All Chapters of A Marriage of Convenience: Chapter 141

“Are you sure about this?” Shawn pinned me with a look that said he’d lock his doors and leave James standing in the elevator if I asked.“You probably think I’m stupid,” I shook my head, a dull throbbing beginning against my temple.Shawn looked as if I’d smacked him, “Rosie,” he stepped closer to me, and like a gravitational pull, my face lifted to look into his eyes. “You are a hopeless romantic and the most stubborn person I’ve ever met. Possibly the most stubborn person in the world,” we shared a collective laugh, “But that doesn’t make you stupid.”“I feel pathetic,” I shook my head, the damp strands of my hair clumping together, “I don’t want to be anyone’s second choice, and yet I find myself in this vicious cycle with James.”“You should never be a second choice, and if that’s how you feel with James,” Shawn looked up at the ceiling, calculating his words, “Then he’s not right for you Rosie.”The elevator pinged, alerting us that James was here, and a trickle of fear slithere