| Title | : | Priced Out of Love: Part I |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 162 |
| Publication | : | First published March 18, 2015 |
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“Love schmove – it all starts out great, but I wouldn’t bet my future on it, not with more than 50% of marriages ending in divorce. It’s a gamble for any woman and the stakes are just too damned high, especially when you bring kids into it. I get a headache just thinking about it,” Lisa's best friend, Cynthia, said.
The doorbell rang. Lisa was glad for the interruption. She didn’t think she could take much more of Cynthia’s badgering and her obvious distaste for marriage, even though she knew she was right about one thing, she did have to figure out what she was going to do to earn some money – and fast.
Steven, her soon-to-be ex-husband, had moved out and unbeknownst to her, immediately stopped paying the rent on the condo they’d shared. It was now 90 days late and she was afraid of eviction. Every day she came home from job hunting, she was afraid she’d find a yellow piece of paper stuck to the door telling her that she had x number of days to vacate.
Lisa looked through the peephole in the front door. She recognized the friendly young office manager’s face. She opened it, her heart hammering in her chest.
“Hello Marjorie,” she said through a forced smile.
“Hello Mrs. Campbell,” the young woman responded. She lowered her eyes somewhat. “I’m sorry to have to give you this,” she said, holding up the dreaded piece of folded yellow paper.
“I understand,” Lisa said. “How long do I have?"
"The standard 10 days,” the young woman explained.
“Is your boss around?” Lisa asked, swallowing her pride, hoping she could speak with management and get more time.
“I’m afraid not,” Marjorie responded. “He left on vacation yesterday. These were prepared for me to hand out today.” Lisa noticed she had two more of the hated yellow envelopes in her hand.
“Is there someone else in the office I can talk to?” Lisa asked, her desperation pushing her past any shame she felt. She was prepared to beg if she had to. Where were she and her daughter going to go?
“I’m afraid I’m it, Ms. Campbell,” Marjorie said, her eyes full of empathy.
“Thank you,” Lisa said, closing her front door. Tears stung the backs of her eyes. “Oh God Cynthia, what am I going to do? Where are me and Molly going to go?”
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“Is that why you asked me to marry you? Because you feel sorry for me? Because you don’t think I can handle Steven?”
“No. I asked you to marry me because I want you as I’ve never wanted another woman. And as I need a wife, I find that it’s a perfect time to get married. Dealing with the likes of your soon-to-be ex-husband just happens to be something I’m more than equipped to handle.”
“Well don’t pull any punches,” she said, dumbstruck by how blatantly honest he was. There was no romance – not one trace of it.
“Were you expecting anything less than honesty?” Tristan asked.
“I … I don’t know. I just didn’t expect you to say what you said.”
“Look Lisa, if I wanted a relationship where you have to woo and tell half-truths to get the girl, I would have been married a long time ago. I’m 38 years old and I know what I want and what I don’t want. And what I want now is you. My desire for you is genuine. My wish to protect you and Molly is also.
“Love schmove – it all starts out great, but I wouldn’t bet my future on it, not with more than 50% of marriages ending in divorce. It’s a gamble for any woman and the stakes are just too damned high, especially when you bring kids into it. I get a headache just thinking about it,” Lisa's best friend, Cynthia, said.
The doorbell rang. Lisa was glad for the interruption. She didn’t think she could take much more of Cynthia’s badgering and her obvious distaste for marriage, even though she knew she was right about one thing, she did have to figure out what she was going to do to earn some money – and fast.
Steven, her soon-to-be ex-husband, had moved out and unbeknownst to her, immediately stopped paying the rent on the condo they’d shared. It was now 90 days late and she was afraid of eviction. Every day she came home from job hunting, she was afraid she’d find a yellow piece of paper stuck to the door telling her that she had x number of days to vacate.
Lisa looked through the peephole in the front door. She recognized the friendly young office manager’s face. She opened it, her heart hammering in her chest.
“Hello Marjorie,” she said through a forced smile.
“Hello Mrs. Campbell,” the young woman responded. She lowered her eyes somewhat. “I’m sorry to have to give you this,” she said, holding up the dreaded piece of folded yellow paper.
“I understand,” Lisa said. “How long do I have?"
"The standard 10 days,” the young woman explained.
“Is your boss around?” Lisa asked, swallowing her pride, hoping she could speak with management and get more time.
“I’m afraid not,” Marjorie responded. “He left on vacation yesterday. These were prepared for me to hand out today.” Lisa noticed she had two more of the hated yellow envelopes in her hand.
“Is there someone else in the office I can talk to?” Lisa asked, her desperation pushing her past any shame she felt. She was prepared to beg if she had to. Where were she and her daughter going to go?
“I’m afraid I’m it, Ms. Campbell,” Marjorie said, her eyes full of empathy.
“Thank you,” Lisa said, closing her front door. Tears stung the backs of her eyes. “Oh God Cynthia, what am I going to do? Where are me and Molly going to go?”
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“Is that why you asked me to marry you? Because you feel sorry for me? Because you don’t think I can handle Steven?”
“No. I asked you to marry me because I want you as I’ve never wanted another woman. And as I need a wife, I find that it’s a perfect time to get married. Dealing with the likes of your soon-to-be ex-husband just happens to be something I’m more than equipped to handle.”
“Well don’t pull any punches,” she said, dumbstruck by how blatantly honest he was. There was no romance – not one trace of it.
“Were you expecting anything less than honesty?” Tristan asked.
“I … I don’t know. I just didn’t expect you to say what you said.”
“Look Lisa, if I wanted a relationship where you have to woo and tell half-truths to get the girl, I would have been married a long time ago. I’m 38 years old and I know what I want and what I don’t want. And what I want now is you. My desire for you is genuine. My wish to protect you and Molly is also.
Priced Out of Love: Part I Reviews
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About To Quit!!!
I was about to make this my first and last book from this author. If they had drug their feelings into another book, I was done. The heroine is a little to "dumb acting" for someone her age. But ill give the next book a chance -
Priced Out of Love
Lisa found herself jobless, behind in rent, no money, about to be divorced, and a single mother. Her friend talks her into escorting. The man she meets changes her life.
