Crazy, Stupid, Fauxmance (Creative HeARTS) by Shellee Roberts

Author:Shellee Roberts [Roberts, Shellee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled; Crush; YA; Teen; young adult, Shellee Roberts, fake relationship, friends to lovers, Creative HeARTS
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Crush)
Published: 2016-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Cabot’s waiting for me on the steps in front of A-Plus on Monday morning: jeans, pullover, jaw hewn from stone. I shift my bag on my shoulder, take a deep breath and fortify my resolve.

After Friday night I decided that for our fauxmance to be really successful, I must view Cabot more objectively. Be able to see his pulse-leaping combination of dark hair, indigo eyes, and wry smile without the accompanying cardiac distraction. Sort of how you actually see your nose all the time, but your brain stops processing the image because it’s unimportant to your survival. Cabot’s looks are a distraction unimportant to my survival for the next two weeks.

He sees me and tugs off his sunglasses and— Sweet Barbara Stanwyck! How is it possible he’s even more gorgeous today than the last time I saw him? The memory of those fathomless blue eyes reflecting the lamplight as he’s a half second away from kissing me flashes to mind and…so much for not being distracted. Note to self: in the future, when selecting a guy to fauxmance, stick with someone closer to a six or seven on the hotness scale. Going with a ten just wreaks too much havoc on your nervous system.

Afraid my willpower might not be up for a nearly impossible task, I came up with a backup plan: pencil skirt.

“Hey, Mariely. You look…wow, you, uh, look great this morning.”

My skirt is covered in tiny pink cherry blossoms and I paired it with a soft pink sweater and kitten heels. My curves aren’t all that, more squiggles than anything, but they don’t have to be in this outfit—the skirt does all the work. I notice Cabot noticing this same thing. I have to focus hard to keep from grinning and giving myself away. So what if this isn’t a real thing between us? We’re in this together, and I shouldn’t be the only one who’s distracted.

“Aw, thanks, Cabot. That’s sweet. You seem like you’re in a good mood this morning.”

“You could say that. I started a new canvas this weekend.” He yawns and stretches his arms over his head, pulling up his shirt just enough for a peek of taut skin beneath. Seriously? How is that even fair? “Worked on it all weekend,” he tells me. “I haven’t spent this much time in my studio in weeks. It feels amazing.” His energy is infectious.

“Ooh, the beginning of a new project is the best. Full of possibility and perfection. Whenever I have a new part I want to run lines for hours. It makes Jacen crazy.” I pause. “Guess he won’t have to put up doing that with me anymore.”

“That’s his loss. Speaking of crazy exes, Audrey unfriended and unfollowed me on every social media account I have about five minutes after our picture posted.”

“Ha ha! So social media can be used for good.” I mimic twirling the end of an evil villain mustache between my fingertips. “What’s our next step then to keep that monkey—oops, I

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