A Promise to Remember
Ocean Dovehe calls me his wife but we're not marriedmy wife has been peeking at mehelp! my contract husband is obsessed with mefiancé fell in love with his intern secretary
"No sweat. I'll join you in Eldonfield instead."
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Morning light filtered in, and I opened my eyes, my head pounding from yesterday's flurries.
Still, my friend's birthday beckoned. Gift in hand, I couldn't skip it.
My phone buzzed with a message from Ted: [Forgot these. Swing by tonight.]
Attached was a photo of the Snoopy pajamas.
They were a sneaky couple's set I'd bought—one for him, one for me. Whenever he wore his, it sparked a fleeting illusion of happiness, as if he belonged to me, even if just for a moment. In hindsight, it was pathetically laughable.