Getting Married Is Hard

He started to lean forward, his face closing in on mine.

Why am I not pushing him away?

I closed my eyes to avoid looking him in the face but I could feel his hand grasp mine. As he interlaced our fingers the warm air from his breath touched me on my upper lip.

Right before I thought he was going to close the distance, I quickly turned my head. He chuckled and lifted our interlaced fingers.

"What a pretty little ring".

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Elizabeth Ryan is happy with her life. She has a well-paid job and a fiancé who's ready to tie the knot. Their relationship has pretty much been set in stone. No, literally. The fiancé has been planning everything, from when to have sex for the first time to when to have children. Elizabeth is fine with it though. Structure and planning for the future is a good thing. The "passion" that many desire is something she has experienced and is not what she wishes for herself.

Pierce Waters, a wealthy heir of a big company as well as an unhappy boyfriend throws a matchmaking-party for the company employees and others in hopes of forgetting his miserable life. To his surprise, the woman who caught his eyes is wearing a ring on her finger. As his interest and curiosity grows he realizes that he just cannot leave her alone.

When feelings change in unexpected ways, what will be of their relationships?