Page 79 of Kiss From A Rose

Rose settled, but she glared at me. I winked at her which infuriated her some more.

"I need a favor, and it's urgent."

"Shoot."

"You know the prenuptial agreement that Rose and I signed?"

"Yeah," he chuckled, "Your mama was…anyway, yeah, I remember."

"I want it annulled."

"What?" Barry's shock came all the way through the speaker from his fancy office in Atlanta. "Buddy, you sure? I heard that Rose left you, and you're…you know…plannin' to set up with that hot assistant of yours."

Rose snorted.

"Barry, I'm not bangin' and haveneverbanged anyone but my wife since I met her over twenty years ago."

Barry was silent.

"I love her. And I want that prenup annulled."

"This isn't the time to—"

"Barry, I'm the fuckin' client, and I know what I'm sayin'. Annul the fuckin' prenup and email the paperwork I need to sign to me."

I heard Barry take a deep breath. "It's your money, Buddy. But if y'all split up without that prenup, she gets half of everything since you've been married for so long. That's the house, your inheritance, thebusiness."

"I know."

"What the fuck are you up to?" Barry was obviously flustered.

Rose gave me a look that said she was wondering the same thing.

"We've been married for twenty years, Barry. If we were to break up, she deserves half of fuckin' everything 'cause I wouldn’t have any of this without her. So, annul the fuckin' contract."

"Fine," Barry said softly, "You'll have an email, latest, by tomorrow. It'll come through DocuSign for your digital signature."

"Will Rose need to sign anything?"

"Nope. Your mama devised the most one-sided prenup I ever made in my professional life."

"Thanks, Barry, and Happy New Year."

I hung up and cuddled Rose. "So, we have the resources to hire help," I continued our earlier conversation like I hadn't just talked to my lawyer.

"You're insane," she rage whispered.

"I love you," I told her. "Fucking. Love.You."

"So, what is it that you'll do here at Angel Island, Mr. Workaholic?"

"I'll make love to my wife every night if she'll let me. I'll help her cook and clean. I'll go for walks with her. During the day, I'll work on projects from here. By the way, we need to get a stronger Wi-Fi router.AndI need to set up an office somewhere in this house." I kissed her mouth softly. "When I need to travel, I want my wife to come with me so we can enjoy time away from here. I want her to come with me to Atlanta once in a while when I have to go into the office and stay in the home she made for our family."

Tears started to roll down her cheeks.

"Babe?"

A small smile broke across her wet face, lighting up her features. "That sounds like a beautiful plan, Gray." She leaned her head against my shoulder and began to cry. But I knew she wasn't sad, just overwhelmed. I comforted her as she did me.

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