HER BULLY'S REGRET
“I promise, while we’re doing this and after, no one will doubt my feelings for you. I won’t embarrass you, and I won’t let anyone else make you feel foolish either.”
She stares at me, and something in my chest tightens.
Nicole pulls her hand out of my grasp, and I’m surprised by how much I don’t want to let go.
She forces a smile and teases, “You’re that good an actor?”
With you, sure, I think.
But what I say is, “If it helps me beat my dad, I can win a damn Oscar.”
She nods, thinking it over. “So, what would this fake engagement entail? Wearing a ring around the office? Going to a party as a couple? What?”
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