A fake fiancé for one family weekend. A letter of rec in return. What she didn't know — he'd been watching her for six months before he ever asked.
James Whitmore needed a convincing fiancee for one family weekend in Vermont. Nadia Hassan needed a promotion recommendation from the one partner who hadn't written her off. The exchange was clean and in writing. What wasn't in writing: James had been quietly cataloguing Nadia for six months before he asked — the way she argued in meetings, the tea on her desk, the fact that she proofreads twice. A lake house weekend with no professional distance was going to make all of that very difficult to keep to himself. He knew that when he asked. He asked anyway.
18 chapters available
Chapters
1Chapter 1: The Ask2Chapter 2: The Folder3Chapter 3: Origin Story4Chapter 4: Source Close to Family5Chapter 5: Two Words6Chapter 6: His Playlist7Chapter 7: The Amendment8Chapter 8: How They Met9Chapter 9: The Only Option10Chapter 10: Stop Pretending11Chapter 11: Completely Wrong12Chapter 12: Through the Cracks13Chapter 13: What His Mother Said14Chapter 14: Six Months15Chapter 15: No Conditions16Chapter 16: Before Tomorrow17Chapter 17: Already Filed18Chapter 18: The Real Thing
