“I totally thought this was gonna go another way,” I admitted, hugging her back.
“I just want you to be happy and safe. You’ve got the happy and I made sure about the safe, so it’s all good.”
“You didn’t call Isla off, did you?”
“No way in hell,” she admitted. “But now all my fears have been put to rest.”
I blinked back tears. “Thanks for always being my champion, Rip. I don’t say it enough.”
“Got your back, honey, don’t ever forget it.” She grinned, hugging me again. “Now, go clean yourself up. I’ll get the meeting started.”
“Thanks,” I said, and she left me alone. I spent a few minutes getting my stomach under control before brushing my teeth and joining Ripley in the conference room, where we closed another client, and then spent the next three hours strategizing exactly how we were going to help them.
But then my man arrived, and I realized I’d forgotten all about lunch. He walked into my office looking delicious in dark jeans and a tight, long-sleeved Henley that I wanted to peel off his body.
I kissed him quickly before grabbing the file on my desk and handing it to Calvin. “Take this to Jenny, please.”
“No problem,” Calvin said, eyeing Sundance and I chuckled.
“Today would be great, Calvino.”
“Right,” he said, and walked away.
I sat behind my desk and opened my laptop. “I’m so sorry, honey, I’m slammed.”
“You need to eat, babe.”
“I haven’t kept anything down since breakfast, so I think it’s better I don’t risk it.”
He frowned, crossing his arms. “You’re pukin’?”
“It’s called morning sickness, Thorne,” I said distractedly, staring at my screen. “And it doesn’t disappoint.”
“Need you to look at me, Wyatt.”
I glanced up at him. “Honey, I literally have eight hours of work I have to fit into three if I’m going to get out of here on time today.”
“Not playin’ this game, Dimples. You’re gonna eat on time, you’re gonna get somethin’ for the nausea from the doctor, and you’re gonna start backin’ your hours off.”
“I have a company—”
“That can lose you for a few hours a day,” he growled. “You can also work from home.”
I rose to my feet and closed my door before facing him. “I seriously want to stomp my foot and point out that this is my company and I don’t appreciate you making demands of me that have nothing to do with you.”
“But…”
“But, I’m exhausted and the meeting this morning nearly did me in, so I know you’re right. I have a great team, one I hand-picked for a reason, so it’s time I utilized them more.”
He let out a sigh and slid his hand to my neck. “I’m taking you home.”
“Monday,” I countered, gripping his cut. “I’ll talk to Ripley and hand things off to her this week, but it’s going to take a few days, so I’ll start working part time from home on Monday.”
“Until then, I’m taking you to and from work, I’ll bring you lunch, and I’ll pick up whatever your doctor recommends for the pukin’,” Sundance said. “I want you to call her now and find out. I’m gonna go get you food. If your doc gives you the name of those meds while I’m out, text me.”
“Okay, honey.”
“Call her now,” he demanded.
