Chapter 36
Chapter Thirty-Six
Grayson
I couldn’t believe this was happening already. I’d never been happier in my entire life, and I couldn’t wait to tell Julius. Pulling out my phone, I dialed him.
“What’s up, bro?”
“I have big news. Can you meet for lunch?”
“Sure. Where do you want to meet?”
“How about Ocean Prime at noon?”
“Sounds good. I’ll see you then.”
When I walked back to my office, I told Christine to have Harper come down.
“How did your meeting go?” she asked as she walked in.
I walked over, shut the door, and placed my hands on her hips.
“The meeting went great. My grandfather has decided he’s retiring early. Three months to be exact. Do you know what that means?”
“You’re getting the company in three months?”
“YES!” I grinned as I picked her up, swung her around, and kissed her lips.
“Congratulations. That’s wonderful news! I’m so happy for you. We need to celebrate.”
“Yes. We will definitely be celebrating tonight. I couldn’t wait to tell you.” I kissed her again.
I headed over to Ocean Prime and when I got there, Julius was already waiting for me.
“It’s about time you got here,” he said.
I glanced at my watch. “I’m five minutes late.”
“Exactly.”
I took off my suit coat and sat down across from him.
“Thanks for already ordering my drink.”
“You’re welcome. You said you had exciting news. Spit it out. What’s going on?”
“My grandfather has decided to retire in three months.”
“What? Are you serious?”
“As serious as I’ve ever been.”
“And?”
“He’s transferring the company to me.”
“YES!” he held up his hand for a high five. “Congrats, bro. That’s excellent news. Look at that. In three months, you can get rid of Harper.”
I looked away as I picked up my glass.
“She’s having a girl.”
“Nice. You know what they say about daddy’s little girls.”
I threw the liquid down the back of my throat.
“You’re off the hook in three months. You have to be happy about that, bro.”
“Yeah. I am.” I signaled the waiter for another drink.
Harper and I celebrated my big news by having dinner at Per Se and then going back to my penthouse and making love. She snuggled against me as my arm held her tight.
“I can’t believe my grandfather is retiring so soon.”
“He found true love again. He wants to spend all his time with her. They aren’t getting any younger.”
“I guess. It’ll be weird not going to his home anymore. I know he travels a lot, but he always comes back.”
“Oh my God, Grayson!” Harper exclaimed as she placed her hand on her belly.
“What?”
“I think I just felt the baby kick.” She quickly sat up.
“Are you sure?”
“She just did it again.” She smiled as she grabbed my hand and placed it on the side of her belly.
Suddenly, I felt a little flutter against my hand.
“Did you feel that?”
“Yes. I felt it!” I smiled. “Let’s see if she’ll do it again.”
I watched her as she slept in my arms. She looked so peaceful, and I enjoyed having her in my bed. Quietly getting up, I reached into the pocket of my suit coat I wore yesterday and pulled out the ultrasound picture. I took it downstairs with me while I poured myself a drink. Taking a seat on the couch, I sat there and stared at it.