over the years, but this time Laura's presence was noticeable in little thing

mother set him up with her friends' daughters, except this time he came willin

be harder than he'd thought. She entered with a huge smile and within seconds filled the place with her energy, as i

shed by an invisible force. Upon seeing him, Deanna didn't he

You're Daniel?" And she exten

's brother, it's a pleasure." He took her ha

omfortable, but Harry, with his usual chattiness, started preparing the ground to ease the tension. This m

h Harry and Laura

each other fro

t do you

tic si

sponded with a hint

rned him, he

m, w

thi

something to sa

ave great respe

ow," Laura said, tryin

aracter; they knew Deanna wouldn't stay quiet either. The bes

; it seemed Daniel and Deanna had found som

sible. You don't know how grateful we

from the bottom of m

we're married, as compensation for having to paus

use my career? I'm n

can't be married to a university

want yo

e about to make a sacrifice

it will be a

t each other - the delic

dren, you know

se I kno

o establish rules for ho

ng his friend to hold out for the rest of the night and not back out.

at home we have living rules that work w

live? On a m

o adapt, despite your evident disi

can hardly adapt to anything

ine... And you can't dress like that

nvent, not a m

se..." Harr

were met with contrary responses from Deanna. He wasn't being nice at all, which

with if we want this facade not to raise suspicions

saying, but not how you're saying it l

prenuptial agreement. It will be a fake wedding,

pose you must have a manual on how I should interact with your childr

d we've reache

just what you want, but

h wou

y, I'll take one day a week of my ch

l cover th

d you to, I

to quit, so I'll

was looking at her with big eyes full of concern. It seemed

egs, I also want a room in your house, j

that... is

, I supp

Harry and Laura had been holding their breath

to introduce her. I trust Laura can help her adjust to the situat

if trying to apologize. He could already hear her in

n expressing himself without filters. As if everyo

nna said, she could

you a taxi,

t, I'll driv

that's a good

my wife, it's the most normal thi

esigned herself, said goodbye to her friends, and they left. They didn't exch

live

night." And that was all - she got out of

t to his standards, no one would believe the story. She was a combative woman who didn't stay