What does a fake-dating hotel scene look like?
Example — The Contract
Fake-dating works because everyone at the wedding already believes it. The real tension is in the quiet after, when the performance ends and neither person moves to leave the room.
The napkin was between them on the desk. Folded once. Milo had uncapped a pen and was spinning it between his fingers like a drummer on a long drive. "Rule one," he said. "No real feelings." "You underlined it twice." "I was trying to be funny." "You were trying to be safe." He stopped spinning the pen. The hotel lamp made the room warmer than the actual temperature. His tie was on the back of the chair. Her shoes were toed off beside the bed. "Your aunt thinks we're coming at Christmas," she said. "I know." "You didn't correct her." "No." He finally looked up. "I didn't." The window held the black Maine water at arm's length. Neither of them moved. He set the pen down on top of the napkin, very carefully, like the napkin was a bird he was trying not to frighten. "Do we add a rule," he asked, "or do we tear this up?" She reached for the napkin first.
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