My Husband's First Love Said His Taste Had Gone Bad
READING AGE 12+
At our college reunion, my husband's first love looked me over and told him his taste had gone bad. I waited for him to defend me. Instead, Elliot smiled and said he'd grown practical. The room laughed, and I stood beside him with my hand still resting on his sleeve, surrounded by people who remembered the woman I had been before I learned to make myself easier to live with. By Monday, Elliot wanted me to step aside from the biggest project our architecture firm had ever pursued, so he could present our work with the woman who had just insulted me. He thought the problem was my appearance. I had to decide whether the marriage was worth saving if I was the only one expected to change.
Unfold
I read the contract twice before signing it.
The first copy arrived on Thursday. The foundation had listed me as design lead and co-principal. Elliot was project director and co-principal. The fee schedule and author credits matched the proposal.
I reviewed the final pages with Pauline before signing. She told me the terms were fa……
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