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

laid out my proposal. "You can be paid by

as he said this, I understood-Pete was an old hand at

the whole package,

about intimate or physical contact?" Pete asked with

done this before. What kind

genuinely interested in this date. I'm seriously looking for the right girl to start a relationship with," Pete suddenly changed his

to jack up

wrap up this deal. Shouldn't be a problem," I

sure you don't wanna get to know me better? Maybe start off as real friends? You could solve your problem and end up with a

+25 BONUS

that's cool-I'll just find someone else," I replied,

up to seven days, no physical contact. If it's more than a week, $2,800 for the month, even

almost laughed at the weirdly