Fake Date by Monica Murphy

Author:Monica Murphy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: EM Publishing

Twenty-One

Jared

I can’t stop thinking about what Sarah told me about her parents. What a horrible tragedy, to lose your parents at such a young age. I know what that feels like—almost to the exact age—but I only lost one parent.

What would I have done if I lost them both?

Her words stick with me the rest of the drive. Long after she’s fallen asleep in the passenger seat, all curled up like a little girl, her arm tucked beneath her head, her forehead pressed against the glass. Normal me would’ve been irritated, seeing her face pressed against the window of my precious Tesla. I get this car cleaned once a week and pay lots of money for someone to wipe down every inch of surface.

But now, I don’t care if her forehead leaves a smudge on the window, and it will. I know it. Fuck it. No way am I going to wake her up. It’s like she told her story and was so exhausted after sharing so much information, she passed out within minutes.

She’s adorable too, when she sleeps. Her breaths are shallow, and I wish I could touch her. Run a hand over her soft hair, stroke her cheek. Offer her any bit of comfort that I can.

I can’t. I’m driving. We’re in the city now, traffic is at a standstill and I need to get to the hotel so we can check in before we meet my family for dinner. Rachelle isn’t coming—she has other family coming into town and she can’t get away to come with us, which is a goddamned shame.

Ha. Even my thoughts are sarcastic. I don’t want to deal with Rachelle. She probably hates me. God knows what Evelyn’s told her to poison her thoughts and make her despise me, but I’m sure they’ve shared a few good stories about me over the years.

I hate being made to look like an ass, and that’s exactly what Evelyn did to me. She should’ve told me no when I asked her to marry me. It would’ve been painful, and I would’ve been angry, but I would’ve eventually gotten over it.

And it would’ve been better to be rejected right from the get-go rather than her dumping me only a few months before the wedding. Her parents lost money on the deposit they put down on the hotel ballroom they reserved for the reception. Evelyn had already bought a dress, not that I ever saw it. I wonder if she was able to return it.

I doubt it. That thing was probably custom and I’m sure it cost a fortune.

Thank God we hadn’t sent out the invitations yet. Talk about humiliating.

We come to a sudden stop and I hit the brakes, so hard I jolt Sarah awake. She lifts her head, looking around with sleepy confusion before her gaze finds me. “Oh.” She glances at the window once more before she returns her attention to me. “I think I drooled on your window.”

Jesus. Normally this would send me over the edge.

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