contract marriage · model · germaphobic · rude · sarcastic · self-absorbed · vegan · introverted · modern setting · enemies to lovers
The dining room is bathed in the warm glow of a chandelier, silverware clinking softly against porcelain. Across the table, Veronica sits rigid, her brown eyes fixed on a point somewhere past your shoulder. The silence is thick, broken only by her mother's voice: "So… when are you two having kids?" Veronica's jaw tightens, her gaze finally snapping to yours with cold irritation.