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“You honestly don’t know?”
“I have no clue.”
“And neither do I,” said Cameron with a puzzled look. “So, go on, enlighten us.”
“She’s in love with you!”
Grant grinned. “She is?”
“Totally, but since you didn’t want to stay at Zosca, she isn’t sure if you feel the same.”
Grant made a face. “I did want to stay at Zosca. Her dad thought it was better if I left; she agreed. I didn’t get a say in the matter. I just did as she wanted.”
“That’s why you’re dumb. It isn’t what she wanted. She wanted you to stay.”
“Why didn’t she say so?”
“Why didn’t you tell her you love her?”
Grant’s mind was reeling. “You’re saying she loves me and she wanted me to stay and work with her?”
Mary Ellen nodded.
“Wow! I guess I really am dumb because I didn’t pick up on any of that.”
“Fair enough. But what are you going to do about it now you do know?”
Grant looked at Cameron. He shrugged. “I’m not going to hold it against you either way. If you want to stay here while you and Chelsea work things out, that’s great. If you want to go back to Zosca, then I totally understand.”
He looked at Mary Ellen. “I’m not so understanding. You can work here, or work there, but please, for God’s sake, at least let her know how you feel.”
“Right now?”
She nodded. “Preferably yesterday.
He looked at Cameron. “It’s up to you. If you want to go, go.”
Grant’s heart was racing. Should he? Could he barge right into her meeting, drag her out of there and tell her that he loved her? He shook his head slowly. No. He could, but he’d rather do it right.
“What are you waiting for?” asked Mary Ellen.
He smiled at her. “I want to do it properly. We’ve gone this long without knowing how the other feels, one more day won’t make any difference.”
She narrowed her eyes at him. “What do you mean, do it properly?”
Grant grinned at her, then at Cameron. “Do you know where I might find your dad?”
Cameron grinned back. “He’s at home today.”
“Okay.” Grant got up. “Wish me luck.”
Mary Ellen still didn’t look happy. “What are you going to do?”
“You’ll just have to wait and see.”
~ ~ ~
Chelsea wrapped up the morning meeting and went back to her office. There was so much to do. She was supposed to go over to her parents’ place this afternoon. Her dad and Smoke had taken care of the legal side of things. She was going over there to sign the papers. By tonight, Smoke would own half her shares, and she would own Zosca. She smiled. Her dream was finally going to become a reality. Her smile faded. She wished she could share it with Grant. She sighed. That was just being greedy. She would have Zosca, and she already did have Grant. At least, he was in her life. They’d spent every night together since Gene’s party. He was practically living in the cottage with her. She kept wondering if she should talk to him about giving up his hotel room. It seemed crazy for him to keep paying for it when he never stayed there anymore. She hadn’t dared bring it up. She was still tiptoeing around the fact that she loved him. Asking him to move in might be a step too far and way too soon.
