BL One-Shot Collection

Boyfriend for Hire

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            The Lunar New Year was a time for colossal of food, money filled red pockets for those who were still single, and family gatherings. Ugh, family gatherings. Edison grumbled at the thought. That means all my aunts and uncles asking me why I still haven't found a girlfriend yet. Worse, why I haven't gotten married yet, while my cousins were already parents of young children. It's not like I don't want to date or get married. I just haven't found the right person.

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"What's wrong, Edison?" Bernard, his childhood buddy asked.

"I'm bringing a girlfriend home for Chinese New Year," Edison explained. "My mom can't wait to meet her."

"Hey, you never told me that you have a girlfriend," Bernard complained. "I thought I'm your best bud. I'm very disappointed in you."

"Seriously? You know me better than that. I don't have a girlfriend."

"Oh." Bernard threw Edison a questioning look. "So, you lied to your mother?"

"It's not like I have a choice." Edison frowned. "I don't want her to set me up with some random girl again."

"Have you heard of the rent a date service?"

"What's that?"

"Exactly what it sounds like," Bernard said.

"I'm not paying some girl to be with me," Edison grumbled.

"You're not paying a girl to be with you. You're paying her to pretend to be with you."

"Is there a difference?"

"Hey, aren't you desperate?"

"I am," Edison admitted.

"Then...?" Bernard smirked.

"Fine. Who do I call and how much does it cost?"

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Edison jolted at the sound of the doorbell and quickly straightened up his outfit to make sure that he was presentable. Opening the door, he was greeted by a blinding smile.

"Hello, I'm from the rent a date service." The young man did a wipe-wall, half wave. "My name is Duke. I'll be posing as your boyfriend for your visit home." The young man was tall, slim and extremely good-looking.

Why would a guy with such qualifications rent himself out? Wait. What am I thinking? He's a GUY! Eyes bulging and jaw dropping, Edison was frozen in state as he tried to process what was happening at the moment. When he eventually caught on, he sputtered. "I...asked for a girl."

"Really?" Duke took out a paper from his shirt pocket and looked at it. "It says that you placed an order for a boyfriend. See?" He showed it to Edison.

Furrowing his brows when he realized that the man was speaking the truth, Edison nervously rubbed at the back of his head.

"Would you like to switch me with someone else?" Duke inquired.