I Can Be The One (Love You Moore #1)

1. Alexis

Chapter 1

Alexis

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman without money will be kicked out of college.

Which makes it highly unfortunate that my final pay stub is unceremoniously pressed into my aching hands, with my dream of becoming a teacher leaving the building at the same time as I do. Could I become a teacher without a degree? Perhaps. But much like Tinker Bell, I need external validation to live.

It’s a short walk to the local café, but I need every minute to mull over my options. I can pick up waitressing, but then I would be reliant on tips, and most of the students here have too little to tip well. There is a TA position open, but only with the professor who hates my guts. And the rest? Well, every other pamphlet on the board classifies their openings as an internship , and we all know what that means.

Brownie this could be a good opportunity for you. How about this: you give us one chance to find you a fake boyfriend—just one—and if it doesn’t click between the two of you, we drop it.”

“Just one?” I ask. “And then we’ll never speak of it again?”

“Never.”

I scan his face. Levi might not be my identical twin like Alissa, but we look a lot alike. Same high cheekbones, the slightly too large forehead, the same crooked nose, and silver-blue eyes that now held mine defiantly, waiting—no, daring me to argue. I don’t.

Because as much as I hate the idea of it, it’s the best option I have.

“Fine,” I say, and hope it sounds more confident than I feel. “But you better find me a winner.”