Dad for Rent

“I’m asking you to portray the father of my daughter.”

— “We’ve barely met…”

— “There’s no one else I can ask for help,” she pleads, nearly crying. “My relatives won’t allow me to keep the daughter if they find out that she isn’t needed by her father.”

— “We won’t be able to fool everyone.”

— “Please!” she grabs my fingers. “I’ll pay you well for the services of a fake dad…”

— “Money doesn’t interest me. I have enough. Why me?”

— “My family knows only his name, and you’re a complete namesake…”