~~ELLIE~~
Hi Marcus,
I'm sorry I can't come with you to Boston. I have to accompany my husband on a two days trip to see his sick mother. I understand the dynamics of our relationship, and this goes against the rules and our contract.
But the situation is dire, and my hands are tied.
I hope you can reschedule, but if not, have a great time in Boston.
Your secretary,
Ellie.
It took me eight good hours to hit send after typing the worst text message in the history of bad text messages.
And did I just call what we had a relationship? It was more like an agreement.
Yes—but you want it to be more than that.
"Oh goodness, I shouldn't have hit send," I muttered, weaving through the crowd at the airport.
Nolan was ahead of me, making a call, not once bothering to look back to check if I
