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Summary: Tired of her aunt's matchmaking attempts, Sabrina decides to tell a little white lie… and now she needs a boyfriend to accompany her to her hometown for the holidays.

And who better to play that part than her good friend Nicholas Scratch?

There is only one little problem… He had a crush on her since the day they met.

When two friends pretend to be in a relationship, what could possibly go wrong?

Hello everyone!
I couldn't help but start a new fic, this one is quite different from "I knew you were trouble" but I hope you can enjoy it!

Chapter 1: An imperfect plan

Sabrina woke up to the already well known sound of her alarm.

She stirred before opening her eyes, wrapped in her bedspreads, she was so warm and comfortable that she really didn't want to go out and face the cold December morning.

A whine escaped from her lips when the alarm sounded a second time, informing her in a very loudly way, that it was really time to get up if she didn't want to be late for her reunion that morning. Resigned, she pulled back the linens and got out of the bed, Salem, who was sleeping beside her, meowed in protest, he didn't like being awakened.

"Sorry, Salem." she muttered to the cat who was already getting ready to go back to sleep.

She walked to her closet looking through her clothes for something warm to wear, once she made her decision, she left her clothes spread on the bed and headed to the bathroom to take a quick shower.

After showering, Sabrina dressed with an oversized pale rose sweater, a pair of jeans and brown ankle boots. She looked at the mirror while she dried and combed her short platinum hair. Apart from her signature red lipstick, she didn't wear any makeup that day. She went to the kitchen to leave food and fresh water for Salem.

She went back to her room to take her bag and coat, she saw her cat now lying placidly in the middle of the bed, he only acknowledged her presence by barely lifting his head, he looked at her with his green eyes for a second before curling up again to continue sleeping. Sabrina shook her head thinking how lucky Salem was. She wrapped up in her coat and a scarf of the same color of her sweater, took her bag and left her apartment.

It was a cloudy morning but it wasn't as cold as she first thought it could be. She decided to go to the editorial walking instead of taking a cab. She was in good time and craving for a coffee so she decided to stop by the small café down the street, she frequented the place since she moved in almost a year ago.

The café was appropriately decorated for the holidays with bright colorful lights, she delighted in the scents of cinnamon and ginger that lingered in the air. It made her feel a bit nostalgic, memories from home rushing back to her mind, her aunties' house always smelled to spices in that time of the year thanks to her aunt Hilda's baking skills.

She waited in line some minutes.

"Hi," she smiled to the cashier "an americano and a caramel macchiato to go, please." Sabrina said her order, while handing her credit card to the cashier. The boy nodded, wrote her name in the cups and charged. He handed her the credit card back.

She was waiting while the barista prepared her order when her phone started to ring. It was her aunt Hilda, she was surprised, usually her aunt called her in the afternoons.

"Hi sweetie." aunt Hilda said from the other side of the line.

"Auntie, what a surprise! How are you?"

"I'm fine. How are you? How is life in the Big City?

"Everything is fine. Actually, right now I'm on my way to see my editor."

"Oh, how is the book going, love?"

Sabrina walked to the counter to pick up her order after she heard her name, she thanked the barista with a nod and left the café.

"Today I'm going to see the final proposal for the cover. Once that's ready, they could start printing"

"Oh, that's great! And have you talked about a release date already?"

"Not yet, maybe we will discuss that today too, but I think the book is going to come out after the holidays." Sabrina told her aunt in a wishful tone of voice. She still remembered her emotion when she had her first book signing.

"You're happy." her aunt said. It wasn't a question, it was a statement "I'm so proud of you, Sabrina."

She smiled at her aunt's words.

"Thanks, auntie," she said, Sabrina stopped in front of a red traffic light "and talking about preparations… How are the preparations for the wedding going?"

"Oh! Everything is going great, love. Actually, I'm going to meet with Cee in a bit to see some last minute details, and speaking of Cee… do you know who I ran into yesterday at the diner?"

Sabrina suppressed a groan. Here we go again, she thought, she had a pretty good idea about who her aunt was talking about.

"Who?" she asked pretending not knowing the answer already. It was so obvious.

"I saw sweet Harvey." Hilda said, her voice wishfully "He was at Cee's buying some comics books. You know how much he likes…"

"Auntie," she interrupted her "don't start again, please…"

"I'm not starting anything, Sabrina. I'm just telling you about your… friend." her aunt Hilda said pretending innocence, Sabrina sighed "It's just that I miss seeing you two together," she finally admitted "you made such a lovely couple. But well, maybe now that you're going to be here for some days you two would reconnect…"

Afterwards, Sabrina wondered what had possessed her at the time. It must have been a kind of demonic possession, she suspected. She had no other rational explanation for what she did. She only knew it was too early to have that conversation with her aunt again.

"Actually, auntie… I haven't told you before but… I have a new boyfriend. And we are very happy together."

On the other side of the line, only silence answered her and for a second Sabrina thought her aunt had fainted.

"Auntie?" she insisted "Are you still there?"

"But… How? When?"

"It's a really long story." Sabrina replied with and evasive answer, she didn't know what to tell to her aunt. She tried to win some time after realizing what she had done "I'll tell you later. All the details, I promise"

She heard her aunt sigh sadly.

"Well, I hope you intend to bring this new boyfriend of yours to the wedding, love. I'll have to rearrange some of the tables dispositions but…" Sabrina was sure her aunt had already seated her at Harvey's side and groaned internally. She didn't understand why her aunt insisted on seeing them together. They were good friends and nothing more after their, rather friendly, break-up "What his name? You didn't tell me."

"Pardon?"

"Your boyfriend name, dear, you didn't tell me and I need it to put it in the seating chart."

"Eh… auntie," Sabrina looked at the cloudy sky. What she had done? "I really have to go, my editor is going to kill me if I'm late" she lied, she knew he could never do such a think but her aunt didn't "Bye… Love you, talk to you later" she said in a hurry before hung up the phone without hearing her aunt's goodbye. She would have to call her later to apologize.

But now, she had a bigger problem in her hands.

Where the hell was she going to get a boyfriend in so short notice? She couldn't just walk inside a bar and ask to the first stranger she saw to be her boyfriend.

She sighed. Her cousin Ambrose was right, her tendency to act first and think later would bring her consequences one day.

And today seemed to be the day.

She continued walking until she reached the well-known building of the editorial, she entered and greeted the concierge who waved back at her, she didn't stop to talk to him as she normally did, she wasn't in the mood for small talk that day. Sabrina walked towards the elevator and pressed the number corresponding to the 12tt floor. She greeted some of the workers she met in the hallway in her way towards her editor's office.

The secretary, who was on the phone when she arrived, signaled to her to continue walking towards her editor's office. She looked at her watch before knocking on the door with her free hand and waited for the answer.

"Come in" a voice said from the inside.

Sabrina opened the door slowly. Sitting at the desk, with his dark haired head leaning over what she supposed was a new book, was her editor. She shook her head slightly with a small smile on her lips. He looked up when he heard her close the door and gave her a crooked smile. Her smile turned bigger.

She couldn't deny that Nicholas Scratch was devilish handsome because that would be lying, neither she could deny that he was totally charming, smart and an incorrigible flirt. When she met him, she was a bit shocked by his attitude but she soon enough realized it was just part of who he was and started to enjoy his shameless flirting, she wasn't afraid of playing along with him.

"Hello, Spellman." he greeted her, Nick took off the glasses she hadn't notice he was wearing and put them aside.

"Hi," she replied "since when do you…?" Sabrina indicated the glasses he had been wearing and now rested on the desk, she didn't remember seeing him with them before.

"My doctor said it was time for me to start taking care of my vision." he explained to her.

"Well, they look good on you, Scratch." she told him with an appreciative nod and a wink.

"It's that a compliment, Spellman? Well, this is certainly unexpected" he said to her, she rolled her eyes when he winked back at her.

"You're such a dork." she told him walking towards the desk, before taking a sit in the armchair in front of Nick, she handed him one of the coffees she was carrying.

"This is for you."

"Oh, thank you. A compliment and a coffee, Christmas came earlier this year."

"You are not a good comedian, Scratch, so don't try to make a career out of it."

He only smirked at her before raising the cup to his lips to took a sip of the coffee.

"You remembered how I like the coffee. I'm flattered."

Sabrina rolled her eyes one more time.

"Nick, you have the most boring taste in coffee in the world, it's easy to remembered it. Also, you drink your coffee without sugar, which should be considered a crime."

"Oh, you're so mean, Spellman." he said with a tone of fake outrage "I thought we were friends."

She shrugged and took a sip of her own coffee as if she were considering her answer.

"Of course I'm your friend, but that doesn't mean I have to sugarcoat the truth for you."

Nick gave her a lopsided smile, she couldn't help, every time he smiled at her she wanted to smile back at him.

"I've never expected sweet words from you, it's not your style." he took another sip of his coffee "Thank you for the coffee again, I certainly needed it"

"It's nothing. How are you doing? I haven't see you in a while."

"Did you miss me?" he asked flirtatiously, she just rolled her eyes.

"You wish."

"Say the truth, Spellman, you missed me."

Sabrina let out a sigh.

"Fine, I missed you, are you happy now?"

"Extremely pleased, actually. But you're right, I've been quite busy, with the holidays around the corner there is a lot of work to do."

"Too many books to publish?"

Nick nodded.

"Actually yes, yours it's one of them, if you like the proposal I have for you, of course, we could start printing and it will be in the shelves after New Year."

Sabrina didn't answer and he looked at her confused. Her lack of emotion was a clear sign that something was wrong.

"Are you ok, Sabrina?"

"Ehh?" she exclaimed distracted.

"I was talking about your book but you seemed distracted, something happened?" he wanted to reach out for her hand but stopped at the last second. She didn't notice it, too distracted with her own thoughts.

"I have a problem." she told him. Nick looked at her, asking her without words to continue "My aunt Hilda's wedding is after Christmas." she sighed ruefully, without realizing she sank a little into the chair.

"Ok, and since when your aunt's wedding became a problem? You were quite excited about it the last time we talked." he remembered hearing her talk about her aunt's wedding before and she seemed pretty happy back then, he didn't know why this was causing her distress now.

Sabrina looked at the ceiling, thinking if she could say Nick what was bothering her. She felt his dark eyes fixed on her face.

"Well… I may have told my aunt that I would go to her wedding with my new…" Sabrina hesitated before continue "boyfriend."

"Do you have a boyfriend?" he asked, Sabrina wasn't sure if she heard a certain edge in his voice. Probably it was just her imagination.

"I don't have a boyfriend, that's the problem."

Nick sighed relieved but Sabrina didn't notice it.

"So why did you say so to your aunt?"

"It's just that…" Sabrina sighed again, she sounded tired "My aunt doesn't stop talking about my ex and how wonderful it would be if we were together again," this time it was Nick who rolled his eyes "her insinuations about us are driving me crazy."

"Your ex… you mean Harry?"

"Harvey, Nick," she said exasperated "how many times I have to tell you, his name is Harvey."

"Harry, Harvey, it's the same thing." he said waving his hand, she opened her mouth to give him the same explanation she had given him like a hundred times but he spoke first "I thought you say you were just friends now."

"We are just friends, but apparently my aunt Hilda has not got over our break-up, she still thinks we will be together again."

Nick snorted and she looked at him confused.

And then she just knew. The idea hit her like a lightning, it was so simple that she didn't know how she had not thought about it before. She couldn't help but smile a bit.

"You know Nick, if only I had a good friend who wanted to help me out." Sabrina said, he noticed that her tone of voice was different and he didn't like it. She got closer to him, her elbows resting in the desk, she raised an eyebrow "Tell me, what are you doing for the holidays?"

He looked at her startled by her question. Nick blinked once, twice before he realized what she wanted to say. Was she really suggesting that...?

"Oh, no, no, no. Spellman, I can see where your mind is going and… Absolutely no."

"C'mon, Nick, I know you don't have any plans for the holidays… and I need someone to come with me to Greendale."

"Who says I have no plans?" he asked.

Sabrina moved a little closer. Nick appreciated that the desk was between them.

"You have no plans, don't lie to me."

"Fine, I have no plans but that doesn't mean I…"

"Nick, please." she interrupted him "It's not so difficult, you just have to spend a few days with my family, tell them how wonderful I am and how lucky you are to have me in your life..."

He rolled his eyes and she sighed.

"You just have to act natural, nobody expects us to make-out in the kitchen… Although, that might convince my aunt Hilda."

Nick blinked suddenly out of words.

"Please, Nick" Sabrina insisted "I've have never asked you for anything before…" he raised an eyebrow "Well, I may have, but, really, I wouldn't be asking you this if I wasn't so desperate."

"Well, thank you, Spellman, it's nice to see I'm your last resource." he said sarcastically.

He ran a hand through his hair messing it up even more. She had no idea what she was asking from him.

"You know what I mean." Sabrina told him.

"I don't think this is a good idea. It's crazy actually."

"Nick, I'm not asking you to help me commit a murder or something like that." Nick was about to tell her that he almost preferred that option.

"It won't work, Sabrina."

"It's not that hard. Just a little acting." the smile she had died on her lips when she relished he didn't find nothing she was saying funny "Please, Nick. I'm serious, you are my only hope." Sabrina almost begged to him, she was seriously thinking on doing it.

Nick sighed. He knew that despite all his protests he would end up saying yes to her. He seemed unable to tell her no.

"Fine," he said defeated "I'm going to help you in this crazy scheme of yours, but," he lifted his hand to stop her because she was about to interrupt him "I want you to keep in mind that since the beginning I said this was a madness that will never work."

Sabrina only nodded, she was smiling extremely pleased with the plan that was starting to form in her mind. She rose from her seat and walked to his side to give him a brief hug. She didn't notice how he closed his eyes and sighed at her touch.

"We are going to make a fool of ourselves in front of your whole family, but if that is what you want…" he shrugged after she pulled away from him.

"It's going to work just fine, Nick." he shook his head but didn't say anything "Thank you. You are the best friend a girl can ask for."

"Don't try to flatter me." he replied with a tone somewhat irritated. No matter what he did, she was always going to see him just as a friend.

"Everything is going to be fine. We are a great team. This will be a piece of cake."

"Working, Spellman. Pretending to be in a relationship is something entirely different."

"Thanks for the optimism." she replied sarcastically and Nick only sighed.

"I'm being realistic, Sabrina." she was about to say something else but he was faster "Can we talk about you book now? We can continue discussing you master plan later."

Sabrina nodded.

"Thank you, Nick." she said again "Truly."

He shrugged trying to downplay the whole situation.

Nick looked through his folders and handed her one with her name on it. Sabrina opened it, the first page was a copy of the proposed design for the cover of her book. It was beautiful. She couldn't help caressing the picture with a trembling finger, it was just her second book but she was sure no matter how many she published, each one was going to be special to her. They were a part of her own.

She read the tittle printed in silver letters 'The legend of the Greendale's thirteen', it was a horror novel based in a story she had been listening since she was a kid about a witch hunt occurred in Greendale in the seventeen century. She loved her hometown, it was a never ending source of inspiration for her. This story in particular had a special place in her heart, it had been a challenge to get into the skin of the characters, be able to know their fears and motivations. And she was happy with the result. Sabrina turned the page to look at the example of the pages of the book. She liked the little details such as the sigils around the number of the chapter.

"It's beautiful, Nick" she said in a dreamy voice.

"I'm glad you like it." he replied, Nick had his gaze fixed in her bright eyes.

He had fallen for her the first time they met three years ago when Cassius, the acquisitions editor, presented her as the newest incorporation to the editorial. He had known he had to work with her when he saw the way her eyes shone when she talked about her book. She was so full of passion, so full of spirit. And he fell hard, he blinked trying to banish the memories before they started to show in his face, he was good at concealing his emotions but with Sabrina sometimes he couldn't help but let his guard down

"I hope we can have the first copy after the holidays, only if you agree with the proposition we prepared."

Sabrina nodded.

"It's perfect, Nick. You did a wonderful job with my book."

Nick shook his head.

"It's your work, they are your ideas, I only took care of transmitting them to the team, they are the ones who did all the work."

"Don't be so humble, Scratch, it doesn't suit you."

"Sometimes I wonder why I'm your friend, Spellman." Nick said with a fake tone of tiredness.

"Because you love me." she replied with a funny tone of voice, he turned pale and Sabrina couldn't help but look at him with a raised eyebrow "Nick?"

He blinked quickly.

"Something happens?" she insisted.

"No, no." he looked around the room unsure of what to do. He looked at his watch "Sabrina, I have some things to do now, but maybe we could have lunch together?"

She looked at him with slightly narrowed eyes.

"Are you trying to get rid of me, Scratch?"

"Never." he said with a wink that made her chuckle despite her suspiciousness.

But she couldn't get the thought that Nick was trying to get rid of her completely out of her mind. Something about his reaction seemed odd and she didn't know what it was.

"Fine," she said getting up from the armchair a bit too quickly, she was still confused "I have to run a few errands of my own too so I better go."

Something in her tone of voice told Nick she was a bit angry, she could try to hide it but not from him. He knew her too well for that.

"Sabrina…" Nick got up and went to her side, he put his hands on her shoulders. She didn't like the unexpected flip her heart made "You're mad at me." she denied with her head too quickly "I'm sorry, I didn't want to sound so harsh. It wasn't my intention."

"I know." she insisted but she wasn't looking at him. Nick brought his hand up to her chin to made her look at him, for a second he got lost in her warm brown eyes "Nick…" she gulped and he released her suddenly conscious of what he had done.

"I'm sorry." he said but neither of them knew why he apologized.

"I better go, see you at 2pm…? it's the small restaurant around the corner good for you?"

He nodded.

"Bye, Nick."

"Bye, Sabrina."

She stayed in front of the door for a second before opening it. After the door closed behind her, Nick let out the air he didn't know was holding, he went to sit back in his armchair. He rested his elbows in the desk, his head on his hands.

What the Hell had he gotten into?

He was going to have to act like Sabrina's boyfriend. And that was the problem, everything would be just an act. But he didn't want it to be just that, he wanted it to be real, unfortunately Nick knew Sabrina only saw him as a good friend.

She trusted him. But he had never been honest about his own feelings for her.

A groan escaped from his lips. He was in a big trouble and he didn't know how he was going to get out of this intact.

Nick ran a hand over his face and took a deep breath before opening his laptop to start checking his emails for the day, he needed to focus on work and stop thinking about Sabrina Spellman. Outside the office, she was leaning against the door thinking about the mess she had gotten into.

And she had managed to drag Nick into that madness.

She sighed, she couldn't forget the strange way her heart had beat when he approached her.

That sensation, she was unable to classify, accompanied her for the rest of the day.