Page 55 of The Paid Wife: A Lesbian Romance
ill-fitting dress to their wedding, fake or not. This girl was all
sweetness and sugar and sunshine. Dani had no idea how
Emily would hold up while talking to her parents.
I’m not concerned. I’m not worried for her. I’m not anxious.
It was just that the sooner Emily fixed her problems, the
sooner Dani got to move on with her own life. Which meant
figuring out getting a new place or how she was going to come
up with double the rent money in six months’ time. Six
months seemed like an eternity, but she knew how quickly it
could go. If she had to find another building, the search itself
would eat up a lot of time, never mind getting it ready and
moving. Plus, if the building didn’t have a living space, she’d
have to find somewhere to go, and that would be adding an
extra cost.
Dani didn’t want to go there. She had enough to worry
about for the moment. She’d start her search for a new
building later. Maybe she could find a house and convert it.
Everything cost money, though. Maybe she could get a loan.
She’d had her business for a while. But she wasn’t going to
hold her breath for it.
Emily’s problems seemed paltry in comparison. First world
things. She knew that was just her being an asshole, but she
kind of felt like slapping the label back on. She shouldn’t be
worrying about Emily when she had her own plate of
problems overflowing.
“Good luck with your parents tonight.”
“Thanks.” Emily zipped up her purse and smiled even
wider. “Thank you again for this. I know it’s not ideal.”
“You’re paying me, so you don’t have to thank me.”
Emily ignored that. “One day, you really should read my
