Power Play by Toni Aleo

Author:Toni Aleo [Aleo, Toni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

I chose to face my parents.

I think it’s more important that I keep my professional image and deal with the stress of the intrusiveness my parents will provide. I still have on my skirt from last night, with Boon’s boxers underneath. He almost couldn’t let me leave in them. He told me it was too much to handle, knowing they were on me. I practically had to run out of his house before he attacked me. I’m still giggling a bit, thinking of the savage look on his gorgeous face. I have his North Face hoodie on too, when really, I wanted his Assassins one. Problem being, it has his number all over it, and that would be a huge giveaway to my parents.

As I drive back to my house, I wonder what they would think of him for me. I know he’s older than me, but so is Aiden with Shelli. Aiden’s like six years older or something. Yes, Boon is seven, almost eight, since he has a birthday coming up, but surely that won’t matter. He’s wonderful. He’s so smart and talented and funny. Plus, Mom will love that he likes me for me. She always said she wanted me to find someone like that. Someone who would think I was perfect the way I am, just as my dad thinks about her. She may not seem like it now, but she had confidence issues in her early adult years. She’s always tried to help me not be like that, but unfortunately, she couldn’t fix that inside me. Not her fault. Maybe it’s genetics. I don’t know. But the one thing that helped her was she found a man who loved her unconditionally.

I am in no way saying that is what is happening with Boon, but the possibility of it is nice to think about. With that thought, though, I worry I am glamorizing the situation the way I did with Maxim. I know Boon said we are in a relationship, but he is turning out to be a jealous man. He has reason to be, but what if he is only putting a label on us to keep me with him? It worries me. Then again, didn’t we say we wouldn’t do this?

I reach for my phone, hitting his number. When he doesn’t answer, I go to hang up, but then he’s there. “Hey! Posey!”

“I almost hung up. You all right?”

“Yeah, my bad. I was in the shower.”

“Oh, I’m sorry—”

“Don’t apologize. You good?”

I turn onto my road. “Yup, I was just driving and thinking—”

“Shit, that could be a bad thing.”

I roll my eyes. “Hush, you,” I tease, and then I’m grinning. “But I was wondering something.”

“Okay?”

“Are you putting a label on us because you don’t want me to be with anyone else?”

He pauses for a second. “I can see why you would think that, but that’s not my way of thinking. I could put a ring on your finger today, and if you wanted to leave me, you could.

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