When Amanda decided to give her marriage with Neil another try she never thought that things would get complicated. Little did she know that she would end up falling in love with Neil and Ashton. While trying to figure out how to be happy with both.
Sample: When Amanda entered the room the all eyes turned to her except for the gentlemen standing next to Mr. Maxwell looking out of the large window into the city. His build looked very familiar to Amanda and the feeling she was getting made her a little unsettling. “We’re happy you could join us Amanda,” Mr. Maxwell said as Amanda came to a stop behind the empty chair at the table. “It was nice to be invited, Mr. Maxwell. I love this part of the process,” Amanda said smiling. “I hoped you would enjoy this part of the process. It also might even give you some great marketing ideas. Let me introduce you to the man that will be heading up the remodel for Brookford, Mr. Douglas of Douglas Commercial Construction, this is Amanda Devonshire our Marketing Director.” “Washington,” Amanda said walking towards the two men. “Oh, yes I always forget your married name,” Mr. Maxwell said with a smile. Just as Amanda was taking her last step towards Mr. Douglas with her hand extended, her business smile dropped. The man in front of her was none other than Ashton Douglas. The man with whom she had a brief affair. As Ashton took her hand he said, “Nice to meet you Mrs. Washington.” Looking into Ashton’s eyes Amanda seemed to have lost the ability to speak. The feel of him touching her brought memories back to her body that it began to tingle and his smile was still as heart-warming as ever before. “It looks like we will be working together on this project, Mrs. Washington,” Ashton said. He had planned everything so perfect but it seemed that he was too late. Amanda had married the other man. The feeling of regret was sitting heavy on his shoulders. How could he work with her now knowing that she would go home to another man every night.
Well the OW was sort of still in the picture but she finally left the firm and went back to her parents apparently. The OM was still sort of in the picture too and he did not want to lose the FMC. Eventually that all worked itself out and he left the scene too.
So I’ve seen marriages where there was infidelity and some of them stayed together. The husband was on a very tight leash and personally I don’t think the couples were all that happy. The trust issue is real. If the couple doesn’t work through everything, preferably with a therapist, the relationship is too fragile. It’s not for everyone but many did divorce and went on to a much happier life.
Regardless, this could be a better book with a more critical editor and proofreader. Way too many mistakes… sorry.