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“Great, keep it that way.” He turned and left.
For the rest of the night, I thought about what I was putting on the line for Autumn. His bachelor party was coming up, and I was going to have to prove to him one way or another that there was nothing going on behind his back.
My phone dinged with a text message, and I didn’t have to wonder who it was. Grabbing my phone from the nightstand, I read it.
Please don’t push me away again.
I didn’t reply. I couldn’t. Unable to lie to her.
Although, her text didn’t matter. I knew deep down in every fiber of my being…
This was the beginning of the end for Autumn and me.
Chapter Thirty
—Autumn—
Now
Julian wasn’t working, and neither was I. After the afternoon in his office last week, things had taken a turn for us. We started doing things as a family. Eating all our meals together, taking Capri to all of Julian’s favorite places, and showing her a bit of our history. My favorite day was today—we took her to her first rodeo.
“Capri, your momma had a first here too.”
“Julian…”
He leaned into her ear. “You want to know what it was?”
“Yesssss!”
Julian didn’t heed my warning, simply stating, “She got her first kiss here.”
I groaned, leaning against my seat.
“What?! Momma, who was your first kiss?”
“You’re looking at him,” he casually replied.
“Oh my God! Daddy was your first kiss? That’s so romantic.”
“Romantic isn’t the word I’d use for it.”
“Kid, I almost beat up your date for you. I think that classifies as romantic.”
“You did?” Capri asked, completely enthralled and amazed that her father was suddenly Prince Charming.
“Your mom tried to make me jealous with a boy who was half my size.”
“He was not half your size.”
“The boy was a wimp. I would have swept the floor with him. It’s the only reason I didn’t. He would have wound up in the hospital, and everyone would have learned about us.”
“What do you mean ‘learn about you,’ Daddy?”
“Your mom and I were secretly seeing each other without your grandparents and uncle knowing.”
“Julian!” I scolded. “You did not just tell her that!”
“You want me to lie to our daughter?”
