Chase cleared his throat. “The team has done a great job vetting funds. I, for one, fully believe that adding this area of focus will be beneficial for us as a company.”
Duncan sat up straighter. “I agree.”
“That means you both vote yes?” I asked.
“Yes,” Chase replied.
I nodded. “Good. So do I.”
Knox and Finn exchanged a glance, looking to me before speaking.
“I agree too,” Knox said.
Finn added, “Count me in.”
Wyatt began to laugh. “You do realize that we could have just done a group call if all we wanted to do was say yes. Which, by the way, I’m saying yes too. I thought we might have to discuss pros and cons.”
“That’s always a possibility,” Chase said, unfazed. “Hence why we always do this as a meeting, so no one feels pressured into agreeing with the rest.”
Wyatt waved him off. “We can’t be pressured into anything.”
Knox slapped one hand against the table. “Okay, the topic is adjourned. Now we can all hear what Griffin has to say.”
This had been the shortest voting protocol we’d had in years.I was certain they’d sped it up for my sake. Although, granted, we had all been in favor of the ideas since the beginning.
Now that quite literally all eyes were on me, I was second-guessing my decision to share this with them. I’d never hear the end of it. Not that I didn’t deserve it, but still.
“The unthinkable happened,” I said.
“Phoebe is pregnant?” Finn asked.
I jerked my head back. “Why would you jump to that conclusion?”
“And why would it be unthinkable?” Knox asked.
“Stop derailing the conversation. This is about something else,” I assured them.
“Something serious,” Wyatt said.
I wasn’t smiling at all. “Jude found out I was lying to him.”
“Fuck,” Chase exclaimed.
Duncan just fixed me with his eyes. A few beats later, he asked, “How?”
“It doesn’t even matter. The details aren’t important.”
“Just spin things around,” Wyatt suggested.
“Impossible.”
“See, that’s why it’s helpful for us to know details,” Finn said.
“How did he find out?” Duncan asked again.
I cleared my throat. “You all know that Phoebe sold that old house. The closing was today.”
“Fuck yes,” Knox said. “I can’t believe she actually lived there.”
