Can’t Buy Me Love by Mia Madison

Author:Mia Madison [Madison, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mia Madison
Published: 2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00

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Just two or three days ago, I’d never felt so sure of anything in my life, but standing in front of the judge made reality set in.

I didn’t know this man from Adam, yet here I was signing my life away. He could be an axe murderer for all I knew.

What was wrong with me?

Nevertheless, life was about calculated risks. With a hefty cash deposit in my bank account, there wasn’t anything for me to really worry about. Even if this marriage didn’t last, I would have more than enough to float on until I strategized something to help Heidi with her college tuition.

I wasn’t worried about getting financially screwed over. My estate lawyer, the one who helped me all of these years, congratulated me on getting eloped. He offered to look over the prenup agreements with his team. They explained all the legalese in plain language. They were also pleased to inform me this was the most generous prenuptial agreement they’d ever seen.

“Where did you meet this fine young man?” He asked.

“He just came and swept me off my feet one night.” I wanted to be a little sphinx-like. I refused to reveal I was marrying the mysterious the man with the ad in the paper — whose ad that had gone viral in a manner of days, and then had abruptly been replaced with a public announcement that a bride had been secured.

“It certainly appears he has fine taste,” the lawyer remarked. “You’re a bright, young, responsible woman. You deserve a man who will provide for you as much as your father has. He would be so proud.”

The lawyer had been the closest thing to a father figure since my parents’ passing, so hearing these words brought tears of joy to my face.

Hollis and I agreed to take a regular day off and get it over with. I still held a little anxiety over whether or not I’d be able to please him sexually, but I had grown certain over the past few days that we could establish and maintain positive chemistry.

We would be married dagnabbit. We didn’t have a choice. We had to if we were going to make this work.

But when the judge looked at me, standing there in my nicest cocktail dress, and wearing my nicest shoes, ready to recite my vows, I gulped.

I looked at Hollis timidly. He stood next to me, so handsome, but just as guarded. He didn’t really need to do this, did he?

Our eyes met. He blushed and his hand trembled. Then I remembered who I was marrying. A sweet man with a humble guy next door appearance, generous pockets, and a foundational desire for stability. We met for this very moment, and watching him reminded me that he was more terrified of what we were doing than I was.

Yes, he was terrified, yet beneath the bashful surface, I saw his tenderness, which I craved to feel. He possessed the unyielding masculine strength I’d been missing from the loss of my father the past four years.

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