Faking it to Survive by Emery Cruz

Author:Emery Cruz [Cruz, Emery]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-06-01T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Rose

I definitely didn’t weigh the pros and cons of being in a relationship with a celebrity as famous as Ryan Baker, not even a fake relationship. We’ve had to make countless appearances at star-studded events with paparazzi shoving their cameras in our faces without permission. I’ve managed to avoid them taking pictures of me, and the ones on the internet have been removed, just like Ryan promised.

I also didn’t anticipate how much I would love being out and about with Ryan—going places together, experiencing the celebrity world with him by my side, making fun of rich, stuck-up people together. I doubt any of it would interest me if Ryan wasn’t with me.

Somehow, I’ve gotten even more comfortable with him as he slowly becomes a constant in my life. I don’t let myself think about the danger it poses to him or the fact that I’ll have to give it all up if I’m ever found.

The rumors about Ryan being a rapist haven’t faded. If anything, they’ve only gotten worse with Tammy bringing out more accusations and fabricated details of their supposedly violent relationship. Not even Travis can stop her from shooting her mouth off, and the fake relationship can’t do anything about that.

I settle down on a couch that’s better than all the furniture I own. I pick up the remote to change the channel to something more interesting when Ryan comes out of his kitchen, carrying a huge bowl of popcorn, a grin, and no shirt.

“Don’t you ever wear a shirt, Baker?” I groan when he flops down next to me.

“What’s the point? No one can see me but you, and you’re my girlfriend.” He shoots me an even more mischievous grin and stuffs a handful of popcorn into his mouth.

I can’t resist taking in his toned, hard body. He’s worked out hard enough that he can flaunt the kind of perfectly carved eight-pack women always admire.

You would think, after the amount of time I’ve seen him shirtless during training, that none of this would affect me, but I can’t help staring at his defined, muscular body. I feel myself getting turned on, and I have to tear my eyes away.

He digs his hand into the popcorn bowl again then holds it out to me. “Please, you love me like this, Bloom. You can’t take your eyes off of me.” He flexes his biceps just to annoy me. Annoying me is his favorite pastime.

I roll my eyes and groan. Not too long ago, his behavior would have infuriated me, but I’m so used to Ryan’s excessive flirting by now that it’s just become a part of his charm.

“If I had known you would be this insufferable, I never would have agreed to come over.”

“Don’t kid yourself. You love it here.”

He isn’t wrong. I do love his apartment. How could I not when mine is such a rat hole? His penthouse oozes luxury, masculinity, and all the comforts anyone could ask for.

I come over to his place pretty often now, but I can’t stop marveling at how sprawling and sophisticated his penthouse is.

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