Paige narrates:After leaving the bathroom I realize my husband is not in the room, so I calmly get dressed and then go downstairs to the living room.Breakfast is already waiting for us, only Mason isn't down yet, I thank the housekeeper and she leaves. I drink my coffee while I count to a thousand before getting up to look for my husband, my patience is not much this morning.In minutes a distressed Mason comes downstairs, he must be. He smiles at me, and I don't smile back."Good morning," she says, sitting across from me as usual."Tell me what happened with Ethan yesterday. I don't want to go to work and find out that he and Sarah know about the agreement or who knows what," I say, annoyed."Tell him about the agreement? Do you really think so? I didn't say anything. I just drank too much, and I might have spouted those typical confessions of married men. Just like I've often heard him complain about Sarah, I vented," she says, sipping her morning coffee with milk."What complain
Narrating as Mason:"You're getting mad at me for making you mad? You're really something," he says, annoyed."The truth is, I don't remember anything from last night, and that's why I want you to tell me what I said because I remember nothing at all," I say, feeling distressed."You told me that after getting married, you met Peyton, fell in love at first sight, and no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't resist being with her. I genuinely don't understand how you could do that to Paige. I never thought you'd be capable of such a thing. Why don't you just separate from your wife and start a life with this woman who stole your heart? Those were your words last night. You're my friend, and I care about you, but it bothers me to know that you cheated on Paige. Is that woman worth jeopardizing your principles?" he angrily reproaches, trying to contain himself."I'm sorry. It's something I didn't plan," I respond, unsure of what to say."Of course, you didn't plan it. If you had, you w
P.O.V Mason:After telling Ethan everything, my friend commented,"I understand everything about the contract and how you married without knowing her, and that each of you has your own adventures, well, she does because you're already breaking the agreement you both made of not having a fixed lover. I'm sure your mom won't accept her. You know how much she adores Paige, and Sarah, even without knowing about the contract, won't want to see you with another woman. You're the master of your own life. I just want to say, think carefully about what you're doing, get to know that woman well before formalizing things with her. Over time, your mother will have to come to terms with the fact that she's the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with," he advises me, not knowing Peyton.I'm sure that when she gets to know Peyton, she'll adore her because my precious Peyton is perfect.After lunch, we go back to our respective jobs. I feel a weight lifted off my shoulders. More relaxed, a
Emily narrates:I find it hard to believe that my son is such a goofball when it comes to this woman he claims to be in love with. He may be madly in love, but I don't think it's reciprocated. He is too naive when he blindly trusts this girl. I only had to see her once to realize that she is not in love with my baby.You can see the difference between a normal look and a look of love, it is something that perhaps you do not understand, however, I have noticed it.I still find it hard to assimilate that my dear Paige is aware of the existence of this woman, at what point did she find out? How did she take that? As I said before, I noticed the look she was giving my son. That's why I had hoped that at some point in these three years they would fall in love and be happy, the sad thing is that things don't always happen the way you want them to.Now I understand many things that I didn't before, for example, a small change in Paige's look towards Mason, I don't want to say that she doesn'
3 months later...Paige narrates:It's now only nine months until the marriage is over and I find myself looking forward to it. I haven't had a bad "marriage" so to speak, I mean I haven't suffered abuse, beatings, that sort of thing. Infidelity doesn't count because it wasn't true love that we had for each other.Lately Mason has been all husband, he doesn't go out anywhere and if he does it's with me at his insistence not mine. So, I haven't been able to go out and have fun either.Tonight, we have an important dinner for Mason's family, I don't know what it's about, only that Emily was very insistent that we should go on behalf of the family.Right now, I am getting ready to go, I am almost ready, I just need my shoes. As I go downstairs, I see a very sexy Mason in his formal suit. He is speechless when he sees me, since I put more care in getting ready this time than in the previous ones and I think it has had the result I expected.When I get to dinner, I see that my in-laws are
Mason narrates:In these last three months I haven't seen Peyton, we talk less by messages since my mother said those words to me.I clarify that it's not because I don't trust her, it's not because of that. I didn't tell her everything, I just told her that since there is a year left it is best that we don't see each other to avoid problems with my family and because of the contract. At first, she did not want to stop seeing me, she insisted on doing it on the sly.I was firm in my decision not to see her for a while to avoid problems with my family. Also, since there is so little time left before the end of the contract time, I have taken advantage of the opportunity to mend the relationship with Paige, our friendship is closer than ever. We spend time watching movies or series.My mother forced us to come to a dinner that we had no details about, when we arrive, I am surprised to see that it is in our honor, my mother since the day we spoke has been distant with me and more attache
Three months later...Paige narrates:Only six months of marriage left and the friendship with Mason has become closer and closer. I get very confused about my feelings, which I thought I had forgotten. However, these past few months I am even more confused about how I feel.Emily has been strange these past few months, not with me, it's with her son who is distant and that has me wondering what happened between them. I have asked Mason and he tells me that nothing has happened, as if I would believe that. I am not stupid, and I am sure that something happened between them.I've been trying to figure out what happened for months, we haven't been alone with Emily to ask her, at least not in a more private place. The times we see each other we go to the mall or meetings she wants me to attend, for possible investments.This afternoon I asked her to meet me at my house, Mason has a meeting with Ethan, who has also changed a bit with respect to our friendship, Sarah and Riley are still th
Narrating as Mason:During my outing with Ethan, I pondered his suggestion. My best friend is the only one who knows everything about my marriage and how I feel about Paige. His advice was for me to take some time to travel and get to know each other even more. When he said that, I chuckled and asked him, "Don't you think we've gotten to know each other well enough during this time of being married?""I'm not referring to that," he replied. "What I mean is that you should spend time alone with her, and maybe that way you can truly understand what you're feeling for her. Think of it as a good way to enjoy the remaining time together. Plus, when the three years pass, I'm certain Peyton will remind you of your promise to marry her when you can, and I don't see you considering that," Ethan said, thinking about the future."The truth is, these past few months without seeing her, I haven't missed her as much as I thought I would. And when I saw her at the dinner, I didn't feel the jealousy