Chapter 3: The French Press

Margot wakes at six fifteen — because her body doesn't believe in vacations — and begins her morning ritual with a hand-ground French press and a color-coded planner. Then Eli shuffles in and pours himself a cup from a Mr. Coffee machine that belongs in a museum. When their landlord Dolores drops by unannounced and reveals she only rents to couples, Margot hears herself say something she absolutely did not plan. Now there are new rules, a fake backstory, and a man who reads her face better than anyone she's ever dated.Close Enough — Book 1 of The Dolores Effect, by Elena Cross.New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Follow The Dolores Effect on Spotify.