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“Fuck yeah! Are you serious?” Boxer yelled in excitement.
Bones and I looked in the direction of Boxer and Doc.
She nodded.
He grabbed her face and kissed her on the lips.
“What’s that about?” Bones asked in curiosity.
Boxer pulled back, but only so that he could lift Doc into his arms and hug her tight. He buried his face in the crook of her neck.
I smiled. “Doc just told Boxer she’s pregnant.”
Chapter 46
“You can do this,” Bones said, taking my hand and kissing the back of it.
“I know,” I stated. I glanced out of the town car window and looked at the building I was about to walk into. It was going to be brutal, but I’d strut into it with my head held high and face the board…and my stepfather.
This morning, I’d woken up in bed next to my biker husband. Instead of letting anxiety and panic get the best of me, I’d slid off my panties and straddled him. I needed to take control and get what I wanted. I needed to know I could enter the arena like a fighter ready for hand-to-hand combat, and that I deserved to take what was rightfully mine.
While I was showering, Bones had knocked on the bathroom door to let me know the clothes I’d had delivered from Folson’s department store were waiting for me.
My dark hair was swept back away from my face. I wore a crisp white button-down shirt, a black suede knee-length skirt and leather boots that stopped at my calf.
I looked over at Bones who was dressed as Royce Dalton—dark trousers and a gray cashmere sweater that made his blue eyes pop. He hadn’t argued when I told him I’d arranged for clothes to be picked out for him too. He knew the persona he’d have to adopt when we entered Spencer Pharmaceuticals, even if everyone was going to know who he was before the day was over.
“Okay,” I said with an exhale. “Let’s do this.”
The driver opened my door, and I climbed out with a folder of documents in my hand. Bones wasn’t far behind me.
We entered the glass revolving door of the building and stepped into the lobby. I waved to the security officer behind the reception desk who’d been alerted earlier that I was coming and that I’d have a guest.
Bones pressed the elevator button and the carriage doors opened. We both stepped inside. I pressed the button for the floor with the executive conference room. As soon as the doors closed, I took a step toward him.
“You’ve got this, Duchess,” Bones said.
A smile tugged on my lips. “Now I know everything is all right because you called me Duchess, not Hayden. You only call me Hayden when it’s something serious.”
My heart drummed in my chest. The words felt like a lie on my tongue. This was serious. I was facing my fate; I was embracing my legacy.
Love you, Dad.
The doors to the elevator opened and Bones placed his hand at the small of my back, urging me to step out first. Oliver stood by the receptionist’s station, a smile blooming across his wrinkled face when he saw me. I walked to him and embraced him quickly before stepping back.
“They’re all in there,” Oliver said. “No one has any idea what’s going on. Arnold is blustering something fierce.” His gaze darted to Bones and then back to me.
I nodded. “That’s to be expected, I think. My mother?”
“She’s in there, too. She’s as confused as your stepfather—she has no idea you’re behind this meeting.”
“It’s probably better that way,” I stated. “Oliver, I’d like to introduce you to my husband, Royce Dalton.”
Bones held out his hand to the older man. “Pleasure to meet you, Sir.”
“And you,” Oliver said, immediately taking his hand. “I apologize, but only board members are allowed to attend meetings.”
“I have no problem occupying myself,” Bones said. He shot me a smile and dropped Oliver’s hand.
