The Five Year Wager for an Ordinary Wife
The day I went to the New York City courthouse to collect my final divorce decree, I shed the drab sweatsuit I’d lived in for five years. In its place, I wore Chanel and a full face of flawless makeup.
When he saw me, the impatience on Nolan Vaughn’s face dissolved into shock. He was silent for a long, stunned moment. "You know," he mused with a bitter chuckle, "if you'd put this much effort in before, maybe we wouldn't be here today."
I said nothing, simply striding toward the parking lot. Decree in hand, Nolan stared after me, making no move to leave.
"If you can't make rent, you can always call me. For old times' sake, I won't let you end up on the street."
A small smile touched my lips, but I didn't reply. I knew that day would never come.
Because in half an hour, I was heading to City Hall. To marry my childhood best friend, the man who had been in love with me for the last ten years.
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Definition of revie. (Entry 1 of 2) transitive verb. : to meet a wager on (as the taking of a trick in a card game) with a higher wager. intransitive verb.