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Chapter 28

Author: Chandon Kay
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-19 10:11:37

On my way to the main house, I pull out my cell and call Mitch.

He doesn’t know I’ve been trying to conceive. Hell, all he really knows is that I came into a substantial sum of money and turned the restaurant around. That I have a bodyguard, due to said substantial sum. And, also, a financial advisor. That’s how I conveniently refer to Nick in my professional world—even if Mitch has noted lingering gazes and palpable chemistry between us.

I don’t plan on sharing with him my baby news until I feel stable about it. Some women wait until the second trimester for a reveal, when they feel everything’s moving along exactly as it should and they can make an official announcement. This makes sense to me.

Unless I experience debilitating morning sickness or other side effects, I figure I can keep my condition under wraps for a few months. That gives me time to evaluate our entire operation and the staff. Determine what additional resources we need as I start to slow down, and certainly followi
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  • The Royal's Baby Proposal   Epilogue #5

    ~NICK~Bailey is radiant, as always, when she comes into the apartment.Not just because she’s breathtakingly beautiful, in general, or because she’s wearing one of her shimmering royal-blue nightgowns with her blonde curls tumbling over her bare shoulders. But because, in her arms, she’s holding our daughter, dressed in butter-colored pajamas and slippers, her blonde hair also loose and shiny.My heart does its usual flip and everything inside me tightens at the sight of them.I truly am the luckiest man alive.There are moments when I think of Bailey as my respected queen and Brielle as our precocious princess.Mostly, though… I just think of them as my heart and my soul. The two people who have healed me from my losses and given me so much hope for the future of my nation.Difficulty being, I admittedly struggle with whether I’m giving Bailey all she needs, considering what she’s sacrificed for me.Then she sweeps into a room, blowing my mind with her bright smile, and I think mayb

  • The Royal's Baby Proposal   Epilogue #4

    Two years later…~BAILEY~“What is this new madness?” I ask as I sink into a sturdy, cushioned armchair at a glass-topped table overlooking the lake with the fountains incorporated into it, so that I get the full water visual, as well as the sound of waterfalls—of which, there are manmade ones in the distance, edged by majestic, leafy trees.This is my personal haven and where I prefer to do all my socializing. Even in chilly weather, because there are fireplaces and tall heaters to warm the entire, elegantly tiled area.There’s an atrium, too, which I retreat to when it’s rainy or, on rare occasions, snowy. But this afternoon is balmy and perfect for being outdoors.Across from me, Claire smiles and cheerily says, “Today, we begin our journey of documenting yours and Nick’s love affair-slash-marriage-slash-heir-apparent-crowning.”My gaze scans the various boxes with lids and then narrows.“I’m sorry… Our what?” I quip.She laughs and tells me in her delicate, though exotic, accent,

  • The Royal's Baby Proposal   Epilogue #3

    ~NICK~I stare at her as her words cut through me and echo in my head. I am absolutely dumbfounded. Caught unawares. Instantly fucking destroyed.“Bailey!” I blurt as the shock seizes my soul. “What on earth are you talking about?”“Oh, Jesus, Nick!” She lets out a sharp groan. “Oh, my God. I’m so sorry. Let me explain!”“Well, yeah, that would be helpful,” I insist, given she’s just ripped the rug out from beneath me.We’re finally on the same page with each other, have committed to a wedding date and now… she drops a bombshell on me.“Cold feet?” I assert as my heart stammers and my pulse pounds.Obviously, I fully comprehend how much I love this woman, how much I want her in my life, in my bed—as the mother of my child. As my queen. But it’s in this precise moment that I fear she’s having doubts again regarding all she’ll be leaving behind when she marries me. If, she marries me.Christ. I drag a hand down my face and get to my feet. “What is going on?”Grayson discretely disapp

  • The Royal's Baby Proposal   Epilogue #2

    ~ BAILEY ~Every time I think I can’t be more in love with this man… I fall even deeper under his spell.My arms twine around his neck and I lose myself in yet another searing kiss. His devilish tongue does wicked things to mine, sparking endless fireworks.My heart flutters and my blood sizzles through my veins.I have no clue as to how much time passes. We only briefly gasp for air here and there before we’re engaging in another scorching lip-lock. He has one hand on my ass and the other arm encircles my waist. He’s still holding the present I’ve given him, but neither of us seem to have that on our minds.My fingers thread his lush hair, and we’re pressed together so tightly, a sheath of paper couldn’t pass between us.And yet… That still doesn’t feel close enough.Damn the fact that we have to wear clothing in everyday life!I would be perfectly happy to be naked with this man twenty-four-seven. Also tangled up with him in absolute seclusion.Not a possibility at present, though.

  • The Royal's Baby Proposal   Epilogue #1

    ~ BAILEY ~“I’m sorry… whhhaaat did you just say?” Claire stares at me as though I’ve grown a third eye and perhaps an extra nose.I smirk.Her expression doesn’t change. “Bailey-soon-to-be-Angelini, aka Your Majesty… With all due respect… Are. You. Shitting. Me?”Now, I laugh.She’s learned that term from me, with the correct punctuation.I snicker at her and say, “Feel free to bring the incredulity down ten notches. You and I both know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that planning a wedding in less than a month is not the hideous undertaking you’re insinuating it is, particularly for a woman of your mad skills.”The compliment does nothing to placate her.She shoots to her feet and begins to pace, partially obstructing my view of the fountain and the large pond surrounding it, which had been expeditiously “installed” while Nick and I were in California. Apparently, if I requested it, this portion of the estate—the outer perimeters of the private apartments—would be turned into a lake t

  • The Royal's Baby Proposal   Chapter 55

    ~ NICK ~How could I not request this?Other than… Well… There are the standard obstacles, of course.She’s entangled in a “should I stay, or should I go?” tug of war that involves me, a child, and a restaurant—a dream she’s had forever. One that’s significant and fulfilling, given she’s achieved it primarily on her own. What help I’ve provided is financial. She’s the true victor in this vein, with her vision, ingenuity, and initiative. With her hard work.Thus, I understand I’ve just tossed her into a new mix of uncertainty. We haven’t resolved our current situation and now I’ve gone and complicated matters to the degree that her jaw slacks, she gazes at me with wide eyes, and she’s at a complete loss for words.That’s advantageous for me, so that I can explain, “I didn’t plan that, Bailey. Not necessarily. Though… It’s been on my mind. For some time. A long time, truthfully. Even before you came here.”She blinks. I’m guessing that’s to let me know she’s heard me. She just can’t res

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