Page 10 of Only You

“Good start,” he joked.

“A little awkward on the approach, but we’ll get there.”

Jack chuckled, and their awkwardness dissipated. “So, I’ll see you on Saturday,” he confirmed.

“Yep. I’ll give you a heads up, so you can kick that receptionist out of your bed,” she teased.

He shook his head. “It’s not happening.”

“At least not for the next six weeks,” she said lightly.

“Right.” Jack’s phone rang. He fished it out of his pocket and looked at the screen. “It’s my mom.”

“Tell her I can’t wait to meet her,” Kayla said, only partly joking. She expected his parents to be good people since they’d produced Jack. She hadn’t expected to meet them as his fake girlfriend, though.

Jack answered the call. “Hey, Mom.” Then he gave Kayla a brief wave and folded himself into his car.

As she drove away, Kayla wondered what he’d told his mom about her, and if his parents would like her. It doesn’t matter. This isn’t real. It’s only for six weeks. She repeated the mantra in her head until she arrived at her next appointment.

Kayla opened the back of her Explorer to remove her rolling case when a man approached, wheeling a similar case. She often encountered other pharmaceutical reps on the job, but she didn’t recognize him.

The stranger smiled. “Do you need help with that?”

Struck by his handsomeness, she didn’t immediately answer, and he lifted the bag out of the car and set it by her feet. “Thank you,” she said, finally finding her voice.

The dark-haired hottie extended his hand. “I’m Austin.”

Kayla raised her arm, but quickly lowered it back down. “I have a boyfriend,” she blurted out. Averting her eyes, she grabbed the handle of her case and hurried off, her heels clicking on the pavement. When she reached the front door of the doctor’s office, she glanced back, and the hot guy grinned at her. Fighting the urge to run back and introduce herself, she yanked open the door and went inside.

It's only for six weeks, she reminded herself.