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."

like the lady has deep pockets," he said with a gleam in his eye that I didn't quite appreciate. But,

the fee daily or monthly, whatever works for

he was no stranger to this kind of deal. So, I wasn't the first to come up with the hire-a-boyfriend

appearances," I clarified. The idea of a package didn't sit

do we

like you've done this before.

hoping to date someone genuinely this time. Find a girl to connect with seriously," he suddenly shifted

trying to

your Ms. Right without any distractions," I

happy with your proposal.

I

birds with one stone, solve your problem, and maybe find a quality boyfriend?"

pitch was eerily similar to what Ernest had

board, I can

got the hint and finally laid

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