The Love Plot by Samantha Young

Author:Samantha Young [Young, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2023-08-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Once Rafe and I made ourselves presentable, we returned to the party hand in hand and I tried to look composed. However, my body still throbbed with arousal and my mind spun, unsure of what to do with Rafe’s proposal.

I didn’t want to be the person who panicked at the thought of giving Rafe a chance. However, giving him a chance meant making myself responsible for someone else’s feelings. What if I disappointed him? What if I truly couldn’t remain monogamous?

Rafe deposited me beside his mom and dad and another couple. “Wait here. I’ll be just a second.” His expression was reassuring before he stalked across the room. To confront his brother.

Oh boy.

Jen sweetly put her arm around me and gave me a little squeeze. “Everything okay?”

I knew my smile didn’t reach my eyes. “I didn’t dress appropriately,” I lied. Like I actually cared.

Yet Jen bought the lie and tutted, “Oh, don’t be silly, sweetheart. You look beautiful, you always do. I like that you have your own sense of style.”

One more reason to give in to the idea of something real with Rafe was his family. Except for Hugo, the rest of the Whitmans were pretty darn lovable and I wouldn’t have to feel guilty about lying to them anymore.

I thanked her and tried to look inconspicuously at Rafe, who followed Hugo out of the room.

Greg appeared at my side as Jen turned away to engage their friends in conversation again. “Are you having a nice time, Star?”

“Uh, yeah, thanks. You?”

He nodded, but his gaze moved to where Hugo and Rafe had disappeared and he sighed. “Jen and I raised two very different sons.”

Understatement.

“And I know Hugo can appear . . .” He gave me a wry smile. “Well, he can act like an ass.”

I tried to cover my chuckle and failed.

“But he isn’t, underneath it all. There is a good man there.”

Hmm, I’d have to see it to believe it.

“Even so, I’m sorry if he said something to make you feel uncomfortable tonight.”

My eyes flew to Greg’s, and I knew he’d witnessed our confrontation.

Greg’s expression hardened. “Rafe won’t stand for it. And I want you to know that I won’t either. You are welcome in this family and we’re over the moon that you make our son so happy.”

Wow.

It was the most Greg Whitman had said to me in the months I’d been fake-dating Rafe.

Pressure, crushing pressure, weighed heavily on my shoulders, and I tried to control my breathing so his father didn’t witness my anxiety. My voice hoarse, I forced out the words “Thank you. That means a lot.”

He patted my shoulder as Rafe reappeared, looking more pissed off than when he’d left the room. Greg gently nudged me toward him. “Looks like he could use you right about now.”

With a grim smile, I bridged the distance between me and Rafe, who slid an arm around my waist. “You okay?” My gaze met Elle’s as I turned with him to walk back to his parents.

She stared at us in obvious disappointment, and I felt a confusing thrill of triumph that was very unlike me.

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