The holidays always meant going back home. This year, you were ecstatic, finally having someone to bring home. Until, they broke up with you right before the trip.

Not having the guts to tell your family, you conjured the plan to ask your best friend to come as your fake date instead.

You invited Leon over to your place. You even cooked him his favorite meal for dinner— all an attempt to butter him up.

“So,” Leon began, looking at you suspiciously, “What’s all this for?”