CHAPTER 23
IAN
“What’s Grace going to do for work after this?” Reed asked on our way to the hotel.
“I don’t know. I told her I’d give her a loan to manage her own hotel. She wouldn’t accept it.”
Reed chuckled. “Damn, brother. It must be love.”
“Of course it is. Why do you think I chased after her for so long? She’s not going to be happy working under someone for the rest of her life. She’s a leader.” One of these days, I was going to give Grace what she wanted—if she liked it or not.
We pulled up to the hotel and I nodded toward his watch. “I’ll send you the signal when you’re good to go.”
Walking inside, Lauren was at the front desk waiting for me, dressed in a low-cut purple top and short black skirt. Her smile brightened and she held out her hand. “Ian, hi. It’s good to see you a
