Lisa and her boss, Alessandro, agree to spite their exes by pretending to date, but things begin to backfire when fake feelings become real along the way. ***** For two years, Lisa Brooks worked as a secretary to the powerful self-made billionaire, Alessandro Russo. He hardly noticed her, and to him, she was nothing more than a co-worker who wore conservative clothes, a tight bun, and followed his orders. But when Lisa's heart gets broken by her first love and Alessandro starts to lose his willpower to avoid Gretchen (his ex-girlfriend and now-client's wife), they decide to help each other out by fake dating. I mean, how hard can it be to not fall in love? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro

"I never thought that waiting in the rain can change my life, but I'm glad it did." - Jessika Monique Corteja "Waiting for the rain to stop used to annoy me, but now, it puts a smile on my face whenever it happens to me." - Gabriel Luke Ramirez ********* Jess and Riel, two people who found each other with the help of a little coincidence. A little coincidence that made their college life unforgettable, but when traumas buried in the past resurface, will their relationship live or die? will they choose to swim or sink? It isn't easy to stay together when differences of the past endangers your present.

I wanted to do something special this Christmas, so I decided to write a short story. It's not written in the usual way, I tried a new style and hopefully, you guys will appreciate it. Merry Christmas everybody!