NICHOLAS
I was in the middle of a meeting when I got a call from grandma.
I was expecting the call to come earlier. As soon as I’d sent the text that I was busy, I knew she’d be upset. She’d never taken too kindly to me blowing her off and I hated to do it, but it was important this time.
“We’ll finish this later,” I said to my men.
They all filed out, not bothering to say another word. I waited until the last of them had left the room and shut the door behind them before I finally picked up my phone.
“Hello, Grandma,” I said cheerfully. “To what do I owe this pleasure?”
“Don’t play that game with me, Nicholas,” she snapped. “You were supposed to be here. I invited the girl over and you just refused to come. That was embarrassing.”
I sighed deeply.
I’d told her before that I had no
