Midlife Fake Out: A Later in Life High School Bully Romance by Piper Sullivan

Author:Piper Sullivan [Sullivan, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Derek

“So you do know how to follow directions.” Brody’s loud voice boomed over the phone, his tone thick with amusement. “Good to know. I’ll file that away for later.”

I grunted at him, but I couldn’t help smiling. “I have my moments. I did good, yeah?”

“You did very good Derek. The photos of you and Bella bowling are pure fucking gold. They look as if I hired a professional photographer to follow you lovebirds around, and if anyone asks I may or may not insinuate that’s what happened.” He laughed for real for the first time in months. “And the media is eating it up. They’re already wondering how Bella managed to forgive your foolish ass.”

I gave the air a silent fist pump, because this fake relationship thing was already working out so much better than I anticipated. “As long as they don’t ask her directly, we’ll be fine.” The date had gone well, very well, and Bella hadn’t been awkward or anxious at all. As soon as she had the ball in her hands, she was all sassy comments and competitive vixen. She was gorgeous as she laughed and smiled while she taunted me and talked smack through three games.

“About that,” Brody began. “It might become necessary. Right now it’s not, but just keep in mind that we might need her to say a few words. She can do that, can’t she?”

I shook my head, fully aware that Brody couldn’t see me. “That wasn’t part of the deal.”

“We can find a way to make it part of the deal if it becomes necessary,” He said in a dismissive tone. “The beer and nachos were a nice touch. Women all over the country, hell the whole damn world are lamenting how she is the non-famous woman who’s won your heart.”

I swallowed past the lump in my throat. “As long as they approve.”

“Don’t be that way Derek. You screwed up, and you are well on your way to fixing it. Thanks to the fans, it’s working, so just keep up what you’re doing. Don’t deviate from the formula,” he encouraged in a firm tone.

“I have no plans to Brody. Don’t worry.” In fact I hadn’t been able to keep my eyes off the social media photos of me and Bella. Not only did we look good together, we looked like a natural fit. She was a tall woman, so we were nearly eye to eye when she wore her killer heels, and we couldn’t keep our eyes off each other, so the photos were authentic. We came across like a real couple who had been together for years.

“Good, because this slow trickle of content through social media is working. The public relations assholes are happy with your efforts, and they’ve been blasting the photos to make people remember why they love you so much.” Brody sighed, and I knew there was more. The man had a routine when it came to delivering news. He started with a joke, and sandwiched it with praise before he went in for the kill.

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