Page 118 of Ramsey & Emerson

I looked over at Aaron. “That was very nice of you, Aaron.”

“If she doesn’t have snacks, she’ll starve,” he replied seriously, and it took everything in me not to laugh.

“Well…then we better make sure that she always has snacks,” I said, then made a mental note to check the snack closet to make sure they had at least a few healthy things in there.

“We were going to go to lunch with Grandpa, but can we go with you instead?” Aaron asked, and it was so hard to say no to those big green eyes of his.

“Mamam Emmy has to go back to work, Aaron,” Deke told him before I could answer. “So, you’re stuck with me, bud.”

His little face scrunched up in thought. “Well, I guess that’s okay.”

“Gee, thanks,” Deke deadpanned.

With my knees not being as young as they used to be, I stood up, but as soon as I did, Lake reached up to grab the hem of my skirt. Not sure where ithad come from, but Aaron had taught her to always hold onto an adult or him whenever they were out in public. It was like he was terrified of her getting kidnapped by a stranger, and maybe he was.

I didn’t laugh as Deke walked over, then reached down to pick up his granddaughter. As she easily went into his arms, it was a sight to behold. When I’d first met Ramsey, Deke, and Liam, I never would have guessed that they’d become puddles of mush at the sight of their grandchildren, but that’s exactly what happened whenever any of the babies were nearby.

“Say goodbye,” Deke instructed, and while Lake just waved at us, Aaron wrapped his little arms around our legs to give us a proper hug goodbye.

As soon as they were gone, I turned back towards my husband. “I need to get back.”

Ramsey gave me a simple nod. “Okay.”

“But I want to finish this conversation tonight,” I informed him. “I don’t want another day to go by where this situation isn’t resolved.”

“I couldn’t agree more.”

I eyed him for a few seconds before saying, “Even if you don’t want them, you deserve an apology when I’m wrong, Ramsey. While it might not make either of us feel better, it’s still the right thing to do. Iwantyou to know when I know that I’m in the wrong.”

“While I’d normally agree, I still feel like you don’t have anything to apologize for in this situation,” he replied graciously.

“I think we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this one,” I said with a humorless chuckle.

“Do you really have to get back to work?”

“Mr. Hope asked me to be a team player and take up two projects that Adrian had been working on before they fired him,” I answered. “Well, I’m guessing that they fired him. No one has said anything definitive yet. While he’s been wiped from all the directories and wasn’t in the office today, the powers-that-be have yet to make an official announcement regarding his employment status.”

“Does that mean that you’ll be working late today?”

I immediately shook my head. “No,” I answered. “I have a date with my husband tonight, so the projects are going to have to wait.”

Ramsey smirked. “And what time is this date?”

“Six?”

“Then I’ll be home at six,” he replied, that smirk still playing on his lips.

I gave him a quick nod before turning to leave, but as soon as I started heading to the door, I stopped. Turning back around to face him, I said, “I think that you and I need to go somewhere this weekend, just the two of us.”

Ramsey slid his hands in his pockets, straightening to his full height as he let out a low breath, the relief radiating off him in waves. “I think you’re right.”

“I love you, Ramsey.”

“I love you more, Emerson.”

I smirked before shaking my head, turning again to leave his office. When I shut the door behind me, I felt better as I made my way past Mariah and towards the elevators. While I’d never really doubted it, Ramsey and I were going to be okay, and even though we still had a lot to talk about, this would be the last time that I’d ever question what my marriage was made of. If I was asking Ramsey to trust what I felt for him, then I needed to extend that same courtesy.

Just as I reached the lobby, I stepped out of the elevator to see Maddox making his way through the front doors of RMM, and he looked every bit as serious as Ramsey and R.J. did, and I wasn’t used to that look on his face. Out of the three Reed men in my life, Maddox was the most easygoing.

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