Chapter 49
Chapter Forty-Nine
Grayson
I smiled as I watched my grandfather with her. I’d never seen this side of him before. He was talking to her in a childlike voice. He handed her over to Harper and asked me to sit down. Harper took Ellie into the bedroom and left the two of us alone.
“I have something for you,” he spoke as he pulled an envelope out of his coat pocket.
“What is this?”
“Open it and find out.”
I opened the envelope, took out the papers, and read them. They were the papers appointing ownership of the company to me.
“Grandfather, I?—”
“Stop right there, son. Whether you want it or not, the company is rightfully yours, and I expect you to accept it and continue running it as you have been. Seeing you like this reminds me so much of your father, and he would be so proud to see what kind of man you turned out to be. Sure, you had a rough patch. Everyone does. But it’s how you come back from that thatmatters. You were born to take over the family business, and I expect nothing less from you. You can have it all, Grayson. I did, and so did your father.”
“Grandfather, as much as I’d like to, I just can’t.”
“For fuck’s sake, Grayson, sign the damn papers,” Harper snapped as she walked into the room. “Do you honestly think I drove out to Montauk, got stuck in a storm, and had our baby on the floor of your house, four weeks early may I add, just for you not to sign those papers? Hell, no. Now you will sign them, return to work and do what you do best. You will not disappoint Ellie or me. Understand me?”
Grayson stared at me for a moment and then looked at his grandfather.
“I knew I loved this woman.” His grandfather smiled.
“Yes, Harper. I understand. Can you get me a pen?”
“I already have one in my hand.” She grinned as she handed me the pen, and I signed the papers.
After my grandfather left, Harper walked over to me and wrapped her arms around my neck. It had been a long time since she’d done that.
“I’m so proud of you.” She smiled. “You did the right thing.”
“I don’t know. Maybe. Maybe not.”
“No. You did. And as for tonight, you’re sleeping in my bed, and you’re going to hold me, and you’re going to get up with Ellie. Understand me?”
“Can I just tell you that you’re so sexy when you order me around like that?” I grinned.
“Good. Get used to it.”
“Does this mean you forgive me?”
“Not a hundred percent. But I’m getting there.” The corners of her mouth curved upward as she pressed her lips against mine.