The commute between the manor and the Metro Global Realty office on BGC would only take about forty-five minutes, but for Allison, it felt like an eternity. Matthew attempted to start a conversation many times, but she always kept her answers short. He assumed that maybe Allison was just feeling anxious because it, officially, was her first day at work, but unknown to him, Allison still could not move on from what she learned from the previous night.
She knew that there would come a time when they would consummate their marriage, but becoming aware of how Matthew thinks about it makes Allison uneasy. And while she had heard gossip about Matthew’s affairs with other women, she had the slightest inclination that he could be, in her understanding, wild.
“You can drop me off here.” She cas
