But He's My Fake Fiancé (But He's a Carter Brother #3)

by Annah Conwell

“How are you so calm right now?” She turns in the seat, positioning her body toward me. “I just grabbed you and forced you into a fake engagement. And that’s another thing–why did you go along with it?” Her words come out rapidly, tumbling one after another. “It’s not a big deal. Friends help friends.” I smile at her, but she doesn’t return it. “This is too much. I shouldn’t have brought you into this.” She puts her face in her hands. “I’m going to have to tell everyone I lied.” “Why?” My one word question hangs in the air between us. She lifts her head, her eyes glassy. “Because I can’t ask you to be my fake fiancé, Grayson. It was sweet of you to play along, but meeting my family?” She shakes her head. “I think it sounds fun,” I tell her and she lets out a disbelieving laugh. “I’m serious. That ex of yours seemed like a jerk, and your step sister would definitely fit into the cast of Cinderella. It would be awesome to help you stick it to them.” Her lips turn up in an uncertain smile. “We can’t stay fake engaged forever though. Eventually, the show has to end.” I shrug. “So, you say we broke up. You’re a brilliant author, I’m sure you can come up with something. Tell them I got obsessive and you had to get a restraining order. Or that we had a falling out because we both like to eat just the marshmallows out of Lucky Charms instead of being the perfect balance of one liking the cereal and the other liking the marshmallows.” She lets out a real laugh this time, and all I ...