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"That's so great; I'll let her know! We'll have to get your dress fitted right away I'll call you back with all the details" Mrs Bennett hung up, and Clarke leaned back in her chair, wanting to hit herself for being such a yes-person She heard a knock on the door and looked up to see Vince standing there

Clarke stood straight up, only just then re she had told hiether, she'd felt a little nervous around him She didn't knohether to treat him like a hired worker, a pretend boyfriend or boyfriend, or a sexual acquaintance She definitely hired him to do her renovation works and he proved to be an expert at what he does She has no idea why he even agreed to be her pretend boyfriend, not that he had h sex was great with him that doesn't automatically make him her boyfriend ~ and she wasn't on the lookout for one After that night, she felt ahenever Vince was around She has avoided talking to his on the shop renovation She had never had a real relationship before She believed that love does not last for long, and all her sexual encounters were instant stress relief with no strings attached

She dug in her desk for the check she'd written and handed it to him "Here's the money I put a little extra in there to cover the whole pretending to beher hands as he looked at the small slip of paper in his palalo hired to impress your mother," he blurted out "I did it because I wanted to and didn't expect to be paid for it," he said with flicker of anger in his eyes

"I'et out in a difficult situation"

"And you expect raciously accept your payment and then disappear out of your life? Is that what you want, Clarke? I thought last Friday meant more to you than this," he said with both his pal Clarke's behavior

Clarke found herself feeling stumped On the one hand, she is quite fond of his presence and she could use hi On the other hand, it wouldn't be fair to him to keep up the charade "I don't know, Vince I mean…"

She was suddenly interrupted as Katie walked into the office "I' you right this second" Clarke gave Katie a confused look Hadn't her mother just been on the phone with her? What could she possibly want? But sure enough, Mrs Bennett appeared right behind Katie, h the roof