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I know you love their apple pie.
Apple pie? Yes, please,
Her answer is immediate.
I head inside and select a table near the window. There’s a great view overlooking the downtown cityscape. Not that Saint Pierce has anything like New York or Chicago, but the small downtown has personality.
I type back a quick reply to my brother, telling him I’ll try to stop by if I can. However, he shouldn't count on it.
When Dev first opened Club Greed, I loved the idea of it. Ledger, Dev, and I had a lot of fun over the years, but lately I haven’t been interested. In fact, it’s been months since I’ve even stepped foot in the club. Not since we caught the killer of the Greedy Girls. It’s not because of the murders I stay away. It’s more because that part of my life no longer interests me.
Greer’s firm is nearby and she doesn’t keep me waiting long. The server has already brought us water when Greer rushes into the restaurant and takes her seat.
She’s breathtaking, even if she does appear a bit flustered.
“Are you okay?” I ask her.
She sets her purse on the table and smiles. “I’m fine.” She glances at the server. “Glass of Pinot Grigio?”
The server nods and turns to me.
“Same.”
“Okay, so…” she starts, but her words fall away. She stares at me, and grabs her glass of water to take a sip.
“You’re kind of scaring me. Did you get the case?”
“Sort of.”
“How do you sort of get a case?”
Before she can answer, the server appears with our wine and we place our lunch order. After she leaves, Greer takes a gulp of wine and settles her chocolate-colored eyes on me. “Will you have a fauxmance with me?”
“A what?” I ask her, not sure if I heard her correctly.
“Will you be my fake boyfriend?”
I crack a grin until I realize she’s serious. “Oh, um, why?” I ask her.
She launches into a long tale about how the men at her firm think someone with a significant other should handle the Delgado case. I swear they’re stuck in the Stone Ages, but it’s written all over Greer’s face how important this is to her.
“So, I lied and said you were my boyfriend. It would only be until the end of the trial.” She gives me a pleading look. “Will you do it?”
It’s a bad idea for me to be in a situation like that with Greer. But I ignore the warning signals in my brain and reach across the table to take her hand. “Are you sure? What about after the trial? Won’t they expect you to keep up this persona?”
She blows out a deep breath. “Honestly, I haven’t even thought that far ahead yet.”
I study Greer as I run my thumb over her soft skin. “Are you even happy working there, Greer?”
She looks affronted as she takes her hand back and fidgets with her napkin, placing it across her lap. “Yes. I love my job. And this case is an important one. It could accelerate my career. You do sort of owe me, remember?”
I run a finger over my jaw. “Not really.”
“Yes. I bailed you out that time you skipped gym and needed help getting out of the high school. I never told anyone, even though Mrs. Kellerman asked me point blank where you were.” She points her finger at me. “You know she did.”
“Fine. What exactly will being your boyfriend entail?” I can’t believe I’m about to agree to this. Honestly, just getting an excuse to hold Greer’s hand in public has me jumping up and down like an eight-year-old ready to take part.
“Well…” She fills me in on all the details, and when I mention her brother, she frowns.
