Jake
"Hey!" I said, kissing her when I arrived at the house.
Was I in love with Alison? The answer is still no, but my days were way better than the chaos they had become since she landed in my life.
I could not commit yet to till death do us part, but now that everything was under control. I had learned to live with her without the constant thought of divorcing her.
What was once temporary became permanent around spring. But how long will this play pretend last? And the better question would be, how would I detach her from something that seems to be stuck in her head?
Alison's face brightened, and her lips curved in a big smile. This happens every time I greet her with a kick kiss upon my arrival from work.
"I saw the enormous frames you hung in the family room. You are doing very well with your camera now, Alison."
Alison developed a hobby of taking pictures when she got better mentally. But I sensed her in a much better head space since Valentine's Day. She seemed at ease engaging in activities and no longer only breathed our air.
The hairdresser did not chop only her hair off. The professional took her impulsivity away and gave her the calm state of mind I needed. Or was it because now everything was exactly like her countless Pinterest boards, minus the dog?
I gifted her a professional camera to use during our holiday in France. However, with the events that occurred, she started using it several days after she resumed her treatment.
She placed the food on the table, and I noticed her blush at my compliment. Alison cleared her throat, trying to organise her thoughts, and said excitedly. "I was thinking of doing a gallery wall with the seasons. What do you think?"
I laughed and pulled her on my lap when she came to serve me. "So, the expert is creating a collection now!!! Is that it?"
Tommy giggled at my actions and clapped his hands from his highchair, and Jamie imitated him.
Her cheeks turned bright red, and she said shyly, "Yes. I thought it would be nice."
Her winter pictures were quite good, and I even got her a tutor to help her develop her hobby and get her mind into something other than the boys and me.
With Alison doing other activities, Doctor White reduced her to only one weekly session at the clinic. So far, she had remembered nothing real from her other miserable life.
"It's a good idea, darling! We can remove the art from the walls and leave only pictures in the family room."
Alison got up from my lap, beaming at my acceptance of her ideas, and walked to get the drinks while I helped the boys.
"You can keep your online tutor if you like, but I checked something that might interest you today. It's a photography course in New York. I called them, and even though the classes have already begun, they're happy to admit you."
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The Fake Wife
RomanceIn a stunning twist of fate, the life of a billionaire hedge fund is turned upside down when Alison, the woman who saved his son's life, awakens from a 10-day coma believing she is not only his wife but also the loving mother of his children. The bo...