My Fakish Fiance': One Night Stand Friends to Lovers Romance by GiGi Reine

Author:GiGi Reine [Reine, GiGi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sunflower River Publishing
Published: 2023-07-15T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Aaron

I step into my meeting with my PR rep and explain the situation. By now, she has seen the photos and videos from Orlando, and based on her text to me while I was on vacation, she did not like getting blindsided. She has been fielding calls all week and has not received an actual response. It doesn't help that I ignored everything, hoping it would all blow over before I returned. It didn't.

"So, your engagement is fake, but we are telling people it's real? Is that what I'm hearing?" Her eyebrows are drawn together, not a look I associate with her usually friendly demeanor.

"Yes, you are hearing right. So, now that Erica is moving to San Francisco, I think this would be the perfect time for a public breakup. We could say the distance and busy schedules don't mesh right now, so we are postponing the engagement indefinitely." I'm not very convincing since, deep down, I don't want to fake a breakup with Erica. I already feel her absence.

"And now you want to fake a breakup? What is wrong with you for going along with this?" She asks tersely. I stay silent as she chastises me.

A few moments of silence pass. My leg shakes with anxiety, and I wish Erica would answer me directly without the hassle. I'm not a child.

"Well, your surprise photo bomb at the airport in Orlando went viral, so breaking up now would create more chaos and questions, especially with the short time the public has known about you two. It would take away from the movie premiere because the focus would be on Erica and your 'relationship.' Let's wait until after the premiere to do this. When you two are back in the same geographical area, you grew apart during the separation and busy schedules.

That hits a little too close to home because we have grown apart. I've noticed our calls have dropped off, and emails and texts need to be more consistent. I need to figure out how to fix it. I do know I don't like it. I miss her every day, and it kills me when we don't talk or even text. Why has it taken a fake engagement for me to see her as a potential life partner?

I think it over and decide she's right. "Okay, we will break up publicly after the premiere."

It looks like Erica and I will be fake-engaged for quite a while. We did not think this through very well. In all honesty, I actually like being engaged to her.

"Are there any other surprises I should know about?" she asks sarcastically.

"No, this is the only one." I scratch my head and say, "Thanks for this."

"It's not usually what you pay me for, but you're welcome." She breaks a smile as I turn to go.

I get coffee and walk to the studio to see how the post-production editing is going. I walk in on a disagreement between the music and film editors, and I listen for a minute to get the gist of the argument.

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