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“Good, but I want to see her in person. She and Dad had a lot of opinions about my ex, and I need to know she likes Harvey before I can feel totally at ease.”

“I’m sure she’ll love him. He’s charming, you have to give him that.”

“Oh, I know. That’s the problem. My mom will think he's handsome, but I’m her daughter, and she’ll want to make sure he treats me and Chad right.”

“So, she’s coming to the party?” she asks, her eyes widening as she lowers papers to my desk.

“Yeah. She’ll meet him then.”

“You know Hugo and I are coming too.”

“No plus one?” I ask, even though I already know the answer.

“No. I’m still having fun while I wait for Mr. Right.” She wiggles her eyebrows.

“Make sure you let me look after Hugo when you need a date night.”

She smiles. “Will do.”

Her office phone rings. “I better grab that. Here are the minutes for your meeting at two.” I take the papers from her as she walks out to grab the phone before it goes to voicemail.

Since hiring two new full-time staff members and an HR employee, I’ve been holding regular meetings, thanks to the new filing systems and software Harvey set up. It’s made a huge difference in streamlining the day-to-day operations, allowing me to take a step back and concentrate on the bigger picture. I’m able to focus on what I need to do while allowing them to manage. I want a team I can trust. I occasionally like to help with event planning to keep my knowledge up to date. I dive straight into reading the papers of Mr. Hernandez’s Christmas party.

When I’m finished, I walk over to Harvey’s part-time office. When he first came here, I thought it would be temporary, but now, he’s really made the space his own. Despite meencouraging his original idea to open the consulting firm, he shut it down, insisting on focusing on family, DreamMakers, Lincoln Acquisitions, and Recaredo Events.

“Hey, you look deep in thought,” I say.

“I need you to look at something.” He curls his finger in a come here motion, and then he pats his leg.

My eyebrow arches as I try to read him. “This isn’t a prank, is it?”

“No, but I’m up for it if you are.” He smirks.

“No, I have a ton of work to do today. I have to head to D.C., but I need to sort out a sitter for Chad.”

I glance at my phone, waiting for a response from Jade and Pedro. If they can’t do it, I’m screwed. Molly has a wedding to attend, so she can’t do it, and I have to get to D.C. to meet with suppliers and the team.

“I can do it,” Harvey says as easily as breathing.

I can’t help the butterflies at seeing his excited face, but I’m unsure. “I don’t know…”

“You need to let me show you that you can trust me.”

I hesitate, deciding what to do. Harvey’s been nothing but supportive, and Chad adores him. I take a deep breath, knowing this is a step toward trusting him completely.

“Alright,” I finally say, meeting his blue eyes. “You can watch Chad while I’m in D.C.”

His face breaks into a smug grin. “You won’t regret it, I promise.”

“I hope not,” I reply with a small smile, trying to hide the nausea rolling inside me. But deep down, I know this is right. This is the next step in our relationship, trusting Harvey with the most important person in my life.

He leans in, pressing a soft kiss to my forehead. “Thank you for trusting me.”

I nod as warmth spread through my chest. “Just don’t spoil him too much.”

He laughs. “No promises.”

Chapter 41

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