Novel & Cerita Temporarily Yours

Just— yes. She nods slowly. “Okay.” That seems to settle something for her. “And Daniel?” she adds. I frown. “What about him?” She gestures vaguely. “You know. Him.” “We’re fake,” I say. “Nothing has changed there.” “Mm.” That sound again. I narrow my eyes slightly. “What does that mean?” “It means I’m choosing not to argue with you right now.” “Good.” She smiles faintly. “Temporary.” I lean back into the couch, staring at the ceiling for a second.

And who would be her partner that evening? So far, the guys she had dated hadn’t seemed that bad. Most of them were in their twenties or thirties. They didn’t have wives and weren’t likely to. They had just gotten in the habit of phoning for a date when one of these once-a-year awkward occasions came up. Some were more embarrassed than others, but she worked hard to make them all feel like she saw them as real people instead of just a customer. One of them even phoned and requested her again. Mindy thought that was great and gave Helen smiles and cheek pinches to congratulate her on her first return client.

I asked her frowning and she frowned back. “Ours!” she replied, gesturing, both of us. “It is no longer temporary. We are in this forever.” I said the first thing that felt right and the word temporary felt too wrong. “What?” she asked, sitting up and I followed her suit. “Yeah! So, never use that temporary word, okay?” I ordered and she had gone a little pale. “When did you decide?” she asked in a calm tone. “Maybe a few days, but now for sure. We will be together all the time like forever.” I replied in a serious determined tone.

he said in a low tone. “Okay, what is this?” Reyona snapped as she turned to him again. “Why are you making this sound like it is a permanent arrangement or something? It is just a temporary stay. A month at most and I am leaving. Yes, I have given my word and I will stick to it, but for tonight, I am staying here. At my place. Now please excuse me.” “I knew I was going to regret this,” he said as he ran his hand through his hair again.

What kind of name is Temperance? Banner shifts in his seat, rolling his eyes at Ryans' lone decision. "So we are letting them freeload off us?" "Temperance has been my friend for years. I'm sure you have someone you would do the same for." Ryan shrugs Banner's glare off. I shake my head no, "I'm n-not planning to f-freeload. I have m-money to pay for o-our stay." I respond. After my eighteenth birthday, the money that my mom had left for me unlocked. It's free at my disposal now.

“Blake Industries didn’t just buy shares.” Ryan muttered quietly, “Of course they did.” Daniel continued, “They bought unstable shares.” Margaret frowned. “What does that mean?” Alexander answered himself. “It means those shares don’t actually control the company.” The room went silent again. One of the board members leaned forward. “That’s impossible.” Alexander shook his head slightly. “No.” He tapped the contract. “Because those shares are part of a temporary asset pool.” Ryan blinked. “A what?” Daniel explained calmly. “A financial structure.” “Temporary shareholders.”

Great. With another sharp pain in my chest and trembling fingers, I deleted his number and the folder which was filled with his pictures from the past seven years. Do vote and comment. Thank you.

Not now, not ever. ***

"That's a very complicated question! I just told you no complicated stuff!" "Humor me." She sighed dramatically, slumping further into the chair. "Because... because this isn't real. None of this is real. This engagement, this merger, this whole—" she waved her hands in circular motions, "—thing. It's temporary. And when temporary things feel too nice, it hurts more when they end." The words had slipped out before her drunk-brain could censor them. Ren's expression softened in a way that made her stomach flip. "What makes you so sure it's temporary?"

Unbreakable. Forever.