Page 148 of His Surrogate Omega

“Actually… Tensen has a point,” Rohan’s voice rang out over the speaker.

Gray turned to look at the little box, aghast. “No.”

“Wynter and Warden will likely use the fact we’re not together as weapon to fight against us. We would take away their ammunition. And like Tensen said. Judgesdolike babies with a mated pair. Wynter and Warden have that. They’ve been together for nearly forty years.”

Gray walked closer to the desk, shaking his head as if Rohan could see him. “It might save us now. But later… we’ll resent one another and it’ll turn into a nightmare. I won’t be with a man who wants nothing more than to be as far away from me as possible just to win this case. And I won’t subject the children to the fallout of that failure of a relationship.”

More silence at the other end.

“Of course. You’re right,” Rohan finally said. “It would be a mistake.”

Gray did everything in his power to not let those words crush him. He held little Jamie closer to him and closed his eyes.

“We need to push for the reading, Tensen. Do you think we could get an injunction to stop any court proceedings without the reading of Jamie’s will?”

“You could try,” Tensen said. “But they might claim you were dragging things out. Might make the judge more sympathetic to them.”

“All they’d have to do was attend the reading and it would proceed,” Gray said. “That makes no sense. This game of chess played out in a courtroom simply makes no sense to me.”

“If they can drag things out and make it appear that it is your fault, it could get them a visitation. And then there’s a chance they might not return the children… and then they drag things out even longer, so they could hold on to your children.”

Gray shook his head. He didn’t want Wynter Jaymes around the twins.

“If there’s something there to help us in that will, we need to push. Set the date for next week. If they don’t show up, set it for the week after. And again for the week after that. If they’re no-shows three times, by law the will can be read without them on the fourth,” Rohan said.

“That’s true,” Tensen said, scribbling down a note. “Good plan. Consider yourselves both notified the reading of the will will take place next Thursday at three.”

“Understood,” Rohan replied.

“Same,” Gray murmured.

Tensen lifted his stare. “So you’re aware, Gray’s pass expires today. I had hoped to have it read by now, but that’s just not been the case. We’ll have to set up a conference room on the border.”

“Oh,” Rohan said.

“For the first three, Gray won’t be allowed into the room unless all are in attendance, so you won’t be able to see one another for a month,” Tensen said. “He’ll be allowed into the fourth and final, with or without the Jaymeses in attendance, as it will be read one way or another.”

Gray cringed. A month without Rohan? But then, he needed to get used toa lifewithout Rohan.

“I’ve hired a manny,” Rohan said. “I can send him to help at your house… and he can bring the boys to visit me on the weekends, perhaps?”

“I think we have a full enough house as it is without a manny floating around. But he can come pick up the boys each Friday and take them to you on the weekends,” Gray said.

“Thank you,” Rohan said.

Tensen interrupted. “I’ll leave the rest in your capable hands, Rohan. I’ll see you both over the next few weeks.”

“I’ll call with more details about the boys, Gray. Until then, be safe. Take care of my boys.”

“Of course,” Gray said before Rohan clicked off.

Gray breathed a sigh once the line went dead. Tensen eyed him, but said nothing. He turned to look at Avery.

“Idiot,” Avery murmured.

“Agreed,” Tensen added behind him.

“How was I an idiot?”

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