vious surprise while mom's deaf

, pulling me into a h

ke he wasn't sure if to believe it or

nfident than I should. Especi

urprise, but you just had to mak

urprise us?" Mom asked, r

meone and I just thought, since I have someone, I should tell y

up with her grin mo

e had fallen

e he was contemplating wh

eaving me to look for the firs

er

to stand beside me as she took my elbow in her hand, "let us meet

showed nothing bu

o surprise you guys." I quickl

York?" Mom asked i

le. "Yeah, she's actually here which is why I w

. "Oh my gosh, when

lies, I was creating more problems

you can bring her to us, I guess I can believe you h

ea

ustin wouldn

get someone to pretend to be my

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st the doorframe, crossing her leg over her

ow when I was lying. Especially

O." I took off the boots I'd been wearing, r

g would be the solution,

ding up jobless after re

straightening while she ambled towards my bed. "Yo

uldn't mind being my girlfriend for a

sy rolling ou

willingly agree to date me for a year

people waiting in line to be my pretend girlfrie

u know, there's someone wh

o know everyone that could be a

t want a crazy fan, so g

, she didn't even know you were

est was piqu

t know me, then they'd probabl

ne didn't come out as curious as I

ho was at my place this afternoo

the one?" My

mmmh.

e." From the way she'd stared at me, I didn

t know a thing. "She's not a fan of sports and certainly not a fa

hen she certainly was g

uld she agre

, "she's a writer and wants to write a book about a basketball player fa

nued, "and I know she can't learn by

er basketball?" Why would

someone who'd give l

to let something further happen between me and her friend, "if

thank you, but it's n

huff then ri

bout it,

hank

she ambled ou

hree years, she'd said she wanted

for my phone, not surprised to see th

get back to New York? Oh m

her know she could

ting my thoughts wander to

t basketball all because I wanted them t

t going to be s

ing during the holiday and she

n't hurt