Countdown to Love Chapter 1 The day my husbands one that got away finalized her divorce , Mark got completely hammered .
I took care of him until all hours , only to find his phone gallery was crammed with pictures of Sarah , his freakin one that got away .
The next morning , hungover as hell , Mark said , Lets have a real wedding , babe .
I knew exactly what he was doing : trying to lure Sarah back into his orbit .
I smiled and said yes , but in the wedding planning contract he signed , I slipped in a < Why is this wedding contract so damn thick ? Mark frowned , flipping through page after page , but he wouldnt sign .
Hes a sharp cookie , a big shot in the business world ; he wasnt about to get played .
And on the second to last page was my little secret weapon : the divorce agreement .
I kept my head down , but honestly , I wasnt that nervous .
Looks like a bunch of liability clauses .
Take your time , read through it all .
He wouldnt have the time .
く Today was the day Sarah , his oh so precious Sarah , was coming home .
Years ago , when Sarah got engaged , Mark , in a fit of pique , decided to marry me .
Now , Sarah was divorced , and hed gotten drunk as a skunk , waking up proposing a wedding do over to me .
My marriage was just a pawn in their little love game .
Sure enough .
The impatience on Marks face was obvious .
I gotta go pick someone up at the airport .
No time for this right now .
< A flicker of tenderness flashed in his eyes .

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The impatience was for me .
That little bit of warmth ? All Sarahs .
He scribbled his signature in a hurry , leaving me with nothing but his retreating back .
Three days earlier , Mark had suddenly brought up the idea of throwing a big wedding .
Wed been married for five years , no big party , nothing announced to the world .
Only our parents and a few close friends knew .
Even in news articles , he was always く The occasional gossip column always talked about his tragic , heartbreaking romance with Sarah .
As his actual , secret wife , I didnt even rate a mention .
Truthfully , Id always known .
Mark had a one that got away , a woman he was head over heels for .
In five years of marriage , Mark had been sweet , sometimes .
I tried to make him comfortable with me .
But in this house , there had never been a smile on Marks face .
L Then , one night , the man who never touched alcohol was wasted , a smile plastered across his face .
I did some digging and , bingo , Sarah was divorced .
I took care of him until the wee hours , and entered Sarahs birthday as his phone password .
I opened the gallery .
His photos .
Only Sarah .
Not me .
The cover photo for the album was our wedding photo .
Except hed photoshopped Sarahs face onto mine .
I remembered that when we got our marriage license , Mark didnt want a wedding , but insisted we take wedding pictures .
Turns out , thats why .
In that moment , I knew .
This five year marriage was coming to an end .
All that was left was the waiting period for the divorce .
The countdown .
One month く Fittingly , the wedding Mark promised me was exactly one month away .