Richard

I might have jumped the gun when I announced Maya and I would be getting married in two weeks rather than a month. In retrospect, I wanted to make sure she didn’t find the first opportunity to back out of our engagement. But now, I have to face the consequences of my actions.

“I expect you to be moved into my home by the end of the weekend.” I walk past Maya’s desk and toward the door of my private office.

She looks up from her computer screen. “What?”

“You can charge the moving company to my card.”

“You want me to move inthisweekend?”

“Yes.”

“But tomorrow is Saturday.”

I take a deep breath as I lean against the doorframe. “Your point being?”

She runs her hands down her face and groans. “There’s no moving company that is going to be available at the last minute like that.”

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