offered a nice yet nervous bright sm

hat was in front of me as my soul le


One of these was going on my mind;
What. The. Hell.

ly was pranking me. But when everyone's attention snapped at me

delicious, sprinkling, sugary, mouth-watering human gaze to stop on me. And figuring out that I'm Madison, a smirk started to gr

rom embarrassment. And in the following seconds, I kept opening and closing my m

into a fit of embarrassed laughter in the dead silent room. Bel

ight and cleared my throat. "Um. Yeah, I have a boyfrie


"How come you never told me?!" Zoey exclaimed with betrayal, making me give her an apologetic look.

sked, looking back at


"Um... Yesterday?" I found myself saying.
"You got a boyfriend yesterday, and you didn't bother to mention it?" Zoey continued, frustrated.

ey,

m saying, causing me to s


"Wait! Don't just let him in!" I ran up to them and stood right in front of the guy's way. I looked up at his ocean blue eyes only to see him smirking. And suddenly, my legs started shaking.

Damn, those lips are a full 2-course meal.
I can barely reach his shoulders!


Sweet mother of natural, he smells like hotness.

asked, puzzled and suspicious, whi


I mean he's a complete stranger! He could be a thief!

ed myself, making my parents nod, unders

ave a quick chat with-.


"Oh, Joseph." he told me with a charming smile as I nodded awkwardly.

ppened, I grabbed his hand and walked us

rom the house until we were on the sidewalk. That

do you know me and where I liv

with his hand. "Foremost, your family is watching us. I don't

l four of them watching us through the windows. I quickly sm

at's my

rented boyfriend!" he con


I winced. "No, I ordered a prom date. It is a month away from now!"

t go out to prom with someon


Seriously, is this happening?! Is he for real now?!

You have no idea what you jus

nored me, casually inserting his hands inside his po

s hard not to droll a


Damn! How could someone be so hot?!

is my dre

ut

return the products you rent, which are our dream boys, of course. Plus, now that you've rented me

ou p

the h

you're going t


""No can do, baby girl. You agreed to the terms without even sparing a moment to read them. You can't get rid of me!"" he shook his head playfully letting his hair dance over his head. "Well, not until your subscription is over..."

r is it getting

ed behind him, before starting to push him down the sidewalk,

idea what kind of bomb


"That's what happens when you order a boyfriend online without thinking through the consequences first!" he sang, freezing himself to the ground.

om date!"" I ye

You and your s

"Awe, I think you're cute too." he grinned at

hen I gave up, ho

ll does thi

he muttered with a sigh. "


He pointed out behind me, causing me to turn around instantly. However, instead of seeing a car, I saw 3 familiar figures getting in a familiar fancy Jeep.

ask

Mr. and Mrs. Kingston. And Jen.
And Jen.
And Jen.
Jen...
Wait, JEN!

Without hesitation, I faced Joseph again with horror. "Run!" I whispered aggressively.
"What?" he gave me a confused look, making me sigh.

peated in the same tone but ju

hy


Before I could do anything, an annoying voice rang in my ear, causing me to curse under my breath. Too late.

piness and joy, as if I'm he


"Don't you dare speak!" I threatened Joseph with a cold glare before turning around again with a wide fake smile.

Why do you ask? Well, parents are present.
"Jen!" I squealed, way less excited than her. However, that was when she pulled me in a bone-crushing hug.

on, who smiled warmly at me. I returned their smile


After a few seconds, Jen pulled me back and held my arms. "I missed you!"

eyes. "Cut the crap

tio greeting her parents. So, she instantly dropped her

e told me, makin

ldn't despi


She rolled her eyes and only then did she meet Joseph's gaze, her expression turned surprised. "And who might you be?" she purred, pushing me over and walking over to him, as if I was a trashcan.

d, give me


"I'm Joseph." he gave her a breathtaking smile. "Madison's boyfriend."

u to stay quiet! I signaled him with my face

to instantly make a smile. "Madison... is

eryone so


I mean I can have a boyfriend! Right?


"Yeah she is," he replied proudly.


re looking at me suspiciously. "S

I gave her a disgusted look on purpose bef

"You should head inside. Because you don't want yourself to vanish from the sun."


Cause she's

ad. OK,

ever, losers," she said before turning aro

urned back up to meet Joseph's cock

y, passing by me. And when I glanced back at him, I saw him moving to


He also drives a freaking CAMARO?!

L DID I NOT

ore he unlocked the door and slipped in. "I'll see you tomorrow, ba


Wait, what?

causing me to get startled. And not less than a moment, h

eared from total sight. And the only thing that was g

and snapped out of it, only to turn around and head back to my house. Yet, that was when I sa

Ah. Here we go...
.
.
.
.
.
After an hour of catching up between my parents and the Kingstons, dinner was finally set on the table.

s to Jen, who couldn't stop checking out my brother an

But with one of my mom's famous glares that said' do what I tell you, or I'll kick your ass when the guests leave ', I found myself sitting on one of the dinner table's chairs.


right in front of me. I gave her a glare. S

table and get engaged in a boring adult conversation. Us, their kids, sit on the righ

ey to my right, I didn't feel t

r boyfriend." Jen started when sh

dead blank expression. But then Zoey popped in

Oh, she used my real name. That ain't good.
I passed a look towards her, only it was more like a puzzled 'are you? serious ' look. I never had the chance to explain to her what was really going on after Joseph left. And I can't explain anything to her now!

layed

ked, directing the question to Jen.

the chance to stop Jen from bullying me abou

been together?" She started asking quest

ago. At... the... street!" I

You could've said the internet, you moron!
"Street?" Zoey raised a brow in confusion.
"Yeah. The street. When I was walking back home from school..." I explained.

uch a secret from your family. I mean, sneaking out to meet him and

"Yes. Very." I nodded slowly. "But now the truth is out. We don't need to hide anymore."
She lets out one of her 'huh' breaths again before going back to her food. Only for me to get the chance to glance at Zoey, who is digging holes in my head.

you?" Jen asked again before s

I blinke

"Is he coming to prom with you? As your date?" She repeats, just repeated this time slower.
I scoffed. "Of course he is."
At that moment, Madison Davis knew that she had messed up.

I really hoped he'd

I looked over to Cody and saw him so focused on his food. That he never glanced up or joined the conversation. Which made me kick him under the table.


at me while he chewe

with my eyes. Which led him to glance at her thr

ook and said, 'Help

' I'd rather you kill me than talk to Jen.'
He took a look before he went back to his food. But little did he know. I gave him one of my hardest kicks under the table, leading me to choke for a second.

"So, Jen, how was... your day?" he forced the words out, making Jen look at him with sparks in her eyes. And just like that, she never brought back Joseph's questions to the table.


st say, I can

yelled when we got to my ro

hose stares that started to freak me out. It's like her eyeb

r God knows how long, and yo

never kept anything from you! Did you even plan on tell

terrupted her as soon as I started to


"What are you talking about?! I'm not deaf or blind, you know?"

know who the hell he is or how he ended up here!" I reasoned, walking up


Ugh! Today was a mess!

"Then why did he say that you're his girlfriend? And why did you play along?" she asked, shoving part of me to sit on the bed.
I took the message and got into a sitting position. "If I tell you, you promise you won't judge or laugh?"

her heart. "I promise I


I took a long and deep breath while looking down on my fidgeting hands. "I ordered him online." I confessed shamefully.

for a couple of seconds, blinking rapidly. "You ordered

Wh

"I-I don't know!" I couldn't help but start stuttering. "I figured no one was going to ask me for a prom, so I got myself a date."
I definitely don't want to go with my dad!


"God! And I thought I was desperate!"

looked at my door, I saw Cody leaning on its frame chuckling to him

mming the door in his face. I can still hear him laugh,

Zoey asked me with a frown whil

us, I don't want to be th

At that, she shook her head. "Maddie, you are going to get asked out eventually!"
"By who? The janitor?"
Who am I kidding? Even the janitor doesn't like me...

ve lost hope so soon,"

too lat