Rosalie smiled. “I don’t have friends that I can introduce to you. The elite daughters I know are all taken. Most of those our age have already gotten married and had children.

“Even if they are not married, they have boyfriends. How can I possibly separate those couples to introduce the girls to you?

“If you need someone to play pretend, you can find another woman yourself.”

Christian said, “What if it becomes serious afterward?”

“Get married, then. Make sure to investigate the woman’s background when looking for someone to play along with your act. If she has a good character, becoming a real couple afterward won’t be a big deal.

“There’s no escaping this, Christian. Look at how anxious my grandpa had been when I was still single.”

Now that she and River were together, her family was urging her to get married as soon as possible. They would continue doing so until it happened.

After she got married, they would start pestering her to have children.

Rosalie thought, ‘Will I b