
The Marriage Policy
Riley Hart
Donovan
What’s a little marriage of convenience between best friends?
I’ve always worked hard to keep the friendship line firmly in place when it comes to Eric. I’m gay, and he’s straight. We’re best friends and nothing more. But he’s my person, and there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for him. Which is why when I find out he’s struggling financially and doesn’t have medical insurance, I blurt out six friendship-altering words: I want you to marry me.
Eric
Donovan’s my best friend, the most important person in my life… And he wants to marry me.
Okay, so maybe I haven’t made the best decisions lately. I took a job with no health insurance and no guaranteed money, which was working out fine, if not for the whole getting-injured-and-fired thing. But Donovan has come up with a solution. Marriage. Living together. There’s a small chance we’re a tad codependent, but I always want to be with him, so signing a marriage license shouldn’t really change much. Until the kissing starts…and the touching…and the exploring… And all I know is, I want more. So much more from my husband.
Playing pretend with Donovan is the realest thing I’ve ever felt, and though divorce was the ultimate plan, I’m not sure I want this to end.
Content Warning: MC without medical insurance, discussion on the risks of not having medical insurance, discussion about losing a parent to cancer (in the past).
Duration - 6h 34m.
Author - Riley Hart.
Narrator - Tim Paige.
Published Date - Friday, 24 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Riley Hart ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Donovan What’s a little marriage of convenience between best friends? I’ve always worked hard to keep the friendship line firmly in place when it comes to Eric. I’m gay, and he’s straight. We’re best friends and nothing more. But he’s my person, and there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for him. Which is why when I find out he’s struggling financially and doesn’t have medical insurance, I blurt out six friendship-altering words: I want you to marry me. Eric Donovan’s my best friend, the most important person in my life… And he wants to marry me. Okay, so maybe I haven’t made the best decisions lately. I took a job with no health insurance and no guaranteed money, which was working out fine, if not for the whole getting-injured-and-fired thing. But Donovan has come up with a solution. Marriage. Living together. There’s a small chance we’re a tad codependent, but I always want to be with him, so signing a marriage license shouldn’t really change much. Until the kissing starts…and the touching…and the exploring… And all I know is, I want more. So much more from my husband. Playing pretend with Donovan is the realest thing I’ve ever felt, and though divorce was the ultimate plan, I’m not sure I want this to end. Content Warning: MC without medical insurance, discussion on the risks of not having medical insurance, discussion about losing a parent to cancer (in the past). Duration - 6h 34m. Author - Riley Hart. Narrator - Tim Paige. Published Date - Friday, 24 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Riley Hart ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:11
Prologue
Duration:00:13:32
Chapter One
Duration:00:08:29
Chapter Two
Duration:00:04:33
Chapter Three
Duration:00:14:52
Chapter Four
Duration:00:11:28
Chapter Five
Duration:00:12:45
Chapter Six
Duration:00:11:14
Chapter Seven
Duration:00:14:36
Chapter Eight
Duration:00:10:47
Chapter Nine
Duration:00:10:27
Chapter Ten
Duration:00:15:43
Chapter Eleven
Duration:00:11:40
Chapter Twelve
Duration:00:13:49
Chapter Thirteen
Duration:00:09:06
Chapter Fourteen
Duration:00:10:59
Chapter Fifteen
Duration:00:13:31
Chapter Sixteen
Duration:00:12:46
Chapter Seventeen
Duration:00:13:29
Chapter Eighteen
Duration:00:10:29
Chapter Nineteen
Duration:00:13:34
Chapter Twenty
Duration:00:18:41
Chapter Twenty-One
Duration:00:08:24
Chapter Twenty-Two
Duration:00:09:12
Chapter Twenty-Three
Duration:00:20:14
Chapter Twenty-Four
Duration:00:09:36
Chapter Twenty-Five
Duration:00:10:25
Chapter Twenty-Six
Duration:00:17:31
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Duration:00:08:43
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Duration:00:11:54
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Duration:00:11:46
Chapter Thirty
Duration:00:14:03
Chapter Thirty-One
Duration:00:08:24
Epilogue
Duration:00:07:44
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:18