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The same people who'd been skeptical of the collaboration now seemed genuinely happy about the relationship.
"You two are actually incredible," one of the junior designers said. "Like, the fact that you can work together and be married and actually be functional about it? That's the dream."
"It's not that simple," I said.
"But you make it look simple," she said.
That afternoon, Eli and I were in the conference room reviewing production notes on the new Westbrook campaign—now in its tenth month and still performing exceptionally.
"Are you happy?" he asked suddenly.
"Yes," I said immediately. "Is this a test?"