Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 136

Later that evening, I was halfway through my second cup of coffee at a café when my blind date, Pete Bundy, finally showed up.

Pete wasn't overweight or balding. His light blue shirt was clean, and he looked pretty much like his profile had described.

I wasn't catfished, but Pete's tardiness definitely knocked down my first impression of him. Luckily, I wasn't actually interested in dating him. I'd only hired him to deal with Jace. "Sorry I'm late," Pete apologized.

"No problem. I'm not really here for a date anyway. I'm looking to hire a guy to pretend to be my boyfriend, "I said bluntly.

Pete froze. "Hire a boyfriend?"

"Yes. I'm not interested in a real relationship, but I urgently need a boyfriend for my current situation," I explained, laying it all out for him.

Pete remained silent, and I thought he might be upset. So I added, "I'll pay you."

"Seems like you have money," Pete said, squinting slightly as he looked into my eyes.

reaction, the kind that showed excitement about money, made me a bit uncomfortable. But his interest was actually perfect

can be paid by the day or by

as he said this, I understood-Pete was an old hand at this. He'd done it before. And it

the whole package, I

contact?" Pete asked with

"I can tell you've done this before. What kind of terms did

seriously looking for the right

to jack up

the right girl after we wrap up this deal. Shouldn't

wanna get to know me better? Maybe start off as real friends? You could solve your problem and end up with a top-tier boyfriend," Pete shot back, totally confident. And that was exactly

+25 BONUS

not interested, that's cool-I'll just find

terms. "If you wanna hire me, it's $100 a day for up to seven days, no physical contact.

laughed at the weirdly specific