As I pushed open the door to The Maple Nook the morning after the art exhibition, the bell above the door chimed a greeting. It felt like a spotlight was on me, accentuating the new, somewhat infamous status Liam and I had inadvertently cultivated. I had already confided in Katie about the fake relationship with Liam, so she was privy to the behind-the-scenes of this whole charade.
When I first told her, her eyes had widened in shock, almost comically so, before morphing into an expression of sheer thrill. 'You and Liam Harrington, in a fake romance? This is straight out of a movie!' she had exclaimed, her voice a mix of disbelief and excitement. Her enthusiasm was infectious, even if I was still wrapping my head around the whole situation.
I knew I wasn't supposed to tell anyone, but t
