Total pages in book: 68
Estimated words: 67711 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 339(@200wpm)___ 271(@250wpm)___ 226(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 67711 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 339(@200wpm)___ 271(@250wpm)___ 226(@300wpm)
She rolled her eyes. “Men are idiots.”
I wanted to argue with her, but I wasn’t sure I had a lot of ground to stand on.
A few moments later, Jay joined us.
“What did Gran want?” Emily asked.
Jay narrowed his eyes at her. “Did you tell her about me and Ford?”
Emily shook her head “No. Seriously, I wouldn’t do that.”
“She knew.”
“Probably because you talk about Ford a lot.”
“No, I don’t.”
Emily raised her brows and stared at him. Color filled his cheeks. “I guess I have told her things about him.”
“A lot of things.”
“Was I that obvious?”
Emily smiled. “It was adorable.”
“Never say that again.”
She rolled her eyes, then sighed. “I guess I need to see how quickly I can get a flight back to Aspen.”
Jay sighed. “I wish you could stay longer.”
“I know, but I do need to get back to the shop. When it’s a less busy season, maybe I can come for a longer visit.”
“I could get you on a plane this afternoon if you’ll let me make the arrangements,” I said.
“No way will there be a flight open today.”
“Miles has a private plane, and he’s not using it. He’d be happy for his pilot to fly you home.”
“A private plane? Seriously?”
Ford smiled. “It’s very convenient.”
“You really could set that up for me?”
“Yes. I’ll call Miles, and we’ll arrange a flight for a few hours from now as well as a ride to the airport and one from the Aspen airport to your home if you need it.”
“You can just do that?”
Ford nodded, and Emily turned to me. “I like him. Don’t fuck this up.”
When I’d gotten everything arranged for Emily, we dropped her at her hotel, and Jay and I headed back to my house.
“So, what happens now?” Jay asked as I drove.
“You move in with me, and we live happily ever after.”
Jay made a strangled noise. “Are you serious?”
“Very. Also, you’re going to quit your job, because the people you work with are terrible, and you need more time to devote to fucking me.”
“Oh my God. That’s…I can’t just quit.”
“You definitely can.”
“What am I supposed to do if I quit? I’d likely have to start back at the bottom at another firm.”
“It just so happens that I have some really good connections at Montgomery Enterprises. I could get you a job there.”
He huffed. “Like Miles would want to hire me.”
“You proved yourself yesterday. If he still had any doubts, they’re gone now, but if you don’t want to work at Montgomery, you could just be my kept man, spend your days at the club or the spa, and learn how to make me dinner.”
“You do not want me making dinner.”
“Then you can order me dinner or just be waiting, naked, ready for me. Does that sound good?”
“I’m not just going to live off you.”
“I have more money than I know what to do with.”
“Ford.” The growl in his voice told me not to push it.
“What do you want to do?”
“I’m an attorney. That’s all I really know.”
“Do you like your job?”
He sighed. “No. Not really”
“If the only thing that mattered was doing something you wanted to do, what would that be?”
Jay was silent for a while, then he said, “I always thought it would be awesome to work with animals, but I….”
“This is about dreams, Jay. You can say anything you want.”
“I’d love to run a rescue for German Shepherds.”
The way his face lit up as he said it let me know how happy that would make him. I was going to make it happen. “We can get a second house outside the city with plenty of land or use some of my grandparents’ land for the rescue.”
“Wouldn’t they mind? And what about you being so far from the city?”
Ford shook his head. “As long as I’m with you, I’ll be happy. We’ll work something out, and you saw how my grandfather dotes on his dogs, and my grandmother loves any chance to be involved with a charity.”
“How involved?”
“She’s not going to do any of the day-to-day dirty work.”
“Alright.”
I glanced at him. “You’ll eventually make peace with her.”
“I think we’re already on the way. She tried to apologize to me.”
“What did she say?”
“She told me she didn’t mean to insult me.”
I nodded. “That’s about as good as it gets for her apologies.”
“I figured as much, but I could tell she meant it.”
“Good. Give her some time.”
“I will because she’s your grandmother and you love her. There must be something good in her.”
“There is, but she’s prickly as hell and such a snob. Your Gran is nothing like that.”
“She can be fierce when she needs to. She didn’t hold back on discipline when Emily and I needed it, but she’s never been prickly.”
“I want to get to know her better.”
“I was actually wondering….”
“What?”
“I thought maybe you could teach me to knit, and Gran and I could come to your knitting circle one week.”