Chapter 1 HIRE A BOYFRIEND

"Well, What do you think?" Hina looks at her older sister, Lisa. As if waiting for her seal of approval to be stamped on her fiancé.

"Derek seems practically perfect, Hina. Congratulations."

"Practically perfect? No! He is perfect." Hina and Lisa's Mom, Evelyn speaks up. Her eyes follows Derek as He slips out of the restaurant. "I was a bit skeptical at first since He's a little older, but with that Job and salary, not to mention how handsome he is. I think you made a good choice, Hina."

Hina looks happy with the approval of their mother as she flaunts Derek more. "And did i mention that he loves to cook and clean too?"

"Like I said, perfect." Evelyn turns to Lisa and sighs. "If only you could find a man like Derek, Lisa."

'Ugh, I wish they would stop nagging me about this.'

"It must be difficult to see your little sister make it to the altar before you."

"Of course not! I'm only happy for you Hina. Now, have you picked out your dress yet?" Lisa tries to redirect them. But it seems luck is not on her side as her mother gets back on the topic.

"How can it not bother you? It bothers me, You should be married by now. Or atleast dating someone."

"Did you try any of those apps I sent you?"

Lisa groans, 'why can't they leave me alone.'

"You know, John from the neighborhood broke things off with Mei. Do you want me to try set something up for you?!" Lisa tries to remember the John her mother was talking about and immediately shook her head. 'John?! He was always such a jerk when we were kids."

"Maybe I should ask Derek If he can knows someone to fix you up with. Of course most of his friends are happily married by now, but I will ask." Evelyn beams at youngest daughter. "That's so thoughtful of you, Hina. You have always been so good at looking after your older sister." Hina smiles.

"In most families, It's the other way around. But I don't mind, I will ask Derek tonight."

"No need. I'm seeing someone." She blurt out the words and instantly regretted it.

'ugh, why did I say that?' Their eyes widened at her statement. "W-what did you say?"

"Um, You know—-We have only been seeing each other for a couple of weeks."

"That's wonderful Lisa! Why didn't you tell us? Forget it. You better hold onto him. At your age, It's only going to get harder to find someone."

"Hina's right. Anyone at this point is a catch. When will we get to meet him?"

"Um—I—uh—"

Suddenly, Hina clasps her hands and grins. "You must invite him to the wedding."

'Oh no—-What did I get myself into?!'

Evelyn places her hand on Lisa's, smiling.

"Lisa, I'm so glad you will have a date for Hina's Big Day. I was so worried You'd go alone." Realizing she can't get out of this, She gulps. "Uh, I'll ask him if he can come." 'First I need to find a boyfriend ASAP.'

"Alright Girls, Let's go. We are done here."

"Mom, Hina and you can go ahead. I'll be at my apartment."

"Alright, Take care." Evelyn rose and kissed Lisa's cheeks before walking out of the restaurant with Hina.

'There are loads of dating apps but with only a month until the wedding.' She shakes her head. 'Maybe If I can hit it off with a guy, I can explain the situation. 'But what If I don't find anyone? What If I go on twenty dates and they're all terrible? 'That's my track record so far.' She shoves her phone into her purse, feeling frustrated. 'Why can't I just focus on my career? What's so wrong with that? If only I could rent a man for a month.' It's not like I'm looking for true love.' She leans her head back against the seat and looks up, letting out a heavy sigh. An advertisement on the TV catches her eye. 'HIRE LOVE.'

"We will match you with the finest of men for every situation." Her eyes lit up "A rental boyfriend service.That's perfect! I should make an appointment right away."

She brings out her phone from her purse, to punch in the number on the screen.

She stood up and made her way out of the restaurant to go to the address of the Rental services after making an appointment on her phone. Lisa gets to the Receptionist area and walks up to the lady she saw. "Hello, I have an appointment with Her boyfriend specialist."

"Welcome ma'am, You can go inside.The office by your left at the hallway."

"Thank You." She makes her way to the office and knocks on the door before opening it.

"Hello, I'm Lisa." A middle-aged woman looks up from her keyboard and smiles at Lisa.

"Welcome, Lisa. Please have your seat."

"Are you here for companionship or due to a special circumstance?"

"I guess a special circumstance, My little sister's getting married in a month and—"

"And you want to make sure you have a date." Lisa breathed a sigh of relief.

"Exactly."

"Don't worry, We have plenty of time and options. And you certainly aren't the first woman who's come in here looking for a date to a wedding."

"Well, I also kind of told my family that I have been dating someone already. Maybe I can rent someone a few times over the month so we can really make it real."

"Ah, I see. You may want to consider a full-time package then. But first, Let's see who's available." She swipes a few times then hands her the tablet. "Here are a few top candidate profiles."

'Hmmm, The man in the first picture looks familiar and it says He is a successful executive. A businessman this handsome could really impress my family and get them off my back, for once.'

"I will go with him." She points at the photo of the executive before handing the tablet back to her.

"There's no need to rush, We have many options." She shook her head.

"He's attractive and successful, and apparently we are compatible enough that He popped up, right?" The middle-aged woman nods, smiling.

"I love it when our clients are so decisive. We'll contact Andrew Collins as soon as possible." 'Andrew Collins—-That name sounds familiar as well.' Lisa thought inwardly.

"We just need to go over some terms and conditions for our services." As she talks, Lisa's mind wanders. 'This could actually work! We can go on a few dates to get to know each other well enough to pull this off.'