Hard as Stone by MJ Masucci

Author:MJ Masucci [Masucci, MJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

It got out around the production community that JJ Wentworth attacked me. With his money and a high-powered attorney, he was able to work his way out of a sexual assault charge down to simple assault. He received a suspended sentence and a fine and was told to stay away from me. Jameson relieved him of his vice presidency at Sunny Sky to save the company’s reputation.

Austin and I shopped for engagement rings throughout the summer. I didn’t want anything flashy or even large. I didn’t want an engagement ring at all. We argued several times, and finally, he went out shopping on his own. He knew what I was interested in and preferred to choose something without my input.

The attack by JJ took something out of me. I wasn’t as hard or as brash, but I still knew how to run a company. Austin was right. I didn’t need to let my past define me. It had been months since I saw my parents and they were finally coming home from Africa. I planned to take them out to lunch and introduce them to Austin whom my mother called my mystery man.

“What should I wear?” Austin asked.

“Slacks and a dress shirt.”

“No tie?”

“I don’t think it’s necessary.”

We were meeting my parents at Le Garde Bar and Grill. It was a favorite for us and a common gathering place when they were in town. I worried they wouldn’t think that Austin was good enough for me. He was more than good enough and my better half.

I wrung my hands as we drove to downtown Los Angeles without realizing I was doing it until Austin stopped me. “Nervous?”

“Please don’t take offense to anything my parents say. They can be blunt.”

“Are you worried they’ll think I’m not good enough?”

“They’re opinion doesn’t matter to me. I love you.”

“What should I say if they ask how we met?”

I thought about this because if I said we met on vacation; my mother would raise an eyebrow. She believed in good solid foundations for relationships, and meeting someone in a bar or vacation wasn’t her idea of one.

“How about a screening? We often invite the public to review our movies before release.”

“Which one?”

“Wallaby Manor. You’ve seen it, and it was released in late January which means the screenings would be in late December, early January.”

“Why do we have to lie?”

“You’ll get it after you meet my parents.”

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