Acquisition: A Just Business Mafia Romance by Kiera Silver

Author:Kiera Silver [Silver, Kiera]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Calamity Jane Publishing
Published: 2017-02-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“Do you remember what you said?” It had taken most of the evening for Katie to gather the courage to ask him that, and it was over a shared pint of Ben & Jerry’s that she managed to push the words through her lips. Lucas was on a blanket on the floor, doing his best to sit up, though he was likely still too young. He was pushing up on his hands, and she was certain he’d be crawling far sooner than she was ready.

Just like this conversation was happening sooner than she wanted it to, but she couldn’t live with the uncertainty anymore.

He arched a brow as he dipped his spoon into the pint of ice cream, taking a large bite before he responded verbally. “Do I remember what?”

“What you said right before you fell asleep. Do you remember?”

He cocked his head to the side, looking as though he was considering the matter. “I think I might’ve mentioned that I have a meeting tomorrow at four, or perhaps I told you Sophia called and wants to have lunch with us all next week, except my parents.” He frowned as he said those words.

Her heart plummeted in her chest, and she realized her worst fears had come true. He didn’t remember what he’d said, and she couldn’t bring herself to remind him. She just nodded and scooped up another spoonful of ice cream to temporarily blunt the misery.

Armo suddenly laughed. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have screwed around with you, but it was just too easy. I remember exactly what I said, Katie, and I meant every word. I love you. I have from practically the first day we met. Every other woman ceased to exist from then on—including while you were gone.”

She bit her lip, looking at him hesitantly. She searched his expression, but found no reason to doubt his sincerity. “I sometimes thought you were on the edge of telling me that, but you always pulled back. Why, if you knew right from the start?”

He let out a soft sigh. “The main reason I didn’t tell you was because if I admitted I loved you, it meant I had to tell you everything about what I do. I was sure you wouldn’t stick around once I told you the truth, so I kept putting it off and thinking that the longer you were with me, the harder it would be for you to leave when I eventually had to tell you the truth.”

She took a bite of ice cream she didn’t really want as a delaying tactic while she organized her thoughts. “I see. Why did you plan to tell me at all? You probably could’ve kept me in the dark.”

He flinched. “Um, maybe, but I doubt it. Either way, I promised my mother a long time ago, we all did, that we’d tell the women we loved what we did before we married them or had a permanent relationship. She said we owed them that, and we all agreed.

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