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Chapters (48)
  1. 1. One
  2. 2. Two
  3. 3. Three
  4. 4. Four
  5. 5. Five
  6. 6. Six
  7. 7. Seven
  8. 8. Eight
  9. 9. Nine
  10. 10. Ten
  11. 11. Eleven
  12. 12. Twelve
  13. 13. Thirteen
  14. 14. Fourteen
  15. 15. Fifteen
  16. 16. Sixteen
  17. 17. Seventeen
  18. 18. Eighteen
  19. 19. Nineteen
  20. 20. Twenty
  21. 21. Twenty-One
  22. 22. Twenty-Two
  23. 23. Twenty-Three
  24. 24. Twenty-Four
  25. 25. Twenty-Five
  26. 26. Twenty-Six
  27. 27. Twenty-Seven
  28. 28. Twenty-Eight
  29. 29. Twenty-Nine
  30. 30. Thirty
  31. 31. Thirty-One
  32. 32. Thirty-Two
  33. 33. Thirty-three
  34. 34. Thirty-Four
  35. 35. Thirty-Five
  36. 36. Thirty-Six
  37. 37. Thirty-Seven
  38. 38. Thirty-Eight
  39. 39. Thirty-Nine
  40. 40. Forty
  41. 41. Forty-One
  42. 42. Forty-Two
  43. 43. Forty-three
  44. 44. Epilogue
  45. Afterword
  46. Also by
  47. Acknowledgments
  48. About Author

“So, where are you staying?” I questioned, hoping to have a conversation with her before our separate departures.

She must have taken my question the wrong way because she cut me a sideways glance like I was some nosy pervert.

“Why would I tell you that?”

“So, I can meet my fake future in-laws, of course.” She pinched the bridge of her nose and shook her head.

“You will never be meeting my family.” I was the best with parents actually; usually when I broke up with a girl, her parents were as upset as she was.

“Ahh, you say that but who will save you from the nagging of making up an imaginary boyfriend and also give you the best vacation of your life?”

Olive rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. “I can handle all of it just fine.” Her voice wavered like she didn’t believe what was coming out of her. What she didn’t know is that I don’t let up easily.

After a moment of silence, she continued. “But…if I were to agree to this, what would the catch be?” She was considering it, I could tell. I didn’t know a thing about her family, but it must have been pretty bad for her to consider pretending with me.

Questioning the willful blonde beside me, I said, “Does there have to be a catch?”

“In my experience, there’s always a catch.”

Interesting. The more I learned about Olive, the more curious I became about her.

“Well, maybe just this once there isn’t one.” She scoffed a laugh at my response, as if she could never imagine such a possibility.

“Right. Well, either way, it doesn’t matter.” She turned her head to the window and scooted away from me.

This girl…she has no idea what’s about to hit her.

5. Five

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Between the peanuts and a granola bar that Finn had, I mostly sobered up during the time that it took for us to land. I wasn’t sure what possessed the not-so-stranger, Finn, to be so adamant about helping me but I was weary.

As we landed and waited for the all-clear to get up and grab our carry-ons, I turned my phone off airplane mode. When I did so, my screen was overwhelmed with messages. Among the notifications from work, emails, and social media, my most recent texts stood out to me the most.

Matt: Excited to see you, don’t think too much.

Mom: Call me when you land! So excited to meet your man friend. Love you!!

Dad: See you soon kiddo, we ALL are ready to have you.