Fake it 'til you make it has been the motto I live by since my mother died.

I'm also doing a really bad job at the making it part.

The night we met, I was at my lowest.

But you gave me a reason to feel happy again.

For the first time in over a year, I was optimistic.

You and I? We're the same. Don't form attachments. Follow the rules. Don't dream of a future.

Too bad our hearts wouldn't listen.

And this storm we're going through? The one that threatens to rip us apart?

It doesn't care that I'm falling for you.

Falling for You is created by Jennifer Van Wyk, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

Falling for You

The little girl sitting in the chair in front of me waiting to get her face painted looks so nervous she could vomit all over my shoes. I know the feeling, kiddo.


"Well, what kinds of things do you like?"


Good. A color is something I can work with. Albeit a very specific color. "Turquoise, huh?"


"Mm hmm." She nods her head quickly and her eyes, the same color that she just told me she loves, twinkle at me.


"Okay then. I think I have an idea. What’s your name?"


"I know." I can’t remember introducing myself at the beginning so I’m not sure how she knows my name, unless she overheard someone else mention it.


She bites her lip and never takes her eye off me in the mirror. "I like your costume."


That gets her attention back on me. And a beaming smile. "Fanks. My mommy made it."


Chapter 43