Faking It with the Quarterback Episode 4

Episode 4 · 41 episodes · Eli Wells, Jace Carter, Diana Wade

Episode 4 recap

Eli tries to leave the private dining room, but Jace stops him. Jace explains his grandfather is forcing an unwanted engagement. He offers Eli money to act as his fake boyfriend. Eli thinks about Charlie and the custody letter, so he agrees. Jace hands him a four-rule contract. Eli signs and adds two rules of his own. Jace pulls Eli close and demands that Eli look at him convincingly in public.

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Episode 4 scene by scene

00:00: Walking Out on Jace
Eli calls the situation a mistake and turns to leave the balcony. Jace stops him and explains his grandfather wants to force an engagement. He offers Eli a paid arrangement to pose as his boyfriend.
00:33: Setting the Four Rules
Eli thinks about his brother Charlie and the pending guardianship letter. He accepts the offer. Jace presents a contract requiring public affection, total secrecy about payments, an end date when his grandfather relents, and no feelings.
01:14: Signing and Adding Terms
Eli signs the contract. He writes down rule five forbidding Jace from catching feelings and rule six burying their past night forever. Jace tilts Eli's chin upward and delivers one final requirement for their public act.

Key lines from episode 4

“Here's the deal. Be my boyfriend. For show. In public, at every family thing, all of it.”
Jace Carter · Jace proposes the paid fake dating arrangement before Eli can walk out.

“And rule four. No catching feelings.”
Jace Carter · Jace lists the boundaries on his written contract for their fake relationship.

“Rule five. That last one goes both ways. Don't you catch them either. And rule six. That night never happened. It stays buried. Forever.”
Eli Wells · Eli writes his own terms onto the paper before signing the agreement.

“One more rule. When we're out there, you look at me like you mean it.”
Jace Carter · Jace tilts Eli's chin upward after Eli finishes adding his terms.

How episode 4 ends

Jace tilts Eli's chin upward, draws him close, and demands that Eli look at him with genuine affection in public. Eli stands inches away from Jace with the signed contract between them. Will Eli be able to pull off such a convincing act around Jace's family without crossing their strict boundaries?