No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 141



At dusk, I waited at a quaint little café downtown.

While I was on my second cup of coffee, my date from the blind setup finally showed up. The guy wasn't overweight or balding, and his crisp, sky- blue shirt was neither wrinkled nor greasy. He matched his profile to a T.

I didn't get catfished, but his being late knocked a few points off his first impression. Not that it mattered much. I wasn't looking to date him. I only needed a stand-in boyfriend to get my nosy coworker, Conrad, off my back.

"Sorry for being late," he apologized with polished manners.

"It's fine. I'm not here for a date. I'm looking to hire a boyfriend," I laid my cards out on the table.

He paused, shocked. "Hire a boyfriend?"

"Yes, I'm not interested in a real relationship right now, but I need a boyfriend to deal with a situation," I explained further.

He went silent, and I thought he might be offended, so I added, “I'll pay you."

with a gleam in his eye that I

and cut to the chase. "We can settle the fee daily or monthly, whatever works for you. How

he was no stranger to this kind

of a package didn't

do

you've done this before. How do you

genuinely this time. Find

he trying to

get through this deal, and you can look for your Ms. Right without any distractions,"

happy with your proposal.

I

sure you don't want to give a real relationship a shot? Kill two birds with

was eerily similar to what Ernest had

have my reasons. If you're not on board, I can find someone else," I dismissed

the hint and finally

ny-nine a day for the first seven days, no physical contact included. If it's over a week, we switch to a monthly