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Chapter 47
Cash
WithGracecurledagainstmy body and my hands wrapped safely around her growing stomach, I leave a trail of kisses down her neck. “Morning, Gracie. Merry Christmas, my angel.”
She hums and lets out a contented sigh. “Merry Christmas, Whiskey.”
I lean over her, hovering, and stare down at the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Even with all the darkness of the night before, she continues to be my light. Secrets can’t exist between us. We’re having a child together. Today isn’t the day to discuss it, but soon I’ll have to confide in her. Nothing is worth risking what we have together.
“This is indeed the merriest Christmas I’ve ever had,” I say, leaning down and kissing her lips.
Grace moans against me. “I could think of a few ways to make it merrier.”
I smile and raise my brows in suggestion. “Oh yeah? Like what?” Even as I tease her, I lower my hands between her legs, rubbing circles just how she likes it.
Grace’s mouth falls open. “Oh, Cash.”
Leaving a trail of hot kisses down her neck, on both breasts, and then stopping slowly at her belly, I move my mouth between her legs and don’t relent until Grace is begging for me to enter her. “I love you, Grace,” I say as I hold myself above her, just before dropping down to the place where heaven and earth meet.
Grace’s hand moves to my cheek, and she sighs. “I love you, Whiskey. So damn much.”
With matching pajamas, Grace shyly meets my grandparents. My grandmother is beaming when she learns of Grace’s pregnancy, and my grandfather sits quietly with a smile on his face. A moment passes between us, and he shakes my hand in congratulations. “It’s going to be one hell of a year, Cassius,” he says knowingly.
Ain’t that the truth.
Grace is quiet. She takes calls from Marion and Tessa, but aside from that she stays by my side all day, helps my sister serve breakfast, and then sits with her cup of tea while we all exchange presents.
When I reach under the tree and, from my position on the floor, look up to hand Grace her gift which is in a small box, the room goes silent, and I see the terror in her eyes. Not going to lie, it hurts that she’s that terrified about an engagement, but I smile easily at her, hiding my concern. “Don’t worry, Gracie, I’m not proposing.”
Her shoulders visibly relax, and she opens the diamond necklace I bought her. “Cash, it’s beautiful.”
Moving behind her, I lift her hair and secure the necklace in place, before dropping a kiss between her shoulder blades. “I’m glad you like it. Had you a bit freaked out there, huh?”
She laughs nervously and leans back against me. “Just give me some time, Cash.”
I cough out a laugh. “Hey, I didn’t ask you a question.”
“Right,” she says softly, looking back at me with a confusing smile. I squeeze her hand three times trying to let her know that I’m not confused about us in the least and then head to the kitchen to toss the wrapping paper that litters the floor.
As I’m finishing up in the kitchen, Carter corners me. “Did you talk to Pa about everything?”
I’m uneasy from keeping secrets, but I promised my grandfather. “Yeah. One thing he did tell me is that Chase’s mom wasn’t the nanny.”
Carter looks as perplexed as I feel. “Really? Then who was it?”
“Don’t know. Pa said not to look into it. I believe his exact words were ‘only devastation’ will follow if we know.”
I level Carter with a stare, and like me he seems to take Pa at his word. Our grandfather does nothing without tremendous thought and care. It’s the reason I’m not divulging my grandfather’s other secrets right now.
I hate hiding the truth from my brother. Like me he’ll be thrilled to know that our company is safe. Or at least our family’s legacy. The company seems to be gone, with a new one in its place.
A new name, a new legacy, and a fresh start.
