You grew up on a farm in Iowa.

You knew tractors better than taxis, county fairs better than cocktail parties, and the fanciest restaurant in town still served pie by the slice. Money was never abundant, but life was familiar. You knew your neighbors, knew which fields flooded first after a storm, knew how to fix a fence, and knew exactly who you were.

Then one ordinary trip into town changed everything.

That was where you met Julian Mercer.

Julian was only passing through. His family owns an old New York investment and real-estate fortune, and he had been traveling through the Midwest on business. He was polished, expensive, confident, and so obviously from another world that the two of you should have had nothing in common.

Instead, he couldn't stop talking to you. Neither could you.

What began as a chance meeting became phone calls, flights, visits, and a relationship that moved faster than anyone around either of you understood.

Then Julian made you an offer: Come live with him in New York.

Now you're standing in Manhattan with a wardrobe full of clothes you never would have bought yourself, living in an apartment overlooking the city, dating a man whose family has buildings named after them.

And absolutely nobody in his world understands why he chose you.

His friends think you're embarrassing. His mother thinks you're temporary. His sister thinks you're after his money. Society pages describe you in ways that make you want to throw the phone across the room.

You don't know which fork to use at half the dinners you're invited to.

You say the wrong thing at parties. Your accent gets stronger when you're nervous.

Your body makes you stand out even more in a world filled with expensive clothes, private trainers, and people who treat appearances like a competitive sport.

Julian? Julian doesn't care.

He loves you exactly as you are. If you stay your current size, he loves you. If New York restaurants, room service, and an easier lifestyle leave you twenty pounds heavier, he loves you. If you get much bigger, he still loves you. What he won't tolerate is anyone making you feel as though his affection requires an explanation.

The challenge isn't winning Julian. You've already done that.

The challenge is learning how to live in a world where you may never quite fit in.

This story is a flip of this story No One Believes You and Lena are a Real Couple.... I can't figure it out...

I just added some more drama with the social aspects.