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"Really?" Oren blinked before he shook his head and cleared his throat "I mean, thanks That’scool"

Mr Stanley turned to nize your face fro samples your husband added to his portfolio"

"You" Too flabbergasted to get past the Mrs Tenning part, I looked up at Oren for help

He stepped in, lifting his hand and shaking it "Oh, no She’s notI lanced at me, his expression desperate "She’s aped up at hiht her, right? I was going to pay out of pocket for all her--"

"Oh, sure Sure" Mr Stanley waved off Oren’s concerns "Of course, she can coratulations on your upco nuptials, ave a weak slanced up at Oren, "quite a surprise"

Mr Stanley leaned in to wink "The best proposals usually are" Then he straightened and turned back to Oren "The baggage clai as we followed Mr Stanley Then he glanced back with an apologetic wince to Zwinn for abandoning the us know they’d find their oay to the hotel, no proble wined and dined as a nearly h we found out over dessert that Mr Stanley was lorified secretary than an actual executive with the authority to hire Oren The worst part was that he tried to sell the town toaround the lake

Oren played along, telling Mr Stanley I was a fil up "Well, California is the best place to be for that kind of ht area for sure"

"So, all her credits would transfer with no problem if she ca interested in the answer

I sent hinored

"I’m sure they would"

By the ti, my nerves were plumb shot I silently followed Oren up to our roo until he’d rolled all our suitcases into our suite and shut the door Then I just stood there and stared at hie on the bed and immediately went to theto check out our view

Finally, I cracked "Would you care to tell lanced back and winced "You’re talking about the fiancée thing, aren’t you?"

I whihed and came toanyone to actuallyhiirlfriend sounded kind of irresponsible, as if I’d only brought you withto hi seemed so much more responsible, huh?"

"Fuck, I didn’t knohat to do I was kind of worried they wouldn’t let you come with me if I didn’t make us sound morepermanent So I improvised Seriously, you’re not that pissed, are you?"

Slowly, I shookthis job because I made you look more like the responsible faet"

Grinning, he pressed his forehead to h over everything we’d gone through today, I grinned up at hiirlfriend to your parents, now your fake fiancée to your prospective boss I can’t wait to play the fake wife next"

Oren took my hand and kissed my knuckles "And I’m sure you’d make the best damn fake wife there ever was Now, come here and check out this view"

He led me to a , and I sucked in a breath as I looked out at the sandy beach lit with tiki torches and thewater of the lake

"Wow," I breathed as Oren wrapped his arms around me from behind and rested his chin onin my ear, he turned his face so he could kiss ht on the beach and live fakely ever after"