Chapter 3
Chapter Three
ONE MONTH LATER
Grayson
I was sitting at my desk reviewing contracts when my phone rang.
“Hey, Julius.”
“Grayson, can you come to my office? I have everything back.”
I sighed. “When?”
“I can see you in an hour.”
“Fine. I’ll be there, but you better have some bourbon on hand.”
“Will do, bro.” He laughed. “See you soon.”
I ended the call and leaned back in my chair as I threw my pen across my desk. This was humiliating, and I wouldn’t be in this position if Julius had gotten divorced before the two years were up. Fuck my life.
“I’m heading to meet Julius. I should be back in a couple of hours,” I spoke to Christine as I passed by her desk.
“Don’t forget you have a meeting at two o’clock.”
“I haven’t forgotten.” I sighed.
“Good morning, Mr. Rhodes.” Brianna, his secretary, smiled as she bit down on her bottom lip.
“Good morning, beautiful.” I winked. “He’s expecting me.”
“He told me to tell you to have a seat, and he’ll be back in a few minutes. Can I get you some coffee?” She flirted.
“I’d love some.”
She got up from her seat, and I watched her strut her sexy body down the hallway to the break room. Damn. What I wouldn’t give to fuck her. But I was under strict instructions from Julius that she was off limits. I figured he wanted her for himself, but he was protecting her from me.
Sitting across from his desk, I picked up the picture of him and Yasmin. Rolling my eyes, I set it down as Brianna stepped in and handed me my coffee.
“Here you go, Mr. Rhodes.” She smiled. “If there’s anything else I can give you, all you have to do is ask. I would never say no.”
“Brianna, that’s enough. Shut the door on your way out,” Julius spoke as he walked in.
“How the fuck have you never stuck your dick in her yet?” I asked.
“Because I’m in love, and I’m married. But you wouldn’t know anything about that.” He cocked his head. “And again, I will warn you. Stop whatever filthy ideas you have running through that head of yours where Brianna is concerned. You are not to even look at her.”
“You’re such a fucking cock blocker. Now, why am I here?”
“I have all of your test results.” He grinned as he held up a file folder.
“And?”
“First things first. Never fuck without a condom. Your sperm are some of the best I’ve seen in a long time. Strong and fast.”
“Of course, they are.” A smirk crossed my lips.
“Second, your genetic screening came back perfect. I would tend todisagree, but the test results don’t lie. And you’re clean. No trace of any sexually transmitted diseases, which surprised me with the women you sleep with.”
“You’re a douchebag, Julius.” I narrowed my eye at him.
He smiled at me and continued.
“I need you to sign this waiver of parental rights form. Even though we’ll never need it, please sign it. It’s just a formality, and it will be trashed with everything else in a month.”
“I can’t fucking believe I agreed to this.” I picked up a pen and signed the form.
“You need to be careful with your words, my friend. A bet is a bet. Here is your profile. I took the liberty of writing it for you.” He handed me the paper.
“Where the fuck did you get this picture of me when I was three?” I asked.
“Celia gave it to me.”
“My grandfather’s housekeeper?” I cocked my head.
“Yeah. I stopped by and told her I was putting a collage together for a party I was throwing you.” He laughed.
“Jesus Christ.” I shook my head.
“Don’t worry. Like I said, no one will even see it.”
“I like how you made me sound here,” I said as I read over my profile. “You make me sound like an awesome guy.” A smirk crossed my lips.
“Yeah. I know.” He rolled his eyes. “Anyway, as I said, no one will see it. I’ll make sure it’s buried. Just making you do this is enough for me.” He laughed. “We’ll be laughing about this in the coming years, my friend.”
“Somehow, I doubt it.” I narrowed my eye at him.
“Oh, I’m taking Yasmin to Aruba for our second anniversary, so I’ll be gone for ten days.”
“Your anniversary was last month.”
“I know, but Yasmin couldn’t get the time off work then.”
“What happened to you?” I shook my head at him.
“Cupid happened. Maybe it’ll happen to you one day.”
“When cupid comes my way, I’ll be shooting that little bastard down fast,” I said as I got up from my seat.
“Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it, Grayson. It’s a prettypowerful feeling.”
“I have all the power I need, bro. I’ll talk to you later.”