“Holy sh*t. Are we getting on the yacht?” I ask.
He nods.
“You rented a yacht for lunch?”
He smirks. “Rented? Julie, it’s mine.”

**********

It’s true what they say about marriage: one partner’s always happier than the other.

Julie's world is shattered when her husband, Ryan, reveals that he wants an open marriage.

His reason: he needs a child as they've been unable to have one. Julie reluctantly agrees to save her marriage. The next day, Ryan returns home with his secretary, confirming Julie’s long-held suspicion that their affair was taking place behind her back.

Julie, heartbroken and enraged, seeks solace in a bar, where she meets a fascinating stranger named Luke, who changes the game.

Julie confides in Luke over drinks, and he proposes a risky plan: he will act as her “boyfriend” to turn the tables on Ryan.

Julie agrees, setting off a chain of events that will challenge everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and herself.

**********

Ryan doesn’t look comfortable. “Right,” he says, leaning back in his chair. “So, it's true, then. You're her friend?”
“I guess I am.”
«And there’s nothing more to it?”

“Something like what?”

Ryan’s jaw clenches, but he doesn’t back down. “Mr. Lucas,” he says, his voice low, «are you f**king my wife?»

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