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After all these years, all the bullshit we’d been through together, the ups and the downs. This moment seemed surreal.
Our spark.
Connection.
Love.
It was all wrapped into one.
The interview continued, and I prepared for the aftermath that was Julian Locke. Once everyone left, I walked into his office. Capri was in the farmhouse, feeding the baby chickens.
“I can’t believe you blindsided me. You couldn’t have told me that our daughter was going to be in the announcement with you?”
“She requested it. And as you know, I can’t say no to her.”
“I’ve spent years making sure the press didn’t find out I had a daughter, Julian. And you just throw her to the wolves without even discussing it with me first.”
“We both know why you didn’t want the press to know about Capri, and it has nothing to do with you protecting her from the world. You were hiding her from me.”
“It doesn’t matter. I still have the right to know what you’re planning on doing when it concerns her.”
“What do you want from me, sweetheart? You wanted the world to know the man behind the expensive suits, and I gave you exactly what you asked for. Now, you’re giving me shit for it? You need to learn how to pick and choose your battles. This is a war in which you fucking started.”
“Julian—”
“I’m not going to sit here and have you come for my balls. I did nothing wrong. You got what you asked for—end of story.”
“Listen, you stubborn asshole—”
He slammed his fist on his desk before he was in my face, backing me up against the wall. Caging me in with his arms on either side of my face, he leaned forward close to my lips. “Why can’t you just admit the real reason you’re giving me shit, kid?”
His scent was making me dizzy, the smell of his cologne driving me insane.
“What’s worse, Autumn? The fact that I told the world how much you own every last part of me, or the fact that you want me to kiss you right now?”
My eyes followed the movement of his mouth, and I swallowed hard, unable to wait any longer. In less than a second, I kissed him for the first time in what felt like a lifetime. He didn’t hesitate, gripping onto my ass and wrapping my legs around his waist. Pinning my back against the wall, he devoured my mouth.
Our battle was far from over. We’d fight again, but for a moment, his words had me surrendering.
To him.
To us.
To our family.
Our kiss took on a life of its own. Something neither one of us could understand or deny. Something neither one of us could control. It seemed like all we had to do was look at each other and sparks flew from here to kingdom come. My lips parted as he slipped his tongue into my mouth, demanding a response that only he stirred within me.
He kissed me deeper.
Harder.
Slower.
My breathing picked up, engulfing him in nothing but my need to keep going and have him claim my body the way he used to.
But…
This time it wasn’t me who stopped.
