My Boss Took Me Instead

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Gia is about to close an enormous deal, but the client only signs with couples, and her husband has bowed out. So she grabs the new hire and tells him to pack a suit. Episode 1 jumps from the office to the client's table, where everyone assumes he is the husband and Gia lets them. His own girlfriend texts to ask whether his terrifying manager is being kind. Over drinks and toasts, the act gets easier to play and harder to stop, and Gia hints that she is more fun than her reputation. Five episodes of a pretend marriage that keeps forgetting it is pretend.

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She is the boss on paper and in the room, and he follows her script. The rule bent is the marriage cover story, which neither of them corrects. The free episodes stay on toasts, teasing and a whisper about biting.

Allergy advice Contains business cards, a borrowed wedding ring story and a cover that keeps slipping. Not suitable for HR.

Best enjoyed Ideal for anyone who has ever survived a work trip by smiling through someone else's lie.