Page 49 of Wicked Dares
My breath stills. I see where this is going.
I’m not sure I’m ready for it.
“How would you feel about pretending to be my girlfriend for six weeks?”
My eyes hold his, unblinking. “What?”
“Pretend to be my girlfriend. If you agree, I’ll make it worth your time.”
“Levi…” I shake my head. “That’s crazy. Just tell him I’m not your girlfriend.”
“The moment I do, our negotiations are over.”
“But what if he finds out I’m not?” I press. “That just makes everything worse. Just come clean.”
“I just need to close the deal,” he explains. “Once we sign contracts, it shouldn’t matter. He won’t be prying into my affairs any longer.”
He pauses, then adds, “If you agree, I’ll give you two hundred thousand. Half now, the rest at the end.”
A shiver runs through me at the number.
For a second, I feel like I’m having an out-of-body experience.
“You’re going to give mewhat?” I stutter, clutching my chest.
“Two hundred thousand.”
I can’t believe what I’m hearing.
Two hundred thousand dollars.
He’s offering me that to pretend to be his girlfriend for six weeks.
I couldn’t even dream up that kind of money.
The lemon tree beside us suddenly feels too close, the air too warm.
When I thought about how much capital I’d need to start my business, I figured maybe twenty thousand—just to get going with a website and a few services.
This…
This would give me everything.
It would give me the business I’ve dreamed of.
It would give me time.
But…
That’s just the surface of it.
What about everything else?
Levi and I already had a one-night stand.
Pretending to be his girlfriend dances too close to the edge. How can I pretend
when I already know what it feels like to be in his bed and I still remember what he feels like inside me.
