3/17/2023 0 Comments Book of demons ambrosa![]() The other couple at the table had to be Kelly’s parents. It was Kelly, who he shared a Marketing Communications class with at the University of Sydney, and the last time Liam had talked to her, she’d been dating someone completely different-a nice, if slightly scruffy, guitarist in a pub band. His mask slipped for a split second when he recognized the girl who was gazing at Dickhead with something like worship. Still, part of the job was keeping his opinions to himself, so Liam made his way over to the table, face carefully impassive. The guy was an utter dickhead, Liam decided. Her old man’s paying, so make it the good stuff.” He winked, then gave Liam honest-to-God finger guns. “Hey, man, can we get a bread basket or something? And booze. The idiot caught Liam’s eye and snapped his fingers. Sure enough, when he glanced over to check, there was Braying Man in the middle of his section-elbows on the table, wearing a backwards baseball cap and a flannel shirt, picking at his teeth. Liam prayed he wouldn’t have to wait on whoever the loud idiot was, but judging by the smirk on his co-worker Judy’s face, he had a sudden sinking certainty that the table was his. ![]() It was followed by a braying laugh that made Liam wince and want to drag his nails down a blackboard, because that would have been preferable to listening to this honking, snorting nightmare. Better to take a free meal when I can get one, right?” I’m between opportunities right now but I’ll be damned if I’m gonna take just any job and be a corporate drone. “Really appreciate you paying for dinner, Tom. The voice was loud and obnoxious, at odds with the restaurant’s muted soundtrack of clinking cutlery, soft jazz and murmured conversation. Reader advisory: This book contains mention of physical abuse and a racist comment. When Ambrose has an ugly run-in with Liam’s sister’s fiancé-who’s an even worse boyfriend than him-it might cost him not only any chance he had of convincing Liam’s family that he’s not the nightmare they think he is, but his fledgling relationship with Liam, too. Under the watchful eyes of Liam’s protective family, who have no idea what to make of Ambrose, their fake relationship evolves into a chance at something real. But as Liam gets to know the real Ambrose, real feelings start to sneak into the fake relationship on both sides. Suddenly Ambrose has to be a Bad Boyfriend again, to give Liam an excuse to ‘break up’ with him before his mum starts planning the wedding. If Ambrose can be a bad boyfriend for money, he can be a tolerable one too, right? Which works out great-right up until Ambrose is too nice, and Liam’s parents invite them up to their winery for the long weekend. When Liam needs a date to prove to his visiting parents that he’s not destined to die sad and alone, he calls Ambrose, desperate. When Ambrose brings a date to Liam’s restaurant, it’s not sparks that fly-it’s glassware. For a few hundred dollars a night, he’ll go to dinner with them and their parents and show them that the grass is definitely not greener on his side of the fence. Someone’s parents don’t approve of that long-haired unemployed bass player they want to date? Well, that’s where Ambrose comes in. Well, mostly happy.Īmbrose Newman is a Bad Boyfriend. He leads an orderly and predictable life of studying, working as a waiter in an upscale harbour restaurant and spending lots of time with his cat, trying to convince himself that after his last cheating boyfriend, he’s perfectly happy alone. ![]() Liam Connelly is a university student in Sydney. Bad Boyfriend, Inc-When you can’t find a good boyfriend, why not hire a bad one instead?
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