"Would you accompany me to my mother's birthday party?"

Cleo can't believe it when her new boss, Byron, suddenly asks her to pretend to be his girlfriend moments after they've just met. He says it's to protect him from the potential brides his mother is pushing on him, but there are countless women who would jump at the chance to accompany the handsome playboy and business tycoon. Why would he want someone as plain and dull as her? In the end, Byron's smooth talking convinces her to attend the party, a far more extravagant affair than she's accustomed to. Even though she knows their date is just pretend, every time his hand touches hers, a surge of excitement rushes through her body...