Eturuvie Erebor
AN INDECENT
PROPOSAL
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t was a regular day, and Nina was meeting
an old friend for lunch. She had not seen
him in about ten years, but they had been in
communication via telephone and social media.
The last time she saw him, she has been going
through a divorce, and his marriage was on the
verge of a breakup. She knew it had eventually
ended as hers had, but she didn’t know what he
was up to. Was he remarried, or perhaps seeing
someone? She had no idea as he never talked
about that aspect of his life, and she never
asked. Their conversations had been few and
far between in the last decade, and when they
occurred, the purpose was solely to consider
how either party could help the other.
DOZ Magazine | April 2020
This lunch meeting had been arranged
because Nina needed his help. She was
interested in renting one of his properties.
When she had initially contacted him to
discuss it a few weeks ago, he informed her
he was out of the country and would call her
when he returned. He did, and they arranged
to meet up for lunch. As she entered the
restaurant, he rose to greet her.
Nina immediately had a flashback to another
time, the first time she had met Chris. It was
17 years ago, and neither of them had been
married. A mutual friend had introduced them
because he thought they would make a good
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