The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco by Talia Hibbert

Author:Talia Hibbert [Hibbert, Talia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nixon House
Published: 2018-07-19T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

A Funny Story

“Help me,” Aria groaned. “I’m dying.”

Nik’s soft laugh, while sexy as ever, was not welcome. It was irritating, in fact. Doubly irritating because, even with her head pounding and her stomach sloshing around like an ocean, it still sent a tingle along her spine.

“You’re not dying, chrysí mou.”

“I know,” she gritted out. “It’s hyperbole. For dramatic effect.” She winced. Ouch. A bit too much emphasis, there.

“Shh.” His hand settled against her back, a comforting weight that kept her anchored. She’d been lying in bed feeling as if the room was spinning, but that hand made things a little bit steadier. “I got you some water. And aspirin.”

It was a lovely sentiment, and she was thirsty as a motherfucker, but sitting up felt like a very bad idea right now. “In a minute,” she mumbled.

“Come here.” The hand on her back became an arm around her waist, easing her gently but firmly into a sort of… sideways lounge. Oh, that wasn’t so bad. It wasn’t sitting up, at least. Aria cushioned her aching head with one hand and risked opening an eye, squinting up toward the sound of Nik’s voice.

The room wasn’t painfully bright, thank God. He’d pulled the curtains close, so enough sunlight seeped in to illuminate the room, but not enough to make her headache worse. He was sitting beside her at the edge of the bed, freshly showered and despicably attractive. And even though she must have looked pathetic, at best, there was a heat in his gaze that made her head spin.

Which wasn’t great, since her head had already been spinning. In the opposite direction.

His expression changed so fast, she wondered if she’d been imagining things. Now, he looked relaxed and slightly amused, as always, the cocky playboy to a T. Still, she didn’t think cocky playboys brought their fake girlfriends precious, precious aspirin after a night of too much drinking.

“Here you go.” He held out the pills and watched as she swallowed them dry, his brows raised. “That was… impressive, or maybe terrifying. I’m not sure.”

She huffed out a laugh, then instantly regretted it as pain shot through her head. “Habit.”

“A habit you learned by…”

She took the water he held and downed it before answering. “By taking lots of drugs, sweetheart.”

“Oh.” His lips twitched with amusement. “You must think I’m very boring.”

“Because you never popped questionable pills in filthy bathrooms so your parents would pay attention to you? No, Nik. I don’t think you’re boring.” To be honest, she’d rarely met anyone she found so entertaining. She could be locked in a room with nothing but him and the bloody Yellow Pages for twenty-four hours, and they’d have a cracking good time.

Even if they kept their clothes on.

He took her empty glass of water and produced another like some kind of hydration fairy. “I think we should stay in tonight.”

“No. Noooo. You’re not missing out on your friends’ weird hedonist explosion, not on my account.”

He combed through her tangled hair with his fingers as he replied.

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