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months.”
“So three trips?” I looked at him suspiciously. “And what do I have to do on the trips?”
“All I will require from you is that you will pretend to be my girlfriend. Kiss me and hug me when appropriate; anything extra is up to you.”
“Hmm.” I was slightly disappointed that he didn’t seem to be begging me for anything extra.
“I’ll pay you $50,000 to play the role. $25,000 up-front and $25,000 when we break up.”
I sat there with my mouth wide open, that was a hell of a lot of money. “Whoa, what?”
“Think of it as your first real paying acting gig.” He smiled at me. “And if it goes well I will recommend you to a producer I know in Hollywood and see if we can get you an audition.”
“Omg, really?” I knew my eyes were popping out but I couldn’t control my excitement. “Wait, how are we going to break up?”
“I’m going to be overcome with excitement at my cousin’s wedding and propose to you.” Harry grins. “And then you are going to say no and leave me broken hearted as young girls always do to older men.”
“What?” I squirmed in my seat. “That’s going to be so embarrassing. Your family is going to hate me.”
“Sarah, you don’t know them, do you really care how they feel about you?”
“I guess not.” I paused. “$25,000 up-front and sex won’t be required?”
“No required sex, though it is an optional add-on.” He grinned. “Though I won’t be paying for that, of course.”
“Of course.” I growled at him. “I’m not a hooker.”
“You could play one for a night, if you wanted.” He smirked.
“I don’t want.” I retorted but I felt my body flush. That could be kind of exciting. I’d always wanted to role-play but had never been brave enough to bring it up to any of the guys I had dated.
“Let me know if you change your mind.” Harry grinned at me and thanked the waiter for the two flutes of champagne. I grabbed my flute and chugged down half of the glass.
“So, do we have a deal?” he questioned me. All of a sudden, he looked very serious and his eyes looked at me intently. “It goes without saying that you cannot tell my family the truth and you cannot act like an idiot and pretend you are being possessed by ghosts at any point.”
“I wasn’t acting,” I lied, thinking back to the encounter in his office.
“One good thing is I know you have the lying part down.”
“Excuse me?” I said offended. “I don’t lie.”
“What’s that?” He started counting on his fingers. “Lie number one hundred and five?”
“Whatever.” I finished my champagne and chided myself for having downed it so quickly. I could feel my head get light. “But yes, we have a deal.”
He grinned at me. “Great.” I stared at his teeth and wondered about the fact that this man would want to hire me to pretend to be his fiancée. He must be really messed up in the head.
“No problem.” I grinned back at him, leaning towards him and licking my lips. “I’d like the first $25k tomorrow, please.”
He burst out laughing then. “Well then, there you go. A woman who is not afraid to admit she is only after the money.”
I frowned at him then and took his hand. “You know, not all women are gold diggers and after your money. I mean, really what can you do with oodles and oodles of money? Only so much.”
“There are shoes and clothes and jewelry.” Harry allowed me to stroke the palms of his hands as I spoke to him earnestly.
“Not all women care about that.” I sighed, suddenly overwhelmed with tiredness. “I want to go home. I’m sleepy.”
“Oh?” Harry looked at me in disappointment. “I was hoping we could spend the evening learning facts about each other for the weekend.”
“Tonight?” I groaned yawning.
“Well, we only have a few days until we leave and I know my family, they will smell a rat if we
“So three trips?” I looked at him suspiciously. “And what do I have to do on the trips?”
“All I will require from you is that you will pretend to be my girlfriend. Kiss me and hug me when appropriate; anything extra is up to you.”
“Hmm.” I was slightly disappointed that he didn’t seem to be begging me for anything extra.
“I’ll pay you $50,000 to play the role. $25,000 up-front and $25,000 when we break up.”
I sat there with my mouth wide open, that was a hell of a lot of money. “Whoa, what?”
“Think of it as your first real paying acting gig.” He smiled at me. “And if it goes well I will recommend you to a producer I know in Hollywood and see if we can get you an audition.”
“Omg, really?” I knew my eyes were popping out but I couldn’t control my excitement. “Wait, how are we going to break up?”
“I’m going to be overcome with excitement at my cousin’s wedding and propose to you.” Harry grins. “And then you are going to say no and leave me broken hearted as young girls always do to older men.”
“What?” I squirmed in my seat. “That’s going to be so embarrassing. Your family is going to hate me.”
“Sarah, you don’t know them, do you really care how they feel about you?”
“I guess not.” I paused. “$25,000 up-front and sex won’t be required?”
“No required sex, though it is an optional add-on.” He grinned. “Though I won’t be paying for that, of course.”
“Of course.” I growled at him. “I’m not a hooker.”
“You could play one for a night, if you wanted.” He smirked.
“I don’t want.” I retorted but I felt my body flush. That could be kind of exciting. I’d always wanted to role-play but had never been brave enough to bring it up to any of the guys I had dated.
“Let me know if you change your mind.” Harry grinned at me and thanked the waiter for the two flutes of champagne. I grabbed my flute and chugged down half of the glass.
“So, do we have a deal?” he questioned me. All of a sudden, he looked very serious and his eyes looked at me intently. “It goes without saying that you cannot tell my family the truth and you cannot act like an idiot and pretend you are being possessed by ghosts at any point.”
“I wasn’t acting,” I lied, thinking back to the encounter in his office.
“One good thing is I know you have the lying part down.”
“Excuse me?” I said offended. “I don’t lie.”
“What’s that?” He started counting on his fingers. “Lie number one hundred and five?”
“Whatever.” I finished my champagne and chided myself for having downed it so quickly. I could feel my head get light. “But yes, we have a deal.”
He grinned at me. “Great.” I stared at his teeth and wondered about the fact that this man would want to hire me to pretend to be his fiancée. He must be really messed up in the head.
“No problem.” I grinned back at him, leaning towards him and licking my lips. “I’d like the first $25k tomorrow, please.”
He burst out laughing then. “Well then, there you go. A woman who is not afraid to admit she is only after the money.”
I frowned at him then and took his hand. “You know, not all women are gold diggers and after your money. I mean, really what can you do with oodles and oodles of money? Only so much.”
“There are shoes and clothes and jewelry.” Harry allowed me to stroke the palms of his hands as I spoke to him earnestly.
“Not all women care about that.” I sighed, suddenly overwhelmed with tiredness. “I want to go home. I’m sleepy.”
“Oh?” Harry looked at me in disappointment. “I was hoping we could spend the evening learning facts about each other for the weekend.”
“Tonight?” I groaned yawning.
“Well, we only have a few days until we leave and I know my family, they will smell a rat if we
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