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At first, it was always funny and slightly embarrassing, but the older I got, the worse it felt. I wanted Aaron as a teen, and knowing he didn't want me was devastating to younger me. I didn't want to relive that moment right now.
"Why are you laughing?" I asked at the sound of Aaron's giggling.
"It's just too funny and perfect timing."
"What does that mean?" I had to know what he was talking about. He seemed way too calm about the whole thing.
"I suggest you come on my family vacation with me. We can keep up this charade and tell my parents about us. That way, your mom will buy it, and then we just break up before my movie premiere."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Aaron was fine with my lie and even wanted to be a part of it. He wanted to take things even further by having me join his family on vacation.
My heart fluttered at the thought. I missed Aaron dearly and would love to spend more time with him, but doing so as his fake fiancée? That was just begging for problems.
"You aren't mad?" I finally spoke up.
"Not at all. I understand why you did it, and you've got to admit it is just a little funny. Everyone will buy it anyway."
He was right; our families probably wouldn't be surprised at all. Maybe a little at first, but then they'd come to terms with it and admit they had always hoped we would get together. I grew up thinking that Aaron was my soulmate, but as I got older, I realized we would never work out.
"Do you really want to do this?"
"Yeah, it'll be fun. My family loves you, and you joining us on vacation will be a blast."
I took a deep breath. If I agreed to this, it was making everything more real. I wouldn't just be lying about having a fake fiancé; I would actively pretend that my best friend was my fiancé.
Can I do this while keeping my heart intact? Would feelings get involved? Would this ruin our friendship?
I had to think deeply before agreeing. I didn't want anything to change between us, but I had dug myself into a ditch. This was the only way out of that ditch that made sense.
"Okay, when and where should I meet you?"
Aaron went over all the details of the trip, and I sighed. This was really happening. Aaron Axel was my fake fiancé.
Chapter Seven
Aaron
Thingshadtakenaturn lately.
I now had a pretend fiancée who would join my family and me on our trip. This pretend fiancé wasn't just anyone but my best friend, whom I have had a crush on for many years.
Nothing could go wrong here.
It's not like we would fall madly in love and get engaged for real…
I took a deep breath as I thought about the phone call that had just ended. I was way more chill than I ought to have been, but I couldn't help but feel fate had made this happen.
During my adolescence, I had a massive crush on Erica. I kept my feelings to myself since I didn't want to corrupt or break her heart. I was a dumb kid and had been labeled a bad boy over some dumb choices I made back then. She deserves someone better than me.
As an adult, I still wanted her and thought of her often, but our paths never crossed correctly. I was living in Hollywood following my career dreams, and she was in our hometown writing songs and chasing her dreams. It just never made sense for us to be together. Plus, she had friend-zoned me our entire lives.
My thoughts were jumbled as I tried to figure this mess out. It was my fault for inviting Erica to the family vacation, but it made sense. I wanted to help her, and being her pretend fiancé was the easiest way. We knew each other better than anyone, and it wouldn't take much to pretend to want her since I already did like her.
We would hold hands and share a few kisses; otherwise, we acted like we usually did around one another.
While I was confident I could make this work, I wasn't satisfied that my heart would survive this trip.
I needed to talk to someone, so I called up my brother. He answered on the first ring. He must have had his phone in his hand.
