Christmas Side Hustle - Holidays & Hijinks, #1

A fake dating, brother's best friend holiday romance. A fake dating side hustle can't end in disaster. People want to look good in front of the family around the holidays, and Lucy needs some extra cash to afford gifts. Now if her brother's best friend Lucas didn't happen to figure the whole thing out, and keep interfering, that would be super. As the dates progressively get worse, Lucas loses patience waiting for Lucy to realize this whole plan is flawed.
Lucy FioreWhat's more depressing than being broke for the holidays? Working retail to make up for it. I'd rather be at the theater doing my dream job, even if my boss is my brother's grumpy best friend. A little side hustle for the holidays is pretty common, so if Lucas would just back off, that would be super. Lucas CloutierChristmas is the busiest time of year for the theater. I should be focused on the production, but Roger's younger sister is a damn distraction.
She's already on my mind a bit too much, but knowing she's going on these messy fake dates for some extra cash doesn't sit right with me. What will it take for her to realize this is a bad idea?