CHAPTER ¹6{B}

"Hair done up high, Dressed too damn nice. Tell me what is a man supposed to do? With that Gucci black dress and pearls around your neck thinking 'bout how they would look upon my floor."

Bazzi~ FTC

Autumn carried herself across the room as elegantly as she could. As she approached the sitting area, River stood.

When they were close enough, in front of a hundred people present and a million viewers home and abroad, River kissed her cheek, his lips lingering long enough for him to whisper to her.

"I'm sorry I had to let go of your hand."

She settled beside River and he took her hand in his, holding on tightly in his warm grasp, keeping his promise.

"Zoe Autumn," Rachel, the cheery, easygoing, and cunning woman stated.

Autumn smiled. "In the flesh."

"What was that with you and River there?" Nathan asked. "The both of you looked very intimate."