The Arrange Marriage (13)

Elizabeth was sitting staring at him, and she said, “Really, are you okay with this? Not the sex, not the photos, not the morbid, living together. We will see each other all day, every day.”

Frowning, Cole put his hands crossed on his legs and said, “I’m worried. We don’t know anything about each other. But it’s already secured, but look-“

Cole smiles and says to Elizabeth, “Let me woo you. We will live together. That will make it easier to go looking for a walk.”

Elizabeth smiles a little at Cole’s joke and says, “But how are we going to share the bathroom, the food, and the conviviality?”

Elizabeth hugs her legs, covering her breasts, staring at Cole.

“Well, we’ll be like roommates in college. We’ll have to get used to it” Cole’s smile was calm, and his breathing was slow, “Or you can stay at home for a few months until you’re more co