(Not) Solo For the Holidays

“Is there anything else I can get you today, sir?” She asks, pen pressed to notepad, at the ready. “Or just the check?” A pointed question like that is usually enough to get most people to realize that it’s time to leave. Not this guy, apparently.

He snorts, his head buried in his hands. “A girlfriend?”

The smallest laugh bubbles its way out of her throat, a surprise, even to her. “Sorry, fresh out of those. I was thinking… pie? More coffee?”
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Due to a series of (well intentioned) lies, Rey Niima needs a boyfriend for the holidays. For eerily similar reasons, Ben Solo needs a girlfriend. In an effort to achieve some peace over the Christmas season, two perfect strangers hatch a plan to dupe their family and friends into believing they are in a committed relationship with each other.

‘Tis the season for deception.