Page 146 of The Fake Out Flex

Fraser:

Fraser:

Fraser:

For not the first time, I scramble to make myself look presentable for Fraser.

I throw on a clean sweater, wash my face, tame my hair into a ponytail, and slap on some lip gloss and blush.

It's not perfect, but it'll do.

The screen is lighting up as I walk back into the living room.

Wow. He wasn't kidding, he really was timing it.

I plop myself in an armchair, lift the phone up to above chin height, and take the call.

"Hi, and thanks for calling Paul's Pizza and Pasta Pie Shop. We bake 'em, you take 'em. How can I help you today?"

Fraser leans back in his armchair. "Is this your idea of being serious?"

"Hey, my head's spinning. I had to make myself presentable in under five minutes. A weaker woman would have crumbled, but not I."

"No. Definitely not you." He licks his lips. "You look great, Evie, though I suspect you looked great before, too."

I wave my hand in the air, grinning. "You're just saying that because you didn't see the state I was in. I was giving facemask high school Evie a run for her money."

He shakes his head, his blue eyes sparkling. "Got it all out of your system?"

"Yes." I give a firm nod. "Ready to commence seriousness."

As soon as the words leave me, my stomach swoops, just like when you go over the top crest of a rollercoaster and have that second or two before you commence the descent.

Because if I'm right, when Fraser opens his mouth, we're going to enter completely uncharted territory.

"Evie, getting to know you again these past few months has been incredible. I've never met anyone like you because I don't think there is anyone like you on this planet. You're smart. Funny. Beautiful, especially when you wear sweatpants and ugh boots."

A giggle bursts out of me. "Don't forget the wet hair."

He grins. "How could I forget?"

Then he sucks in a breath, his eyes darken, and I can tell this is it. The moment he's been building up to.

"Evelyn Freeman, will you be my girlfriend?"

My heart swells in my chest. "Oh, Fraser."

I honestly never thought this day would come, that my high school crush, the guy who left without saying goodbye, would be asking me out.

"Of course I'll be your girlfriend."

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Fraser

It's real.

I'm in a real relationship with Evie.

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