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

I’m nervous. Fuck me, but I think I’m going to throw up.


But it’s not every day that I get to ask this question, and I don’t want to mess it up.


I knock on the door to hopefully my future. "Come in."


"What’s going on? Why’d you ask to see me like this?"


"I need to ask you something. And I really need you to hear me out before speaking because it’s important."


"Okay? You’re acting really fucking weird, man. What’s going on with you?"


I place a small, black velvet box on his desk and I pop open the lid, presenting the small piece of jewelry to him.


Ethan takes a close look, lifts it out of the soft cushion it’s cradled in, inspects it before slipping it back in the box. "Ah, for me? You shouldn’t have. But it’s a little flashy for my taste. I prefer something a little more subtle. Not so many diamonds." 


Chapter 55: One month later