When they arrived at Vivian's apartment complex, she courteously invited Pete to join them for dinner.
She expected him to decline, but to her surprise, he agreed and even pulled boxes of gifts from his trunk.
Vivian remembered his comment from before. "My mom makes me bring gifts to every date to leave a good impression. I have plenty."
It seemed he really had a lot of them.
As they walked to the front door, they saw Grace standing on the porch.
Seeing them together, Grace's eyes widened. "Are you two together?"
Vivian quickly said, "No."
Pete replied at the same time, "Yes."
They spoke almost in unison. Pete clicked his tongue and looked at Vivian. "How do we, the fake couple, have zero chemistry?"
Vivian felt a bit embarrassed. As she fumbled with her keys, she laughed, "I'm no
