Man vs. Durian by Jackie Lau

Author:Jackie Lau
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: foodie romance, Asian romance, Asian hero, Canadian romance, humor, fake relationship, fake boyfriend
Publisher: Jackie Lau Books
Published: 2019-08-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Valerie

I’m going home with Peter. I’ve decided.

I don’t care what my family thinks. I’m twenty-six years old, and as far as they know, he’s my boyfriend.

We’re sitting side-by-side on the couch now, my arm around his shoulders. It’s torture not to be able to do more with him. Ever since last Monday, it’s been torture, in fact. I use my goddamn vibrator every night and think of him.

A week ago, I couldn’t imagine letting him do everything to me, but that’s changed.

I’m ready.

I also have the urge to scandalize my family, and to send a message to my sister that yes, this man is mine. It’s annoying to watch her batting her eyelashes at Peter. She never even liked Asian guys before, and now she’s smitten by my boyfriend?

Uh-uh. She doesn’t get to have him.

I tell Peter that I’ll be back in a few minutes, then go upstairs to pack a small overnight bag. Just as I’m zipping it up, my mother knocks on the door and enters.

“Ah, you’re going to spend the night with him. Good.”

“Good?”

“Yes, you must keep him happy, or he will go elsewhere.”

Oh, God. Not this again.

Fortunately, she doesn’t call me a very expensive, delicious piece of meat this time.

At ten o’clock, Mom gives Peter a large bag of leftovers, and the two of us head out. Every time we come to a stoplight, he puts his hand on my leg.

“Thank you for coming tonight,” I say.

“It was no trouble,” he murmurs. “None at all.”

“My mother loves you and no longer thinks I’m a complete failure of a daughter.”

He glances at me. “Regardless of me, you are not a failure.”

“She encouraged me to spend the night with you.”

“Yeah, she told me when we were washing dishes that it would be fine.”

I make a face. “God, this is awkward.”

Once we’re alone in his apartment, though, my family disappears from my mind, and there is only Peter. Peter, who has always been so lovely to me and went along with my scheme to pretend he was a doctor in front of my family.

He slides his arms around my waist. “Tell me what you want tonight.”

“Everything.” I swallow. “I want everything.”

He grins. “But feel free to stop me at any time, okay? We don’t need to have sex just because your mother is encouraging it.”

I roll my eyes. “Can we forget about my mother now?”

He picks me up, and I squeak in surprise. He carries me to the bedroom and sets me down on the bed, and then he climbs on top of me and kisses me.

This is the first time we’ve kissed while lying down, and it feels pretty damn spectacular, his weight pressing me into the mattress. But I need to touch his skin, so I pull off his T-shirt. He’s built and solid, but not freaky-chiseled, and I think he’s perfect.

If I hadn’t made up a fake boyfriend named Peter—thank you, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before—the day before we ran into each other, would we have started anything?

I doubt it.

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