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“Elena?”
She looked up to see Aidyn staring at her and she froze. The look on his face was different. He swallowed but stared. Finally Lara said, “She’s beautiful isn’t she?”
“Yes.” It was hard to hear him. She bit her bottom lip because he was beginning to make her nervous. “Can you spare a minute to talk with some friends of mine?”
She looked around and didn’t see anyone. “Yes.” Then she remembered she was helping Lara. “Oh, is it alright, Lara?”
Lara’s smile was brilliant. “Absolutely. I’ve got this.”
She washed her hands like Lara showed her and wiped them on the towel next to the sink. As she walked toward Aidyn, he kept staring. She looked down at her clothing. “These are Maya’s.”
“You look beautiful in them.”
“I’ve never worn britches like these. Jeans they called them.”
ChapterThirty-Seven
He pulled her to the conference room which was in the middle of the house and surrounded in glass. He pulled a chair out from the big table and motioned for her to sit down. They sat at an angle to each other at the end of the table.
“First of all. You are stunning, Elena. I thought you were pretty the first time I saw you. The first time I hugged you I thought all those baggy clothes you wore hid so much of your body. The first time I made love to you, I couldn’t believe how good you felt. You fit against me perfectly. But, seeing you in clothing that shows off your shape like this, you take my breath away.”
She swallowed and stared at him. “Thank you.”
He grinned then leaned in and kissed her lips. Softly, sweetly and it was perfect. Then he leaned back and took a deep breath.
“I have friends back home who I thought could help you. Emersyn is a badass operative like Addy and Maya. She owns a sister company of ours, RAPTOR. She’s also Tate’s cousin.”
“Oh. Okay.” Her eyebrows bunched slightly.
“Emersyn’s husband is a doctor. Chase Nicholas. Chase is also a scientist. He’s been developing some serum for the past few years to help people. I thought with your elixir, he could help you brew it and develop it so you can sell it to make money and help people. There are regulations you’d have to follow, and he has a lab you could use. He would help you with all of it and all the money would be yours.”
“Oh. Okay. So I wouldn’t be with you anymore?” Her eyes welled with tears.
He took her hands in his. “I’d go with you. If you want me to. I want you to have a fresh start in life. If you don’t want to do that with me, I understand.” His voice cracked at the end and he took a deep breath. He had to give her the opportunity to leave him if she wanted.
“I want to be with you. I love you. I understand you need me to work to make money. I’ve always worked. I’ll work hard for you.”
He sat back. “No. No. No.” He scooted his chair closer. “I don’t need you to work for me. As a matter of fact, I don’t care if you work at all. I work. I can support both of us if you don’t want to work. But I thought this would be a way for you to be independent so you never feel stuck again.”
Grace came from her bedroom and walked into the conference room. “May I join you?”
“Yes, Grace. I was just telling Elena about my friends Emersyn and Chase Nicholas.”
He explained to Grace about Chase’s lab, and she nodded. Grace looked at Elena. “Do you want to keep brewing, Elena? It will be different, but I’ll be with you. I’ll help you. I have to make money to live in this world.”
He watched Elena stare at her mom for a long time. “Mama, I’ll brew with you if you want me too.”
He wasn’t convinced her heart was in it and he pondered that a moment. The conference room phone rang and he slid the speaker down toward them. “This will be Emmy and Chase.”
“Hello. This is Aidyn.”
“Hi, Aidyn, this is Emmy and Chase.”
“It’s good to hear your voice again, Emmy. Hi, Chase.”
“Hi, Aidyn. I understand you’ve all met with some interesting events down there.”
“We sure have.” He reached over and took Elena’s hand in his. “I have two of the most interesting people here to speak with you about their elixir. Elena and Grace Dorsey.”
