Promises He Shouldn't Have Made

"Oh my God, Sean, you have a girl you like?" Emily's eyes beamed happily.

"Yes, Mother..." Sean answered calmly, even though he scolded himself inwardly for lying to her. 

"Heaven! So what are you waiting for? Go pursue her and bring her to meet us."

"Mother, please, don't put pressure on me now. I don't want to rush her. I want my relationship with her to flow and grow naturally." Sean silently gulped. "Otherwise, she might run away if she knows you want her as your daughter-in-law when I introduce you to her for the first time..."

Hearing his own lengthy words, Sean started worrying about giving his mother high hopes.

'Wow, that's a big lie, Man. Stop lying! Stop it! Or you'll be in trouble!'

Now, he started worrying, imagining how he'd ask Harper to pretend to be his girlfriend. The biggest question that bothered him this time was, "Will Harper accept his request to help him by pretending to be his girlfriend?"