[TIME SKIP: A DAY]
Honestly, there was nothing more Lilly liked to do than hoard her boyfriend all day, even at work. It wasn't like he minded it, anyway.
Today, she was sprawled on his table as he did his work, though all she wanted was for him to do her instead. Oh, well.
"Has Daisy talked Arvil again?" Jordan finally questioned, not looking up from his computer screen. Lilly gave up trying to look sexy. "If not, tell her to get her butt over here with some food for her boyfriend, otherwise this wouldn't work."
Lilly stuck out her tongue at him, but slipped out her phone. "I'll call her. I don't think she has, though. She didn't tell me anything."
She quickly went to her contacts and tapped on her number, then waited for her best friend to pick up the phone.
One of the benefits of working for the Oakgate News was that they let their employees work from home sometimes. All they needed was their notes and a computer, anyway, and working from home sometimes was less distracting for some people.
Daisy was taking advantage of that opportunity when she heard her phone ring. She quickly looked up from her computer before glancing around for the phone. Finding it, she shook her head when she read Lilly’s name on the screen.
“What’s up?” she answered.
Lilly let out a groan when Jordan rested one of his hands on her thigh, but she couldn't screech at him because in that instant, Daisy picked up the phone. She chose to glare at her boyfriend instead.
"No 'how are you, Lil?' or 'we haven't talked in a while! Let's hang out!'?" she scowled, then huffed. "My dear boyfriend wants to know if you've made contact with your fake boyfriend recently."
Daisy snorted, shaking her head at her friend’s response. Of course she would take a casual greeting that way. The girl was ridiculous sometimes, but Daisy loved her all the same.
“One, I greeted you like a normal person would their best friend. Two, no, I have not. I figured he would call me first,” she replied with a smile.
"You asked me 'what's up!'" Lilly huffed, twisting so she was on her stomach. "That is not how you greet your beautiful, amazing goddess of a best friend."
Beside her, Jordan snorted. Hah, guess who's not going to receive fluff from his girlfriend anymore? That's right; Jordan!
"Jordan thinks you should visit him in office. Bring him lunch, just to sell more of the idea. Come out of that lonesome shell of being boyfriendless for an eternity," she said. "Jordan'll let the receptionist know to let you come right up."
“Well, I’m sorry, Lil, but that’s how I’ve greeted you since we were younger,” Daisy laughed, curling her legs up onto the couch where she sat. “Bring him lunch? I suppose I could do that… Shouldn’t I let him know what I’m doing first, though?”
"Nah, just let him get surprised," Lilly waved her hand, though Daisy couldn't see her. She rolled over so that now, she was sitting. "He'll probably just be consumed by that new game he's making. He's a workaholic."
Daisy hummed, nodding slowly even though she knew Lilly couldn’t see her. “All right… I guess I could do that. What does he like? What should I bring him?”
"Uh, I think he's more into pasta, soup, or fast food in general," she replied. "I'm not sure. He's not a very picky eater, I think."
“Helpful,” Daisy muttered with a good-natured roll of her eyes. “Okay, I’ll see what I can do, I guess. Thanks for the idea.”
"I am filled with good ideas," she boasted. "Maybe I'll see you when you bring him lunch. Good luck! And keep your hands to yourself."
“Trust me, Lilly, I am the last person you have to say that to. You should know that by now,” Daisy chuckled. “And why would I see you if I brought him food?”
"Hey, I'm not the one who has been touch-deprived for years," Lilly said with a laugh, slapping Jordan's hand away, who scowled. "Because my boyfriend is his vice president and I'm currently lounging on said boyfriend's desk because I don't have work today?"
“Haha. Thanks. What a wonderful friend you are, bragging about your relationship status,” Daisy drawled, rolling her eyes. “You’re seriously just on his desk while he’s working? I feel like that would be considered a distraction.”
Lilly let out a chuckle. "You're so blessed to have a friend like me," she crooned, twirling her hair around her finger. "And I'd better damn well be a distraction. But he's too absorbed in his computer to pay me any notice, which means he won't be getting anything from me."
When Jordan shot her a look, she sent him a wink.
Daisy snorted. “Sure, Lil. I pity your poor boyfriend. He must be so tortured.”
"Don't pity him," she crossed one leg over the other. "He deserves it. Anyway, you should get going!"
“At least warn him that I’m coming,” Daisy laughed, saving her work and closing her laptop. “Please? I don’t want to freak him out.”
"All right," Lilly chuckled, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear. "We'll let him know."
“Thanks. I’ll be there soon. I’ll try to stop and say hi while I’m there,” Daisy said as she packed her things up.
"All right," Lilly hummed while motioning to Jordan to let Arvil know. "See you then!"
When the girl hung up, she gave her boyfriend a mischievous grin.
"Did you know, in all of the stories with this scenario, there is a 99% percent chance that the two in the fake relationship actually fall in love?"
When Daisy showed up to the Cyber office building, she looked up at it and slowly released a deep breath. There was no need for her to be nervous. It’s not like she was really dating this guy, anyway. There was no need to impress him at all.
But he is kind of hot… And single… And he’s nice, too.
She squeezed her eyes shut for a moment to get those thoughts out of her head. That wasn’t something she could be thinking about.
Finally, she made her way inside and to the front desk, where she stopped to talk to the receptionist.
“I’m here to see Arvil Davis?” she said, shifting the bag of food in her arms.
The receptionist looked up from his computer before smiling politely at the woman.
"Daisy Riley?" he inquired. His boss had told him to let her in, but he had a job to do. He was not going to let in a woman without confirming who she was.
“Yeah. I guess he’s expecting me?” Daisy confirmed with a nod. She hadn’t been sure if Lilly would actually tell him that she was coming.
"I'll have you check in, actually," the man said, twisting the monitor around and passing her a stylus. "It's easier this way to keep track of visitors, but this would be the only time you'll have to do so. We've already sent up an order for your pass to be made."
