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He nodded.
“How?”
Silence.
He simply pecked my mouth and exited the car. I was shocked as shit when he reached for my hand as we were walking toward the entrance of the car show. Julian never gave me any public affection, and I didn’t know if he’d noticed that he was. Instead of making a big deal out of it, I internally squealed.
Maybe it was because we were hours away from home, and no one would know us here, but either way, it didn’t matter. I cherished this moment and lived in the present with him.
Silently praying, my future consisted of only him.
—Julian—
Hearing her say she envisioned me in her dreams wasn’t a surprise. It was the fact that I wanted what she was saying more than anything, but I refused to give her false hope. All we had were these stolen moments where no one could see us, and I didn’t fear losing the only family I’d ever known.
Being thrown around like I was nothing more than garbage for all my adolescence made it hard to live in anything other than the present. Despite being on my own and that life far behind me, it was difficult to think of a future other than financial stability. Coming from nothing gave you another perspective on life. I valued each day for what it was, and not knowing what tomorrow would bring was the only way I’d survived for so long.
Autumn was the light in my life.
Her smile.
Her laugh.
Her love.
It was everything I’d ever wanted and didn’t think I was worthy of. Without her being aware of it, for the next few hours I showed her my world. I was determined to make something of myself and never again be that little boy always looking in at someone else’s life. I wouldn’t allow my mind to wander to a future that included Autumn.
All we had was the now, and I took full advantage of that.
“Which is your favorite car?”
I led her toward the black Lincoln Continental with the suicide doors, nodding to it.
“This is one sick ride, Julian.”
“She is a beauty.” And I wasn’t referring to the car.
“Too bad we can’t christen this one, huh?”
I pulled her into my side. “Never say never, Autumn.”
If I had one life goal, it was to make love to her in that vehicle. At the end of the day, I couldn’t tell her I loved her, even though…
I did.
By the time we got back to my apartment it was dinner time, and I ordered us a pizza and chicken wings. We were sitting on my bed when we heard the front door open. Our eyes went wide.
“Fuck,” I breathed out.
Her car was in the driveway, there was no hiding she was there with me.
“Autumn?” Christian called out, and her eyes went wide.
Neither one of us moved, but the second we heard his footsteps coming toward my room we both stood up. Once he stopped in front of my door, his stare shifted back and forth between us until he focused on me.
“What is my little sister doing in your room?”
“Christian, I was looking for you,” she replied, bringing his gaze to her.
