Living with Her Fake Fiancé by Noelle Adams

Author:Noelle Adams [Adams, Noelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: virgin hero, fake engagement, roommates
Publisher: Noelle Adams
Published: 2019-02-18T18:00:00+00:00

AS THEY WERE LEAVING the restaurant an hour and a half later, Chloe saw a guy from one of her classes waiting for a bus.

She called out, and he turned around and greeted her, so she went over to chat with him for a minute.

They talked about class and about the project due next week, and she returned to Brent after only a couple of minutes.

He was frowning as they walked to the car.

“What’s the matter?” she asked. He’d seemed to be in a relaxed mood all evening. He’d chatted easily with the others. He hadn’t been tongue-tied even once. So she wasn’t sure what would have prompted the shift in his mood.

“Nothing.” He paused. “Who was that?”

“Who? Oh, you mean Chuck. Just a guy from one of my classes.”

“Have you gone out with him?”

“What? No. We just say hi when we see each other. Why?”

“Nothing. I was just wondering. You seemed to like him.”

She peered at him. He wasn’t meeting her eyes. “I like him okay, but nothing special. I’ve never gone out with him.”

“Would you go out with him if he asked?”

“I don’t know. Probably not. Why?”

He didn’t answer.

“Brent, what’s the matter? Did it bother you that I talked to him?”

“No. Of course not.” He shot a quick look at her. “Sorry. I was just... being dumb.”

“Being dumb how?”

He took a ragged breath. Something like reluctance twisted on his face. But he said the words. “I didn’t want you to go out with him.”

That bloom of excitement awakened again in her chest. Maybe Michelle was right. Maybe there was more here than she’d imagined. “Why not?”

“You know,” he mumbled.

She laughed. She couldn’t help it. But she reached for the front of his shirt and turned him around to face her. “Brent, you’re my fake fiancé, right?”

He met her eyes. “Right.”

“It might be fake, but I’m not going to go out with anyone else while my Mima is in town. That would just be stupid.”

“Yeah.”

She knew it was best to get some things said, so she made herself be brave. “But to tell you the truth, even if that wasn’t an issue, as long as we’re... trying things out together... I’m not going to want to go out with anyone else. It would feel... not right.”

“Really?”

“Really.” She dropped her eyes and then raised them to his face again. “I’m hoping... you feel the same way.”

He made a choked sound. “Of course I’m not going out with anyone else.”

She let out a breath. “Okay. Good. That’s good.”

This was it. She needed to say the last thing.

“I did...” She almost chickened out and had to start again. “I did want to make sure... make sure we’re on the same page. About our relationship. We’d said we were just... trying things out. Nothing serious. Is that... is that what you want?”

His body felt stiff. Too stiff. She was suddenly worried that she’d messed things up. Things had felt so good between them before dinner, and now he was stiff and silent and staring—like he’d been before they’d gotten comfortable with each other.

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