CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE
"Then he just asked me to be his girlfriend!" I say, barely able to contain the excitement in my voice. I’m on a call with Rita, pacing a quiet hallway near the ballroom. I probably should have waited until I got home to share the news, but my heart feels like it’s about to burst, and I need to tell someone now.
There’s a short pause on the other end before Rita’s voice comes through, loud and incredulous. “Wait, wait, wait. He asked you to be his girlfriend while you’re fake-dating Hikaru to impress his parents? Poor Hikaru!”
“Don’t be dramatic,” I say, leaning against the wall and glancing toward the open doors of the ballroom. The drone of conversations and clinking glasses drifts into the hallway. “I’m not dropping the act with Hikaru, if that’s what you’re thinkin
