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of his office gawking at everything.
    I take a seat and Drew sits behind his desk. Despite its enormous size there’s little on it. Just a laptop and a diamond ring in a small velvet box. The room’s bright light is reflecting off of the large diamond.
    “You’re probably wondering why I’ve asked you here today.”
    I nod, but it’s difficult to take my eyes off of the ring. Why is it sitting in the center of his desk?
    “I have an important job I’d like you to consider. And I’m willing to compensate you well because I know I’ll be asking a lot of you. I’ve already completed a full background check and was very pleased that you’ve got no skeletons lurking in any closets. You don’t even have a Facebook or Twitter account.”
    I shrug. “I don’t really have time for social media. I work a lot.”
    “I like that. A solid work ethic is the foundation upon which our great country was built.”
    I can’t help but laugh.
    Drew frowns. “Why is that funny?”
    “You don’t have to be constantly campaigning. I’m not even registered to vote.”
    “That’s something we’ll have to fix. I’ll want photos of you at the voting booth, casting your ballot.”
    Now I’m the one who is frowning. “Why would you want photos of me?”
    When he looks into my eyes all of the humor is gone. He’s stone cold serious. “Now it’s time for the job offer. I’ve accepted my party’s nomination for governor. It’s an election I want to win and right now it’s an extremely tight race. My father ran for governor twice and never won despite being a popular congressman. He’s anxious for me to be elected. Unfortunately, polls are showing that voters are hesitant to vote for a governor who’s single. They equate being a bachelor with instability, and quite frankly it’s not something they trust. That’s where you come in. I need a fiancée in order to have a chance at winning the election. The candidate I’ll be running against, Robert Crandall, has a lovely blonde wife and two beautiful blonde children, one boy and one girl. They’re the picture perfect family and voters seem to love them. I need an edge. I want to hire you to be my fiancée while I run for governor. Once I’m elected we can have some kind of breakup and you’ll be free to do whatever you’d like.”
    My eyes grow wide and I can feel my head spinning with all sorts of questions. I thought I was going to be a bartender or waitress for special political events. Or maybe even do some catering. Never in my wildest imagination did I think Drew Graham would ask me to be a fake fiancée.
    “Is this going to be an issue for you?” He points to the ring.
    I’m not sure how to respond. I’m still trying to digest it all.
    “It’s two months until the election. I’m willing to pay you one hundred thousand dollars plus all your living expenses.”
    My eyes grow wide again. With a hundred thousand dollars Suzie and I really could think about starting our own business.
    “Okay,” I say quickly before I have time to chicken out.
    “Okay?” Drew sounds surprised that I agreed so quickly. I doubt he has any idea what it’s like not to have money.
    “You’ll need to move in with me. It will make it easier to coordinate our schedules and I can prep you before all of the functions we’ll be attending.”
    Suzie . She’s going to be devastated. I promised I’d recommend her for a job, but it’s not like Drew can have two fiancées.
    “What’s wrong?” Drew asks. He’s obviously a very perceptive person, because I’ve been told that I don’t give away my emotions very much.
    “I’ve never been away from my sister for that long,” I admit.
    “Never?” He sounds incredulous.
    I shake my head. “Never. Not since the day we were born. My sister and I have always lived together. And we’ve never lived anywhere but Old Town.”
    He fingers his chin thoughtfully. “I can pay her too. Compensation for rent and utilities while you’re not