page34 (1/2)

“You’re right—totally insane But it worked, right? Melody got the hint and left me alone”

“I ht-up lied to someone’s face But yeah, it worked”

“And I can’t help but think about how da to be a fiancée”

“Guess it’s a skill I didn’t know I had” I was still curious as hell to where, exactly, he was going with this

“But you definitely have it” He appeared cagey, which was strange for Josh Theif not always confident “Hoould you feel about doing it again?”

My jaw nearly hit the table

Chapter 15

CASSIDY

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing Josh went through every step of his situation—his co over At anyaround But he never did

“So let ht—you want me to pretend to be your fiancée until…what? Doesn’t that et married at some point?”

He grinned “If you’re asking about that part of the plan, I assume that means you’re doith the rest”

“Not even a little Out of all the insane parts of this thing, that happened to be the one to stand out for some reason But like I said, it’s all totally insane”

“Yeah—insane enough to work”

I narrowedyou’ve heard in a Hallood?”

Pretty sure the same expression of total surprise flashed on both of our faces at the same time

“Uh, Hallmark movie?” asked Josh

“Um, never mind” I clearedto figure out if you’re only screith ht?”

“Not even a little And I probably should’ve said this before, but this needs to stay totally secret Whether you want to go along with it or not”

“Risky ht to your father and let hi to do, considering I’m a Taylor employee now”

“No—you can’t do that”

“And why not?”