Freya Skye spent her whole life growing up around broken promises, and people who always seemed to leave. Now at twenty-one, she's determined to give her five-year-old daughter a life that feels safe, warm, and full of love - even if it means working exhausting double shifts at a rundown diner and carrying the weight of the world alone. To her daughter, life still feels magical. Pancake dinners at midnight, fairy lights hanging around their tiny apartment, handwritten lunch notes, and movie nights curled up together on the couch. Freya makes sure her little girl never sees how hard things really are. Then Malachi Barton starts showing up at the diner every night. At first, he's just another customer hiding from his own problems. Quiet. Mysterious. Hard to read but what happens when Malachi unexpectedly becomes part of their lives in ways neither of them planned. Because for the first time in years, someone stays. As feelings grow and walls begin to fall Freya is forced to confront the one thing she's never thought she would do again, letting someone in.

Freya Skye finally found someone who turns her on. She may be smart, and has the looks, but she has some.... problems when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to capture his attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him see her.... even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date. Malachi Barton had one plan, graduate and go to the NHL, but with his GPA plummeting fast, everything he has ever worked for is threatened.... If helping a sarcastic blonde make another guy jealous in exchange for good grades, he's all for it. Be prepared to laugh, cry and all of the above. They clash at first, but grow to become friends, the lines start to blur to something more... Something real.

Two hearts. One game. A fake relationship to win their crushes- Freya wants Walker. Malachi wants Ariana. The plan? Fake date. The problem? Falling for the wrong person. Can they admit their true feelings-before it's too late? --- This story is not based on real life. So if you don't like or enjoy it. You're welcome to stop reading it 🙂 Byeee

HEY GUYS! this is my first story so I hope it's good! anyways this is a fanfic on Malachi and Freya. please don't get the wrong idea I don't ship them irl. it's just easier to write. ⚠️ALSO IT MAY BE A LITTLE EXPLICIT SO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ THAT I ADVISE YOU TO NOT READ ⚠️ Kylie and Malachi are siblings. Kylie and Freya have been besties since forever. Sadly Freya's family had to move to England. Years later Freya comes back to LA but something has changed between her and Malachi. (Started: 10/11/25) (Finished:

Freya has had a growing hatred with Malachi since she was 15 after a little incident. She becomes his co- star 3 years later, forcing them to interact for the 1st time since then. Although the chemistry is real on stage, they are neck and neck in real life, but will this change.

New country. New house. New Romances. Freya Skye thought her life was over after moving from England to Virginia. Until she meets the boy next door, Malachi Barton. He sweeps her off her feet, and where she expected to find friendship, she unexpectedly finds love.