| 84 | Priorities

[ S E R A P H I N E ]

The guy sitting next to me looks like he wants to punch a hole in his computer screen. Then light it on fire before tossing the entire thing out the window.

It's not something new, though. My pretend husband is a corporate executive and the CFO of a top-performing financial services firm. 'Stressful' doesn't even describe half of the work he's doing.

This guy works day and night just to keep their company running. Making sure all their employees are paid on time. Making sure his staff are fed while he keeps a roof over our heads.

It's not really a problem. I can deal with Daytime Dominico. I'm just worried he's working himself to the bone to pay the bills and to keep me in school.

Me, on the other hand... I'm just sitting right here beside him, unapologetically picturing a future without him. Busy thinking of reasons I can use to convince him that we can't make this permanent. That we can't push things forward. That he's better off without me — another liabili