Chapter 217

Chris's POV

The clamor which usually filled the boxing gym went deafeningly silent as soon as l I exited and the cold night air felt like it seemed to undulate over my skin. I reached up a little tighter, gripping the strap of my bag as I turned around. Already, I could feel the wheels in my head starting to turn. The first time that I met Megan had been— a whirlwind. Every week, the last pieces seemed to fall into place. Fake boyfriend to the famous boxer. Story of my life. Here I was, right in the middle of all this drama.

My cell phone buzzed my pocket, drawing me out of my thoughts. I fished it out and saw the message from Megan.

"Meet me at the diner on 5th. We need to talk."

I sighed partly with excitement, partly with nerves. Megan was a whirlwind, our agreement fit the two of us just perfectly, but it was getting really hard to separate what was fake from my reality, what was real. Incessantly, I kept telling myself that this was just