Chapter 26
Chapter Twenty-Six
Grayson
When she said she could play, I had no idea she could play that way. Shit. Something we both had in common. Charles called up to let me know that dinner had arrived. The elevator dinged, and two people dressed in black attire stepped out with large warming bags in their hands.
“Good evening, Mr. Rhodes. Would you like us toset up in the dining room?”
“Yes. It’s this way.”
I led them into the dining room. Harper took her seat, and I grabbed her a glass of water and myself a bourbon.
“What did you do?” Her face lit up with a smile.
“Not much.” I winked.
One server removed two large plates from his bag: filet and lobster tail, parmesan red potatoes, and steamed green beans. The other server set the large salad in the middle of the table and a platter of fresh hot bread with honey butter.
“I’ll put the dessert in the refrigerator,” he spoke.
“Very good. Thank you.”
I reached into my pocket, pulled out some cash and handed each of them a generous tip.
“Thank you, Mr. Rhodes. Enjoy your dinner.”
“We will. Thank you.”
I took my seat across from her and picked up my fork.
“This looks delicious, Grayson. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. I hope you like filet and lobster. After I ordered it, I started to have doubts and thought maybe I should have asked you first.”
“I love filet and lobster. You did good.”
“So that you know, I had a backup plan if you didn’t like it.”
We talked over dinner about work. When wefinished, she got up and started cleaning the table.
“Go sit down. You’re my guest, and I’ll clean up.”
“You were my guest and still insisted on helping, so I’m doing the same thing. Plus, it’ll be quicker if we both do it. I’m eager to hear you play the piano.” She grinned.
“There’s dessert in the refrigerator,” I spoke.
She placed her hand on her belly. “I will definitely have dessert later. I’m so full. Dinner was delicious. Thank you.” She reached up and brushed her lips against mine.
“You’re welcome. I’m happy you enjoyed it.”
“Oh. I’ll be right back. I want to show you something,” she spoke with excitement.
“Okay. I’ll be in the kitchen.”
A moment later, she returned.
“This is my baby.” She grinned from ear to ear as she held the ultrasound picture in front of me.
My heart started to beat rapidly, and a wave of heat took over me as I stared at it.
“See. There’s the head, and that right there is a little arm.”
I gulped and didn’t know what to say.
“Wow. I’ve never seen an ultrasound picture before. Do you know the sex?”
“I won’t know that until my next ultrasound in a few weeks.”
“Are you going to find out?” I casually asked.
“Yes. I want to know so I can decorate the nursery and start buying color appropriateclothes. You know, blue for a boy and pink for a girl.”
“Sure. I don’t blame you.”
Looking at the picture made me uncomfortable, and I needed to change the subject before she noticed.
“When are you due?”
“November 16th.”
I inhaled a sharp breath as the heat in my body consumed me.
“Are you okay?” she asked.
“Yeah. It’s just November 16th is my birthday.”
“Oh, my God! You’re kidding. Wow. Talk about crazy.”
“It sure is.” I turned away and placed the plate in the dishwasher. “I can finish cleaning the rest up later. I want to play the piano for you.”
Truth was, I needed to sit and play for my own sanity. My baby was due on my birthday. What the fuck. I took her hand and led her over to the piano, where we both sat down on the bench, and I began to play Fur Elise, but a darker, more intense version. When I was finished, I looked over at her and the beautiful smile she had on her face.
“That was hauntingly beautiful, Grayson. Fur Elise, right?”
“Yes. I tweaked it a little bit.”
“You’re really good.” She kissed my cheek. “May I?” She placed her hands on the keys.
“Of course, take it away.”
“I would ask you to join me, but I’m not sure you’ll be able to keep up.” Her smile widened as her fingers moved across the keys, and she played Boogie Woogie.
I grinned as I sat there momentarily and let her play solo before joining in. Placing my fingers on the keys at the end, I joined in, and we played together. I added in a few extra notes, and she didn’t even flinch. She kept playing right in tune with me. We swayed back and forth as we laughed until we played the final note.
“I can’t believe you!” She laughed.
“I can’t believe you!”
I placed my hand on her cheek and stared into her beautiful blue eyes.
“You’re truly a terrific woman, Harper,” I spoke with seriousness.
“And you’re truly a terrific man, Grayson.”
I leaned in and kissed her soft lips. Then I stood up, picked her up from the bench, and carried her up the stairs to my bedroom. I couldn’t forget how her skin trembled under my fingers and how good it felt to be buried deep inside her.
After stripping out of our clothes, I brought her on top of me and watched her beautiful body move back and forth as she rode my cock. I cupped her perky breasts in my hands and softly stroked her hardened peaks with my thumbs as her moans grew louder, and she came. It took every ounce of strength I had in me to hold back. She rolled off me and lay on her belly as she tried to catch her breath. I thrust inside of her, both of us gasping at the same time. My cock was still rock hard and ready to explode as I thrust in and out of her. One final thrust and I released myself inside her, moaning at the intense pleasure.
I collapsed on top of her as I tried to regain my breath, grabbing her hands, and interlacing our fingers as we lay there together for a few moments. Once our heartrates calmed and our breathing returned to normal, I rolled off her and held out my arm as she snuggled her body against mine and laid her head on my chest.
“So, what kind of dessert did you get?” she casually asked.
I let out a chuckle. “Cheesecake with fresh berries. Would you like a piece?”
“I’d love some. I seemed to have worked up quite an appetite.”
“Me too.” I kissed the top of her head. “I’ll be right back. Don’t move.”
I climbed out of bed, pulled on my pajama bottoms, and went to the kitchen. After cutting two pieces of cheesecake and putting them on one large plate for us to share, I grabbed two forks from the drawer and went back upstairs. I stopped in the doorway and stared at her with a smile on my face as she lay there sound asleep.