Yours For Now; Mine For A Year
vious surprise while mom's deaf
, pulling me into a h
ke he wasn't sure if to believe it or
nfident than I should. Especi
urprise, but you just had to mak
urprise us?" Mom asked, r
meone and I just thought, since I have someone, I should tell y
up with her grin mo
e had fallen
e he was contemplating wh
eaving me to look for the firs
er
to stand beside me as she took my elbow in her hand, "let us meet
showed nothing bu
o surprise you guys." I quickl
York?" Mom asked i
le. "Yeah, she's actually here which is why I w
. "Oh my gosh, when
lies, I was creating more problems
you can bring her to us, I guess I can believe you h
ea
ustin wouldn
get someone to pretend to be my
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st the doorframe, crossing her leg over her
ow when I was lying. Especially
O." I took off the boots I'd been wearing, r
g would be the solution,
ding up jobless after re
straightening while she ambled towards my bed. "Yo
uldn't mind being my girlfriend for a
sy rolling ou
willingly agree to date me for a year
people waiting in line to be my pretend girlfrie
u know, there's someone wh
o know everyone that could be a
t want a crazy fan, so g
, she didn't even know you were
est was piqu
t know me, then they'd probabl
ne didn't come out as curious as I
ho was at my place this afternoo
the one?" My
mmmh.
e." From the way she'd stared at me, I didn
t know a thing. "She's not a fan of sports and certainly not a fa
hen she certainly was g
uld she agre
, "she's a writer and wants to write a book about a basketball player fa
nued, "and I know she can't learn by
er basketball?" Why would
someone who'd give l
to let something further happen between me and her friend, "if
thank you, but it's n
huff then ri
bout it,
hank
she ambled ou
hree years, she'd said she wanted
for my phone, not surprised to see th
get back to New York? Oh m
her know she could
ting my thoughts wander to
t basketball all because I wanted them t
t going to be s
ing during the holiday and she
n't hurt