Seducing My Ex's Father In Law

"You don't look so bad either," I said, a smile spreading across my face as I took him in.

He grinned down at me, our bodies only inches from one another now.

"Have fun, you two," Irene said with a wink.

Gavin's eyes never left mine as he took hold of my hand.

"Are you ready to go?" He asked.

I nodded.

"Yes."

With that, we left for the auction.

The auction was a little over an hour away in neutral territory. It was held at a large and gorgeous museum. White pillars stood tall around the archway entrance, and I could see bouncers standing outside the door, checking in guests. Those I could see wore elegant gowns and tailored suits, and though I too wore an elegant gown, I felt a bit self-conscious, like I didn't belong here.

back sent an unexpected warmth throughout my body, making my cheeks flush as I looked up at him. He smiled down at me, his eyes shining with love and admiration, and suddenly I no longer felt out of place. I was exactly where

the bouncers stood. One look

one of them said. "You may enter.

look at the guest list to know that Gavin was on it. Gavin nodded and guided me past them and into

The watercolors and passion thrown into each piece took my

the other side of

used to at this point, but I wasn't used to it. I still felt uncomfortable by the attention even after winning the gamma competition and being globally

was a vast space with a ton of chairs, and in the front was a stage with a podium. A man stood tall at the podium; he was balding on top but had gray hair on the sides of his head. Like all the men, he wore a tailored suit, though his seemed a bit too big for his form.

whole camera crew as well that was in the middle of setting up their equipment. I had no

seats in the front," he told me, motioning for me to follow him. I went with him towards the front of the room, keeping

shifting to Gavin. "I'm glad you could

miss," Gavin told him. "There is something important that is being auctioned that I must

"Well, may the best win. There are many important and rich guests that are arriving tonight and that I'm

his tone even and not revealing his emotions. I admired that about Gavin; how he could mask his emotions without effort wished that I could be more like that, but I wore my heart on my sleeve. "By the way,