Involved with the Bad Boy

Chapter 18

"What?"

I exclaimed getting up from the bed. I'm sure I didn't get him right. Fake girlfriend? And me?

"Listen, I'm just doing it for my mom okay? She always wanted me to settle down with someone. Everytime I brought a girl home she'd hope it would be the same one from last time but they are always different. Not like I regret it or anything, I just saw the disappointment in her eyes and I wanna make her happy."

He said and I sat back on the bed recovering from my surprise.

"I understand but why all of the sudden? And if she wants you to settle down than why don't you just get a girlfriend or something? I mean it'll be better than lieng to her about having a girlfriend when everything is fake right?"

I try to reason with him.

"We are talking about me here Ali. I don't do this dating shit so I can't get a girlfriend whatsoever. I just need you to play this fake girlfriend part for my mom. Please you have no idea how much this means to me."

He replies softly.

"Well I'm sorry but I don't think I can do this Austin. I mean you're this arrogant, self centred person who is too full of himself. I don't think I can handle that attitude of yours."

I retorted and I could feel him getting annoyed as he snorted.

"If that's the case then you should know I can't stand your annoying voice either. You think you're always right and so if there's anyone who's full of themselves here, it's you."

He fired back and I rolled my eyes.

"Don't roll your eyes."

He added and I widened my eyes. How does he even know I rolled my eyes?

"You've just described yourself Austin. And anyways if we both can't stand each other than there's no need for us to do this."

I said laying back on my bed.

"I'm willing to tolerate you for some time so can't you atleast do that for my mom? I swear if you do this I'll be intended to you for the rest of my life."

"I'm not so sure I can do this Austin. I'll be lieng to her Austin and I hate lieng."

"Ouh c'mon Ali... Hate lieng really? You can't give me that as an excuse now. And anyways it's not like you're lieng for the wrong reason. Don't you understand how much I need to do this? I wouldn't be here begging you if it wasn't essential for my mom."

He said desperately. And for a moment I felt like there was something behind this whole charade that he wants us to pull. Why is he suddenly so keen on doing this for his mom?

"Please Ali."

He begs again.

"I'll think about it."

"Alright. Thank you."

He said surprising me again. This must really be important to him if he even said thanks to me.

"Don't thank me just yet. Perhaps I won't accept."

I said.

"Well I hope you accept Ali. I just hope that you do."

He said before ending the call. Austin Robson did not just call me and beg me to be his fake girlfriend. I told myself but the little voice inside of me kept taunting me with an 'ouh yeah, he just did' .

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"Ahhhmmm hey, is this seat taken?"

I asked the dude sitting next to an empty chair. I don't even know why I bothered to ask since we don't own chairs over here. I bet I just didn't want to be rude by just scraping the chair and sitting down.