The next morning, Jullian handed her a small white envelope.
“What’s this?” she asked, blinking sleepily.
“Your real surprise.”
She opened it and gasped.
It was a letter confirming her honorary fellowship with the Board of ChartedAccountants, a prestigious award given only deserving .
“But how?”
“I nominated you months ago,” he said softly. “Before the wedding. And they saw what I saw, your work, your vision. You deserve it.”
Grace stared at the letter, tears blurring the words. “I don’t know what to say.”
“Just say you’ll keep doing what you do best, crunching numbers."
She tackled him back into bed, kissing him all over. “How did I get so lucky?”
He grinned against her neck. “You seduced me in a hospital. The rest is history.”
The sun began its slow descent over the Amalfi coa
