I hired a fake boyfriend for a Fourth of July party to face my ex—but what he did next shocked everyone and changed everything

daughter open a juice box. He asked my sons about baseball and listened like their answers mattered. He complimented Elaine’s garden. When an older aunt dropped her napkin, he picked it up before she bent for it.

He never overdid anything.

That made him believable.

Ryan kept watching Daniel.

Lucille noticed Ryan watching.

At first, she leaned against him continue reading …