ago, smiling.
“Shit!” she said loudly, annoyed with herself for allowing Drew to affect her so much.
Just in that moment, an old man walked past and mumbled something about the youth of today being riffraff and using foul language. Jade didn’t pay any attention to him, though, because she’d just realized she was starting to get a crush on her future husband. That was not good.
Chapter Five
Slam Dunk
J ADE W AS P RETTY . Drew wasn’t blind. He was well aware of how attractive she was. From their first meeting, he remembered her moss-green eyes and her strawberry curls, but what he hadn’t remembered was the way her whole face lit up when she smiled, or how fucking amazing she smelled.
As he walked away from her on the street and headed home, he thought about the fact he would get to kiss her and touch her whenever he wanted with no strings attached. Well, he supposed being married was the biggest string of all; it was a fucking steel cable. But they weren’t tied to each other; they had a clear plan that would allow them to part easily.
There was no doubt he was attracted to her, but that was a good thing. His parents and friends would never believe he was attracted to an ugly girl. As shallow as that sounded, it was the truth. He hoped his attraction would make things easier for them. He was drawn to her, which he prayed would make it easier for people to believe they were falling in love. He already wanted to touch her, so hopefully their affection would look natural—if she could hold back her flinching. Drew smiled; it really was adorable how nervous she was around him.
Jade never left Drew’s thoughts as he walked, even as he entered the large foyer of his parents’ house. He must have had a huge smile on his face, because his mom gave him a strange look.
“What’s made you so happy?” she asked.
“I met a girl.”
His mom’s face lit up, and she leaned forward in her seat. She patted the cushion next to her on the couch, inviting him to sit down.
“Tell me,” she said quietly.
Drew’s mother had never really been the hands-on type, but they had a good relationship and talked about the things that mattered. Unlike his father, who he barely had anything to talk about with.
“Her name is Jade,” Drew said, sitting down next to her.
He wasn’t sure how much he should play it up. He wanted her to think that he was dating Jade, but he didn’t want to be a gushing, sissy fool.
“Do we know her family?” Laura asked.
Typical. Of course his mother’s first question would be about her social standing. To be honest, Drew had no idea about Jade’s background. He made a mental note to ask her some questions next time they spoke.
“No, I don’t think so. I met her last week, and I just saw her again. I gave her my number, and we’ll probably meet up again soon.”
There, that sounded realistic…he hoped.
“Is she in the business?”
“In a way.” She wasn’t a film actor, but she was a character actor. Drew thought he could stretch it to say she was.
“Where did she go to school?”
Shit. He didn’t know anything about Jade or her life. He had her cell phone number and an address in the valley, but apart from that, he knew nothing about her. He couldn’t believe he hadn’t thought to get more information. The conversations they’d had on the phone hadn’t really gone into much personal detail, concentrating more on setting up the plan than getting to know each other.
“Ahhh…we’ve only just met, so I don’t know much about her yet,” he said honestly.
“Oh, well, I’d love to meet her,” Laura pushed.
“When the time is right. Just let me get to know her and see if it’s something that might turn into a relationship. There’s no point in you meeting her if we only have one date and don’t like each other.” He knew he couldn’t seem too eager. He’d never brought a girl home before because there had never been anyone he’d been interested in longer
“Shit!” she said loudly, annoyed with herself for allowing Drew to affect her so much.
Just in that moment, an old man walked past and mumbled something about the youth of today being riffraff and using foul language. Jade didn’t pay any attention to him, though, because she’d just realized she was starting to get a crush on her future husband. That was not good.
Chapter Five
Slam Dunk
J ADE W AS P RETTY . Drew wasn’t blind. He was well aware of how attractive she was. From their first meeting, he remembered her moss-green eyes and her strawberry curls, but what he hadn’t remembered was the way her whole face lit up when she smiled, or how fucking amazing she smelled.
As he walked away from her on the street and headed home, he thought about the fact he would get to kiss her and touch her whenever he wanted with no strings attached. Well, he supposed being married was the biggest string of all; it was a fucking steel cable. But they weren’t tied to each other; they had a clear plan that would allow them to part easily.
There was no doubt he was attracted to her, but that was a good thing. His parents and friends would never believe he was attracted to an ugly girl. As shallow as that sounded, it was the truth. He hoped his attraction would make things easier for them. He was drawn to her, which he prayed would make it easier for people to believe they were falling in love. He already wanted to touch her, so hopefully their affection would look natural—if she could hold back her flinching. Drew smiled; it really was adorable how nervous she was around him.
Jade never left Drew’s thoughts as he walked, even as he entered the large foyer of his parents’ house. He must have had a huge smile on his face, because his mom gave him a strange look.
“What’s made you so happy?” she asked.
“I met a girl.”
His mom’s face lit up, and she leaned forward in her seat. She patted the cushion next to her on the couch, inviting him to sit down.
“Tell me,” she said quietly.
Drew’s mother had never really been the hands-on type, but they had a good relationship and talked about the things that mattered. Unlike his father, who he barely had anything to talk about with.
“Her name is Jade,” Drew said, sitting down next to her.
He wasn’t sure how much he should play it up. He wanted her to think that he was dating Jade, but he didn’t want to be a gushing, sissy fool.
“Do we know her family?” Laura asked.
Typical. Of course his mother’s first question would be about her social standing. To be honest, Drew had no idea about Jade’s background. He made a mental note to ask her some questions next time they spoke.
“No, I don’t think so. I met her last week, and I just saw her again. I gave her my number, and we’ll probably meet up again soon.”
There, that sounded realistic…he hoped.
“Is she in the business?”
“In a way.” She wasn’t a film actor, but she was a character actor. Drew thought he could stretch it to say she was.
“Where did she go to school?”
Shit. He didn’t know anything about Jade or her life. He had her cell phone number and an address in the valley, but apart from that, he knew nothing about her. He couldn’t believe he hadn’t thought to get more information. The conversations they’d had on the phone hadn’t really gone into much personal detail, concentrating more on setting up the plan than getting to know each other.
“Ahhh…we’ve only just met, so I don’t know much about her yet,” he said honestly.
“Oh, well, I’d love to meet her,” Laura pushed.
“When the time is right. Just let me get to know her and see if it’s something that might turn into a relationship. There’s no point in you meeting her if we only have one date and don’t like each other.” He knew he couldn’t seem too eager. He’d never brought a girl home before because there had never been anyone he’d been interested in longer
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