Smells of You | Completed
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She had come over for food but found something, someone, even better.
Fiona Gray is a 28-year-old widow who needed a fresh start. After her husband dying from a heart condition and finding out she was pregnant, it's been a long 7 seven months. Moving into a new apartment was her final goodbye to her old life and to finally start anew. Smelling the food of her dreams, she craves for more and finds out she'll only find what she's looking for next door.
Ash Malia is a 32-year-old businessman who follows the same schedule every day. Wake up, work out, go to work, come home, cook dinner, and read a chapter of whatever book he's forced himself to read. One day a very pregnant woman knocks on his door and disrupts his routine... in a good way.
Smells of you is a SHORT story. Meaning there is only one chapter at about 3k words. As of now, it will remain a short story unless I change my mind. So please enjoy being able to read the story in most likely one sitting.
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