were just engaged. Dinah is your wife." Hungry for drama, the bystanders pointed at Leander, whispering among themselves. "That's Jenny's fiancé? He's not good enough for her." Their words sent Leander into a rage. Only two bodyguards accompanied him, so he must have rushed here. He barked at them to silence the crowd, but the Bellinis' soldati swiftly subdued his men.

The bond made everything feel sharper. “Sorry, Freya. I need to make sure she’s okay. I’ll see you later,” he said distractedly before jogging after Thalia. Claire huffed beside me. “Okay, who is she? Is that the ‘best friend’ you were talking about? Are they hooking up or something?” “Claire,” I groaned. “They’re just friends. People can have friends of the opposite gender, you know.” “They seem awfully close for ‘just friends.’ Have you told him how uncomfortable this makes you? You’re getting married in a few hours…”