Page 85 of Stuck with the Billionaire Celebrity

Just you and Theo, telling the world about your engagement.”

I chew on my bottom lip, thinking it over. Itishuge. Rand’s show has millions of viewers, and the idea of announcing something so personal, so intimate, on live TV makes my stomach twist. But Devon’s right; we need to get ahead of everything before it spirals out of control.

“Okay,” I say finally, nodding. “Let’s do it.”

Devon grins. “That’s what I like to hear.”

Sarah slides a sheet of paper across the table toward me.

“Here’s a tentative timeline of how things will go leading up to the announcement. We’ll need to start prepping you two for the interview in the next few days.”

I glance over the timeline, my mind already racing with a million questions, but before I can say anything, I hear footsteps coming down the stairs.

Theo appears, his hair still slightly damp from his shower, looking as relaxed as ever.

He walks over to me, presses a quick kiss to the top of my head, then sits down beside me.

“Morning, everyone,” he says with a smile. “Did I miss anything?”

“Just the part where we’re announcing our engagement on national televisionnext week,” I say with a teasing smirk.

He raises an eyebrow but doesn’t seem fazed. “I knew Rand would love the idea.”

“He was thrilled and honored that you specifically requested to do it with him.”

Theo turns to me, his expression softening as he rests a hand on my knee. “Have you talked to Devon yet about the nonprofit?”

That was supposed to stay between us until I was ready to go public!

My heart skips a beat, and I feel a rush of nerves creep up. I haven’t mentioned the nonprofit to anyone outside of Theo, and I wasn’t sure how or when would be the right time to bring it up.

But Theo’s looking at me with that supportive, encouraging smile, and suddenly, it doesn’t feel so daunting.

It’s so personal and vulnerable to share my story of why this is close to my heart. Putting out that for the rest of the world can be dangerous.

I open my mouth to say something, but before I can, Theo keeps going, turning to Devon and Sarah.

“Grace has been working on something pretty amazing for a while now.

A nonprofit for women who’ve been through domestic violence and stalking situations.

She’s already done a ton of work behind the scenes—scoping out buildings, getting the paperwork in order.

It’s something she’s been passionate about for years, but she’s never had the platform to really get it off the ground.”

Sarah’s eyes light up, and Devon leans forward. “A nonprofit? Grace, that’s incredible.”

“That’s amazing, Grace,” Sarah breathes. “I wish you would have said something. I could have been a lot of help.”

“You still can be,” Theo replies.

I feel a flush rise to my cheeks. I wasn’t expecting Theo to just drop it like that, but now that it’s out there, I take a deep breath and nod.

“Yeah,” I say quietly.

“It’s something I started working on when I first got out of my... well, my past relationship.”

I pause for a second.

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