{"product_id":"not-pretending-anymore-9781951045999","title":"Not Pretending Anymore","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinding a good roommate through a classified ad isn't as easy as it sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was starting to lose hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil a knock at my door came and God answered my prayers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept...uh...\u003cem\u003ewrong prayer, God\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'd definitely requested the big guy find me a drop-dead gorgeous man on more than one occasion...just not as my roommate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeclan Tate talked me into interviewing him anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile he was amusing and charismatic, I wouldn't have been comfortable living with a man, so I regretfully declined. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen cupcakes showed up at my door-freshly baked by Declan and just as sinfully delicious as he was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou could say he was persistent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI eventually folded. It wasn't like I had another viable candidate anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus, I was interested in someone else. And Declan was into another woman. So it wasn't like anything would happen romantically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter he moved in, the two of us became the best of friends. We even started to give each other advice on getting our crushes to notice us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually, Declan concocted an idea: we should pretend to be a couple to make our love interests jealous. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was hesitant, but went along with it anyway. To my utter shock, his crazy plan worked. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I was dating the supposed man of my dreams, and my best friend had the woman of his. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there was one problem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI couldn't stop thinking about Declan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose feelings we were trying to fake?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYeah...I wasn't pretending anymore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"C. Scott Publishing Corp.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520449679634,"sku":"9781951045999","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc835112-27ca-4f92-a281-a28a8b87bcbe.jpg?v=1731084284","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/not-pretending-anymore-9781951045999","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}