Boss Empire by Victoria Quinn

Author:Victoria Quinn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Victoria Quinn

Her father and I stayed in the dining room while the ladies went into the kitchen to clean up. We talked about sports, the coldness this winter season, and his reaction when Autumn told him she wanted to drop out of MIT.

I’d imagined meeting a woman’s parents would be a lot more difficult than this, but it was the easiest thing in the world. Her father was nice, funny, and easy to talk to. Not once did I feel like he was watching my every move in the hopes I would mess up.

“Excuse me, I need to use the restroom.” I left the dining room and went down one hallway, but it took me back toward the kitchen. I made a left to head toward the front of the house.

“So…” Emily’s voice caught my attention. “Thorn seems pretty amazing.”

“He is,” Autumn said. “He’s…perfect.”

I halted in my tracks when I heard the smile in her voice.

“Sweet pea, your cheeks are red,” Emily teased.

“I know,” Autumn said quickly. “I hate that.”

“And he’s so smitten with you.”

“You think?” Autumn asked hopefully.

“Yes, it’s written all over his face,” Emily said. “That man is in love.”

“I don’t know about that,” Autumn said. “But he is a sweetheart.”

Emily stacked some dishes in the dishwasher then closed it. “So, is this serious?”

I leaned against the wall in the hallway, feeling slightly guilty for listening in on their conversation. But I couldn’t help myself. I knew Autumn wouldn’t lie to her mother. Whatever she said would be the truth.

“I…I don’t know,” Autumn said quietly.

“I can tell how you feel about him,” Emily said. “It’s written all over your face right now.”

“Mom,” Autumn warned.

“Come on, sweet pea,” Emily said. “I know you. I haven’t seen your eyes light up like that…ever. Not even with Max.”

The mention of her ex immediately made me jealous, but when I heard the context, I realized there was nothing to be jealous about.

Autumn was quiet for a long time. “Momma…I’m in love with him.”

My heart immediately expanded in my chest, a warm sensation circulating in my blood. My knees felt weak, and my chest ached because I stopped breathing. Her confession made me feel a million things at once. But one thing I noticed was I didn’t feel repulsion. If another woman said that, I’d already be walking out the front door. But Autumn’s confession didn’t scare me at all. What scared me the most was that I wasn’t scared.

I wasn’t scared at all.

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