From Fake to Forever by Jennifer Shirk

Author:Jennifer Shirk [Shirk, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: playboy, different worlds, romance, fish out of water, Bliss, Entangled, reformed playboy, contemporary romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-06-05T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“Knock, knock.”

Ben kept his eyes trained ahead and away from Hannah. He wasn’t in the mood for any of her knock-knock jokes. After ten rounds with a certain Jack Daniel yesterday, he was barely in the mood to breathe. He summoned up just enough energy to put his acting skills into overdrive and played deaf while he took his seat at the back of the class.

Last night had been rough. His own little personal hell. He was lucky to have gotten maybe three hours of sleep, which was surprising, since under sober circumstances he could give any coma victim a good run for his money. But every time he even attempted to close his eyes, he’d pictured a delectable blonde whose eyes reminded him of blue skies during the long, hot summers of the South of France.

Even all the alcohol he’d consumed couldn’t wipe out that vision.

It was his own fault, having both lunch and dinner with Sandra yesterday. But he had to make sure her view of him wasn’t distorted beyond recognition. Ever since he’d met her, he’d done nothing but fumble every single interaction with her. The damage had to be repaired. His agent reminded him he couldn’t afford any bad publicity now. Therefore, it was important to get on her good side—be extra likable, if you will—which was no real hardship, since Sandra proved to be likable herself.

Really likable. Too damn likable.

She was smart and hardworking, which was one of the reasons he was so attracted to her in the first place, but she was also one funny lady. She was easy to talk to, too. Easy to trust. Maybe because she was one of the rare women who didn’t want a damn thing from him. And man, the way she looked after her daughter, you’d think she was vying for mother of the year. The woman had it all, wrapped up in one beautiful, tight package. And worse—she didn’t even know it! As a result of that striking combination, he had a hard time resisting the need to touch her again and almost went against his agent’s wishes. Almost.

Thank God he had some sense in that pea brain of his. Oh, really? You just told me your husband was cheating on you? Well, as riveting as your story was, I’m having a hard time thinking about anything else besides thrusting my tongue in your mouth. So how about it?

Yeah, she might have gone for that. Talk about your poor timing.

It was just as well. His agent was pretty adamant, and that movie deal Denise was working on could be a big break for him. He wasn’t about to do anything to jeopardize that. He had worked too hard to get where he was. Nothing was as important. Growing up, he’d learned that playing make-believe could solve any problem, entertain any mood, and—when his mom was gone for long hours at a time—combat all loneliness. Acting became his life, which was why he was so damn good at it.

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