A Valentine Surprise Read Free

Mark saw them and wanted to meet this man who will make his blood boil with jealousy. But would he get jealous over an elementary gym teacher and kids' basketball coach?
    She sat down at her tiny, two seated white tiled kitchen table with her glass of wine and a small notebook to take some notes. She put her auburn hair into a ponytail. For some reason, she always did her best reason when her hair was up.She started to brainstorm different occupations he could pretend to have. Bank President? Too stuffy. Movie Producer? Too swarmy. It had to be something that could afford a lavish lifestyle and a position of power. CEO? Attorney? Those sounded better, she'd have to run them Josh to see if he had any ideas. Hopefully he wouldn't feel crushed that she didn't think the job he did in his real life was not good enough for her pretend dream date.
    She was interrupted by the ringing of her phone. She smiled when she saw that it was Josh.
    “ Hey there pretend boyfriend, I was just thinking about you,” she said into the phone.
    “ That's something I like to hear!” She could hear him laugh and even over the phone his laugh was so hearty and infectious that it put a smile on her face.
    “ Kendra, I was thinking that maybe we should get together some time to get our game plan down. Unless, of course, you think we can just talk about it during lunch breaks. So, whatever you think works best, I guess.”
    Kendra thought he sounded a little bit nervous, which wasn't like him and hoped that he wasn't getting cold feet. “No, I think it's a great idea,” she reassured him. “I was actually about to call you with the same idea. I'm going shopping with Libby tomorrow to find a dress to wear and was wondering if we could meet later in the evening. You could come over to my place. Does that work for you?”
    “Yeah, tomorrow night would be great! I'm looking forward to it! How does seven sound?”
    “ Seven sounds perfect. And Josh...I just want to thank you again. I really appreciate it.”
    “ It's my pleasure, Kendra. I'm happy to do this for you.”
     
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    The shopping trip with Libby had been a success. In fact, not only did Kendra find the perfect dress, she found TWO perfect dresses and such a hard time choosing between them, she made the obvious decision: she bought them both. One was an elegant strapless dress in classic black. She looked great in black and fell in love with how it looked on her when she tried it on in the store. The other was in a sexy Valentine's red. It was a curve-hugging dress that was a little more eye-catching than she was used to wearing but would work perfectly for her purpose; she wanted to capture attention.
    Standing in front of the full length mirror in her bedroom, she was holding up both dresses trying to decide which one to wear when the doorbell startled her. She looked at the clock above her bed. Seven o'clock on the dot. Josh was prompt, she'd give him that.
    When she opened the door, her breath caught in her throat. She wasn't sure if her eyes were playing tricks on her. There was a tall, dark and handsome man standing there and that man was...Josh?
    He flashed her a dazzling smile and said, “What do you think?”
    She just stood there, mouth gaping. It was Josh, but a transformed Josh. His hair was cut, gone were the shaggy locks that curled on his neck and hung in his eyes, replaced with a style that made him look like a GQ cover model. And the rest of him matched that hair. He wore a blue button down shirt that brought out his piercing blue eyes with dark dress pants and obviously brand new shoes. Kendra was speechless.
    “Um, is it ok if I come in? It's a little chilly out here.”
    “ Oh! Sorry, of course you should come in!” Kendra heard herself giggle nervously as she let Josh in, not able to take her eyes off of him.
    “ Josh, I couldn't believe it was you! You are positively dashing?”
    “ Dashing? Then you like my new look?”
    “ Like it? I love it! You look