Prologue: Before the Honeymoon
The Blackwood Resort prologue begins at home, where Oliver is already counting down to his honeymoon. Stacy is still answering late business calls and packing her laptop. Then she mentions that her mother needs a vacation, too, and plans to come along. Oliver agrees, but can this trip give him the time together he's been missing?
Read the Blackwood Resort prologue below, where the vacation plans begin to unravel.
About Prologue: Before the Honeymoon
Before the honeymoon, Oliver's dreams face a gentle reality check at home in Blackwood Resort. He is optimistic about having uninterrupted time with Stacy, yet the steady stream of work calls suggests that changing locations may not change their habits. His most revealing choice comes when Stacy mentions Samantha's travel plans. Rather than rejecting the idea, Oliver agrees, even though an extra guest is hardly part of the trip he imagined. That small concession explains the mood of this opening better than a dramatic argument would. These newlyweds love each other, but their ideas of rest already differ. The backstory is deliberately ordinary, which makes the first complications at the resort easier to understand. It's a quiet moment before the story begins.
Prologue Questions
Who appears in prologue?
Oliver makes hopeful plans for time alone with his wife, while Stacy keeps answering work calls, packs her laptop and tells him her mother will join them.
What does the title “Before the Honeymoon” mean?
The title covers the days at home when Oliver still imagines an easy vacation. It's also where the first cracks in that plan quietly show.
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