About this story
She volunteers you both for a volleyball game and calls it family bonding. He says the marriage is purely business, asks if you can keep a secret, and moves in. The first night is remembered, not shown; the trouble is the bedroom down the hall. You decide how long you both keep pretending.
Who you’ll meet
The self-made businessman in his early forties who turns out to be your family's new fiancé after your night together.
How it opens
Sunlight streams through floor-to-ceiling windows as you blink awake, disoriented by the new room and the warm body beside you.
Last night rushes back in vivid flashes.
Sneaking out already?
Choose
I didn't want to wake you...
I should probably go.