A few days passed in the blink of an eye.
Elliot Sheridan had no choice but to agree to Georgia Thorne's terms.
If he didn't, the little woman would just keep living with Nancy Hughes indefinitely.
With an extra person around, Georgia would be self-conscious about this and that whenever they made love, usually ending things early before she was fully satisfied.
And he had to knock before going to the bathroom. It was fine if Georgia was inside, but he was afraid it might be Nancy Hughes.
The only person he wanted to see—and be seen by—was Georgia.
It was only for a few days. They would pass quickly.
That's what Elliot told himself during the day.
But at night, when he returned to his cold, empty private apartment, with no Georgia to greet him at the door and no sight of her bustling figure in the kitchen, his heart felt hollow.
