Clauses and desire

He lied to his family-said he finally had a girlfriend.

Now he needs his paralegal to step into the role for one weekend. She's confident, composed, and done dimming herself for anyone. He's controlled emotionally unavailable not out of fear, but by choice. A man who keeps his life clean, contained, and untouched by anything he can't command. But pretending to be a couple puts them too close, too often. Shared looks, accidental touches spark too sharply.

What began as a simple lie turns dangerous-
because the feelings they're faking are starting to feel like the most honest thing between them.