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.

bit uncomfortable. But his interest

I laid out my proposal. "You can be paid by the day or by the month. How much do you

he said this, I understood-Pete was an old hand at this. He'd done it before. And it seems I was not the first person

If he wanted the whole package, I wasn't agreeing

about intimate or physical contact?" Pete

tell you've done this before. What kind of terms did you usually work with? Give me

I'm seriously looking for the right girl to start a relationship with,"

trying to jack up

after we wrap up this deal.

better? Maybe start off as real friends? You could solve your problem and end up with a

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my own plans. If you're not interested, that's cool-I'll just find

out his terms. "If you wanna hire me, it's $100 a day for up to seven days, no physical contact. If it's more than a week, $2,800 for the month, even if

laughed at the weirdly