Page 33 of Fake Dating Daxton Hawk
As for Darius, I’m equally a fan of his. He’s handsome as hell like a male model, dresses in designer suits, and always has his dark hair slicked back without a strand out of place. I’ve secretly had a celebrity crush on him for years. Never knew he was gay until he recently came out to the public and found himself a boyfriend.
Watching Verena and Darius on screen together literally has me choking on my food with laughter. The show is a dive into the fashion industry mixed with observational humor.
“What were you two laughing over when we arrived?” Mina asks.
“Stupid shit,” Darius says. “The time we pretended to be a couple and Adrian honestly believed it.”
Verena’s husband. I’ve met Adrian a few of times too and have to ask the obvious question: what is with Mina knowing all these handsome men but none of them being available?
“So, Jordan, what kind of designs are you interested in?” Verena asks.
“Everything. I don’t know if Mina explained my situation to you, but I’ll be attending some sophisticated events and I’d like to look as though I belong among the crowd.”
“Say no more. Let’s try on some dresses.”
* * *
Two hours later and twenty dresses wrapped in the prettiest of boxes, my appointment with Verena comes to an end.
“How’s Adrian?” Mina asks as we all gather by the cash register.
“Amazing, as always,” Verena says.
Darius pretends to retch. “They’re trying for a baby and won’t stop fucking.”
“Oh, like you can speak?” Verena fires back at him. “Darius and his boyfriend are always at it too.”
Darius winks at Mina. “Let’s not leave Mina and Zac out of this. Have you two made any wedding plans?”
“We want to elope somewhere beautiful,” Mina says. “But we haven’t set a date. There’s no rush. We’re enjoying being engaged.”
I slump onto a nearby couch. “So, what I’m hearing is everyone in this room has an amazing sex life except me.”
“Still no word from Steel?” Mina asks.
“I love how I mention my sex life and you immediately think of Steel.”
“You want me to think of Daxton instead?”
“Ugh. No.”
“Why are you blushing?” Mina asks.
“I amnot.”
“Hold on a second,” Darius says, leaning an elbow on the counter. “You’ve got two men on the go? Explain.”
“Mina, you do the honors.”
She spends the next ten minutes recounting my history with both Steel and Daxton, and by the end of it, Verena and Darius are even more invested in my love life than Mina is.
Verena sits next to me on the couch, draping an arm around my shoulder. “I’m team Steel. Imagine if you two end up together. What an amazing love story. I’m sure he has a valid reason for being absent right now.”
Darius joins me on the other side, with him too placing an arm around my shoulders. I feel like I’m in for a pep talk, squeezed between the two friends. “Um, hello, Verena, have you seen what Daxton Hawk looks like? Plus, he’s a billionaire. Problem solved. Mina, what team are you on?”
I roll my eyes and laugh. “This is not a game, you guys.”
“Of course it’s not,” Mina says. “But I am on team Steel. Maybe I’ll change my mind if you introduce me to Daxton, which you promised to do. When will that happen?”
