Will a fake relationship turn into a forever romance?
A picture is worth a thousand words…What about a viral
video?
When Dr. Benedict saves an infant on the Washington
Metro, the treatment he performs with nurse Penny becomes the talk of the
town—and social media! Not least because the world thinks they’re a couple…
While a real relationship is a no-go zone for divorced Benedict, prolonging
their “faux-mance” is the perfect way to raise vital hospital funds. But the
longer their ruse goes on, the more real it feels!
Good fake-relationship-turned-real story. Benedict and
Penny work together in the local NICU. They've known each other for several
years and were friends before Penny became engaged and moved away. Benedict had
a bit of a crush on her but has many reasons to keep his emotions locked up.
Then Penny returned to DC, no longer engaged, and took up her old position in
the NICU, but their friendship didn't follow suit.
Penny came back after she ended her engagement to her
lying ex-fiance. It turned out the man was married and managed to hide it all
that time. Devastated by the betrayal and angry that she missed the signs,
Penny has difficulty trusting her judgment.
Benedict and Penny were in the same subway car when a
medical incident happened with a baby. Their teamwork kicked in, and they
handled the emergency efficiently, quickly becoming a social media sensation. Because
the hospital is fundraising for a cause near Benedict's heart, they reluctantly
agree when the PR department asks him and Penny to pretend to be a couple for a
few weeks. Neither expected the strength of the sparks that flared between
them.
Benedict and Penny fool themselves into believing that
they can indulge their attraction without their feelings getting involved.
Penny already knows that Benedict doesn't believe in love, while she still hopes
for the kind of love and marriage her parents have. Benedict's history is
heart-breaking, and I ache for the load of guilt that he carries. At the time
of his brother's death, he also did something that speaks well of his kindness
and compassion but is about to come back and cause problems for him with Penny.
I liked seeing Benedict and Penny spend time together. Penny's
powers of observation give her some good insight into Benedict, but nothing she
says gets through his layers of guilt. And despite the feelings he refuses to
admit, he hangs on to his opinion about love. I ached for Penny, who could no
longer deny her feelings, and whose feelings of betrayal hit hard when she
found out Benedict's secret. Benedict redeemed himself very nicely, with an
excellently carried out surprise.
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