Lover's passage

chapter 26

 "Do you want another tub of icecream?! I have chocolate." Colon yells from the kitchen. I look into the empty tub of vanilla in my hand and hold back from crying.

"No, I'm already mentally feeling bad, I don't need to physically look it too." I sniffle a bit before realizing by eating one tub already I'll be bloated anyways. 

Colon comes back into the living room before sitting on the couch with his knees to his chest. "He's a piece of shit." He mumbles and I only ugly cry even harder.

"I'm in so much trouble," I look up at him "You don't understand, Colon I'm-'

I'm cut off from my sobbing when Colons fancy doorbell rings.

"Give me one second, I'll send whoever it is away."

Colon leaves to go see who's at the door and I debate on whether or not to suck it up a bit and go talk to Grayson or just to buy a plane ticket and go to the highest mountain and never talk to people ever again. Colon comes back "Hey girl, I got to take care of something with Chelsea. You can sleep in the guest bedroom and we will continue this chat later ok?"

"No, I should be heading home anyways."

shock washes through his face and he takes a step back "You're going back?! are you crazy!"

"Yeah I am but instead of thinking the worst of Grayson, I need to head back and actually talk to him to try and find out whats going on." I stand up and wipe the corners of my mouth to make sure all the icecream is gone. "Plus I want to see Olive and Delilah." I add before getting on my phone and ordering an uber.

Colon shrugs, "Well go get a hoodie and shorts from my closet, you stained your dress."

***

I look at the building in front of me that had become my home, the lights were on so I knew Grayson was home. Secretly I had been hoping he wasn't so I would have to confront him so soon. I thank the uber driver before heading up the steps to the front door. I thought it would be better to knock because then Grayson would know I was home or at least have some preparation in seeing me. Instead I pull out my house key from my hoodie and unlock the door. I'm instantly greeted by a healthy looking Delilah. She runs around me before sitting and wagging her tail, waiting for me to pet her. I give her a few pats before I hear Grayson walking down the stairs.

"Delilah what ar-" He stops at the bottom of the stairs, "Quinn? I didn't think you would come back."

"You didn't?" I try not to sound too hurt.

"Well not so soon."

I step into the house more and close the door before walking over to Grayson. It's funny because the closer I get the more scared he looks, as if I was going to hurt him.  Instead I wrap my arms around him and give him a massive hug. He stood there surprised before wrapping his arms around me and holding me tight. We stood there for a few minutes as if we knew once this moment ended the answers would begin. 

Finally I let go and took a step back. Grayson avoids looking me in the eyes, which is something he does when he's nervous. "I suppose you want answers."

I try not to roll my eyes "Grayson, I obviously want answers. I prefer short and simple ones."

"Well, before I explain everything lets sit down on the couch because the answers you want will not be short and simple." His hand touches my lower back gently guiding me to the couch. I sit comfortably on it with my legs crossed so that I'm facing Grayson on the other end. I watch as Grayson runs his hand through his hair before beginning to speak.

"About two months before I was supposed to get promoted to being CEO of my dads company a woman approached me. She said her name was Phona and she had a proposition for me."

"what was it?" I look at his flustered face and knew I wouldn't like the answer.

"She said if I married her then my father would give me the company sooner and she would connect her companies with mine to make a 70% higher profit rate by the end of my first year working. I had told her to let me think about it. The next day I was approached by a man who worked for the FBI he showed me a picture of the women that looked like Phona, except her name was Brittany in that photo. It turns out the FBI believed that she married another millionaire then killed him and took over his company and she's linked to a few other things as well. The FBI agent asked if I would help them try to take her down. I had agreed but things changed when my father didn't sign over the company right away and he made me marry you. I don't regret how things went I just regret how you found out."

I can't believe Grayson was working with the FBI on this, that's totally insane. "But what about the whole thing with the ledger?" 

"That was totally separate from this."

"You do realize I can't be with you while you doing this undercover assignment right? I'd be putting myself in danger and I can't do that anymore."

"Quinn, remember when you saw me talking to Phona the other night?"

I nod my head.

"I was wearing a wire and I got her to share her plans and I even got it recorded that she was going to kill you. I had asked her how and she had told me how she killed the last two people that had gotten in her way. The FBI was able to link everything back to her husbands murder and they arrested her last night."

I was so overcome with joy I shot up from the couch and jumped on Grayson giving him a kiss. I straddle him with one leg on each side of his waist, breaking away from the kiss I place my forehead on his and I look into his eyes.

"I'm glad it's all over."

Grayson gives me a grin "where you that worried about my safety?"

I match his grin before answering back, "I think I was more worried about the baby's safety." I say before placing a hand on my stomach.