All For Show: A Fake Boyfriend Gay Romance

by Rachel Kane

  “For an ad-man, you really don’t know how to sell an idea,” I said.

  “Yeah, I guess I don’t really get the idea of a wedding, in this day and age. I mean, what are we, seventy-five?”

  “Wait, are you telling me you don’t want to get married at all? You just want to live in sin the rest of our lives?”

  He scooped the vegetables into a bowl and walked them over to the wok that was sitting on the range. “Oh, wait, before I do this, something came for you today.”

  I watched him go to the desk near the door, and pick up a manila envelope. “What’s that?” I asked.

  “I don’t know. Looks important.”

  I scrunched my brow at him, and opened the envelope. “What...?” Inside were two first-class tickets to the Sao Marcos Resort, with pamphlets full of pictures of a crystal-clear ocean and white sand, smiling couples walking along the shore, and lots of sun. I looked up at him. “We’re going on vacation?”

  He nudged one of the pamphlets toward me. Hosting Your Wedding in Sao Marcos was the title.

  “Oh, you are kidding me,” I said.

  “I promise, it won’t be romantic at all.”

  “But wait, these tickets are for next month! Owen! There’s so much planning to do if we’re going to get married there! So much coordination!”

  “Yeah, at first I was like, maybe there’s a TV show that could handle all the planning for us, but then I figured, hell, if we can fool the whole nation into thinking we’re in love, surely we can handle putting together a little wedding on a tropical resort!”

  My mind was a whirl. There was so much to do. So many people to tell. “Oh, god, I have to tell my folks,” I said. “And what about catering, and tuxes, and who are we going to invite, and will they be flying too, and the hotel, and--”

  “Wait, are you sad about this?”

  “Are you kidding? It’s the most exciting thing that’s ever happened to me!”

  That made him smile. “When we first met, I never could’ve imagined you excited over putting together a social event.”

  “People do grow, you know.”

  “I know they do. But listen, big planner, we can think about all the logistics later. Tonight, let’s finish making dinner, then enjoy some time with our friends, and our newfound national celebrity.”

  My arms were around him, tight. Fortunately, enough time had passed that that rib had calmed down, but that cut on his cheek had resulted in the most interesting scar. It made him look dashing and dangerous. “Fine. But later tonight, I’m going to thank you for this trip. I’m going to thank you till it hurts.”

  His lips brushed my ear. “Is that a real threat? Or a fake one?”

  “Oh, it’s real. You better believe me.”

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