Autumn scoffed as she watched his door. "He has the guts to let her in?" Not only was she furious, but she was also hurt that Perry let her in. "He had better be ready to tell me what was so important that she had to say, to have made him allow her in." She turned and sat on her chair to continue what she was doing, though her mind was somewhere else. "Have your seat," Perry offered Gloria a seat opposite him, then he walked to his chair to sit too. "So?" He raised an eyebrow at her, expecting her to tell him what she came to see him for. She smiled and folded her arms, staring at him intently. "You haven't changed at all, and I've missed you so much," she started. "I can also tell from your countenance whenever I'm around, that—" "Spare me the long talk, Gloria," he responded, looking uninterested in her speech in every way. "Why are you here?" Gloria scoffed. "Why are you suddenly acting up, uh? Look, I know you better than anyone and I can see right through you. So what'
"If there's nothing more for you to say, you can use the door," he pointed to his door, then picked up a file on his table and began to go through it. "Hmm," Gloria said and smiled broadly. "I wonder how your wife would react when she hears about this." "About what?" He raised an eyebrow at her. "That you came to visit me at my office?" He chuckled lightly. "She'd be just fine with it. She's not as problematic and bitchy as you, you know?" She stared at him in confusion, unsure of why he used such words to describe her. "What the heck?" "I'm aware of how you crossed her in the bathroom at the ball and tried to turn her against me." He stared at her intently as he recalled every detail of what happened between her and Autumn in the bathroom that night, just as Autumn had explained to him. "Be careful what you say to my woman whenever you come across her if you don't want me to get rid of you," he threatened with a commanding voice. He expected Gloria to probably feel bad
"What is wrong with this lady?" Autumn asked herself and scoffed as she watched her leave. Anyone there with her would know much she hated Gloria with the way she stared at her irritatedly. About three minutes after she left, she returned to reality. "Why was she here though?" She muttered to herself. "She seemed so confident when she was speaking. Should I be worried?" Suddenly, she got up from her seat and rushed to Perry's office. He was deep in thought when she walked in without knocking, and until she slammed the door shut did she know that someone had walked in. She walked briskly to the seat opposite him and sat on it. The first thing she noticed was the expression on his face. He looked lost and worried. No one needed to tell her at that moment that something was wrong, and whatever it was bothered him seriously. "Are you okay?" She asked him with a concerned look on her face, then she facepalmed herself. "What am I even saying? You aren't okay. What's wrong?" He
"Gloria is pregnant," Perry blurted out. He expected Autumn to maybe flare up, burst into tears, or just do anything dramatic, but he got none of that. Instead, she sat there staring at him, her hands still in his. Autumn heard Perry quite well, but she didn't want to believe it just yet. After a few seconds and she was done processing the news, she suddenly chuckled. "Pregnant? So?" She chuckled again. "And how is that even your business?" "You know what I mean when I say she's pregnant, Autumn. Gloria is carrying my baby. She's pregnant!" He explained to her in detail. Autumn's smile faded immediately, and her face turned pale. She shook her head slowly, waiting for Perry to tell her it was a prank, or she was kidding. "Stop with the jokes, Perry. This isn't the time for that." Perry scoffed. "Does it look like I'm cracking jokes with you?" "So you're telling me that Gloria is truly pregnant? For you?" "Autumn—" "It's all good," she let go of his hands immediately
"Oh my God!" Ross exclaimed as the realization hit him, while his wife, Ella, eyed him aggressively while she comforted Autumn. "Autumn, I'm so sorry for being insensitive. I sincerely didn't think much of it until now," he explained to her with a sorry look on his face. "Think next time," Ella replied to him and scoffed, then turned to face Autumn. "He's sorry, okay?" Autumn let out a sigh and rubbed her forehead. She couldn't blame any of them, since she told neither of them that she had started an actual relationship with Perry. "It's all good. It's my fault anyway. I should have let you guys in on it when it all started." "Hey, it's fine, okay?" Ella said and patted her back. "Yeah, it's fine," Ross agreed. "What we should be talking about now is what to do about the news you heard from Perry. What do you want to do?" "I don't know, Ross. I have no idea what to do," she sighed once again. "I couldn't even think straight when I heard the news. I rushed out of the off
Perry returned home from work very late in the night, looking haggard and worried. He had waited and waited, expecting that Autumn would return to the office later, but she never did. When he got too concerned, he began to call her, but she ignored all his calls. He walked into the sitting room and met Autumn lying on one of the couches. He paused to look at her, and she also stared at him from where she was. "You're late," she simply said to him. He dropped his briefcase on a nearby chair and remained on the spot staring at her. "Where have you been? Why did you leave work without leaving a note or anything?" "I needed to clear my head after what you told me about Gloria," she muttered. "And that was what you couldn't pick up my calls to tell me?" He raised his voice at her a little. There was silence in the room for about a minute. When she didn't give him any reply, he picked up his briefcase and headed towards the stairs. He knew that if he should stay a second
"Autumn?" Perry called and moved closer to her on the couch, but she got up from it and went to another one. Hurt and shock were written all over his face as he stared at Autumn. "What are you implying? What about the relationship we're building? Does everything mean nothing to you? Did you see it as a fake relationship too?" Autumn chuckled, then scoffed. "You're asking me that? Isn't it obvious that it means so much to me? Would I be affected if it doesn't mean anything to me?" "Then, why the fuck are you running away?!" He yelled at her as he flung the couch pillow beside him away. "Would it matter if I stay?!" She yelled back at him. The tears she had been holding came rushing down her face once again. "What's the point of staying? Gloria wants you back, so—" "But I do not want her back! You're the one I want, Autumn! I fucking need you!" He raised his voice at her as his eyes turned red. "Do you think I don't notice how your body reacts to her when she touches you?"
Khalid shouted as he walked into Perry's mansion. Normally, when everything was going on well, Perry would shout 'another one' as a response, but today, he just laid on his couch staring at Khalid as he walked in. Khalid looked in his direction and chuckled. "My man's down bad," he giggled lightly. He walked in and went to sit on the couch directly next to Perry's. "Sorry, I'm late. Got here as fast as I could," he said as he stretched out his hand to Perry for a handshake. Perry took his hand and shook it coldly, then he let go. "Thought you said you had an urgent meeting with a client this morning? You said you were at the airport already," he asked, as he was surprised to see him. "My man sounded over the phone like someone who could die any moment from then, and what I should be bothered about is work?" He chuckled lightly. "No, man. You come first, always. I can always reschedule." "And if you lose the contract?" Perry raised an eyebrow at him, not glad that he left