Borrowing a Fiancé by Kat Bellemore

Author:Kat Bellemore [Bellemore, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KB Press

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Daniel wondered how long he'd have to fake the limp he'd adopted since their sledding disaster that afternoon. After that amazing kiss, and then blowing it, he needed some space. Melinda's family had seen them ride back though, and, after Mrs. Garrett chastised them for skipping out on their couple’s massage, she had sent him back to his room with an icepack. She wanted him feeling better for the wedding rehearsal and dinner that evening.

With a groan, Daniel turned off the TV and shoved his pillow over his face. When had the weekend become so complicated? All he wanted was to be back in Amor, with Melinda, without all the lies and the pretending. If Daniel were being honest, he would have kissed Melinda even longer and harder than he had. He hadn't wanted to stop, but knowing it was all an act—his heart couldn't handle that. Except no one else had been there to see…had their kiss really been as fake as their engagement? Or had it meant as much to Melinda as it had to him?

There was a knock on the door and Daniel pulled himself out of bed to answer it. When he swung the door open, his breath hitched. Melinda stood there, wearing a jade spaghetti-strap dress that was so long, it covered her toes. Her hair cascaded over her shoulders and Daniel had the sudden desire to run his fingers through it.

"Hi," she said with a small smile. Then she looked him over and her smile faded. "Why aren't you dressed?"

"I was just about to," Daniel said, opening the door wider. "You can come in, if you want. It will only take me a minute."

Melinda hesitated, but then walked into his suite. It looked the same as hers, but she seemed to be taking it all in, just the same.

"Is your mom still annoyed with us?" he asked as he rummaged in the closet for his one and only suit.

"Probably." She stepped up beside Daniel, scanning his limited wardrobe. "It's not in there." And then she flipped open the lid to Daniel's suitcase, which he had thought was empty, only to find the suit rolled up in a ball.

Daniel groaned. "Any chance it doesn't have a million wrinkles?"

Melinda picked up the suit jacket. It looked like a raisin, all shriveled up. "Nope." She glanced at her watch. "We don't have time to have housekeeping iron it for you."

"Does it really matter?" Daniel asked. "I mean, there shouldn't even be a wedding rehearsal, considering it’s supposed to be for people who are actually getting married."

"Impressions are everything to my parents," Melinda said. "My dad's boss will be there. So will my grandmother, who arrived a couple hours ago. So, yes, it does matter." She sank onto the couch. "But I wish it didn't. Ever since we arrived…" Melinda clasped her hands on her lap. "It almost doesn't feel like we're 'us' anymore. We're acting out this grand play, but someone else wrote the script."

"That's not completely your parents' fault," Daniel said.

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