Fake It Till We Make It Book Novels & Stories

I couldn't care less what he thought of me but I hoped to make a good impression so we could at least live a civilised life for the period we would be married plus my father's business was at stake. I'm doing this for him. I repeated to myself over and over again, slipping my pedicure feet into a pair of black strap heels that exposed the red colour of my toenails. Fake it till you make it. It's the mantra in my head as I strolled out to the car, doing the Naomi Campbell walk in hopes that it would still my nerves that were going berserk. A stiff smile graced my face, the kind that would make people think I was in control.

I slumped on my bathroom floor and cried—for the life I'd built that was now crumbling, for the fear that was eating me alive, for the impossible situation I found myself in. Five minutes. That's all I can spare. Then I have to be Dr. Williams again. I splashed cold water on my face, applied concealer under my eyes, and dressed in my most professional outfit. If I was going to face the world today, I needed armor. Fake it till you make it. Just like I've been doing for five years. The hospital was a welcome distraction. Daisy met me at the nurses' station with coffee and a sympathetic smile. "Better?" she asked, studying my face.

It took Halle a few seconds for the words to register, her lips pursed and she nodded with false confidence. “I know,” She smiled, speaking like she had intentionally put chips into her beautiful hair that was always a nightmare to wash. Fake it till you make it, she thought as her cheeks began to burn and hurt from her fake smile. “I…put it there,” She said. Halle saw the makings of a smile on the man’s lips before he gave his usual stiff nod and then turned around to leave. Halle let out a breath she didn’t even know she was holding in and turned around in the direction of the loudly giggling woman inside her room.

What more could I ask for? Oh, yes, especially one important thing. Amy failed to invite Laird. That fact nearly brought me to tears of joy. Even when Amy shouted angrily, upset, and accused me of messing it up, I almost made a playful comment. Luckily, I managed to restrain myself and pretend not to know anything about his early return. I insisted and acted, just like Amy taught me yesterday when facing Ms. Mitchelle's interrogation. Fake it till you make it. "Thank you, Fenella. I never even dreamed of coming to a high school dance party. Thanks to you, I now have a beautiful memory. Especially with a gorgeous and popular girl like you." His face flushed with embarrassment as Clark's voice

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I narrow my eyes. "Yes, sign it," he declares seriously. "We have to make this look and feel real if anyone is going to believe it. But we need to protect ourselves in the process. So this paper is a reminder that we won't break these rules. Rules that will keep us within an inch of crossing the line from fake to a real couple," he informs, making more sense than I pegged him for. I snatch it from him looking it over. No falling in love with me. Even though Rae will really want to.

I know it seemed like a long shot but hope was all I had at this moment. Looking back at Fredrick, I saw him focusing hard on the man in front of him. I knew he could feel that I was on to something- he had a way of reading me even if a million other things were happening all around him. Looking at him made me determined, we would survive this. I counted to three before I started the only plan I could come up with under this much pressure: I went around and pushed the imposter straight into Fredrick before running at full speed to the rock.

I rest my head against his chest as I try to catch my breath. His lips dust my forehead. “Don’t bother going to sleep.” His hand drops between my legs and he spreads them so they hang over each side of his body. He starts to work me again; his three large fingers slide into my wet, swollen flesh. “That was the entrée and this is a ten-course meal.” Four hours and four showers later, I lie in the semi-darkened room with my fake husband. The light is just peeking through the crack in the drapes. My head is on his chest and his large, muscular arms are around me. The night has been unbelievable to say the least.

If only he had seen the desperation behind her calm facade… He snatched his phone, his fingers flying as he sent a frantic barrage of messages. [Where are you?] [Come back. Can we please talk?] [I can explain, Grace. The ceremony was fake. You're my only mate!] [Please, don't ignore me…] The messages vanished one after another, like stones tossed into a deep ocean, met with total silence. The only sound was the soft swoosh of his own outgoing texts, echoing in the empty house. He’d never imagined she would actually leave.

I thought one more risk could buy us a new beginning. So I swallowed the drug. Five hours later, they gave me a prepaid debit card and sent me home. By the time I reached our basement apartment in Queens, pain was spreading through my lower back, and my mouth tasted like rust. I stopped outside the door, heard enough from Adrian’s phone call to understand everything, then covered my mouth as blood surged up my throat. My parents were alive. Liz was alive. The debt was fake. And the past five years had only been a punishment.